1958 French Championships (tennis)

The 1958 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 31 May. It was the 62nd staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1958. Mervyn Rose and Zsuzsi Körmöczy won the singles titles.

1958 French Championships
Date20–31 May 1958
Edition57
Category28th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Mervyn Rose[1]
Women's singles
Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy[2]
Men's doubles
Australia Ashley Cooper / Australia Neale Fraser
Women's doubles
Mexico Rosie Reyes / Mexico Yola Ramírez
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer / Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
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Finals

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Men's singles

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  Mervyn Rose defeated   Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

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  Zsuzsa Körmöczy (HUN) defeated   Shirley Bloomer (GBR) 6–4, 1–6, 6–2

Men's doubles

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  Ashley Cooper /   Neale Fraser defeated   Bob Howe /   Abe Segal 3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 7–5

Women's doubles

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  Rosie Reyes /   Yola Ramírez defeated   Mary Bevis Hawton /   Thelma Coyne Long 6–4, 7–5

Mixed doubles

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  Shirley Bloomer /   Nicola Pietrangeli defeated   Lorraine Coghlan /   Bob Howe 8–6, 6–2[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1958 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 1958 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
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