1948 French Championships (tennis)

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 29 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.

1948 French Championships
Date19–29 May
Edition52nd
CategoryGrand 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

Finals

Men's Singles
Main article: 1948 French Championships – Men's Singles

Frank Parker defeated Jaroslav Drobný 6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6

Women's Singles
Main article: 1948 French Championships – 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).
  2. "Roland-Garros 1948 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).


Preceded by
1948 Australian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1948 Wimbledon Championships
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