1937 French Championships (tennis)

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1937 French Championships
Date18–30 May 1937
Edition42nd
Category13th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Germany Henner Henkel[1]
Women's singles
Denmark Hilde Sperling[2]
Men's doubles
Germany Gottfried von Cramm / Germany Henner Henkel
Women's doubles
France Simonne Mathieu / United Kingdom Billie Yorke
Mixed doubles
France Simonne Mathieu / France Yvon Petra
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The 1937 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 18 May[3] until 30 May. It was the 42nd staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Finals[edit]

Men's singles[edit]

Germany Henner Henkel defeated United Kingdom Bunny Austin 6–1, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles[edit]

Denmark Hilde Sperling defeated France Simonne Mathieu 6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles[edit]

Germany Gottfried von Cramm / Germany Henner Henkel defeated South Africa Vernon Kirby / South Africa Norman Farquharson 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1

Women's doubles[edit]

France Simonne Mathieu / United Kingdom Billie Yorke defeated United States Dorothy Andrus / France Sylvie Jung Henrotin 3–6, 6–2, 6–2

Mixed doubles[edit]

France Simonne Mathieu / France Yvon Petra defeated Germany Marie-Luise Horn / France Roland Journu 7–5, 7–5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1937 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 1937 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
  3. ^ "Lawn Tennis—French Championships". The Times. 19 May 1937. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

External links[edit]

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