1954 French Championships (tennis)
Appearance
1954 French Championships | |
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Date | 18 May – 30 May 1954 |
Edition | 53 |
Category | 24th Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Tony Trabert[1] | |
Women's singles | |
Maureen Connolly[2] | |
Men's doubles | |
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert | |
Women's doubles | |
Maureen Connolly / Nell Hall Hopman | |
Mixed doubles | |
Maureen Connolly / Lew Hoad |
The 1954 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 until 30 May. It was the 58th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1954. Tony Trabert and Maureen Connolly won the singles titles.
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]Tony Trabert defeated Art Larsen 6–4, 7–5, 6–1
Women's singles
[edit]Maureen Connolly defeated Ginette Bucaille 6–4, 6–1
Men's doubles
[edit]Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert defeated Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
Women's doubles
[edit]Maureen Connolly / Nell Hall Hopman defeated Maud Galtier / Suzanne Schmitt 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Mixed doubles
[edit]Maureen Connolly / Lew Hoad defeated Jacqueline Patorni / Rex Hartwig 6–4, 6–3
References
[edit]- ^ "Roland-Garros 1954 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Roland-Garros 1954 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2016.