1948 French Championships (tennis)
1948 French Championships | |
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Date | 19 May – 29 May |
Edition | 47th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Frank Parker [1] | |
Women's Singles | |
Nelly Landry [2] | |
Men's Doubles | |
Lennart Bergelin / Jaroslav Drobný | |
Women's Doubles | |
Doris Hart / Pat Canning Todd | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Pat Canning Todd / Jaroslav Drobný |
The 1948 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 19 May until 29 May. It was the 47th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1948.
Champions
Men's Singles
Main article: 1948 French Championships – Men's Singles
Frank Parker defeated Jaroslav Drobný 6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6
Women's Singles
Main article: 1948 French Championships – Women's Singles
Nelly Landry defeated Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Men's Doubles
Lennart Bergelin / Jaroslav Drobný defeated Harry Hopman / Frank Sedgman 8–6, 6–1, 12–10
Women's Doubles
Doris Hart / Pat Canning Todd defeated Shirley Fry / Mary Arnold Prentiss 6–4, 6–2
Mixed Doubles
Pat Canning Todd / Jaroslav Drobný defeated Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
References
- ↑ "Roland-Garros 1948 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
- ↑ "Roland-Garros 1948 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
External links
Preceded by 1948 Australian Championships |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1948 Wimbledon Championships |
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