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1959 French Championships (tennis)

1959 French Championships
Date 19 May – 30 May
Edition 58th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Clay
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
Women's Singles
United Kingdom Christine Truman
Men's Doubles
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli / Italy Orlando Sirola
Women's Doubles
South Africa Sandra Reynolds Price / South Africa Renée Schuurman
Mixed Doubles
Mexico Yola Ramírez / United Kingdom Billy Knight
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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 30 May. It was the 58th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1959.

Italy Nicola Pietrangeli defeated South Africa Ian Vermaak 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1


United Kingdom Christine Truman defeated Hungary Zsuzsi Körmöczy 6–4, 7–5


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