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Anne Marie Seghers

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Country (sports)
  
France

Wimbledon
  
2R (1949, 1950)

Wimbledon
  
3R (1950)


French Open
  
QF (1949,1954)

Died
  
January 2012

Name
  
Anne-Marie Seghers

Full name
  
Anne-Marie Seghers Simon

Born
  
15 September 1911 (
1911-09-15
)

Anne-Marie Seghers (15 September 1911 – January 2012) was a French female tennis player . She reached the singles final at the 1941 French Championships in which she was defeated by Alice Weiwers in straight sets. As the final was played during wartime in occupied France it is not recognized as an official French Championships and is known by the name Tournoi de France. She reached the quarterfinal in 1949 and 1954. Seghers competed in the Wimbledon Championships in 1949 and 1950. In the singles event in 1950 she reached the third round in which she lost to Gussie Moran.

In April 1955 she was runner-up to Ginette Bucaille in the singles event at the International Championships of Paris.

Seghers was ranked joint No.1 in France in 1950.

References

Anne-Marie Seghers Wikipedia