Chantranith Ros

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Chantranith Ros
Country (sports)Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Flag of France.svg  France
Born1955 [1]
Kampot, Cambodia
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1978, 1979)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 2R (1979)

Chantranith Ros (born 1955) is a Cambodian-born French former tennis player.

Born in Kampot, Chantranith held dual nationality with France and fled to the European country in 1975, as the Khmer Rouge took control of his homeland. [1] [2]

In the late 1970s he made main draw appearances at the French Open as a doubles player. His best performance was a second round appearance in mixed doubles at the 1979 French Open. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "L'histoire de Nith, entraîneur du Tennis club". La République du Centre (in French). 14 April 2013.
  2. "Qui est le président des Amis du Cambodge ?". La République du Centre (in French). 15 December 2012.
  3. "French Open 1979 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.