André Gobert
French tennis player (1890–1951)
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André Henri Gobert (30 September 1890 – 6 December 1951) was a tennis player from France. Gobert is a double Olympic tennis champion of 1912. At the Stockholm Games, he won both the men's singles and doubles indoor gold medals.[3]
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| Full name | André Maurice Henri Gobert | |||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | France | |||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1890 Paris, France | |||||||||||
| Died | 6 December 1951 (aged 61) Paris, France | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1909 (amateur tour) | |||||||||||
| Retired | 1926 | |||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 168–53 (76%)[1] | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 26[1] | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (1919, A. Wallis Myers)[2] | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (1925) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (1912(AC)) | |||||||||||
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| WHCC | F (1913, 1920) | |||||||||||
| WCCC | W (1919) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1911) | |||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
| WHCC | W (1920, 1921) | |||||||||||
| WCCC | W (1919) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Gobert first started playing tennis at age 11.[4]
He was a two-time winner of the French Championships in 1911 and 1920, when the tournament was only open to amateur tennis players who had a membership with a French tennis club. He also won the International Lawn Tennis Federation's World Covered Court Championship (Indoor Wood) in 1919. Also twice runner-up at the World Hard Court Championships on Clay (1913 and 1920). He won the indoor tennis gold medal at the 1912 Olympic Games.[5][6] Gobert reached the Wimbledon All-Comers final in 1912, beating James Cecil Parke and Max Decugis, then lost to Arthur Gore.[7]
He won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships, played on wooden courts at the Queen's Club in London, five times; in 1911, 1912, 1920, 1921 and 1922.[8][9][10] In 1910, he won the All England Plate at Wimbledon, the competition for players who were defeated in the first and second rounds of the singles competition.[11]
Between 1912 and 1922, Gobert played for the French Davis Cup team in five ties and compiled a record of three wins and 11 losses.[12]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (1 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1911 | Wimbledon | Grass | Max Decugis |  Major Ritchie  Anthony Wilding | 9–7, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1912 | Wimbledon | Grass | Max Decugis | Charles P. Dixon Herbert Roper-Barrett | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 5–7 |
World Championships finals
Singles (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1913 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | Anthony Wilding | 3–6, 3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1920 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | William Laurentz | 7–9, 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 1920 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | Max Decugis | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: (3 titles)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1919 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | William Laurentz |  Nicolae Mișu H. Portlock | 6–1, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 1920 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | William Laurentz |  Cecil Blackbeard Nicolae Mișu | 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 1921 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | William Laurentz | Pierre Albarran Alain Gerbault | 6–4, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2 |
