Françoise "Adine" Masson was a French

tennis 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 c ...

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,Lawn-tennis at Étretat Gallica
:fr: La Vie au grand air">Gallica">Lawn-tennis at Étretat Gallica
:fr: La Vie au grand air 15 September 1898 page=144] in 1897 she became the first winner of the French Open, French Tennis Championship beating Suzanne Girod in two sets. She also won the championship in 1898 and 1899 because there was no opposition and in 1902 and 1903 against Girod and Kate Gillou respectively.French Open winners
Retrieved on 13 September 2009. In 1907 she won the inaugural French doubles championships partnering Yvonne de Pfeffel. In 1904 she again reached the final but was beaten by Kate Gillou.

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French Open – Past Women's Singles Champions
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