Yvonne Bourgeois

Yvonne Bourgeois
Full name Yvonne Renée Suzanne Bourgeois
Country (sports)  France
Born (1902-05-06)6 May 1902
Paris, France
Died 12 May 1983(1983-05-12) (aged 81)
Paris, France
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 3R (1925)
Wimbledon 2R (1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open SF (1925)
Wimbledon 3R (1928)
Olympic Games SF (1924)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open SF (1928)
Wimbledon 1R (1928)

Yvonne Bourgeois (6 May 1902 – 12 May 1983) was a French female tennis player. She competed in the doubles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics with compatriot Marguerite Billout. They reached the semifinal in which they lost in straight sets to Phyllis Covell and Kathleen McKane. In the bronze medal match they lost to Dorothy Shepherd-Barron and Evelyn Colyer, also in straight sets.[1]

In 1928 she competed in the Wimbledon Championships, reaching the second round in singles, the third round in doubles and the first round in mixed doubles.[2]

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