1928 French Championships (tennis)

Tennis tournament 1928 French Championships 24 May – 4 June 1928 33rd Clay Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros 4th Grand Slam (ITF) FRA Henri CochetRoland-Garros 1928 (Grand Slam) - Men singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1928_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-30 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014438/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1928_en.pdf dead USA 1912 Helen WillsRoland-Garros 1928 (Grand Slam) - Women singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1928_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-30 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180915/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1928_en.pdf dead FRA Jean Borotra / FRA Jacques Brugnon GBR Phoebe Holcroft Watson / GBR Eileen Bennett Whittingstall GBR Eileen Bennett Whittingstall / FRA Henri Cochet The 1928 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 24 May until 4 June. It was the 33rd staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was the first tournament held at the new Roland-Garros stadium which was built during the winter of 1927/1928. Henri Cochet and Helen Wills won the singles titles. Wills became the first American women to win the singles event.Helen Wills Moody Roark https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/helen-wills-moody-roark International Tennis Hall of Fame Finals Men's singles 1928 French Championships – Men's singles FRA Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated FRA René Lacoste (FRA) 5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 Women's singles 1928 French Championships – Women's singles USA 1912 Helen Wills (USA) defeated GBR Eileen Bennett (GBR) 6–1, 6–2 Men's doubles FRA Jean Borotra (FRA) / FRA Jacques Brugnon (FRA) defeated FRA Henri Cochet (FRA) / FRA René de Buzelet (FRA) 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 Women's doubles GBR Phoebe Holcroft Watson (GBR) / GBR Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) defeated FRA Suzanne Devé (FRA) / FRA Sylvie Lafaurie (FRA) 6–0, 6–2 Mixed doubles GBR Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) / FRA Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated USA 1912 Helen Wills (USA) / USA 1912 Frank Hunter (USA) 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 References External links French Open official website 1928 Australian Championships Grand Slams 1928 Wimbledon Championships French Championships Category:French Championships (tennis) by year Category:May 1928 sports events in Europe Category:June 1928 sports events in Europe Category:1928 in Paris French