1926 French Championships (tennis)

The 1926 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Clay courts at the Croix-Catelan of the Racing Club de France in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 2 June until 14 June. It was the 31st staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

1926 French Championships
Date2–14 June 1926
Edition31st
Category2nd Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueCroix-Catelan, Racing Club de France
Champions
Men's singles
France Henri Cochet[1]
Women's singles
France Suzanne Lenglen[2]
Men's doubles
United States Vincent Richards / United States Howard Kinsey
Women's doubles
France Suzanne Lenglen / France Julie Vlasto
Mixed doubles
France Suzanne Lenglen / France Jacques Brugnon
← 1925 · French Championships · 1927 →

Suzanne Lenglen repeated her feat of winning every event she was eligible for, in her final year of competition before she turned professional; the tournament was also notable for being the first time American competitors won a title, Vincent Richards and Howard Kinsey in the men's doubles.

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

  Henri Cochet defeated   René Lacoste, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles edit

  Suzanne Lenglen defeated   Mary Browne, 6–1, 6–0

Men's doubles edit

  Vincent Richards /   Howard Kinsey defeated   Henri Cochet /   Jacques Brugnon, 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4

Women's doubles edit

  Suzanne Lenglen /   Julie Vlasto defeated   Evelyn Colyer /   Kitty McKane, 6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles edit

  Suzanne Lenglen /   Jacques Brugnon defeated   Nanette le Besnerais /   Jean Borotra, 6–4, 6–3

References edit

  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1926 (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 1926 (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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