Comtesse de Kermel
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Comtesse de Kermel (the Countess of Kermel) or Thérèse de Kermel, née Thérèse Villard (15 June 1874 – 1955) was a French tennis player at the beginning of the 20th century. She won the French Championships in singles in 1907 over runner up Mlle d'Elva.[http://tennis.about.com/od/tournaments/a/rgwomsingchamps.htm French Open winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075411/http://tennis.about.com/od/tournaments/a/rgwomsingchamps.htm |date=7 July 2011 }}. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
Biography
She was born Therese Villard on 15 June 1874 and in September 1899 she married Count Olivier de Kermel in Paris, France.{{cite web | url=http://gw1.geneanet.org/garric?lang=nl&m=AM&v=9 | title=Marriage genealogy | accessdate=29 February 2012}} In the finals of the closed French Championships in 1907, the countess won the first set, 6–1, before Mlle d'Elva was forced to retire.
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External links
- [http://tennis.about.com/od/tournaments/a/rgwomsingchamps.htm French Open – Past Women's Singles Champions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075411/http://tennis.about.com/od/tournaments/a/rgwomsingchamps.htm |date=7 July 2011 }}
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Category:French Championships (tennis) champions
Category:French female tennis players
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