1932 French Championships (tennis)

The 1932 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 22 May until 6 June. It was the 37th staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.[3][4]

1932 French Championships
Date22 May – 6 June 1932
Edition37th
Category8th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
France Henri Cochet[1]
Women's singles
United States Helen Wills Moody[2]
Men's doubles
France Henri Cochet / France Jacques Brugnon
Women's doubles
United States Helen Wills Moody / United States Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Betty Nuthall / United Kingdom Fred Perry
← 1931 · French Championships · 1933 →

Henri Cochet and Helen Wills Moody won their final French Championships. For Cochet, it was his fifth win, for Wills Moody, her fourth.

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated   Giorgio de Stefani (ITA), 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Women's singles

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  Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeated   Simonne Mathieu (FRA) 7–5, 6–1

Men's doubles

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  Henri Cochet (FRA) /   Jacques Brugnon (FRA) defeated   Christian Boussus (FRA) /   Marcel Bernard (FRA) 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

Women's doubles

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  Helen Wills Moody (USA) /   Elizabeth Ryan (USA) defeated   Betty Nuthall (GBR) /   Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) 6–1, 6–3

Mixed doubles

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  Betty Nuthall (GBR) /   Fred Perry (GBR) defeated   Helen Wills Moody (USA) /   Sidney Wood (USA) 6–4, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1932 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 1932 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  3. ^ "Tennis : Les Championnats internationeaux de France". Match (in French). No. 299. 31 May 1932. pp. 4–5 – via Gallica.
  4. ^ "Tennis : Les championnats de France internationeaux de tennis, simple et doubles". Match (in French). No. 300. 6 June 1932. pp. 3–4 – via Gallica.
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