1929 French Championships (tennis)

Tennis contest 1929 French Championships 20 May – 3 June 1929 34th Clay Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros 5th Grand Slam (ITF) FRA René LacosteRoland-Garros 1929 (Grand Slam) - Men singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1929_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-30 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011859/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1929_en.pdf dead USA 1912 Helen Wills MoodyRoland-Garros 1929 (Grand Slam) - Women singles http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1929_en.pdf Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) PDF 2013-11-30 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011633/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1929_en.pdf dead FRA René Lacoste / FRA Jean Borotra ESP 1785 Lilí de Álvarez / NED Kea Bouman GBR Eileen Bennett Whittingstall / FRA Henri Cochet The 1929 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 20 May until 3 June. It was the 34th staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. René Lacoste and Helen Wills Moody won the singles titles. It was Lacoste's seventh and last Grand Slam singles title. Finals Men's singles 1929 French Championships – Men's singles FRA René Lacoste (FRA) defeated FRA Jean Borotra (FRA) 6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 2–6, 8–6 Women's singles 1929 French Championships – Women's singles USA 1912 Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeated FRA Simonne Mathieu (FRA) 6–3, 6–4 Men's doubles 1929 French Championships – Men's doubles FRA René Lacoste (FRA) / FRA Jean Borotra (FRA) defeated FRA Henri Cochet (FRA) / FRA Jacques Brugnon (FRA) 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6 Women's doubles ESP 1785 Lilí Álvarez (ESP) / NED Kea Bouman (NED) defeated RSA 1928 Bobbie Heine (RSA) / RSA 1928 Alida Neave (RSA) 7–5, 6–3 Mixed doubles GBR Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) / FRA Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated USA 1912 Helen Wills Moody (USA) / USA 1912 Frank Hunter (USA) 6–3, 6–2 References External links French Open official website 1929 Australian Championships Grand Slams 1929 Wimbledon Championships French Championships Category:French Championships (tennis) by year Category:1929 in Paris French Category:May 1929 sports events in Europe Category:June 1929 sports events in Europe