1946 French Championships (tennis)

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1946 French Championships
Date18 – 28 July 1946
Edition45th
Category16th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of France.svg Marcel Bernard [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Osborne [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of France.svg Marcel Bernard / Flag of France.svg Yvon Petra
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Louise Brough / Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Osborne duPont
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Pauline Betz / Flag of the United States.svg Budge Patty
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The 1946 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 July until 28 July. It was the 50th staging of the French Championships and the first one held after a six-year hiatus due to World War II. In 1946 and 1947 the French Championships were held after Wimbledon and were thus the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Marcel Bernard and Margaret Osborne won the singles titles.

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Finals

Men's singles

Flag of France.svg Marcel Bernard defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Osborne defeated Flag of the United States.svg Pauline Betz 1–6, 8–6, 7–5

Men's doubles

Flag of France.svg Marcel Bernard / Flag of France.svg Yvon Petra defeated Flag of Argentina.svg Enrique Morea / Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Pancho Segura 7–5, 6–3, 0–6, 1–6, 10–8

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Louise Brough / Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Osborne defeated Flag of the United States.svg Pauline Betz / Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart 6–4, 0–6, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Pauline Betz / Flag of the United States.svg Budge Patty defeated Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Bundy / Flag of the United States.svg Tom Brown 7–5, 9–7

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References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1946 (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 1946 (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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