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The 1995 French Open Tennis Tournament

Introduction

The French Open Tennis Tournament is the second Grand Slam event that is held in a year. It is held in the period between mid May and early June. It is also officially known as the Tournoi de Roland Garros or the Roland Garros Tournament. It is held in Paris which is situated in France. This tournament is named after a hero of World War I named Roland Garros who was a pilot. In its earlier stages French Open Tennis Tournament was only a national tournament. In 1925 it became open to the international participants. This is the only Grand Slam Event that is conducted on the clay courts. These courts provide a great challenge to the participants as these courts tend to slower down the ball pace and give extra bounce to the ball.

The 1995 French Open Tennis Tournament was one such event that was held on the red clay court of Philippe Chatrier.

The 1995 French Open Tennis Tournament Statistics

The 1995 French Open Tennis Tournament featured the events of men Singles, Women Singles, Men Doubles, Women Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Junior Championships. In the Men Singles category Thomas Muster defeated Michael Chang by straight sets 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. In the Women Singles Steffi Graff again made a comeback and defeated previous year champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicario by 7-5, 4-6, 6-0. In the men Doubles category Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis defeated Nicklas Kulti and Magnus Larsson by straight sets. The score line was 6-7, 6-4, 6-1. In the Women Doubles category Gigi Fernandez and Natalia Zvereva won the title for the fourth time by defeating Jana Novotna and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario by 6-7, 6-4, 7-5. In the Mixed Doubles category Larisa Savchenko Neiland and Todd Woodbridge defeated Jill Hethrington and John-Laffine de Jager by 7-6, 7-6. In the Junior Championships the Boys Singles was won by Mariano Zabaleta. The Girls Singles was won by Amelie Cocheteux. The Boys Doubles was won by Raemon Sluiter and Peter Wessels and the Girls Doubles was won by Corina Morariu and Ludmila Varmuzova.

The 1995 French Open Tennis Tournament Summary

The 1995 French Open Tennis Tournament saw many new players emerging. In the Women Doubles category Gigi Fernandez and Natalia Zvereva created history.