1939 French Championships (tennis)

1939 French Championships 8–17 June 1939 44th Clay Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros 15th Grand Slam (ITF) USA Don McNeillRoland-Garros 1939 (Grand Slam) - Men singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1939_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-30 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013623/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1939_en.pdf dead FRA Simonne MathieuRoland-Garros 1939 (Grand Slam) - Women singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1939_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-30 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013106/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1939_en.pdf dead USA Don McNeill / USA Charles Harris FRA Simonne Mathieu / POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska USA Sarah Palfrey / USA Elwood Cooke 1946 The 1939 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 8 June until 17 June. It was the 44th staging of the French Championships and the last one held before a six-year hiatus due to World War II. It was the second of four Grand Slam tennis events of the year. Finals Men's singles 1939 French Championships – Men's singles USA Don McNeill defeated USA Bobby Riggs 7–5, 6–0, 6–3 Women's singles 1939 French Championships – Women's singles FRA Simonne Mathieu defeated POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–3, 8–6 Men's doubles USA Don McNeill / USA Charles Harris defeated FRA Jean Borotra / FRA Jacques Brugnon 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 2–6, 10–8 Women's doubles FRA Simonne Mathieu / POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska defeated Kingdom of Yugoslavia Alice Florian / Kingdom of Yugoslavia Hella Kovac 7–5, 7–5 Mixed doubles USA Sarah Palfrey / USA Elwood Cooke defeated FRA Simonne Mathieu / Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Kukuljević 4–6, 6–1, 7–5 References External links French Open official website 1939 Australian Championships Grand Slams 1939 Wimbledon Championships French Championships Category:French Championships (tennis) by year French Championships (tennis) French Championships (tennis) French Championships (tennis)