1937 French Championships (tennis)

The 1937 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 18 May[3] until 30 May. It was the 42nd staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

1937 French Championships
Date18–30 May
Edition42nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Henner Henkel [1]
Women's Singles
Hilde Sperling [2]
Men's Doubles
Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
Women's Doubles
Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke
Mixed Doubles
Simonne Mathieu / Yvon Petra

Finals

Men's Singles
Main article: 1937 French Championships – Men's Singles

Henner Henkel defeated Bunny Austin 6–1, 6–4, 6–3

Women's Singles
Main article: 1937 French Championships – Women's Singles

Hilde Sperling defeated Simonne Mathieu 6–2, 6–4

Men's Doubles

Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel defeated Vernon Kirby / Norman Farquharson 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1

Women's Doubles

Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke defeated Dorothy Andrus / Sylvie Jung Henrotin 3–6, 6–2, 6–2

Mixed Doubles

Simonne Mathieu / Yvon Petra defeated Marie-Luise Horn / Roland Journu 7–5, 7–5

References
  1. "Roland-Garros 1937 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
  2. "Roland-Garros 1937 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
  3. "Lawn Tennis—French Championships". The Times. 19 May 1937. Retrieved 8 July 2013.


Preceded by
1937 Australian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1937 Wimbledon Championships
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