1959 French Championships (tennis)

1959 French Championships 19–31 May 1959 58 Clay Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros 29th Grand Slam (ITF) ITA Nicola PietrangeliRoland-Garros 1959 (Grand Slam) - Men singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1959_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013109/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1959_en.pdf 2013-12-03 GBR Christine TrumanRoland-Garros 1959 (Grand Slam) - Women singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1959_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013626/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1959_en.pdf 2013-12-03 ITA Nicola Pietrangeli / ITA Orlando Sirola RSA 1928 Sandra Reynolds Price / RSA 1928 Renée Schuurman MEX Yola Ramírez / GBR Billy Knight The 1959 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 31 May. It was the 58th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1959. Nicola Pietrangeli and Christine Truman won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles 1959 French Championships – Men's singles ITA Nicola Pietrangeli defeated RSA 1928 Ian Vermaak 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 Women's singles 1959 French Championships – Women's singles GBR Christine Truman defeated HUN Zsuzsi Körmöczy 6–4, 7–5 Men's doubles ITA Nicola Pietrangeli / ITA Orlando Sirola defeated AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Neale Fraser 6–3, 6–2, 14–12 Women's doubles RSA 1928 Sandra Reynolds / RSA 1928 Renée Schuurman defeated MEX 1934 Yola Ramírez / MEX 1934 Rosie Reyes 2–6, 6–0, 6–1 Mixed doubles MEX 1934 Yola Ramírez / GBR Billy Knight defeated RSA 1928 Renée Schuurman / AUS Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4 References External links French Open official website 1959 Australian Championships Grand Slams 1959 Wimbledon Championships French Championships Category:French Championships (tennis) by year French Championships (tennis) French Championships (tennis) French Championships (tennis)