Yvon Petra

Yvon Petra (French pronunciation: ​[ivɔ̃ petʁa]; 8 March 1916 – 12 September 1984) was a French male tennis player. He was born in Cholon, French Indochina. He is best remembered as the last Frenchman to win the Wimbledon championships men's singles title (in 1946), beating Geoff Brown in five sets in the final. In doubles he won the French championships twice, in 1938 with Bernard Destremau, defeating the best pair in the world Budge-Mako, and in 1946 with Marcel Bernard. In 1938 he won the singles and doubles title at the French Covered Court Championships. He was a prisoner of war in World War II and after his release won three French national titles from 1943 through 1945. He emigrated to the United States and worked as a tennis pro at the Saddle and Cycle Club in Chicago and a country club in Connecticut towards the end of his life. Petra was ranked World No. 4 for 1946 by A. Wallis Myers and World No. 8 for 1947 by Harry Hopman. He was the last man to wear long trousers in a Wimbledon final and was the last Frenchman to win the singles title.
Petra joined the tour of professional players in 1948. He was inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2016.

Singles (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1946	Wimbledon	Grass	Geoff Brown	6–2, 6–4, 7–9, 5–7, 6–2

Doubles (2 titles)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1938	French Championships	Clay	Bernard Destremau	Don Budge Gene Mako	3–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–1
Winner	1946	French Championships	Clay	Marcel Bernard	Enrique Morea Pancho Segura	7–5, 6–3, 0–6, 1–6, 10–8

Mixed doubles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1937	French Championships	Clay	Simonne Mathieu	Marie-Louise Horn Roland Journu	7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	1937	Wimbledon	Grass	Simonne Mathieu	Alice Marble Don Budge	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	1937	U.S. Championships	Grass	Sylvie Jung Henrotin	Sarah Palfrey Don Budge	2–6, 10–8, 0–6