1954 French Championships (tennis)

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1954 French Championships
Date18 May – 30 May 1954
Edition53
Category24th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Trabert [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Maureen Connolly [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Vic Seixas / Flag of the United States.svg Tony Trabert
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Maureen Connolly / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nell Hall Hopman
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Maureen Connolly / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lew Hoad
  1953  · French Championships ·  1955  

The 1954 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 30 May. It was the 58th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1954. Tony Trabert and Maureen Connolly won the singles titles.

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Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Tony Trabert defeated Flag of the United States.svg Art Larsen 6–4, 7–5, 6–1

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Maureen Connolly defeated Flag of France.svg Ginette Bucaille 6–4, 6–1

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Vic Seixas / Flag of the United States.svg Tony Trabert defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lew Hoad / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–2, 6–1

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Maureen Connolly / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nell Hall Hopman defeated Flag of France.svg Maud Galtier / Flag of France.svg Suzanne Schmitt 7–5, 4–6, 6–0

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Maureen Connolly / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lew Hoad defeated Flag of France.svg Jacqueline Patorni / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rex Hartwig 6–4, 6–3

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References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1954 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.
  2. "Roland-Garros 1954 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2016.
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