Dr Philippe Edmond Pierre (Pierre)
Verdé Delisle
Male
France
1877-05-16
Trie-la-Ville, Oise, France
1960-07-18
Paris, France
Popularly known as Pierre Verdé-Delisle, this player was born in May 1877 in the commune of Trie-la-Ville in north-west France. He was the youngest of the five children – four sons and one daughter – of Paul Joseph Verdé-Delisle (1829-1878), a lace merchant, and Louise Emilie Rosalie Verdé-Delisle (née Pestel; 1843-1916). The wealthy Verdé-Delisle moved in high society and in artistic circles both in France and abroad. Paul Verdé-Delisle’s death occurred in October 1878 when his youngest child, Pierre, was still an infant.
As a lawn tennis player, Pierre Verdé-Delisle is perhaps best remembered for having taken part in 1900 in the mixed doubles event at what is now recognised as an edition of the Olympic Games. He and his compatriot Antoinette Gillou lost their first match, which was also a quarter-final encounter, to the Englishman Archibald Warden and the Bohemian player Hedwiga Rosenbaumova, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. (Unusually, more than one team in the event in question was made up of players from different countries.)
In addition to lawn tennis, Pierre Verdé-Delisle was also a renowned breeder and owner of retriever dogs, some of which he successfully entered in dog shows in France and other countries. As of 1913, he was a member of several related clubs in France such as the Spaniel Club, the Retriever Club de France and the Club du Setter Anglais. He had been made a member of the committee of the Retriever Club de France on its founding in May 1911.
Pierre Verdé-Delisle studied medicine and later qualified as a medical doctor. It is possible that he did not practice as a doctor after completing his studies. However, his specialist knowledge and experience were called upon following the outbreak of World War One during which he served with the medical section of the French Army.
1898 - 1908
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15
Round 2
Charles Stuart Gordon-Smith 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-1
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
Comte Élie Dors de Lastours
8-6
7-9
6-1
Round 3
Val Miley 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-0
6-3
Round 1
Tony Wilding 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-3
6-2
Round 1
George Miéville Simond 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
w.o.
Round 1
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
David Marc Andrew Graham Hawes
6-2
7-5
Round 2
Kenneth Powell 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
?
Round 1
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
Carl Kempe
2-6
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
2-6
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Zdeněk (Jansky) Žemla 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Maurice Germot 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-0
6-4
Round 1
Mr. Noun 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
1-6
7-5
6-3
Quarterfinals
André Vacherot 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-2
6-0
Round 1
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
Mr. Marsy
8-6
6-1
Round 2
Arthur J.B. Norris 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
Comte De Marsay
6-1
6-3
Round 2
George Caridia 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
Albert de Luze
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Jacques François Marie Worth 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Max Decugis 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
w.o.
Round 2
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
George Caridia
6-2
7-9
6-3
Quarterfinals
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
Maurice Germot
6-3
6-0
Semifinals
Max Decugis 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-0
7-5
Round 1
Dr Paul Lebreton 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
5-7
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Dr Paul Lebreton 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
Jacques François Marie Worth
6-2
6-2
Round 2
John Carlton Hunting 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
Comte Robert Van der Straeten-Ponthoz
2-6
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
Sergei Lvovich (Serge) Raffalovich
8-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
Étienne Durand
6-1
6-0
Semifinals
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
F. Cattoir
0-6
7-5
6-0
Final
Paul de Borman 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
Henri Hébrard de Villeneuve
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Paul Aymé 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Pierre Émile Gillou 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-3
6-8
6-4
Round 1
Pierre Verdé Delisle 1 *
B. de Longchamp
w.o.
Round 2
Marcel Vacherot 1 *
Pierre Verdé Delisle
6-4
7-5