• The French Open (French: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]), is a major tennis tournament held over...
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  • The 1949 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...
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  • 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1949 French Championships. The seeded players are listed below. Margaret duPont is the champion;...
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  • 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1949 French Championships. The seeded players are listed below. Frank Parker is the champion;...
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  • The 1949 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 21 January...
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    Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been...
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    The French Figure Skating Championships (French: Championnat de France Elite) are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the...
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  • attended the opening day of the championships. Centre Court was fully restored and renovated for the championships in 1949, having suffered bomb damage during...
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  • own national championships from 1933–38. Key Following the 1930 season, most DT teams became part of the mainstream DFB. German championships have included...
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  • 1949–50 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 teams divided en 8 pools, 32 teams were qualified to play the play-offs The Championship was...
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  • The 1949 UCI Road World Championships was the 22nd edition of the UCI Road World Championships. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark between 20–21 August...
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  • Modern Pentathlon Championships (for Seniors) is an annual global international competition in modern pentathlon. It was first held in 1949 under the organization...
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  • Sport in France plays an important role in French society, which is reflected in its popularity among the French people and the nation's strong sporting...
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    The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the...
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  • 1949 Grand Prix season Previous 1948 Next 1950 The 1949 Grand Prix season was the fourth post-war year for Grand Prix racing and the final year before...
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  • final. The French Open was established in 1891 and was originally known as the French Championships. The tournament was only open to French players or...
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  • The 1949 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 16th World Championships and 27th European Hockey Championships was held from February 12 to 20, 1949, in...
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    Marcel Cerdan (category 1949 deaths)
    Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl sɛʁdɑ̃]; 22 July 1916 – 28 October 1949) was a French professional boxer and world middleweight...
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  • the four male height class winners at the Universe Championships and the NABBA World Championships. Between 2011 and 2013 there was no professional Mr...
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  • 2023. They retained the championship – the third time they had won back-to-back championships, having done so previously in 1949 and 2015 – but did not...
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  • 4–6, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1949 Wimbledon Championships. Bob Falkenburg was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals...
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  • 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1949 Australian Championships. The seeded players are listed below. Frank Sedgman is the champion;...
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  • 10–8, 1–6, 10–8 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1949 Wimbledon Championships. 01.   Louise Brough (champion) 02.   Margaret duPont (final)...
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    1949 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1949. 1949 (MCMXLIX)...
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  • fully restored and renovated for the 1949 edition. In 1946 and 1947 Wimbledon was held before the French Championships and was thus the second Grand Slam...
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    (de tennis). See WHCC. Australasian Championships was renamed to Australian Championships. French Championships held between 1941 and 1945 are not recognized...
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  • 6–1, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2024 French Open. It was his first French Open title and third major title overall. At 21 years old...
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  • Wimbledon Championships is an annual British tennis tournament created in 1877 and played on outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet...
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  • The 1949 FIVB Men's World Championship was the first edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 10...
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  • the match win streaks at the tournament. The 2024 French Open was the 123rd edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris....
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