1939 French Championships (tennis)

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1939 French Championships
Date8–17 June 1939
Edition44th
Category15th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Don McNeill [1]
Women's singles
Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Don McNeill / Flag of the United States.svg Charles Harris
Women's doubles
Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu / Flag of Poland.svg Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Palfrey / Flag of the United States.svg Elwood Cooke
  1938  · French Championships ·  1946  

The 1939 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 8 June until 17 June. It was the 44th staging of the French Championships and the last one held before a six-year hiatus due to World War II. It was the second of four Grand Slam tennis events of the year.

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Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Don McNeill defeated Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Riggs 7–5, 6–0, 6–3

Women's singles

Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu defeated Flag of Poland.svg Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–3, 8–6

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Don McNeill / Flag of the United States.svg Charles Harris defeated Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra / Flag of France.svg Jacques Brugnon 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 2–6, 10–8

Women's doubles

Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu / Flag of Poland.svg Jadwiga Jędrzejowska defeated Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Alice Florian / Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Hella Kovac 7–5, 7–5

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Palfrey / Flag of the United States.svg Elwood Cooke defeated Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu / Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Franjo Kukuljević 4–6, 6–1, 7–5

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References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1939 (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 1939 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
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