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1928 French Championships (tennis)

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1928 French Championships
Date24 May – 4 June 1928
Edition33rd
Category4th 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 Jean Borotra / France Jacques Brugnon
Women's doubles
United Kingdom Phoebe Holcroft Watson / United Kingdom Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Eileen Bennett Whittingstall / France Henri Cochet
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The 1928 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay ourts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 24 May until 4 June. It was the 33rd staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was the first tournament held at the new Roland-Garros stadium which was built during the winter of 1927/1928.

In the women's singles, Helen Wills Moody became the first American to win the singles event.

Finals

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Men's singles

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France Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated France René Lacoste (FRA) 5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3

Women's singles

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United States Helen Wills (USA) defeated United Kingdom Eileen Bennett (GBR) 6–1, 6–2

Men's doubles

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France Jean Borotra (FRA) / France Jacques Brugnon (FRA) defeated France Henri Cochet (FRA) / France René de Buzelet (FRA) 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4

Women's doubles

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United Kingdom Phoebe Holcroft Watson (GBR) / United Kingdom Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) defeated France Suzanne Devé (FRA) / France Sylvie Lafaurie (FRA) 6–0, 6–2

Mixed doubles

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United Kingdom Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) / France Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated United States Helen Wills (USA) / United States Frank Hunter (USA) 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1928 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 1928 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
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