About Violette Rigollet
Lived 1930 – 1991 (aged 60). Violette Rigollet was a Swiss tennis player.
Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet (3 September 1930 — 30 July 1991) was a Swiss tennis player. She was a countess, married to Count Londolf Alvensleben, a nobleman of Polish origin.
Rigollet won six national singles championships in succession from 1948 to 1953. She made the quarter-finals in doubles at both the French Championships and Wimbledon during her career. In 1954 was singles champion at the Swiss International Championships in Gstaad, beating British Wightman Cup player Pat Ward in the final.
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Who was Violette Rigollet?
Swiss tennis player
When was Violette Rigollet born?
Violette Rigollet was born on 3 September 1930.
When did Violette Rigollet die?
Violette Rigollet died on 30 July 1991.
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Violette Rigollet was a tennis player.
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Violette Rigollet was Swiss.
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