1927_French_Championships_(tennis) Knowpia

1927 French Championships
1927 French Championships
Date	27 May – 5 June 1927
Edition	32nd
Category	3rd Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Clay
Location	Saint-Cloud, France
Venue	Stade Français
Champions
Men's singles
	René Lacoste
Women's singles
	Kea Bouman
Men's doubles
	Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon
Women's doubles
	Irene Peacock / Bobbie Heine
Mixed doubles
	Marguerite Broquedis / Jean Borotra

The 1927 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Français in Saint-Cloud, France. The tournament ran from 27 May until 5 June. It was the 32nd staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Kea Bouman and René Lacoste won the singles titles. Bouman became the first foreign woman to win the women's singles event and the first, and to date only, Dutch woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Finals edit

Bill Tilden and Kea Bouman at the 1927 French Championships

Men's singles edit

René Lacoste (FRA) defeated Bill Tilden (USA) 6–4, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 11–9

Women's singles edit

Kea Bouman (NED) defeated Irene Peacock (RSA) 6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles edit

Henri Cochet (FRA) / Jacques Brugnon (FRA) defeated Jean Borotra (FRA) / René Lacoste (FRA) 2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4

Women's doubles edit

Irene Peacock (RSA) / Bobbie Heine (AUS) defeated Peggy Saunders Mitchell (GBR) / Phoebe Holcroft Watson (GBR) 6–2, 6–1

Mixed doubles edit

Marguerite Broquedis (FRA) / Jean Borotra (FRA) defeated Lilí de Álvarez (ESP) / Bill Tilden (USA) 6–4, 2–6, 6–2

References edit

^ "Roland-Garros 1927 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
^ "Roland-Garros 1927 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.