1962 French Championships (tennis)

1962 French Championships
Date 21 May - 2 June
Edition 66th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Rod Laver [1]
Women's Singles
Australia Margaret Smith [2]
Men's Doubles
Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Neale Fraser
Women's Doubles
South Africa Sandra Reynolds Price / South Africa Renee Schuurman Haygarth
Mixed Doubles
South Africa Renée Schuurman / Australia Bob Howe

The 1962 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 21 May until 2 June. It was the 66th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1962.

Champions

Men's singles

Australia Rod Laver (AUS) defeated Australia Roy Emerson (AUS) 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2


Women's singles

Australia Margaret Court (AUS) defeated Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey (AUS) 6–3, 3–6, 7–5


Men's Doubles

Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Neale Fraser defeated West Germany Wilhelm Bungert / West Germany Christian Kuhnke 6–3, 6–4, 7–5


Women's Doubles

South Africa Sandra (Reynolds) Price / South Africa Renée Schuurman Haygarth defeated United States Justina Bricka /Australia Margaret Court 6–4, 6–4


Mixed Doubles

South Africa Renée Schuurman / Australia Bob Howe defeated Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey / Australia Fred Stolle 3–6, 6–4, 6–4


References

  1. ↑ "Roland-Garros 1962 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
  2. ↑ "Roland-Garros 1962 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).


Preceded by
1962 Australian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1962 Wimbledon Championships
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