1959 French Championships (tennis)
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List of Champions of the 1959 French Championships (now known as the French Open
):
Nicola Pietrangeli
(ITA) defeated
Ian Vermaak
(RSA) 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-1
Christine Truman
(GBR) defeated
Zsuzsi Kormoczy (HUN) 6-4 7-5
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
Nicola PietrangeliNicola Pietrangeli
Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli is a former tennis player from Italy. He is considered by many to be Italy's greatest-ever tennis champion....
(ITA) defeated
Ian VermaakIan Vermaak
Ian Vermaak was a tennis player competing for South Africa. He finished runner-up to Nicola Pietrangeli in the singles final of the Amateur French Championships of Roland-Garros in 1959, after having reached earlier in the season the Hamburg International German Tennis Championships final, losing...
(RSA) 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-1
Women's Singles
Christine TrumanChristine Truman
Christine Truman Janes, MBE, , is a female former tennis player from the United Kingdom....
(GBR) defeated
Zsuzsi Kormoczy (HUN) 6-4 7-5