1947 French Championships (tennis)
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List of Champions of the 1947 French Championships (now known as the French Open
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József Asbóth
(HUN) defeated
Eric Sturgess
(RSA) 8-6 7-5 6-4
Patricia Todd (USA) defeated Doris Hart
(USA) 6-3 3-6 6-4
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...
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Men's Singles
József AsbóthJózsef Asbóth
József Asbóth was a Hungarian male tennis player, best remembered for being the first Hungarian tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title, at the 1947 Roland Garros French Open. He reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1948. In 1941 he was a member of the Hungarian team that won the Central...
(HUN) defeated
Eric SturgessEric Sturgess
Eric William Sturgess was a South African male tennis player. Eric Sturgess attended Parktown Boys' High School in Johannesburg...
(RSA) 8-6 7-5 6-4
Women's Singles
Patricia Todd (USA) defeated Doris HartDoris Hart
Doris Hart is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, which resulted in a permanently impaired right leg...
(USA) 6-3 3-6 6-4