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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 Franรงais in Saint-Cloud, 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 Renรฉ 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.
Finals
Men's singles
๐ซ๐ท Renรฉ Lacoste (FRA) defeated ๐บ๐ธ Bill Tilden (USA) 6โ4, 4โ6, 5โ7, 6โ3, 11โ9
Women's singles
Kea Bouman (NED) defeated Irene Peacock (RSA) 6โ2, 6โ4
Men's doubles
๐ซ๐ท Henri Cochet (FRA) / ๐ซ๐ท Jacques Brugnon (FRA) defeated ๐ซ๐ท Jean Borotra (FRA) / ๐ซ๐ท Renรฉ Lacoste (FRA) 2โ6, 6โ2, 6โ0, 1โ6, 6โ4
Women's doubles
Irene Peacock (RSA) / Bobbie Heine (AUS) defeated ๐ฌ๐ง Peggy Saunders Mitchell (GBR) / ๐ฌ๐ง Phoebe Holcroft Watson (GBR) 6โ2, 6โ1
Mixed doubles
๐ซ๐ท Marguerite Broquedis (FRA) / ๐ซ๐ท Jean Borotra (FRA) defeated ๐ช๐ธ Lilรญ de รlvarez (ESP) / ๐บ๐ธ Bill Tilden (USA) 6โ4, 2โ6, 6โ2
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