1947 French Championships (tennis)

1947 French Championships 14–27 July 1947 46 17th Grand Slam Clay Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros HUN 1946 József Asbóth USA Patricia Todd RSA 1928 Eustace Fannin / RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess USA Louise Brough / USA Margaret Osborne duPont RSA 1928 Sheila Piercey Summers / RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess BEL Jacques Brichant The 1947 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 14 July until 27 July. It was the 51st staging of the French Championships. In 1947 (as in 1946) the French Championships were held after Wimbledon. They were thus, both, the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and 1947 was the last tournament until the 2020 French Open to be held outside of the usual May–June schedule. József Asbóth and Patricia Todd won the singles titles. Finals Seniors Men's singles 1947 French Championships – Men's singles HUN 1946 József Asbóth defeated RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess, 8–6, 7–5, 6–4 Roland-Garros 1947 (Grand Slam) - Men singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1947_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-30 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005605/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1947_en.pdf dead Women's singles 1947 French Championships – Women's singles USA Patricia Todd defeated USA Doris Hart, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 Roland-Garros 1947 (Grand Slam) - Women singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1947_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-30 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013114/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1947_en.pdf dead Men's doubles RSA 1928 Eustace Fannin / RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess defeated USA Tom Brown / AUS Bill Sidwell, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 Women's doubles USA Louise Brough / USA Margaret Osborne defeated USA Doris Hart / USA Patricia Todd, 7–5, 6–2 Mixed doubles RSA 1928 Sheila Piercey Summers / RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess defeated POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska / ROM Cristea Caralulis, 6–0, 6–0 Juniors Boys' singles BEL Jacques Brichant defeated GBR Alan Roberts, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 International Junior Championships, Roland Garros - Roll of Honour https://www.itftennis.com/media/307823/307823.pdf itftennis.com 5 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190805131627if_/https://www.itftennis.com/media/307823/307823.pdf 5 August 2019 dead References External links French Open official website 1947 Wimbledon Championships Grand Slams 1947 U.S. National Championships French Championships Category:French Championships (tennis) by year French Champ French Champ French Champ