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1998 French Open (real Tennis)
The 1998 French Open also known as the 1998 Open de France du Jeu de Paume was the 18th edition of the real tennis French Open (jeu de paume), French Open. The men's draw was held at the Jeu de Paume de Bordeaux between September 23-27, while the women's draw was held at the same venue between October 1-4. It was organised by the Comité Français de Courte-Paume. The men's draw was the third Grand Slam (real tennis), grand slam event of the year. The men's singles draw was won by incumbent Real Tennis World Championship, World Champion Robert Fahey, his second French Open victory having previously won in 1993. He defeated former World Champion Wayne Davies (real tennis), Wayne Davies in the final. The men's doubles draw was won by Ruaraidh Gunn and Steve Virgona. It was their third Open victory as a pair, and following their win they would hold three of the four open titles. The women's singles was also won by incumbent Real Tennis World Championship, World Champion Penny Lumley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "''Bordelais'' (masculine) or "''Bordelaises'' (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. The city of Bordeaux proper had a population of 259,809 in 2020 within its small municipal territory of , but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Bordeaux Functional area (France), metropolitan area had a population of 1,376,375 that same year (Jan. 2020 census), the sixth-most populated in France after Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, and Toulouse. Bordeaux and 27 suburban municipalities form the Bordeaux Métropole, Bordeaux Metropolis, an Indirect election, indirectly elected Métropole, metropolitan authority now in charge of wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
