1946 French Championships (tennis)
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List of Champions of the 1946 French Championships (now known as the French Open
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Marcel Bernard
(FRA) defeated
Jaroslav Drobný
(TCH) 3-6 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-3
Margaret Osborne (USA) defeated Pauline Betz
(USA) 1-6 8-6 7-5
French Open (tennis)
The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...
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Men's Singles
Marcel BernardMarcel Bernard
Marcel Bernard was a former French male tennis player. He is best remembered for having won the French Championships in 1946. He defeated Jaroslav Drobný in the finals by the score of 3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.In the same French Open , Bernard also won the Men's Doubles with Yvon Petra...
(FRA) defeated
Jaroslav DrobnýJaroslav Drobný
Jaroslav Drobný was an amateur tennis champion as well as being an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovakian national team...
(TCH) 3-6 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-3
Women's Singles
Margaret Osborne (USA) defeated Pauline BetzPauline Betz
Pauline May Betz Addie was an American professional tennis player.She won five Grand Slam singles titles and was the runner-up on three other occasions. Jack Kramer has called her the second best female tennis player he ever saw, behind Helen Wills Moody.-Early life:Betz attended Los Angeles High...
(USA) 1-6 8-6 7-5