1946 French Championships (tennis)

1946 French Championships
Date 18 July – 27 July
Edition 45th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
France Marcel Bernard [1]
Women's Singles
United States Margaret Osborne [2]
Men's Doubles
France Marcel Bernard / France Yvon Petra
Women's Doubles
United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne duPont
Mixed Doubles
United States Pauline Betz / United States Budge Patty

The 1946 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 18 July until 27 July. It was the 45th staging of the French Championships and the first one held after a six-year hiatus due to World War II. In 1946 and 1947 the French Championships were held after Wimbledon and were thus the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

Champions

Men's Singles

France Marcel Bernard defeated Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3


Women's Singles

United States Margaret Osborne defeated United States Pauline Betz (USA) 1–6, 8–6, 7–5


Men's Doubles

France Marcel Bernard / France Yvon Petra defeated Argentina Enrique Morea / Ecuador Pancho Segura 7–5, 6–3, 0–6, 1–6, 10–8


Women's Doubles

United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne duPont defeated United States Pauline Betz / United States Doris Hart 6–4, 0–6, 6–1


Mixed Doubles

United States Pauline Betz / United States Budge Patty defeated United States Dorothy Bundy / United States Tom Brown 7–5, 9–7


References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1946 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
  2. "Roland-Garros 1946 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).

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Preceded by
1946 Wimbledon Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1946 U.S. National Championships
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