1957 French Championships (tennis)

1957 French Championships
Date 21 May – 1 June
Edition 56th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Sweden Sven Davidson [1]
Women's Singles
United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer [2]
Men's Doubles
Australia Malcolm Anderson / Australia Ashley Cooper
Women's Doubles
United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer / United States Darlene Hard
Mixed Doubles
Czechoslovakia Věra Pužejová / Czechoslovakia Jirí Javorský

The 1957 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 21 May until 1 June. It was the 56th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1957.

Champions

Men's Singles

Sweden Sven Davidson defeated United States Herbert Flam 6–3, 6–4, 6–4


Women's Singles

United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer defeated United States Dorothy Knode 6–1, 6–3


Men's Doubles

Australia Malcolm Anderson / Australia Ashley Cooper defeated Australia Don Candy / Australia Mervyn Rose 6–3, 6–0, 6–3


Women's Doubles

United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer / United States Darlene Hard defeated Mexico Yola Ramírez / Mexico Rosie Reyes 7–5, 4–6, 7–5


Mixed Doubles

Czechoslovakia Věra Pužejová / Czechoslovakia Jirí Javorský defeated West Germany Edda Buding / Chile Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–4


References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1957 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
  2. "Roland-Garros 1957 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).

External links


Preceded by
1957 Australian Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1957 Wimbledon Championships
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