Armand Simon

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameArmand Charles•Simon
Used nameArmand•Simon
Born1880 in ? (FRA)
Died14 April 1957 in Paris, Paris (FRA)
NOC Switzerland

Biography

Armand Simon played singles and doubles for Switzerland at the 1920 Olympics. Simon was Swiss singles champion in 1905, 1907, and 1911-13. His other tournament titles include winning at Bad Ragaz in 1905 and 1913, and winning the Geneva Covered Courts event in 1914.

Simon reached the semi-finals at St. Moritz in 1908, but his best result was likely a quarter-final appearance at the 1919 World Covered Court Championships. Simon also reached the quarter-finals at Bad Ragaz in 1907, in the 1913 Lausanne Autumn Meeting, and at the 1913 French-Swiss Championship, held in Montreux. He played Wimbledon in 1913, losing in the first round, and also played at the World Hard Court Championships in 1913-14, making round three in 1914.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Tennis SUI Armand Simon
Singles, Men (Olympic) =9
Doubles, Men (Olympic) Hans Sÿz =9