1957 French Championships (tennis)

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1957 French Championships
Date21 May – 1 June 1957
Edition56
Category27th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Sven Davidson [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirley Bloomer [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Malcolm Anderson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Cooper
Women's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirley Bloomer / Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard
Mixed doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Věra Pužejová / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jirí Javorský
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The 1957 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 21 May until 1 June. It was the 61st staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1957. Sven Davidson and Shirley Bloomer won the singles titles.

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Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Sven Davidson defeated Flag of the United States.svg Herbert Flam 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirley Bloomer defeated Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Head Knode 6–1, 6–3

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Malcolm Anderson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Cooper defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Candy / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mervyn Rose 6–3, 6–0, 6–3

Women's doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirley Bloomer / Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard defeated Flag of Mexico.svg Yola Ramírez / Flag of Mexico.svg Rosie Reyes 7–5, 4–6, 7–5

Mixed doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Věra Pužejová / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Javorský defeated Flag of Germany.svg Edda Buding / Flag of Chile.svg Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ "Roland-Garros 1957 (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 1957 (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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