Pierre Albarran

Who was Pierre Albarran?

Pierre Albarran was a French auction and contract bridge player and theorist, and tennis player. It has been reported that he was born in the West Indies, and also in Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine, France; he died in Paris.

At the bridge table Albarran won the European Teams Championship in 1935 and in the same year represented France in the first World Championship for national teams in New York City; he subsequently represented France over 30 times in international bridge competitions while winning 19 national titles. His contributions to bidding systems include the canapé approach and Roman two suiters.

...probably the greatest Contract Bridge player in Europe...

On the tennis court, he played for France in two Davis Cup tournaments and won the bronze medal in doubles with Max Décugis at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.