1951 French Championships (tennis)
1951 French Championships | |
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Date | 23 May - 3 June |
Edition | 50th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Jaroslav Drobný [1] | |
Women's Singles | |
Shirley Fry [2] | |
Men's Doubles | |
Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman | |
Women's Doubles | |
Doris Hart / Shirley Fry | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman |
The 1951 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 23 May until 3 June. It was the 50th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1951.
Champions
Men's Singles
Jaroslav Drobný defeated Eric Sturgess 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Women's Singles
Shirley Fry defeated Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Men's Doubles
Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman defeated Gardnar Mulloy / Dick Savitt 6–2, 2–6, 9–7, 7–5
Women's Doubles
Doris Hart / Shirley Fry defeated Beryl Barlett / Barbara Scofield 10–8, 6–3
Mixed Doubles
Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman defeated Thelma Coyne Long / Mervyn Rose 7–5, 6–2
References
- ↑ "Roland-Garros 1951 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
- ↑ "Roland-Garros 1951 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
External links
Preceded by 1951 Australian Championships |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1951 Wimbledon Championships |
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