Suzanne Girod

French tennis player

Suzanne Richardine Girod^[1] (née Poirson; (8 July 1871 - 20 October 1926)^[2]^[3]^[4] was a tennis player from France. She became the singles winner of the French tennis championships at Roland Garros in 1901 when she defeated Mrs. Leroux in the final. She was runner-up in 1897 and 1902 to Adine Masson.

Frequenting the worldly venues of Île de Puteaux (notable for hosting tennis events played during the 1900 Paris Olympics), "Madame Girod" was known for playing tennis with gloves, purportedly to avoid getting tanned.^[5]

References

^ "Mme Girod [jouant au tennis sur l'île de Puteaux]". BnF Gallica. 1905.
^ "Suzanne Richardine Girod (1871 - 1926)". BnF.
^ "Notice de personne". BnF.
^ "Le monde et la ville". Le Figaro (in French). 22 October 1926. p. 2 – via Gallica. Nous apprenons la mort de Mme Pierre Girod, née Poirson. Elle était la femme de M. Pierre Girod, banquier, et la mère de Mme Philippe Cruse
^ "L'influence du tourisme balnéaire dans la diffusion du tennis. Le cas de la France de 1875 à 1914" (in French). Cairn.info. 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2021.