Simone Lafargue (''née'' Iribarne; 6 August 1914 – 4 May 2010) was a French

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player. In 1943 she won the singles title at the

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, the competition set up by the

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in place of the French Championships (later the

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). She defeated

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in the final.

References

French female tennis players 1914 births 2010 deaths {{France-tennis-bio-stub