Paul Rémy (17 February 1923 – 14 March 2001) was a French No. 1 tennis player. He was active in the 1950s, playing in

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, the US Open, the French Open and the

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. In 1951, he won the Quebec Open, defeating Canadian clay court specialists Henri Rochon, Brendan Macken and Lorne Main in long matches.Quebec Open 1951. https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=21937 In 1956, he won the South of France Championships, defeating Torben Ulrich,

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, and Pierre Darmon in the last three rounds. Rémy reached the quarter finals of the 1956 French Championships, beating fourth seed Art Larsen in the fourth round. He won the five set three-hour match "with a steady stream of angled placements, passing shots and expert volleys. Larsen missed many easy shots." He lost to Giuseppe Merlo in the quarter finals 10-8 in the fifth set.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Remy, Paul 1923 births 2001 deaths French male tennis players Pieds-noirs Professional tennis players before the Open Era 20th-century French sportsmen