About Yvonne Bourgeois
Lived 1902 – 1983 (aged 81). Yvonne Bourgeois was a French tennis player and figure skater.
Yvonne Bourgeois (6 May 1902 – 12 May 1983) was a French tennis player. She competed in the doubles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics with compatriot Marguerite Billout. They reached the semifinal in which they lost in straight sets to Phyllis Covell and Kathleen McKane. In the bronze medal match they lost to Dorothy Shepherd-Barron and Evelyn Colyer, also in straight sets.
In 1928 she competed in the Wimbledon Championships, reaching the second round in singles, the third round in doubles and the first round in mixed doubles.
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Who was Yvonne Bourgeois?
French tennis player and figure skater (1902-1983)
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Yvonne Bourgeois was born on 6 May 1902 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
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Yvonne Bourgeois died on 12 June 1983 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
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Yvonne Bourgeois was a tennis player and figure skater.
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Yvonne Bourgeois was French.
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