1948 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1948 French Championships
Champion Nelly Landry
Runner-up Shirley Fry
Score6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Draw50
Seeds16

Third-seeded Nelly Landry defeated Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1948 French Championships.[1]

Seeds

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

  1. Doris Hart (semifinals)
  2. Patricia Todd (semifinals)
  3. Nelly Landry (champion)
  4. Shirley Fry (finalist)
  5. Zsuzsi Körmöczy (second round)
  6. Mary Prentiss (quarterfinals)
  7. Annalisa Bossi (quarterfinals)
  8. Helen Rihbany (quarterfinals)
  9. Colette Boegner (third round)
  10. Márta Peterdy (third round)
  11. Miriamme De Borman (third round)
  12. Jacqueline Patorni (third round)
  13. Alice Weiwers (second round)
  14. Bea Carris (third round)
  15. Arlette Halff (third round)
  16. Jaqueline Boutin (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Doris Hart 6 6
8 Helen Rihbany 3 3
1 Doris Hart 3 6 9
4 Shirley Fry 6 4 11
4 Shirley Fry 6 7
Maria Weiss 3 5
4 Shirley Fry 2 6 0
3 Nelly Landry 6 0 6
6 Mary Prentiss 4 3
3 Nelly Landry 6 6
3 Nelly Landry
2 Patricia Todd
7 Annalissa Bossi
2 Patricia Todd

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Hart 6 8
Marcellin 4 6
1 Hart 6 6
16 Boutin 1 1
16 Boutin 2 6 6
Poncelet 6 3 4
1 Hart 6 6
8 Rihbany 3 3
8 Rihbany 8 6
Bocquet 6 2
8 Rihbany 2 7 6
9 Boegner 6 5 2
Hermsen 1 4
Migliori 2 4 9 Boegner 6 6
9 Boegner 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Fry 2 7 6
Doleschell 6 5 1 4 Fry 6 6
Barbier Brunnarius 4 3
Brunnarius 4 Fry 6 6
De Ridder 0 2 Middleton 3 0
13 Weiwers 6 6 13 Weiwers 6 2 2
Middleton 4 6 8 Middleton 4 6 6
Henry 6 3 6 4 Fry 6 7
5 Körmöczy 6 6 Weiss 3 5
Van Der Wall 2 4 5 Körmöczy 4 5
Weiss 6 6 Weiss 6 7
Hamelin 2 4 Weiss 6 6
Jamain 3 2 12 Patorni 4 1
Bologna 6 6 Bologna 1 3
Fritz 2 8 2 12 Patorni 6 6
12 Patorni 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Bernard 0 2
Amouretti 6 6 Amouretti 3 6 7
Butler 6 1 4 11 De Borman 6 3 9
11 De Borman 4 6 6 11 De Borman 2 1
Pannetier 2 1 6 Prentiss 6 6
Scofield 6 6 Scofield 3 6 3
Seghers 1 4 6 Prentiss 6 1 6
6 Prentiss 6 6 6 Prentiss 4 3
Claude 6 7 5 3 Landry 6 6
14 Carris 3 9 7 14 Carris 3 6 12
Varin 6 6 Varin 6 4 10
Studer 4 2 14 Carris 0 2
Jucker 6 6 3 Landry 6 6
Rice 2 3 Jucker 6 5 5
Ravoux 1 2 3 Landry 2 7 7
3 Landry 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Jędrzejowska
10 Peterdy 10 Peterdy
Savoye
10 Peterdy 7 8 3
7 Bossi 9 6 6
Foy 2 1
7 Bossi 6 6
7 Bossi
2 Todd
15 Halff 6 7
Mac Kelvie 3 5
15 Halff 1 1
2 Todd 6 6
Borren 2 0
2 Todd 6 6

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.