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) the Wheelchair Tennis Masters. No player has ever completed the Super Slam in a single season. Only one player has completed the Super Slam in a period of twelve months: Players who have won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year. Jack Crawford, Lew Hoad, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams won the first three events, but lost the last grand slam tournament. Crawford, an asthmatic, won two of the first three sets of the 1933 U.S. Championships final against Fred Perry, then tired in the heat and lost the last two sets and the match. Until