| 1959 French Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 19–31 May 1959 | |||
| Edition | 58 | |||
| Category | 29thGrand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface | Clay | |||
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France | |||
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Nicola Pietrangeli[1] | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Christine Truman[2] | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
| Nicola Pietrangeli /Orlando Sirola | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Sandra Reynolds Price /Renée Schuurman | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
 Yola Ramírez /Billy Knight | ||||
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The1959 French Championships (now known as theFrench Open) was atennis tournament that took place on the outdoorclay courts at theStade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 19 May until 31 May. It was the 58th staging of theFrench Championships, and the secondGrand Slam tennis event of 1959.Nicola Pietrangeli andChristine Truman won the singles titles.
Nicola Pietrangeli defeatedIan Vermaak 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Christine Truman defeated
Zsuzsi Körmöczy 6–4, 7–5
Nicola Pietrangeli /Orlando Sirola defeated
Roy Emerson /Neale Fraser 6–3, 6–2, 14–12
Sandra Reynolds /Renée Schuurman defeated
Yola Ramírez /Rosie Reyes 2–6, 6–0, 6–1
Yola Ramírez /Billy Knight defeatedRenée Schuurman /Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |