1939 French Championships (tennis) 1939 French Championships (tennis) The 1939 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 8 June until 17 June. It was the 44th staging of the French Championships and the last one held before a six-year hiatus due to World War II. It was the second of four Grand Slam tennis events of the year. Don McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 7–5, 6–0, 6–3 Simonne Mathieu defeated Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–3, 8–6 Don McNeill / Charles Harris defeated Jean
1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament 1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament The 1998 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 26th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 2 March through 8 March 1998. Unseeded Jan Siemerink won the singles title. The singles field was led by ATP No. 3, US Open champion and Grand Slam Cup finalist Patrick Rafter,