1925 French Championships (tennis)
Encyclopedia
The 1925 French Championships (now known as the French Open
) was the first time the tournament was open to players who were neither French
citizens nor residents of France.
Suzanne Lenglen
won all three events she entered; the women's singles, the women's doubles, and the mixed doubles.
René Lacoste
def. Jean Borotra
, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
Suzanne Lenglen
def.
Kitty McKane, 6-1, 6-2
Jean Borotra
/ René Lacoste
def. Henri Cochet
/ Jacques Brugnon
, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Suzanne Lenglen
/ Diddie Vlasto def. Evelyn Colyer
/ Kitty McKane, 6-1, 9-11, 6-2
Suzanne Lenglen
/ Jacques Brugnon
def. Julie Vlasto
/ Henri Cochet
, 6-2, 6-2
French Open (tennis)
The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...
) was the first time the tournament was open to players who were neither French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
citizens nor residents of France.
Suzanne Lenglen
Suzanne Lenglen
Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen was a French tennis player who won 31 Championship titles between 1914 and 1926...
won all three events she entered; the women's singles, the women's doubles, and the mixed doubles.
Men's Singles
René LacosteRené Lacoste
Jean René Lacoste was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans because of his tenacity on the court; he is also known worldwide as the namesake of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929.Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers, French tennis...
def.
Jean BorotraJean Borotra
Jean Robert Borotra was a French champion tennis player. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.-Career:...
, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
Women's Singles
Suzanne LenglenSuzanne Lenglen
Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen was a French tennis player who won 31 Championship titles between 1914 and 1926...
def.
Kitty McKane, 6-1, 6-2Men's Doubles
Jean BorotraJean Borotra
Jean Robert Borotra was a French champion tennis player. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.-Career:...
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René LacosteRené Lacoste
Jean René Lacoste was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans because of his tenacity on the court; he is also known worldwide as the namesake of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929.Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers, French tennis...
def.
Henri CochetHenri Cochet
Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....
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Jacques BrugnonJacques Brugnon
Jacques "Toto" Brugnon was a French tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.He was born in Paris and died in Paris....
, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Women's Doubles
Suzanne LenglenSuzanne Lenglen
Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen was a French tennis player who won 31 Championship titles between 1914 and 1926...
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Diddie Vlasto def. Evelyn ColyerEvelyn Colyer
Evelyn Lucy Colyer was a female tennis player from Great Britain.With Joan Austin, sister of Bunny Austin, Evvie Colyer, a teenager in pig-tails, played doubles in the 1923 Wimbledon final against Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills...
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Kitty McKane, 6-1, 9-11, 6-2Mixed Doubles
Suzanne LenglenSuzanne Lenglen
Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen was a French tennis player who won 31 Championship titles between 1914 and 1926...
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Jacques BrugnonJacques Brugnon
Jacques "Toto" Brugnon was a French tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.He was born in Paris and died in Paris....
def.
Julie VlastoJulie Vlasto
Julie Vlasto Serpieri was a female tennis player from France. She won the silver medal at the Paris Olympics in 1924 in women's singles, losing the final to Helen Wills Moody. She also won the version of the French national championships in 1924 that was open only to French nationals...
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Henri CochetHenri Cochet
Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....
, 6-2, 6-2