1937 French Championships (tennis)

1937 French Championships
Date	18–30 May 1937
Edition	42nd
Category	13th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Clay
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Henner Henkel [1]
Women's singles
Hilde Sperling [2]
Men's doubles
Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
Women's doubles
Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke
Mixed doubles
Simonne Mathieu / Yvon Petra
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The 1937 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 18 May ^[3] until 30 May. It was the 42nd staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1937 French Championships – Men's singles

Henner Henkel defeated Bunny Austin 6–1, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

Main article: 1937 French Championships – Women's singles

Hilde Sperling defeated Simonne Mathieu 6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles

Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel defeated Vernon Kirby / Norman Farquharson 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1

Women's doubles

Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke defeated Dorothy Andrus / Sylvie Jung Henrotin 3–6, 6–2, 6–2

Mixed doubles

Simonne Mathieu / Yvon Petra defeated Marie-Luise Horn / Roland Journu 7–5, 7–5

References

1. "Roland-Garros 1937 (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 1937 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
3. "Lawn Tennis—French Championships". The Times . 19 May 1937. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

External links

• French Open official website

Preceded by 1937 Australian Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1937 Wimbledon Championships