1929 French Championships (tennis)

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1929 French Championships

Date

20 May – 3 June 1929

Edition

34th

Category

5th Grand Slam (ITF)

Surface

Clay

Location

Paris (XVI^e), France

Venue

Stade Roland Garros

Champions

Men's singles

René Lacoste^[1]

Women's singles

Helen Wills Moody^[2]

René Lacoste /

Eileen Bennett Whittingstall /

Henri Cochet

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French Championships

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The 1929 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 3 June. It was the 34th staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

René Lacoste and Helen Wills Moody won the singles titles. It was Lacoste's seventh and last Grand Slam singles title.

Finals

Men's singles

René Lacoste (FRA) defeated Jean Borotra (FRA) 6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 2–6, 8–6

Women's singles

Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeated Simonne Mathieu (FRA) 6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles

René Lacoste (FRA) / Jean Borotra (FRA) defeated Henri Cochet (FRA) / Jacques Brugnon (FRA) 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6

Women's doubles

Lilí Álvarez (ESP) / Kea Bouman (NED) defeated Bobbie Heine (RSA) / Alida Neave (RSA) 7–5, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) / Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated Helen Wills Moody (USA) / Frank Hunter (USA) 6–3, 6–2

References

^ "Roland-Garros 1929 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
^ "Roland-Garros 1929 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.

External links

French Open official website

Preceded by 1929 Australian Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1929 Wimbledon Championships

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