Catherine Marie Blanche "Katie" Gillou (17 February 1887 – 1 January 1964) was a French

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player in the first decade of the 20th century. Gillou won the French Women's Singles Championship in each of 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1908, having lost in the 1903 final to

Adine Masson Françoise "Adine" Masson was a French tennis player at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. The daughter of Armand Masson, the founder of the Tennis Club de Paris,Gallica">Lawn-tennis at Étretat Gallica :fr: La Vie au ...

.French Open winners
Retrieved on 13 September 2009. Gillou's victories in 1906 and 1908 were achieved under her married name of Kate Gillou-Fenwick. It was thought that she competed in the mixed doubles event at the

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with Pierre Verdé-Delisle, but it was her sister Antoinette Gillou who competed at the Olympics.

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* 1887 births 1964 deaths French Championships (tennis) champions French female tennis players Tennis players from Paris {{France-tennis-bio-stub