1947 French Championships (tennis) 1947 French Championships (tennis) The 1947 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 14 July until 26 July. It was the 51st staging of the French Championships. In 1947 (as in 1946) the French Championships were held after Wimbledon and were thus the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. József Asbóth and Patricia Todd won the singles titles. József Asbóth defeated Eric Sturgess, 8–6, 7–5, 6–4 Patricia Todd defeated Doris Hart, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Grand Slam (tennis) three Wimbledon final matches held in one single day. Notes: Another Grand Slam-related accomplishment is winning a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles – which is at least one of every possible type of major championship available to a player: the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam events of the year. This has never been accomplished within a year or consecutively across two calendar years. The Career Boxed Set refers to winning one of every possible grand slam title (singles, doubles, mixed) over the course of an entire career. No male player has completed this, although