Léon
Dufour
Male
Switzerland
1879-02-23
Geneva, Switzerland
1972-02-21
Geneva, Switzerland
Léon Dufour studied at the École Polytechnique Fédérale/Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and later became a distinguished engineer and inventor, notably in the area of steam turbines. He also played an important role in the early electrification of the railways in Swiss Romandy.
1897 - 1915
0
22
9
Semifinals
Charles Henry Martin 1 *
Léon Dufour
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Léon Dufour 1 *
Robert Kleinschroth
w.o.
Round 2
Étienne Micard 1 *
Léon Dufour
w.o.
Round 1
A. Kimmerling 1 *
Léon Dufour
w.o.
Round 2
Pierre Camille Gautier 1 *
Léon Dufour
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Léon Dufour 1 *
Bertram Earp
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Leslie Poidevin sr 1 *
Léon Dufour
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Léon Dufour 1 *
J. Baigneres
7-9
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Léon Dufour 1 *
Ernest Witty
3-6
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Léon Dufour 1 *
Charles William Wade
w.o.
Final
Leslie Poidevin sr 1 *
Léon Dufour
6-2
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Frederick Nevill Jourdain 1 *
Léon Dufour
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Georges Patry 1 *
Léon Dufour
6-2
4-6
7-5
Round 1
Léon Dufour 1 *
William Francis Calderon
8-6
4-6
8-6
Quarterfinals
Charles Barde 1 *
Léon Dufour
6-4
3-6
8-6
Round 1
Léon Dufour 1 *
F. Boreel
8-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Léon Dufour 1 *
E. Six
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
J. Letord 1 *
Léon Dufour
6-0
6-8
6-4
Quarterfinals
Arnold Herschell 1 *
Léon Dufour
w.o.
Round 1
T.A. White 1 *
Léon Dufour
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Léon Dufour 1 *
James Robert Hay-Gordon
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Robert Hough 1 *
Léon Dufour
w.o.