1954 French Championships (tennis) 1954 French Championships (tennis) The 1954 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 18 May until 29 May. It was the 58th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1954. Tony Trabert and Maureen Connolly won the singles titles. Tony Trabert defeated Art Larsen 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 Maureen Connolly defeated Ginette Bucaille 6–4, 6–1 Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert defeated Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 Maureen Connolly
Grand Slam (tennis) is all about is like a baseball player believing that he 'hit for the cycle' after slugging a single, double and triple in the first game of a doubleheader and a home run in his first time at bat in the second game." Despite seeming clarity from the ITF, some journalists suggested that the sport's organizing body had turned its back on history and changed the "rules" of tennis by redefining a Grand Slam. Such confusion continued for years. For instance, when Steffi Graf completed the Grand Slam in 1988, George Vecsey wrote, "Even the International Tennis Federation, which should