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1939 French Championships
Date	8–17 June 1939
Edition	44th
Category	15th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Clay
Location	Paris (XVI), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Don McNeill
Women's singles
Simonne Mathieu
Men's doubles
Don McNeill / Charles Harris
Women's doubles
Simonne Mathieu / Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
Mixed doubles
Sarah Palfrey / Elwood Cooke
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The 1939 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 8 June until 17 June. It was the 44th staging of the French Championships and the last one held before a six-year hiatus due to World War II. It was the second of four Grand Slam tennis events of the year.

Finals

Men's singles

Don McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 7–5, 6–0, 6–3

Women's singles

Simonne Mathieu defeated Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–3, 8–6

Men's doubles

Don McNeill / Charles Harris defeated Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 2–6, 10–8

Women's doubles

Simonne Mathieu / Jadwiga Jędrzejowska defeated Alice Florian / Hella Kovac 7–5, 7–5

Mixed doubles

Sarah Palfrey / Elwood Cooke defeated Simonne Mathieu / Franjo Kukuljević 4–6, 6–1, 7–5

References

1. "Roland-Garros 1939 (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 1939 (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

• 1939 in tennis
• French Championships (tennis) by year
• 1939 in French tennis
• June 1939 sports events
• 1939 in Paris