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
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