1967 French Championships (tennis)

1967 French Championships
Date22 May – 3 June 1967
Edition66
Category37th Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Roy Emerson[1]
Women's singles
France Françoise Dürr[2]
Men's doubles
Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche
Women's doubles
France Françoise Dürr / Australia Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
Mixed doubles
United States Billie Jean King / Australia Owen Davidson
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The 1967 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 3 June. It was the 71st staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1967. It was also the last French Championships before the start of the Open Era in tennis. Roy Emerson and Françoise Dürr won the singles titles.

Finals[edit]

Men's singles[edit]

Australia Roy Emerson defeated Australia Tony Roche 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2

Women's singles[edit]

France Françoise Dürr defeated Australia Lesley Turner 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles[edit]

Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche defeated Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Ken Fletcher 6–3, 9–7, 12–10

Women's doubles[edit]

France Françoise Dürr / Australia Gail Sherriff defeated South Africa Annette Van Zyl / South Africa Pat Walkden 6–2, 6–2

Mixed doubles[edit]

United States Billie Jean King / Australia Owen Davidson defeated United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones / Romania Ion Țiriac 6–3, 6–1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Roland-Garros 1967 (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 1967 (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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