1 ranking by the Fédération Française de Tennis she was seeking a mixed doubles partner for a paid tour in America, but her preferred choice, a young Italian lawyer named Placido Gaslini, was not allowed by his father, a Milanese banker, to play for money.

Féret, who was in depression following the death of his wife, agreed to sail to America, though it would mean losing his amateur status.

When Pyle's tour opened at Madison Square Gardens to an elite audience including mayor Jimmy Walker and other rich and famous, Féret was quickly defeated by Pyle's star player American No.1 Vincent Richards.

[8] When Féret returned to France after the tour, having earned $10,000,[3] he applied for reinstatement as an amateur, on grounds of emotional stress, and exceptionally was accepted back into membership in 1929 (or 1933), after he donated his winnings in America.

[9][10] He continued to play as an amateur, on one occasion putting an end to the hopes of a tennis career of a young scientist, Louis Leprince-Ringuet.