1963 French Championships (tennis)
{{short description|Tennis tournament}}
{{TennisEventInfo|1963|French Championships|
| date=13–26 May 1963
| edition=62
| surface=Clay
| location=Paris (XVIe), France
| venue=Stade Roland Garros
| category=33rd Grand Slam (ITF)
| champms={{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson{{cite web|title=Roland-Garros 1963 (Grand Slam) - Men singles|url=http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1963_en.pdf|publisher=Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT)|format=PDF|access-date=2013-11-29|archive-date=2013-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014922/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1963_en.pdf|url-status=dead}}
| champws={{flagicon|AUS}} Lesley Turner{{cite web|title=Roland-Garros 1963 (Grand Slam) - Women singles|url=http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1963_en.pdf|publisher=Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT)|format=PDF|access-date=2013-11-29|archive-date=2013-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015535/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1963_en.pdf|url-status=dead}}
| champmd={{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson / {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Santana
| champwd={{flagicon|GBR}} Ann Jones / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Renee Schuurman
| champxd={{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Smith / {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Fletcher
}}
The 1963 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 13 May until 26 May. It was the 62nd staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1963. Roy Emerson and Lesley Turner won the singles titles.
Finals
=Men's singles=
{{Main|1963 French Championships – Men's singles}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Darmon 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
=Women's singles=
{{Main|1963 French Championships – Women's singles}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} Lesley Turner defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} Ann Jones 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
=Men's doubles=
{{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson / {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Santana defeated {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Gordon Forbes / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Abe Segal 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
=Women's doubles=
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ann Jones / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Renée Schuurman defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Robyn Ebbern /{{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Smith 7–5, 6–4
=Mixed doubles=
{{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Smith / {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Fletcher defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Lesley Turner / {{flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle 6–1, 6–2
References
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External links
- [http://www.rolandgarros.com French Open official website]
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{{French Open championships}}
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