1951 French Championships (tennis)
Encyclopedia
List of Champions of the 1951 French Championships (now known as the French Open
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Jaroslav Drobný
(TCH) defeated
Eric Sturgess
(RSA) 6-3 6-3 6-3
Shirley Fry
(USA) defeated Doris Hart
(USA) 6-3 3-6 6-3
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
Jaroslav DrobnýJaroslav Drobný
Jaroslav Drobný was an amateur tennis champion as well as being an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovakian national team...
(TCH) defeated
Eric SturgessEric Sturgess
Eric William Sturgess was a South African male tennis player. Eric Sturgess attended Parktown Boys' High School in Johannesburg...
(RSA) 6-3 6-3 6-3
Women's Singles
Shirley FryShirley Fry
Shirley June Fry Irvin was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who was born in Akron, Ohio, United States.Irvin is one of sixteen persons to have won each Grand Slam singles tournament at least once during the person's career...
(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 6-3