1939 French Championships (tennis)
| 1939 French Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8–17 June 1939 |
| Edition | 44th |
| Category | 15th Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Don McNeill[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Simonne Mathieu[2] | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Don McNeill / Charles Harris | |
| Women's doubles | |
Simonne Mathieu /  Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Sarah Palfrey / Elwood Cooke | |
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
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Don McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 7–5, 6–0, 6–3
Women's singles
[edit] Simonne Mathieu defeated Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–3, 8–6
Men's doubles
[edit] Don McNeill / Charles Harris defeated Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 2–6, 10–8
Women's doubles
[edit] Simonne Mathieu / Jadwiga Jędrzejowska defeated 
Alice Florian / Hella Kovac 7–5, 7–5
Mixed doubles
[edit] Sarah Palfrey / Elwood Cooke defeated Simonne Mathieu / Franjo Kukuljević 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
References
[edit]- ^ "Roland-Garros 1939 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "Roland-Garros 1939 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.