1959 French Championships (tennis)

The 1959 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 19 May until 31 May. It was the 63rd staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1959. Nicola Pietrangeli and Christine Truman won the singles titles.

1959 French Championships
Date19–31 May
Edition63rd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Nicola Pietrangeli [1]
Women's Singles
Christine Truman [2]
Men's Doubles
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Women's Doubles
Sandra Reynolds Price / Renée Schuurman
Mixed Doubles
Yola Ramírez / Billy Knight

Finals

Men's Singles
Main article: 1959 French Championships – Men's Singles

Nicola Pietrangeli defeated Ian Vermaak 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1


Women's Singles
Main article: 1959 French Championships – Women's Singles

Christine Truman defeated Zsuzsi Körmöczy 6–4, 7–5


Men's Doubles

Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola defeated Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser 6–3, 6–2, 14–12


Women's Doubles

Sandra Reynolds / Renée Schuurman defeated Yola Ramírez / Rosie Reyes 2–6, 6–0, 6–1


Mixed Doubles

Yola Ramírez / Billy Knight defeated Renée Schuurman / Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4

References
  1. "Roland-Garros 1959 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
  2. "Roland-Garros 1959 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.


Preceded by
1959 Australian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1959 Wimbledon Championships
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