1959 French Championships (tennis) Reynolds / Renée Schuurman defeated Yola Ramírez / Rosie Reyes 2–6, 6–0, 6–1 Yola Ramírez / Billy Knight defeated Renée Schuurman / Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4 1959 French Championships (tennis) 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 30 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. Nicola Pietrangeli defeated Ian Vermaak
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