1955 French Championships (tennis)

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1955 French Championships
Date24 May – 4 June 1955
Edition54
Category25th 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 Kingdom.svg Angela Mortimer [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 Beverly Baker Fleitz / Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gordon Forbes
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The 1955 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 24 May until 4 June. It was the 59th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1955. Tony Trabert and Angela Mortimer won the singles titles.

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Tony Trabert defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Sven Davidson 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Angela Mortimer defeated Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Knode 2–6, 7–5, 10–8

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Vic Seixas / Flag of the United States.svg Tony Trabert defeated Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Pietrangeli / Flag of Italy.svg Orlando Sirola 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Baker Fleitz / Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirley Bloomer / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patricia Ward 7–5, 6–8, 13–11

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gordon Forbes defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jenny Staley / Flag of Chile.svg Luis Ayala 5–7, 6–1, 6–2

References

  1. ↑ "Roland-Garros 1955 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. ↑ "Roland-Garros 1955 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
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