Pierre Henri Landry (14 June 1899 – 7 December 1990)[1] was a Russian-born French international tennis player.
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| Full name | Pierre Henri Landry |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  France |
| Born | 14 June 1899 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 7 December 1990 (aged 91) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 4R (1926) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1929) |
| US Open | 1R (1928) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1931) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1930) |
Landry competed once for the French team in the Davis Cup in 1926, defeating his opponent Colin Gregory in a dead rubber.[2] In 1929, Landry beat Gregory (who won the Australian championships that year) at Wimbledon, before losing to Bill Tilden in the quarter finals.[3] In 1932 he was ranked 14th in the French rankings.[4]
He married Nelly Adamson, a Belgian tennis player, on 8 February 1937 in Bruges.[5]
References
edit- ^ "matchID – Pierre Henri Landry". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Pierre Henri Landry at daviscup.com
- ^ "Draws Archive". Wimbledon.com. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Béla Kehrling, ed. (29 February 1932). "Külföldi hírek" [International news] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). IV (2). Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda, Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt: 29. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Archiefbankbrugge > Akten burgerlijke stand > 1_Brugge > Huwelijken > 1937 > Akte 54". Archiefbank Brugge (in Dutch).
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