1938 French Championships (tennis)

1938 French Championships
Date 2 June - 11 June
Edition 43rd
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Don Budge [1]
Women's Singles
France Simonne Mathieu [2]
Men's Doubles
France Bernard Destremau / France Yvon Petra
Women's Doubles
France Simonne Mathieu / United Kingdom Billie Yorke
Mixed Doubles
France Simonne Mathieu / Kingdom of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić

The 1938 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 2 June until 11 June. It was the 43rd staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Champions

Men's Singles

United States Don Budge defeated Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel 6–3, 6–2, 6–4


Women's Singles

France Simonne Mathieu defeated France Nelly Adamson 6–0, 6–3


Men's Doubles

France Bernard Destremau / France Yvon Petra defeated United States Don Budge / United States Gene Mako 3–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–1


Women's Doubles

France Simonne Mathieu / United Kingdom Billie Yorke defeated France Arlette Halff / France Nelly Landry 6–3, 6–3


Mixed Doubles

France Simonne Mathieu / Kingdom of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić defeated Australia Nancye Wynne Bolton / France Christian Boussus 2–6, 6–3, 6–4

References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1938 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
  2. "Roland-Garros 1938 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).


Preceded by
1938 Australian Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1938 Wimbledon Championships
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