François Blanchy | |
Full Name: | François Joseph Marie Antoine Blanchy |
Birth Date: | 12 December 1886 |
Birth Place: | Bordeaux, France |
Death Place: | Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France |
François Joseph Marie Antoine Blanchy, best known as François Blanchy (in French pronounced as /fʁɑ̃swa blɑ̃ʃi/; 12 December 1886 – 2 October 1960) was a tennis player competing for France.[1] He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
Runner-up to Maurice Germot in the singles final of the Amateur French Championships in 1910, Blanchy eventually won the title in 1923 over eight-time champion Max Decugis. He also won the doubles title at the tournament in 1923, partnering Jean Samazeuilh.[3] Blanchy later became a sports official, directing the Villa Primrose (Bordeaux tennis club), and the French Tennis Federation.