1933 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1933 French Championships
Champion Margaret Scriven
Runner-up Simonne Mathieu
Score6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Seeds8

Margaret Scriven defeated Simonne Mathieu in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1933 French Championships.[1] It was the only time an unseeded player won the title until Jeļena Ostapenko did so in 2017.[2]

Seeds

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

  1. Lolette Payot (third round)
  2. Helen Jacobs (semifinals)
  3. Simonne Mathieu (finalist)
  4. Hilde Krahwinkel (second round)
  5. Mary Heeley (quarterfinals)
  6. Eileen Fearnley Whittingstall (quarterfinals)
  7. Josane Sigart (second round)
  8. Ida Adamoff (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
Betty Nuthall 6 6
Dorothy Burke 3 1
Betty Nuthall 2 6 3
Margaret Scriven 6 4 6
Margaret Scriven 6 6
5 Mary Heeley 2 4
Margaret Scriven 6 4 6
3 Simonne Mathieu 2 6 4
6 Eileen Fearnley Whittingstall 2 0
3 Simonne Mathieu 6 6
3 Simonne Mathieu 8 6
2 Helen Jacobs 6 3
Jacqueline Goldschmidt 6 1 3
2 Helen Jacobs 1 6 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Payot 6 6
Satterthwaite 2 4
1 Payot 2 2
Nuthall 6 6
Nuthall 6 6
Belliard 3 0
Nuthall 6 6
Burke 3 1
8 Adamoff 3 6 3
Burke 6 0 6
Burke 6 1 7
Wilson 3 6 5
Wilson 6 6
Macready 4 2

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Krahwinkel 7 6
Jędrzejowska 5 2 4 Krahwinkel 6 3 3
Scriven 6 6 Scriven 2 6 6
Baumgarten 0 3 Scriven 6 8
Henrotin 7 6 6 Henrotin 2 6
Couquerque 9 2 4 Henrotin 7 6
Golding Golding 5 2
Neufeld Scriven 6 6
5 Heeley 6 6 5 Heeley 2 4
Pillette 0 3 5 Heeley 6 6
Valerio 6 6 Valerio 2 0
Aubert 3 4 5 Heeley 6 6
Ryan Wolfrom 2 0
Wolfrom Wolfrom 6 7
Goronitchenko Crawford 3 5
Crawford

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Wyns-Speranza 3 3
Ingram 6 6 Ingram 6 6
Kleinadel 2 2 Thomas 2 4
Thomas 6 6 Ingram 5 4
Barbier 6 6 6 Whittingstall 7 6
Freville 2 4 Barbier 6 1
Morel-Deville 6 Whittingstall 8 6
6 Whittingstall 6 Whittingstall 2 0
Dyson 3 2 3 Mathieu 6 6
Gautier 6 6 Gautier 2 0
Pons 4 2 Saoutchik 6 6
Saoutchik 6 6 Saoutchik 3 2
Riboli 4 6 9 3 Mathieu 6 6
Gallay 6 2 7 Riboli 4 2
Dros-Canters 0 2 3 Mathieu 6 6
3 Mathieu 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
James 2 4
Rosambert 6 6 Rosambert 6 1 6
Aussem 3 6 4
Rosambert 6 4
Goldschmidt 8 6
Goldschmidt 6 6
7 Sigart 4 3
Goldschmidt 6 1 3
2 Jacobs 1 6 6
Pannetier 2 3
Stammers 6 6
Stammers 3 6 4
2 Jacobs 6 3 6
Fournier 3 0
2 Jacobs 6 6

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Clarey, Christopher. "Jelena Ostapenko, Unseeded Latvian, Rallies to Win French Open". nytimes.com. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.