1927 French Championships (tennis) 1927 French Championships (tennis) The 1927 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Francais in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 27 May until 5 June. It was the 32nd staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. Kea Bouman and René Lacoste won the singles titles. Bouman became the first foreign woman to win the women's singles event and the first, and to date only, Dutch woman to win a Grand Slam singles title. René Lacoste (FRA)
1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup the ranking system. However the Grand Slam Cup-tournaments would later be recognized by the ATP as official tournaments and a tournament win would be included in the players statistics. Marcelo Ríos defeated Andre Agassi 6–4, 2–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3 Venus Williams defeated Patty Schnyder 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup The 1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Olympiahalle in Munich in Germany. The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which invited the best-performing players in the year's Grand Slam events to compete in the Grand