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1929 French Championships
Date	20 May – 3 June 1929
Edition	34th
Category	5th Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Clay
Location	Paris (XVI), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
René Lacoste
Women's singles
Helen Wills Moody
Men's doubles
René Lacoste / Jean Borotra
Women's doubles
Lilí de Álvarez / Kea Bouman
Mixed doubles
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall / Henri Cochet
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The 1929 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 20 May until 3 June. It was the 34th staging of the French Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

René Lacoste and Helen Wills Moody won the singles titles. It was Lacoste's seventh and last Grand Slam singles title.

Finals

Men's singles

René Lacoste (FRA) defeated Jean Borotra (FRA) 6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 2–6, 8–6

Women's singles

Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeated Simonne Mathieu (FRA) 6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles

René Lacoste (FRA) / Jean Borotra (FRA) defeated Henri Cochet (FRA) / Jacques Brugnon (FRA) 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6

Women's doubles

Lilí Álvarez (ESP) / Kea Bouman (NED) defeated Bobbie Heine (RSA) / Alida Neave (RSA) 7–5, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) / Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated Helen Wills Moody (USA) / Frank Hunter (USA) 6–3, 6–2

References

1. "Roland-Garros 1929 (Grand Slam) - Men singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
2. "Roland-Garros 1929 (Grand Slam) - Women singles" (PDF). Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.

External links

• French Open official website

• 1929 in tennis
• French Championships (tennis) by year
• May 1929 sports events
• June 1929 sports events
• 1929 in Paris
• 1929 in French tennis