Marcel Bernard

Marcel Bernard ( born May 18, 1914 in Lille, † 29 April 1994) was a French tennis player.

Career

He won the 1946 French Tennis Championships at Roland Garros. The unseeded Bernard defeating in the final Jaroslav Drobný in five sets. In men's doubles, he won at the French Championships in 1936, together with Jean Borotra and 1946 with Yvon Petra. Mixed In 1935 he won with Lolette Payot and 1936 together with Adeline Yorke, in contrast to his other partners not from France, but from England, came.

During the Second World War, the French Championships were also held, but only the French were allowed to participate. In these non-open Bernard won championships in 1943 and 1944 along with Yvon Petra the men's doubles.