1929 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1929 French Championships
Champion Helen Wills
Runner-up Simonne Mathieu
Score6–3, 6–4
Seeds8

Helen Wills defeated Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1929 French Championships.[1]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Helen Wills is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Helen Wills (champion)
  2. Bobbie Heine Miller (quarterfinals)
  3. Phoebe Holcroft Watson (quarterfinals)
  4. Eileen Bennett (semifinals)
  5. Kornelia Bouman (first round)
  6. Simonne Mathieu (finalist)
  7. Cilly Aussem (semifinals)
  8. Irmgard Rost (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Helen Wills 6 6
Sylvie Henrotin 4 1
1 Helen Wills 6 7
4 Eileen Bennett 2 5
4 Eileen Bennett 7 6
Alida Neave 5 1
1 Helen Wills 6 6
6 Simonne Mathieu 3 4
6 Simonne Mathieu 4 6 6
3 Phoebe Watson 6 3 1
6 Simonne Mathieu 8 2 6
7 Cilly Aussem 6 6 2
7 Cilly Aussem 5 6 6
2 Bobbie Heine Miller 7 3 4

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Wills
Hardie
1 Wills 6 6
Tapscott 1 3
Tapscott 6 6
Vaussard 4 5 Sigart 2 2
Sigart 6 7 1 Wills 6 6
8 Rost 6 6 Henrotin 4 1
Rosambert 4 3 8 Rost 1 13 6
Goldsack 8 6 Goldsack 6 12 2
Anet 6 4 8 Rost 6 4 1
Henrotin 7 3 6 Henrotin 3 6 6
De Smidt 5 6 3 Henrotin 4 6 6
Le Conte 1 1 Krahwinkel 6 4 3
Krahwinkel 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Bennett 6 6
Amaury 2 3 4 Bennett 6 6
Barbier 6 7 Barbier 3 2
Schäublin 3 5 4 Bennett 6 3 7
Von Reznicek Bordes 4 6 5
Hanckett Hanckett 0 2
Bordes 7 6 Bordes 6 6
Tapscott 5 2 4 Bennett 7 6
5 Bouman Neave 5 1
Ridley Ridley 6 6
Lowenthal 6 5 6 Lowenthal 4 1
Neufeld 3 7 0 Ridley 6 2 2
Neave 6 6 6 Neave 2 6 6
Charpenel 8 2 2 Neave 7 10
Thomas 1 4 Kleinadel 5 8
Kleinadel 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Bundy 7 6
Peyre 5 1 Bundy 5 1
Bernard 0 0 Friedleben 7 6
Friedleben 6 6 Friedleben 10 1 5
Valerio 6 6 6 Mathieu 8 6 7
Culbert 2 2 Valerio 4 3
Johnstone 2 2 6 Mathieu 6 6
6 Mathieu 6 6 6 Mathieu 4 6 6
Peitz 6 6 3 Watson 6 3 1
Wyns-Speranza 3 1 Peitz 6 3 7
Guillier 2 0 Cole 4 6 5
Cole 6 6 Peitz 3 1
Morrill 6 6 3 Watson 6 6
Danet 2 0 Morrill 0 3
Charnelet 2 1 3 Watson 6 6
3 Watson 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Sigart 0 2
Adamoff 6 6 Adamoff 6 6
Lebesnerais 2 2 Couquerque 2 1
Couquerque 6 6 Adamoff 3 3
Metaxa 2 1 7 Aussem 6 6
Payot 6 6 Payot 2 4
Gallay 1 1 7 Aussem 6 6
7 Aussem 6 6 7 Aussem 5 6 6
Berthet 5 6 2 Heine Miller 7 3 4
Macready 7 4 r Berthet 6 10
Cross 3 8
Berthet 4 4
2 Heine Miller 6 6
Fourcade 3 5
2 Heine Miller 6 7

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.