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Max Decugis
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<h2 id="life">Life</h2> <p>Decugis' father was a merchant at Les Halles, the company's name was <i>Omer Décugis et fils</i>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> however the accent mark on the é is missing from Max Decugis' birth certificate, and appears inconsistently in later English-speaking sources such as the Ayres' Almanacks edited by Arthur Wallis Myers, but apparently never in any French-speaking sources. The origin of the family name Décugis, spelled with accented é in an 1842 source, is "from <a href="/facts/Cuges-les-Pins/KHcahWq3">Cuges-les-Pins</a>."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>In 1905 he married <a href="/facts/Marie_Decugis/1nDqoGps">Marie Flameng</a>, the daughter of painter <a href="/facts/Fran%25C3%25A7ois_Flameng/yPJ0gbk5">François Flameng</a>, in Paris.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> After the death of Marie in 1969, Max married Suzanne Louise Duval in October. </p> <h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>Decugis won the French Championships in 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, and 1914 (also 14 times in doubles and seven times in mixed). The interruption of World War I denied Decugis the opportunity to defend his 1914 title. Decugis was also a four-time runner-up, having lost the final in 1902, 1906, 1920, and 1923. He won the <a href="/facts/Hamburg_Masters/9Fvnsp2L">International German Championship</a> in 1901 and 1902. </p><p>In major tournaments, Decugis reached the semifinals of both the <a href="/facts/1911_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_singles/wfDRphv6">1911</a> and <a href="/facts/1912_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_singles/rjpplugf">1912 Wimbledon Championships</a> and the <a href="/facts/World_Hard_Court_Championships/yhpwpL7A">1913</a> and <a href="/facts/World_Hard_Court_Championships/yhpwpL7A">1914 World Hard Court Championships</a> (WHCC) and the final of the <a href="/facts/World_Covered_Court_Championships/8qojvctQ">World Covered Court Championship</a> (WCCC) in 1919. He won the mixed doubles title at the WHCC on four occasions (1912, 1913, 1914, 1921) and at the WCCC on two (1913, 1919). </p><p>In May 1910, Decugis twice defeated <a href="/facts/Anthony_Wilding/x8JhzQ57">Anthony Wilding</a> at Wiesbaden, first in the final of the Wiesbaden Cup in four sets, followed by a victory in the final of the Wiesbaden Championship in three straight sets. </p><p><a href="/facts/A._Wallis_Myers/PRq7KqRA">A. Wallis Myers</a> of <i>The Daily Telegraph</i> ranked Decugis as world No. 10 in both 1913 and 1914.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="grand-slam-finals">Grand Slam finals</h2> <h3>Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Result</th><th>Year</th><th>Championship</th><th>Surface</th><th>Partner</th><th>Opponents</th><th>Score</th></tr><tr><td>Win</td><td>1911</td><td><a href="/facts/1911_Wimbledon_Championships/uSuQurqx">Wimbledon</a></td><td>Grass</td><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Andr%25C3%25A9_Gobert/KPkXkDfg">André Gobert</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Major_Ritchie/VzVzrxN8">Major Ritchie</a> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg"></a> <a href="/facts/Anthony_Wilding/x8JhzQ57">Anthony Wilding</a></td><td>9–7, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2</td></tr><tr><td>Loss</td><td>1912</td><td><a href="/facts/1912_Wimbledon_Championships/1SdTvoNP">Wimbledon</a></td><td>Grass</td><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Andr%25C3%25A9_Gobert/KPkXkDfg">André Gobert</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Charles_P._Dixon/Dhq1bnX9">Charles P. Dixon</a> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Herbert_Roper-Barrett/dbL2jFC6">Herbert Roper-Barrett</a></td><td>6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 5–7</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="world-championships-finals">World Championships finals</h2> <h3>Doubles: (2 titles)</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Result</th><th>Year</th><th>Championship</th><th>Surface</th><th>Partner</th><th>Opponents</th><th>Score</th></tr><tr><td>Win</td><td>1913</td><td><a href="/facts/World_Covered_Court_Championships/8qojvctQ">World Covered Court Championships</a></td><td>Clay</td><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Maurice_Germot/x59Nzv78">Maurice Germot</a></td><td><a href="/facts/German_Empire/lwQutJyN"></a> Curt Bergmann <a href="/facts/German_Empire/lwQutJyN"></a> <a href="/facts/Heinrich_Kleinschroth/TlxPNv2y">Heinrich Kleinschroth</a></td><td>7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–1</td></tr><tr><td>Win</td><td>1914</td><td><a href="/facts/World_Hard_Court_Championships/yhpwpL7A">World Hard Court Championships</a></td><td>Clay</td><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Maurice_Germot/x59Nzv78">Maurice Germot</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Arthur_Gore_(tennis)/JTMSoH9c">Arthur Gore</a> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Algernon_Kingscote/Vd01KtRD">Algernon Kingscote</a></td><td>6–1, 11–9, 6–8, 6–2</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_French_Men%2527s_Singles_champions_and_finalists/ftdJN7mD">List of French Men's Singles champions and finalists</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/DE91/overview">Max Decugis</a> at the <a href="/facts/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals/156Psd62">Association of Tennis Professionals</a><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503310#P536"> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/maxime-decugis/800168973/fra">Max Decugis</a> at the <a href="/facts/International_Tennis_Federation/gnJnhXjr">International Tennis Federation</a><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503310#P8618"> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800168973">Max Decugis</a> at the <a href="/facts/Davis_Cup/bua0pT9o">Davis Cup</a><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503310#P2641"> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/max-decugis">Max Decugis</a> at <a href="/facts/International_Olympic_Committee/yX4MhHXk">Olympics.com</a><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503310#P5815"> </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12">Max Decugis</a> at <a href="/facts/Olympedia/dE2x9aLq">Olympedia</a><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503310#P8286"> </a></li></ul> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Max Decugis. <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Max Decugis". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 December 2020. <a href="https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12" target="_blank">https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement Page 97 Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans – 2011 "Max Décugis was the winner of a record six Olympic medals (four gold, one silver, one bronze) for lawn tennis between … Although the Olympic tournaments during that era attracted many of the world's top players, Décugis's greatest ." <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Max Décugis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2014. Full name: Maxime Omer Mathieu "Max" Omer-Décugis <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mallon" target="_blank">/wiki/Bill_Mallon</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Journal des tribunaux de commerce Volume 38 Auguste François Teulet, Eugène Camberlin, Paul Camberlin – 1889 OMER DÉCUGIS et fils et Cie – M. Omer Décugis et fils et Cie, qui exploitent aux Halles centrales une importante maison de commission, ont acheté dans le courant de l'année 1882, pour l'annexer à leur maison," <a href="/wiki/Tribunaux_de_commerce" target="_blank">/wiki/Tribunaux_de_commerce</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Étienne Michel Masse Mémoire historique et statistique sur le canton de la Ciotat Page 147 1842 "L'expression chemin carré ne doit pas être rendue par chemin charretier; il n'y avait pas de charrette en ces temps-là; nous avons même lu plusieurs procès- (1 ) Le nom de famille Décugis si commun dans nos contrées n'est que celui de Cuges à l'ablatif latin avec la préposition de; De Cugis, venant de Cuges, sorti de Cuges." <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>QuelleTaille (29 September 2020). "Taille Max Decugis". Quelle taille font-ils? 📏. Retrieved 14 May 2021. <a href="https://quelletaille.fr/taille-max-decugis/" target="_blank">https://quelletaille.fr/taille-max-decugis/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 422. <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>