1939 French Championships (tennis)

Summary

The 1939 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 8 June until 17 June. It was the 44th staging of the French Championships and the last one held before a six-year hiatus due to World War II. It was the second of four Grand Slam tennis events of the year.

1939 French Championships
Date8–17 June 1939
Edition44th
Category15th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
United States Don McNeill[1]
Women's singles
France Simonne Mathieu[2]
Men's doubles
United States Don McNeill / United States Charles Harris
Women's doubles
France Simonne Mathieu / Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
Mixed doubles
United States Sarah Palfrey / United States Elwood Cooke
← 1938 · French Championships · 1946 →

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

  Don McNeill defeated   Bobby Riggs 7–5, 6–0, 6–3

Women's singles edit

  Simonne Mathieu defeated   Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–3, 8–6

Men's doubles edit

  Don McNeill /   Charles Harris defeated   Jean Borotra /   Jacques Brugnon 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 2–6, 10–8

Women's doubles edit

  Simonne Mathieu /   Jadwiga Jędrzejowska defeated   Alice Florian /   Hella Kovac 7–5, 7–5

Mixed doubles edit

  Sarah Palfrey /   Elwood Cooke defeated   Simonne Mathieu /   Franjo Kukuljević 4–6, 6–1, 7–5

References edit

  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1939 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 1939 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.

External links edit

  • French Open official website
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