1967 French Championships (tennis)
1967 French Championships | |
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Date | 22 May – 3 June |
Edition | 66th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Roy Emerson [1] | |
Women's Singles | |
Françoise Dürr [2] | |
Men's Doubles | |
John Newcombe / Tony Roche | |
Women's Doubles | |
Françoise Dürr / Gail Sherriff Chanfreau | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson |
The 1967 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 3 June. It was the 66th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1967. It was also the last French Championships before the start of the Open Era in tennis.
Champions
Men's Singles
Roy Emerson defeated Tony Roche 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Women's Singles
Françoise Dürr defeated Lesley Turner 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Men's Doubles
John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Roy Emerson / Ken Fletcher 6–3, 9–7, 12–10
Women's Doubles
Françoise Dürr / Gail Sherriff defeated Annette Van Zyl / Pat Walkden 6–2, 6–2
Mixed Doubles
Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson defeated Ann Haydon Jones / Ion Ţiriac 6–3, 6–1
References
- ↑ "Roland-Garros 1967 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
- ↑ "Roland-Garros 1967 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
External links
Preceded by 1967 Australian Championships |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1967 Wimbledon |