1967 French Championships | |
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Date | 22 May – 3 June 1967 |
Edition | 66 |
Category | 37th Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Roy Emerson [1] | |
Women's singles | |
Françoise Dürr [2] | |
Men's doubles | |
John Newcombe / Tony Roche | |
Women's doubles | |
Françoise Dürr / Gail Sherriff Chanfreau | |
Mixed doubles | |
Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson |
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Françoise Dürr defeated Lesley Turner 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Roy Emerson / Ken Fletcher 6–3, 9–7, 12–10
Françoise Dürr / Gail Sherriff defeated Annette Van Zyl / Pat Walkden 6–2, 6–2
Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson defeated Ann Haydon-Jones / Ion Țiriac 6–3, 6–1
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