1946 French Championships (tennis) 1946 French Championships (tennis) The 1946 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 18 July until 27 July. It was the 50th staging of the French Championships and the first one held after a six-year hiatus due to World War II. In 1946 and 1947 the French Championships were held after Wimbledon and were thus the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Marcel Bernard and Margaret Osborne won the singles titles. Marcel Bernard defeated
1997 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament 1997 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament The 1997 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands. It was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 3 March through 9 March 1997. Richard Krajicek won the singles title. The singles draw featured ATP No. 5, 1996 Grand Slam Cup runner-up, Moscow and Zagreb titlist and Rotterdam defending champion Goran Ivanišević, reigning Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek and Paris, Stockholm and Marseille winner Thomas Enqvist. Also seeded were New Haven and Vienna finalist