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1952 French Championships (tennis)

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1952 French Championships
Date20 May – 2 June 1952
Edition51
Category22nd Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Egypt Jaroslav Drobný[1]
Women's singles
United States Doris Hart[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
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The 1952 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 2 June. It was the 56th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1952. Jaroslav Drobný and Doris Hart won the singles titles.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Egypt Jaroslav Drobný defeated Australia Frank Sedgman 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4

Women's singles

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United States Doris Hart defeated United States Shirley Fry 6–4, 6–4

Men's doubles

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Australia Ken McGregor / Australia Frank Sedgman defeated United States Gardnar Mulloy / United States Dick Savitt 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Women's doubles

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United States Doris Hart / United States Shirley Fry defeated South Africa Hazel Redick-Smith / South Africa Julia Wipplinger 7–5, 6–1

Mixed doubles

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United States Doris Hart / Australia Frank Sedgman defeated United States Shirley Fry / South Africa Eric Sturgess 6–8, 6–3, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1952 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 1952 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2016.
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