1950 French Championships (tennis)

1950 French Championships
Date 24 May – 3 June
Edition 49th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Budge Patty [1]
Women's Singles
United States Doris Hart [2]
Men's Doubles
United States Bill Talbert / United States Tony Trabert
Women's Doubles
United States Doris Hart / United States Shirley Fry
Mixed Doubles
United States Barbara Scofield / Argentina Enrique Morea

The 1950 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 24 May until 3 June. It was the 49th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1950.

Champions

Men's Singles

United States Budge Patty defeated Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5


Women's Singles

United States Doris Hart defeated United States Patricia Todd 6–4, 4–6, 6–2


Men's Doubles

United States Bill Talbert / United States Tony Trabert defeated Egypt Jaroslav Drobný / South Africa Eric Sturgess 6–2, 1–6, 10–8, 6–2


Women's Doubles

United States Doris Hart / United States Shirley Fry defeated United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne duPont 1–6, 7–5, 6–2


Mixed Doubles

United States Barbara Scofield / Argentina Enrique Morea defeated United States Patricia Todd / United States Bill Talbert walkover

References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1950 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
  2. "Roland-Garros 1950 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).

External links


Preceded by
1950 Australian Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1950 Wimbledon Championships
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