What was the name of René Lacoste's wife?

René Lacoste’s wife was Simone Thion de la Chaume, also widely known as Simone de la Chaume. She was a distinguished French amateur golfer and married René Lacoste in 1930.

Simone became the first foreign player to win the Girls Amateur Championship in 1924 and later won the British Ladies Amateur in 1927. She also captured the French International Ladies Golf Championship four times, in 1930, 1935, 1938 and 1939.

The couple had three sons and a daughter, Catherine Lacoste. Catherine followed her mother into golf and became the only amateur to win the U.S. Women’s Open, achieving that feat in 1967. René and Simone also helped develop the Golf de Chantaco near Saint-Jean-de-Luz, where Simone later served as a leading figure.

Quiz sources may shorten her name to Simone de la Chaume, while biographical references often give the fuller form Simone Thion de la Chaume. These refer to the same person, so the stored answer is a defensible canonical answer.