1959 French Championships | |
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Date | 19–31 May 1959 |
Edition | 58 |
Category | 29th Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade 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 |
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.