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Violette Rigollet

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Violette Rigollet
Full nameViolette Alvensleben-Rigollet
Country (sports) Switzerland
Born(1930-09-03)3 September 1930
Died30 July 1991(1991-07-30) (aged 60)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1952)
Wimbledon3R (1952)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1953)
Wimbledon3R (1953)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1952, 1953)
WimbledonQF (1953)

Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet (3 September 1930 — 30 July 1991) was a Swiss tennis player.[1] She was a countess, married to Count Londolf Alvensleben, a nobleman of Polish origin.[2]

Rigollet won six national singles championships in succession from 1948 to 1953. She made the quarter-finals in doubles at both the French Championships and Wimbledon during her career. In 1954 was singles champion at the Swiss International Championships in Gstaad, beating British Wightman Cup player Pat Ward in the final.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Egginton, Joyce (24 June 1953). "A wedding wins tennis wicket". News Chronicle.
  2. ^ "Bride is Wimbledon winner". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 1 July 1953.
  3. ^ "Swiss Tennis Title Goes To Australia". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. 19 July 1954.