1955 French Championships (tennis)

1955 French Championships 24 May – 4 June 1955 54 Clay Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros 25th Grand Slam (ITF) USA Tony TrabertRoland-Garros 1955 (Grand Slam) - Men singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1955_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-29 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014919/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1955_en.pdf dead GBR Angela MortimerRoland-Garros 1955 (Grand Slam) - Women singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1955_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-29 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014253/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1955_en.pdf dead USA Vic Seixas / USA Tony Trabert USA Beverly Baker Fleitz / USA Darlene Hard USA Darlene Hard / RSA 1928 Gordon Forbes The 1955 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 59th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1955. Tony Trabert and Angela Mortimer won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles 1955 French Championships – Men's singles USA Tony Trabert defeated SWE Sven Davidson 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 Women's singles 1955 French Championships – Women's singles GBR Angela Mortimer defeated USA Dorothy Knode 2–6, 7–5, 10–8 Men's doubles USA Vic Seixas / USA Tony Trabert defeated ITA Nicola Pietrangeli / ITA Orlando Sirola 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 Women's doubles 1955 French Championships – Women's doubles USA Beverly Baker Fleitz / USA Darlene Hard defeated GBR Shirley Bloomer / GBR Patricia Ward 7–5, 6–8, 13–11 Mixed doubles USA Darlene Hard / RSA 1928 Gordon Forbes defeated AUS Jenny Staley / CHI Luis Ayala 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 References External links French Open official website 1955 Australian Championships Grand Slams 1955 Wimbledon Championships French Championships Championships (tennis) Category:French Championships (tennis) by year French Championships (tennis) French Championships (tennis) French Championships (tennis)