1932 French Championships (tennis)

1932 French Championships
Date	22 May – 6 June 1932
Edition	37th
Category	8th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Clay
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Henri Cochet [1]
Women's singles
Helen Wills Moody [2]
Men's doubles
Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon
Women's doubles
Helen Wills Moody / Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed doubles
Betty Nuthall / 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]}

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

Main article: 1932 French Championships – Men's singles

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

Women's singles

Main article: 1932 French Championships – Women's singles

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

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

References

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

• French Open official website

Preceded by 1932 Australian Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1932 Wimbledon Championships