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1948 French Championships (tennis)

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Date
  
19 May – 29 May

Category
  
Grand Slam (ITF)

Location
  
Paris (XVI), France

Edition
  
47th

Surface
  
Clay

Venue
  
Stade Roland Garros

The 1948 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 19 May until 29 May. It was the 47th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1948.

Contents

Men's Singles

Frank Parker defeated Jaroslav Drobný 6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6

Women's Singles

Nelly Landry defeated Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0

Men's Doubles

Lennart Bergelin / Jaroslav Drobný defeated Harry Hopman / Frank Sedgman 8–6, 6–1, 12–10

Women's Doubles

Doris Hart / Pat Canning Todd defeated Shirley Fry / Mary Arnold Prentiss 6–4, 6–2

Mixed Doubles

Pat Canning Todd / Jaroslav Drobný defeated Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

References

1948 French Championships (tennis) Wikipedia