1958 French Championships (tennis)

1958 French Championships
Date 20 May – 31 May
Edition 57th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Mervyn Rose [1]
Women's Singles
Hungary Zsuzsi Körmöczy [2]
Men's Doubles
Australia Ashley Cooper / Australia Neale Fraser
Women's Doubles
Mexico Rosie Reyes / Mexico Yola Ramírez
Mixed Doubles
United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer / Italy Nicola Pietrangeli

The 1958 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 20 May until 31 May. It was the 57th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1958.

Champions

Men's Singles

Australia Mervyn Rose defeated Chile Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–4, 6–4


Women's Singles

Hungary Zsuzsi Körmöczy (HUN) defeated United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer (GBR) 6–4, 1–6, 6–2


Men's Doubles

Australia Ashley Cooper / Australia Neale Fraser defeated Australia Bob Howe / South Africa Abe Segal 3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 7–5


Women's Doubles

Mexico Rosie Reyes / Mexico Yola Ramírez defeated Australia Mary Bevis Hawton / Australia Thelma Coyne Long 6–4, 7–5


Mixed Doubles

United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer / Italy Nicola Pietrangeli defeated Australia Lorraine Coghlan / Australia Bob Howe 8–6, 6–2


References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1958 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).
  2. "Roland-Garros 1958 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT).

External links


Preceded by
1958 Australian Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1958 Wimbledon Championships
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