Alain Gerbault

Alain Gerbault
Gerbault (right) in 1929
Full nameAlain Jacques Georges Marie Gerbault
Country (sports)France
Born(1893-11-17)November 17, 1893
Laval, Mayenne, France
DiedDecember 16, 1941(1941-12-16) (aged 48)
Dili, Portuguese Timor
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1931)
Wimbledon2R (1921)
US Open3R (1924)
Other tournaments
WHCC3R (1922)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1920)
WHCCF (1921)

Alain Jacques Georges Marie Gerbault (November 17, 1893 – December 16, 1941) was a French sailor, writer and tennis champion, who made a circumnavigation of the world as a single-handed sailor. He eventually settled in the islands of south Pacific Ocean, where he wrote several books about the islanders' way of life.[1] As a tennis player he was ranked the fifth on the French rankings in 1923.[2]

  1. ^ Singlehanded Sailing, Richard Henderson; page 19. A&C Black, 1988. ISBN 0-7136-4498-2
  2. ^ March, C.L., ed. (September 27, 1923). "Makes first one-man voyage across Atlantic". The Arlington Times. XXXV (18). Arlington PTG. Co.: 4. Retrieved March 28, 2014.