1948 French Championships (tennis)

1948 French Championships
Date19–30 May 1948
Edition47
Category18th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Frank Parker[1]
Women's singles
Nelly Landry[2]
Men's doubles
Lennart Bergelin / Jaroslav Drobný
Women's doubles
Doris Hart / Pat Canning Todd
Mixed doubles
Pat Canning Todd / Jaroslav Drobný

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 30 May. It was the 52nd staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1948. Frank Parker and Nelly Landry won the singles titles.

Finals

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

  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1948 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 1948 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.