1967 French Championships (tennis)

1967 French Championships
Date 22 May – 3 June
Edition 66th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Roy Emerson [1]
Women's Singles
France Françoise Dürr [2]
Men's Doubles
Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche
Women's Doubles
France Françoise Dürr / Australia Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
Mixed Doubles
United States Billie Jean King / Australia Owen Davidson

The 1967 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 22 May until 3 June. It was the 66th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1967. It was also the last French Championships before the start of the Open Era in tennis.

Champions

Men's Singles

Australia Roy Emerson defeated Australia Tony Roche 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2

Women's Singles

France Françoise Dürr defeated Australia Lesley Turner 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Men's Doubles

Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche defeated Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Ken Fletcher 6–3, 9–7, 12–10

Women's Doubles

France Françoise Dürr / Australia Gail Sherriff Chanfreau defeated South Africa Annette Van Zyl / South Africa Pat Walkden 6–2, 6–2

Mixed Doubles

United States Billie Jean King / Australia Owen Davidson defeated United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones / Romania Ion Ţiriac 6–3, 6–1

References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1967 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
  2. "Roland-Garros 1967 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).

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Preceded by
1967 Australian Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1967 Wimbledon
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