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1957 French Championships (tennis)

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1957 French Championships
Date21 May – 1 June 1957
Edition56
Category27th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Sven Davidson[1]
Women's singles
United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer[2]
Men's doubles
Australia Malcolm Anderson / Australia Ashley Cooper
Women's doubles
United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer / United States Darlene Hard
Mixed doubles
Czechoslovakia Věra Pužejová / Czechoslovakia Jirí Javorský
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The 1957 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 21 May until 1 June. It was the 61st staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1957. Sven Davidson and Shirley Bloomer won the singles titles.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Sweden Sven Davidson defeated United States Herbert Flam 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

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United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer defeated United States Dorothy Head Knode 6–1, 6–3

Men's doubles

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Australia Malcolm Anderson / Australia Ashley Cooper defeated Australia Don Candy / Australia Mervyn Rose 6–3, 6–0, 6–3

Women's doubles

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United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer / United States Darlene Hard defeated Mexico Yola Ramírez / Mexico Rosie Reyes 7–5, 4–6, 7–5

Mixed doubles

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Czechoslovakia Věra Pužejová / Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský defeated West Germany Edda Buding / Chile Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1957 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. ^ "Roland-Garros 1957 (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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