1939 French Championships (tennis)

1939 French Championships
Date8–17 June 1939
Edition44th
Category15th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
United States Don McNeill[1]
Women's singles
France Simonne Mathieu[2]
Men's doubles
United States Don McNeill / United States Charles Harris
Women's doubles
France Simonne Mathieu / Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
Mixed doubles
United States Sarah Palfrey / United States Elwood Cooke
← 1938 · French Championships · 1946 →

The 1939 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 8 June until 17 June. It was the 44th staging of the French Championships and the last one held before a six-year hiatus due to World War II. It was the second of four Grand Slam tennis events of the year.

Finals[edit]

Men's singles[edit]

United States Don McNeill defeated United States Bobby Riggs 7–5, 6–0, 6–3

Women's singles[edit]

France Simonne Mathieu defeated Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–3, 8–6

Men's doubles[edit]

United States Don McNeill / United States Charles Harris defeated France Jean Borotra / France Jacques Brugnon 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 2–6, 10–8

Women's doubles[edit]

France Simonne Mathieu / Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska defeated Kingdom of Yugoslavia Alice Florian / Kingdom of Yugoslavia Hella Kovac 7–5, 7–5

Mixed doubles[edit]

United States Sarah Palfrey / United States Elwood Cooke defeated France Simonne Mathieu / Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Kukuljević 4–6, 6–1, 7–5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1939 (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 1939 (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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