1950 French Championships (tennis) 1950 French Championships (tennis) The 1950 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 24 May until 3 June. It was the 54th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1950. Budge Patty and Doris Hart won the singles titles. Budge Patty defeated Jaroslav Drobný 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5 Doris Hart defeated Patricia Todd 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 Bill Talbert / Tony Trabert defeated Jaroslav Drobný / Eric Sturgess 6–2, 1–6,
Grand Slam (tennis) low prize money. In 1970, George MacCall's National Tennis League, which employed Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Andrés Gimeno, Pancho Gonzales, Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle, prevented its players from entering the tournament because the guarantees were insufficient. The tournament was won by Arthur Ashe. In terms of the current four majors, the first to win all four in a single year was Don Budge, who completed the feat in 1938. To date, 17 players have completed a Grand Slam, though only six in the most prestigious singles titles. Of these players, three have won multiple majors: Rod Laver accomplished the