Ginette Bucaille (née Jucker; 25 January 1926 – 19 January 2021) was a
tennis player
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cove ...
from France. She reached the singles final at the
1954 French Championships in which she was defeated by
Maureen Connolly in straight sets. She reached the quarterfinals in 1953 and 1955.
[ Bucaille reached the third round of the singles event at the ]Wimbledon Championships
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, All England Club in ...
in 1950 and 1954.Nelly Adamson
Nelly Adamson Landry (28 December 1916 – 22 February 2010) was a tennis player from Belgium (became French citizen after marriage). She was the 1948 women's singles champion at the French Championships beating Shirley Fry. She had been a finali ...
she reached the doubles finals of the 1954 Italian Championships.
In April 1955 she won the singles title at the International Championships of Paris.[
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Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
See also
* Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
References
External links
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Maureen Connolly's Victory Over Ginette Bucaille At The French Open At Roland Garros In 1954 (Getty Images)
1926 births
2021 deaths
French female tennis players
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