Marcel Gustave Arsène Vacherot (11 February 1881 – 24 May 1975) was a

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player. He competed for

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. His elder brother André Vacherot was an even more successful tennis player, winning the French Championships six times (four singles and two doubles). The two brothers were grandsons of the French philosopher Étienne Vacherot.Family tree of Étienne Vacherot
Marcel is noticed as grandson (André is missing), published at the Geneanet website. Vacherot won the men's doubles final of the Amateur

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in 1898 along with Xenophon Kasdaglis and in 1901 along with his brother André. In 1902 he won the singles final over

Max Decugis Maxime Omer Mathieu Decugis or Décugis (; 24 September 1882 – 6 September 1978) was a French tennis player. He won the French Championships eight times (a French club members-only tournament before 1925). He also won three Olympic medals at ...

Grand Slam finals

References

French male tennis players 1881 births 1975 deaths {{France-tennis-bio-stub