Marcel Bernard, who lived from 18 May 1914 to 29 April 1994, was a French tennis player best remembered for winning the French Championships in 1946, where he defeated Jaroslav Drobný in a five set final after being persuaded to enter the singles as well as the doubles. In the same year he won the men's doubles with Yvon Petra, and he took mixed doubles titles in 1935 and 1936 and the 1936 men's doubles with Jean Borotra. His Grand Slam singles career ran from 1931 to 1956, and he played Davis Cup for France from 1935 to 1956. He later served as president of the French tennis federation from 1968 to 1973, and the French Open mixed doubles trophy now bears his name.
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was a French tennis player
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18 May 1914
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was a French tennis player
Lead paragraph - singles final
He defeated Jaroslav Drobný in the final in five sets.
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29 April 1994
Second paragraph - mixed doubles
In the 1935 French Open, he won the Mixed Doubles with Lolette Payot.
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He played Davis Cup for France over a period spanning 21 years
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In the 1935 French Open, he won the Mixed Doubles with Lolette Payot.
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