1946 French Championships (tennis)

1946 French Championships 18 – 28 July 1946 45th Clay Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros 16th Grand Slam (ITF) FRA Marcel BernardRoland-Garros 1946 (Grand Slam) - Men singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1946_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-30 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013429/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1946_en.pdf dead USA Margaret OsborneRoland-Garros 1946 (Grand Slam) - Women singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1946_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-30 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012905/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1946_en.pdf dead FRA Marcel Bernard / FRA Yvon Petra USA Louise Brough / USA Margaret Osborne duPont USA Pauline Betz / USA Budge Patty 1939 The 1946 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 July until 28 July. It was the 50th staging of the French Championships and the first one held after a six-year hiatus due to World War II. In 1946 and 1947 the French Championships were held after Wimbledon and were thus the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Marcel Bernard and Margaret Osborne won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles 1946 French Championships – Men's singles FRA Marcel Bernard defeated TCH Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 Women's singles 1946 French Championships – Women's singles USA Margaret Osborne defeated USA Pauline Betz 1–6, 8–6, 7–5 Men's doubles FRA Marcel Bernard / FRA Yvon Petra defeated ARG Enrique Morea / ECU 1900 Pancho Segura 7–5, 6–3, 0–6, 1–6, 10–8 Women's doubles USA Louise Brough / USA Margaret Osborne defeated USA Pauline Betz / USA Doris Hart 6–4, 0–6, 6–1 Mixed doubles USA Pauline Betz / USA Budge Patty defeated USA Dorothy Bundy / USA Tom Brown 7–5, 9–7 References External links French Open official website 1946 Wimbledon Championships Grand Slams 1946 U.S. National Championships French Championships Category:French Championships (tennis) by year French Champ French Championships French Championships