1927 French Championships (tennis)

1927 French Championships 27 May – 5 June 1927 32nd Clay Saint-Cloud, France Stade Français 3rd Grand Slam (ITF) FRA René LacosteRoland-Garros 1927 (Grand Slam) - Men singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1927_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-30 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170427/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1927_en.pdf dead NED Kea BoumanRoland-Garros 1927 (Grand Slam) - Women singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1927_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-30 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011303/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1927_en.pdf dead FRA Henri Cochet / FRA Jacques Brugnon RSA 1912 Irene Peacock / AUS Bobbie Heine FRA Marguerite Broquedis / FRA Jean Borotra The 1927 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Français in Saint-Cloud, France. The tournament ran from 27 May until 5 June. It was the 32nd staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. Kea Bouman and René Lacoste won the singles titles. Bouman became the first foreign woman to win the women's singles event and the first, and to date only, Dutch woman to win a Grand Slam singles title. Finals thumb|240px|Bill Tilden and Kea Bouman at the 1927 French Championships Men's singles 1927 French Championships – Men's singles FRA René Lacoste (FRA) defeated USA 1912 Bill Tilden (USA) 6–4, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 11–9 Women's singles 1927 French Championships – Women's singles NED Kea Bouman (NED) defeated RSA 1912 Irene Peacock (RSA) 6–2, 6–4 Men's doubles FRA Henri Cochet (FRA) / FRA Jacques Brugnon (FRA) defeated FRA Jean Borotra (FRA) / FRA René Lacoste (FRA) 2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4 Women's doubles RSA 1912 Irene Peacock (RSA) / RSA 1912 Bobbie Heine (AUS) defeated GBR Peggy Saunders Mitchell (GBR) / GBR Phoebe Holcroft Watson (GBR) 6–2, 6–1 Mixed doubles FRA Marguerite Broquedis (FRA) / FRA Jean Borotra (FRA) defeated ESP 1785 Lilí de Álvarez (ESP) / USA 1912 Bill Tilden (USA) 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 References External links French Open Official website 1927 Australian Championships Grand Slams 1927 Wimbledon Championships French Championships French Championships Category:French Championships (tennis) by year Category:May 1927 sports events in Europe Category:June 1927 sports events in Europe Category:1927 in Paris French