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1946 French Championships (tennis)

1946 French Championships
Date18 – 28 July 1946
Edition45th
Category16th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
France Marcel Bernard[1]
Women's singles
United States Margaret Osborne[2]
Men's doubles
France Marcel Bernard / France Yvon Petra
Women's doubles
United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne duPont
Mixed doubles
United States Pauline Betz / United States Budge Patty
← 1939 · French Championships · 1947 →

The 1946 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 July until 28 July. It was the 50th staging of the French Championships and the first one held after a six-year hiatus due to World War II. In 1946 and 1947 the French Championships were held after Wimbledon and were thus the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Marcel Bernard and Margaret Osborne won the singles titles.

Finals

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Men's singles

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France Marcel Bernard defeated Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

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United States Margaret Osborne defeated United States Pauline Betz 1–6, 8–6, 7–5

Men's doubles

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France Marcel Bernard / France Yvon Petra defeated Argentina Enrique Morea / Ecuador Pancho Segura 7–5, 6–3, 0–6, 1–6, 10–8

Women's doubles

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United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne defeated United States Pauline Betz / United States Doris Hart 6–4, 0–6, 6–1

Mixed doubles

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United States Pauline Betz / United States Budge Patty defeated United States Dorothy Bundy / United States Tom Brown 7–5, 9–7

References

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  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1946 (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 1946 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
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