TENNIS PLAYER

Philippe Chatrier

1926 - 2000

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Philippe Chatrier (French pronunciation: [filip ʃatʁije]; 2 February 1928 – 23 June 2000) was a French tennis player. After his playing career ended, he became a journalist, and was then involved in sports administration. He was president of the French Tennis Federation for 20 years, from 1973 to 1993, and president of the International Tennis Federation for 14 years, from 1977 to 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe Chatrier is the 68th most popular tennis player (up from 179th in 2019), the 2,402nd most popular biography from France (up from 4,320th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Philippe Chatrier ranks 68 out of 1,569Before him are Rosemary Casals, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Andrés Gimeno, Yola Ramírez, Manuel Orantes, and Maria Bueno. After him are William Renshaw, Dorothy Round, Anna Kournikova, Goran Ivanišević, Pat Rafter, and Stan Wawrinka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Philippe Chatrier ranks 155Before him are Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, Jérôme Lejeune, Zinaida Portnova, Jeffrey Hunter, Karel Reisz, and Morton Feldman. After him are Amadeo Carrizo, Per Wahlöö, Jambyn Batmönkh, Sergio Pininfarina, Mark Taimanov, and Fernando J. Corbató. Among people deceased in 2000, Philippe Chatrier ranks 91Before him are Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Ahmet Kaya, Yehuda Amichai, Nikolaos Andriakopoulos, Pierre Plantard, and Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia. After him are Roger Peyrefitte, Tito Puente, Nancy Marchand, Steven Runciman, Poul Hartling, and Son Sann.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe Chatrier ranks 2,402 out of 6,770Before him are Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano (1763), Ferdinand Hérold (1791), Gonzalo Higuaín (1987), Francis Garnier (1839), Guillaume Canet (1973), and Louise Abbéma (1853). After him are Jean Daniélou (1905), Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon (1510), Joan, Duchess of Brittany (1324), Peter Bartholomew (1100), Brigitte Lahaie (1955), and Marie Victoire de Noailles (1688).

Among TENNIS PLAYERS In France

Among tennis players born in France, Philippe Chatrier ranks 7Before him are Suzanne Lenglen (1899), René Lacoste (1904), Jean Borotra (1898), Max Decugis (1882), Henri Cochet (1901), and Yannick Noah (1960). After him are Jacques Brugnon (1895), André Prévost (1860), Maurice Germot (1882), André Gobert (1890), Amélie Mauresmo (1979), and Gaël Monfils (1986).