1964 French Championships (tennis) 7–5 Margaret Smith / Lesley Turner Bowrey defeated Norma Baylon / Helga Schultze 6–3, 6–1 Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey / Fred Stolle 6–3, 4–6, 8–6 1964 French Championships (tennis) The 1964 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 68th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1964. Manuel Santana and Margaret Smith won the singles titles. Manuel
Grand Slam (tennis) Federation designated the Australasian, French (before 1925 only open to members of French tennis clubs), British and American championship tournaments as the four majors. Before that time only three events: Wimbledon, the World Hard Court Championships (held in Paris & once in Brussels) and the World Covered Court Championships (held in various locations) were considered the premier international tennis events by the ILTF. Tony Wilding of New Zealand won all three of those earlier majors in one year: 1913. It has been possible to complete a Grand Slam in most years and most disciplines since 1925. It was not possible