Christian Boussus

Christian Boussus
Christian Boussus in 1927
Full nameJacques Christian Boussus
Country (sports) France
Born(1908-03-05)5 March 1908
Hyères, France
DiedAugust 2003 (aged 95)[1]
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Turned pro1926 (amateur tour)
Retired1953
PlaysLeft-handed[2] (1-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 9 (1930, A. Wallis Myers)[3]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1928, 1935)
French OpenF (1931)
WimbledonSF (1928)[2]
US Open4R (1928, 1931)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1932)[4]
WimbledonQF (1929)[5]
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1935)[2]
French OpenF (1938)
WimbledonQF (1938)[6]

Christian Boussus (5 March 1908 – 12 August 2003)[7] was a left-handed French tennis player who found success in the 1920s and 1930s.

  1. ^ Alexis Brézet, ed. (20 August 2003). "Disparition de Christian Boussus" [Christian Boussus is gone]. Le Figaro. Paris, France: Dassault Group. ISSN 0182-5852. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference pittspost2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Big Bill Tilden is Second Only to Henri Cochet", The Montreal Gazette, 27 November 1930.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference eveningpost2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Béla Kehrling, ed. (1 October 1931). "Külföldi hírek" [International news] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf. III (in Hungarian). 18–19. Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda, Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt: 377. Retrieved 25 January 2012.Béla Kehrling, ed. (10 July 1929). "Wimbledon, 1929" (PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). 5. Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor írod. és Nyomdai R.-T: 118. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Budge's title; Convincing victory; Straight sets". The Argus (28, 661). Melbourne, Australia: Argus Office: 16. 2 July 1938. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  7. ^ "matchID - Christian Boussus". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2024.