1927 French Championships (tennis)

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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

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Renรฉ Lacoste (FRA) defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bill Tilden (USA) 6โ€“4, 4โ€“6, 5โ€“7, 6โ€“3, 11โ€“9

Women's singles

Kea Bouman (NED) defeated Irene Peacock (RSA) 6โ€“2, 6โ€“4

Men's doubles

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Henri Cochet (FRA) / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Jacques Brugnon (FRA) defeated ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Jean Borotra (FRA) / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Renรฉ Lacoste (FRA) 2โ€“6, 6โ€“2, 6โ€“0, 1โ€“6, 6โ€“4

Women's doubles

Irene Peacock (RSA) / Bobbie Heine (AUS) defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Peggy Saunders Mitchell (GBR) / ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Phoebe Holcroft Watson (GBR) 6โ€“2, 6โ€“1

Mixed doubles

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Marguerite Broquedis (FRA) / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Jean Borotra (FRA) defeated ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Lilรญ de รlvarez (ESP) / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bill Tilden (USA) 6โ€“4, 2โ€“6, 6โ€“2

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