1951 French Championships (tennis)

1951 French Championships
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
Kingdom of Egypt Jaroslav Drobný [1]
Women's Singles
United States Shirley Fry [2]
Men's Doubles
Australia Ken McGregor / Australia Frank Sedgman
Women's Doubles
United States Doris Hart / United States Shirley Fry
Mixed Doubles
United States Doris Hart / Australia 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

Kingdom of Egypt Jaroslav Drobný defeated South Africa Eric Sturgess 6–3, 6–3, 6–3


Women's Singles

United States Shirley Fry defeated United States Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–3


Men's Doubles

Australia Ken McGregor / Australia Frank Sedgman defeated United States Gardnar Mulloy / United States Dick Savitt 6–2, 2–6, 9–7, 7–5


Women's Doubles

United States Doris Hart / United States Shirley Fry defeated South Africa Beryl Barlett / United States Barbara Scofield 10–8, 6–3


Mixed Doubles

United States Doris Hart / Australia Frank Sedgman defeated Australia Thelma Coyne Long / Australia Mervyn Rose 7–5, 6–2


References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1951 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
  2. "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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