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| Full name | André Maurice Henri Gobert |
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| Country (sports) |  France |
| Born | (1890-09-30)30 September 1890 Paris, France |
| Died | 6 December 1951(1951-12-06) (aged 61) Paris, France |
| Turned pro | 1909 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1926 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 168–53 (76%)[1] |
| Career titles | 26[1] |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (1919,A. Wallis Myers)[2] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1925) |
| Wimbledon | F (1912(AC)) |
| Other tournaments | |
| WHCC | F (1913,1920) |
| WCCC | W (1919) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1911) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| WHCC | W (1920,1921) |
| WCCC | W (1919) |
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André Henri Gobert (30 September 1890 – 6 December 1951) was atennis player from France. Gobert is a double Olympic tennis champion of 1912. At theStockholm Games, he won both the men's singles and doubles indoor gold medals.[3]
Gobert first started playing tennis at age 11.[4]
He was a two-time winner of theFrench Championships in 1911 and 1920, when the tournament was only open to amateur tennis players who had a membership with a French tennis club. He also won the International Lawn Tennis Federation'sWorld Covered Court Championship (Indoor Wood) in 1919. Also twice runner-up at theWorld Hard Court Championships on Clay (1913 and 1920). He won the indoor tennis gold medal at the1912 Olympic Games.[5][6] Gobert reached the Wimbledon All-Comers final in 1912, beatingJames Cecil Parke andMax Decugis, then lost toArthur Gore.[7]
He won the singles title at theBritish Covered Court Championships, played on wooden courts at theQueen's Club in London, five times; in 1911, 1912, 1920, 1921 and 1922.[8][9][10] In 1910, he won theAll England Plate at Wimbledon, the competition for players who were defeated in the first and second rounds of the singles competition.[11]
Between 1912 and 1922, Gobert played for the FrenchDavis Cup team in five ties and compiled a record of three wins and 11 losses.[12]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1911 | Wimbledon | Grass | Max Decugis |  Major Ritchie Anthony Wilding | 9–7, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1912 | Wimbledon | Grass | Max Decugis | Charles P. DixonHerbert Roper-Barrett | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1913 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | Anthony Wilding | 3–6, 3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1920 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | William Laurentz | 7–9, 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 1920 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | Max Decugis | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1919 | World Covered Court Championships | Wood | William Laurentz |  Nicolae Mișu H. Portlock | 6–1, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 1920 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | William Laurentz |  Cecil BlackbeardNicolae Mișu | 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 1921 | World Hard Court Championships | Clay | William Laurentz | Pierre AlbarranAlain Gerbault | 6–4, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2 |
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