1932 French Championships (tennis)

Summary

The 1932 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 22 May until 6 June. It was the 37th staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.[3][4]

1932 French Championships
Date22 May – 6 June 1932
Edition37th
Category8th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
France Henri Cochet[1]
Women's singles
United States Helen Wills Moody[2]
Men's doubles
France Henri Cochet / France Jacques Brugnon
Women's doubles
United States Helen Wills Moody / United States Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Betty Nuthall / United Kingdom Fred Perry
← 1931 · French Championships · 1933 →

Henri Cochet and Helen Wills Moody won their final French Championships. For Cochet, it was his fifth win, for Wills Moody, her fourth.

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

  Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated   Giorgio de Stefani (ITA), 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Women's singles edit

  Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeated   Simonne Mathieu (FRA) 7–5, 6–1

Men's doubles edit

  Henri Cochet (FRA) /   Jacques Brugnon (FRA) defeated   Christian Boussus (FRA) /   Marcel Bernard (FRA) 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

Women's doubles edit

  Helen Wills Moody (USA) /   Elizabeth Ryan (USA) defeated   Betty Nuthall (GBR) /   Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) 6–1, 6–3

Mixed doubles edit

  Betty Nuthall (GBR) /   Fred Perry (GBR) defeated   Helen Wills Moody (USA) /   Sidney Wood (USA) 6–4, 6–2

References edit

  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1932 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 1932 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  3. ^ "Tennis : Les Championnats internationeaux de France". Match (in French). No. 299. 31 May 1932. pp. 4–5 – via Gallica.
  4. ^ "Tennis : Les championnats de France internationeaux de tennis, simple et doubles". Match (in French). No. 300. 6 June 1932. pp. 3–4 – via Gallica.

External links edit

  • French Open official website
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