1948 French Championships (tennis)

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1948 French Championships
Date19–30 May 1948
Edition47
Category18th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Frank Parker [1]
Women's singles
Flag of France.svg Nelly Landry [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of Sweden.svg Lennart Bergelin / Flag of Egypt.svg Jaroslav Drobný
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart / Flag of the United States.svg Pat Canning Todd
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Pat Canning Todd / Flag of Egypt.svg Jaroslav Drobný
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The 1948 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 19 May until 30 May. It was the 52nd staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1948. Frank Parker and Nelly Landry won the singles titles.

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Frank Parker defeated Flag of Egypt.svg Jaroslav Drobný 6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6

Women's singles

Flag of France.svg Nelly Landry defeated Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0

Men's doubles

Flag of Sweden.svg Lennart Bergelin / Flag of Egypt.svg Jaroslav Drobný defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Sedgman 8–6, 6–1, 12–10

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart / Flag of the United States.svg Pat Canning Todd defeated Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Fry / Flag of the United States.svg Mary Arnold Prentiss 6–4, 6–2

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Pat Canning Todd / Flag of Egypt.svg Jaroslav Drobný defeated Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Sedgman 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

References

  1. ↑ "Roland-Garros 1948 (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 1948 (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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