1951 French Championships
Date23 May – 3 June 1951
Edition50
Category21st Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Kingdom of Egypt Jaroslav Drobný[1]
Women's singles
United States Shirley Fry[2]
Men's doubles
Australia Ken McGregor / Australia Frank Sedgman
Women's doubles
United States Doris Hart / United States Shirley Fry
Mixed doubles
United States Doris Hart / Australia Frank Sedgman

The 1951 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 23 May until 3 June. It was the 55th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1951. Jaroslav Drobný and Shirley Fry won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

Egypt Jaroslav Drobný defeated South Africa Eric Sturgess 6–3, 6–3, 6–3

Women's singles

United States Shirley Fry defeated United States Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Men's doubles

Australia Ken McGregor / Australia Frank Sedgman defeated United States Gardnar Mulloy / United States Dick Savitt 6–2, 2–6, 9–7, 7–5

Women's doubles

United States Shirley Fry / United States Doris Hart defeated South Africa Beryl Nicholas-Bartlett / United States Barbara Scofield 10–8, 6–3

Mixed doubles

United States Doris Hart / Australia Frank Sedgman defeated Australia Thelma Coyne Long / Australia Mervyn Rose 7–5, 6–2

References

  1. "Roland-Garros 1951 (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 1951 (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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