1932 French Championships (tennis)

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1932 French Championships
Date22 May – 6 June 1932
Edition37th
Category8th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills Moody [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet / Flag of France.svg Jacques Brugnon
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills Moody / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Betty Nuthall / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry
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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]

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

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Giorgio de Stefani (ITA), 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Women's singles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeated Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu (FRA) 7–5, 6–1

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills Moody (USA) / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Elizabeth Ryan (USA) defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Betty Nuthall (GBR) / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) 6–1, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Betty Nuthall (GBR) / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry (GBR) defeated Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills Moody (USA) / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sidney Wood (USA) 6–4, 6–2

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References

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  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.
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