The 1932 French Championships (now known as the

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) was a

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tournament that took place on the outdoor clay ourts at the Stade Roland-Garros in

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. The tournament ran from 22 May until 6 June. It was the 37th staging of the

French Championships The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ve ...

and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Henri Cochet Henri Jean Cochet (; 14 December 1901 – 1 April 1987) was a French tennis player. He was a world No. 1 ranked player, and a member of the famous " Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Born i ...

and Helen Wills Moody won their final French Championships. For Cochet, it was his fifth win, for Wills Moody, her fourth.

Finals

Men's singles

(FRA) defeated Giorgio de Stefani (ITA), 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Women's singles

Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeated

Simonne Mathieu Simonne Mathieu ( Passemard; (Spelled "Simone" in many sources.) 31 January 1908 – 7 January 1980) was a female tennis player from France, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine who was active in the 1930s. During World War II, she creat ...

(FRA) 7–5, 6–1

Men's doubles

(FRA) / Jacques Brugnon (FRA) defeated Christian Boussus (FRA) /

Marcel Bernard Marcel Bernard (; 18 May 1914 – 29 April 1994) was a French tennis player. He is best remembered for having won the French Championships in 1946 (reaching the semifinals a further three times). Bernard initially intended to play only in the do ...

(FRA) 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

Women's doubles

Helen Wills Moody (USA) / Elizabeth Ryan (USA) defeated

Betty Nuthall Betty May Nuthall Shoemaker (née Nuthall; 23 May 1911 – 8 November 1983) was an English tennis player. Known for her powerful forehand, according to Wallis Myers of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Nuthall was ranked in the wor ...

(GBR) /

Eileen Bennett Whittingstall Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (née Bennett; 16 July 1907 – c. 18 August 1979, full name Eileen Viviyen Bennett Fearnley-Whittingstall) was a tennis player from the United Kingdom who won six Grand Slam doubles titles from 1927 to 1931. Career ...

(GBR) 6–1, 6–3

Mixed doubles

(GBR) /

Fred Perry Frederick John Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995) was a British tennis and table tennis player and former world No. 1 from England who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slam tournaments and two Pro Slams single titles, as well ...

(GBR) defeated Helen Wills Moody (USA) /

Sidney Wood Sidney Burr Wood Jr. (November 1, 1911 – January 10, 2009) was an American tennis player who won the 1931 Wimbledon singles title. Wood was ranked in the world's Top 10 five times between 1931 and 1938, and was ranked World No. 6 in 1931 and ...

(USA) 6–4, 6–2

References

External links

French Open official website
{{1932 in tennis

French Championships (tennis) by year French Champ May 1932 sports events June 1932 sports events 1932 in Paris