Gérard Brosselin
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Gérard BrosselinGérard Brosselin (born October 5, 1870, Paris
, France
– died January 12, 1905, Paris
, France
) was a tennis
player. He competed for France
.
Brosselin was twice a runner-up in the singles event of the Amateur French Championships, losing in 1894 and 1896 to André Vacherot
.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
– died January 12, 1905, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was a tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. He competed for France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Brosselin was twice a runner-up in the singles event of the Amateur French Championships, losing in 1894 and 1896 to André Vacherot
André Vacherot
André Vacherot was a French male tennis player. He is best remembered for having won the French Open on four occasions; 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1901.- References :...
.
Singles: 3 (0-3)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1894 | French Championships | Clay (Red) |  André VacherotAndré Vacherot André Vacherot was a French male tennis player. He is best remembered for having won the French Open on four occasions; 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1901.- References :... |
1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1896 | French Championships | Clay (Red) | André Vacherot André Vacherot André Vacherot was a French male tennis player. He is best remembered for having won the French Open on four occasions; 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1901.- References :... |
6–1, 7–5 |