1950 French Championships (tennis)

The 1950 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 24 May until 4 June. It was the 54th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1950. Budge Patty and Doris Hart won the singles titles.

1950 French Championships
Date24 May – 4 June 1950
Edition49
Category20th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
United States Budge Patty[1]
Women's singles
United States Doris Hart[2]
Men's doubles
United States Bill Talbert / United States Tony Trabert
Women's doubles
United States Doris Hart / United States Shirley Fry
Mixed doubles
United States Barbara Scofield / Argentina Enrique Morea
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Finals

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Men's singles

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  Budge Patty defeated   Jaroslav Drobný 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5

Women's singles

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  Doris Hart defeated   Patricia Canning Todd 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Men's doubles

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  Bill Talbert /   Tony Trabert defeated   Jaroslav Drobný /   Eric Sturgess 6–2, 1–6, 10–8, 6–2

Women's doubles

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  Doris Hart /   Shirley Fry defeated   Louise Brough /   Margaret Osborne duPont 1–6, 7–5, 6–2

Mixed doubles

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  Barbara Scofield /   Enrique Morea defeated   Patricia Canning Todd /   Bill Talbert walkover

References

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  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1950 (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 1950 (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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