1964 French Championships (tennis)

The 1964 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 30 May. It was the 68th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1964. Manuel Santana and Margaret Smith won the singles titles.[2][4][5]

1964 French Championships
Date19–30 May 1964
Edition63
Category34th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Manuel Santana[1][2]
Women's singles
Australia Margaret Smith[2][3]
Men's doubles
Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Ken Fletcher
Women's doubles
Australia Margaret Smith / Australia Lesley Turner
Mixed doubles
Australia Margaret Smith / Australia Ken Fletcher
← 1963 · French Championships · 1965 →

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Manuel Santana defeated   Nicola Pietrangeli 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5

Women's singles

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  Margaret Smith defeated   Maria Bueno 5–7, 6–1, 6–2

Men's doubles

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  Roy Emerson /   Ken Fletcher defeated   John Newcombe /   Tony Roche 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5

Women's doubles

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  Margaret Smith /   Lesley Turner defeated   Norma Baylon /   Helga Schultze 6–3, 6–1

Mixed doubles

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  Margaret Smith /   Ken Fletcher defeated   Lesley Turner /   Fred Stolle 6–3, 4–6, 8–6

References

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  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1964 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 129–131. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. ^ "Roland-Garros 1964 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  4. ^ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
  5. ^ Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis (1st ed.). London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 375–378. ISBN 0047960426.
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