1948 French Championships (tennis)
| 1948 French Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19–30 May 1948 |
| Edition | 47 |
| Category | 18th Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| United States Frank Parker[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
| France Nelly Landry[2] | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Sweden Lennart Bergelin / Egypt Jaroslav Drobný | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Doris Hart / United States Pat Canning Todd | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| United States Pat Canning Todd / Egypt Jaroslav Drobný | |
The 1948 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 19 May until 30 May. It was the 52nd staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1948. Frank Parker and Nelly Landry won the singles titles.
Finals
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Frank Parker defeated Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]France Nelly Landry defeated United States Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]Sweden Lennart Bergelin / Egypt Jaroslav Drobný defeated Australia Harry Hopman / Australia Frank Sedgman 8–6, 6–1, 12–10
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Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Doris Hart / United States Pat Canning Todd defeated United States Shirley Fry / United States Mary Arnold Prentiss 6–4, 6–2
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Pat Canning Todd / Egypt Jaroslav Drobný defeated United States Doris Hart / Australia Frank Sedgman 6–3, 3–6, 6–3