1949 French Championships (tennis)

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1949 French Championships
Date18–29 May 1949
Edition48
Category19th 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 the United States.svg Margaret Osborne duPont [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzales / Flag of the United States.svg Frank Parker
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Du Pont / Flag of the United States.svg Louise Brough
Mixed doubles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Sheila Piercey Summers / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Eric Sturgess
←  1948  · French Championships ·  1950  →

The 1949 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 until 29 May. It was the 53rd staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1949. Frank Parker and Margaret Osborne duPont won the singles titles.

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Frank Parker defeated Flag of the United States.svg Budge Patty 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Osborne duPont defeated Flag of France.svg Nelly Adamson 7–5, 6–2

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzales / Flag of the United States.svg Frank Parker defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Eustace Fannin / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Eric Sturgess 6–3, 8–6, 5–7, 6–3

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Osborne duPont / Flag of the United States.svg Louise Brough defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joy Gannon / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Betty Hilton 7–5, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Sheila Piercey Summers / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Eric Sturgess defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jean Quertier / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gerry Oakley 6–1, 6–1

References

  1. ↑ "Roland-Garros 1949 (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 1949 (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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