Philippe Chatrier (; 2 February 1928 – 23 June 2000) was a French tennis player. After his playing career ended, he became a journalist, and was then involved in sports administration. He was president of the

French Tennis Federation The French Tennis Federation (, FFT) is the governing body for tennis in France. It was founded in 1920, and is tasked with the organisation, co-ordination and promotion of the sport. It is recognised by the International Tennis Federation and by ...

for 20 years, from 1973 to 1993, and president of the

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for 14 years, from 1977 to 1991.

Life and career

Chatrier was born in

Créteil Créteil () is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Créteil is the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-de-Marne Departments of France, dep ...

in France. He was the French junior tennis champion in 1945. After retiring, he became a journalist. He founded the magazine ''Tennis de France'' in 1953, and also sports and news editor for the Paris daily newspaper ''

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''. Chatrier married tennis player

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in 1953. They later divorced. Chatrier later married a second time to French golfer Claudine Cros. Chatrier took part in the merger of professional and amateur tennis organisations in 1968. He was a vice president of the

(''Fédération française de tennis'') from 1968 to 1973, and was captain of French Davis Cup team in 1969. He became president of the French Tennis Federation in 1973, then president of

in 1977. Under his direction, tennis was reintroduced to the Olympic program in 1981 as a

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at the

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in Los Angeles, and then a full Olympic sport beginning in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul. He became a member of the

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in 1988. Chatrier retired as president from the International Tennis Federation in 1991. He became a member of the

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in 1992. He retired as president of the French Tennis Federation in 1993. Chatrier died in

Dinard Dinard (; , ; Gallo: ''Dinard'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, northwestern France. Dinard is on the Côte d'Émeraude of Brittany. Its beaches and mild climate make it a holiday destination, and this has resul ...

on 22 June 2000. The main tennis court at the Stade de Roland Garros, the home of the French Open in Paris, was renamed the Court Philippe Chatrier in his honour in 2001. He had two sons from his first marriage. The elder, Jean-Philippe Chatrier, was an actor.

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'', 24 June 2000

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