1951 French Championships (tennis)
| 1951 French Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 May – 3 June 1951 |
| Edition | 50 |
| Category | 21st 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 55th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1951. Jaroslav Drobný and Shirley Fry won the singles titles.
Finals
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]Egypt Jaroslav Drobný defeated South Africa Eric Sturgess 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles
[edit ]United States Shirley Fry defeated United States Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Men's doubles
[edit ]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
[edit ]United States Shirley Fry / United States Doris Hart defeated South Africa Beryl Bartlett / United States Barbara Scofield 10–8, 6–3
Mixed doubles
[edit ]United States Doris Hart / Australia Frank Sedgman defeated Australia Thelma Coyne Long / Australia Mervyn Rose 7–5, 6–2
References
[edit ]- ^ "Roland-Garros 1951 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013年12月03日. Retrieved 2013年11月30日.
- ^ "Roland-Garros 1951 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013年12月03日. Retrieved 2013年11月30日.