1926 French Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
Mary Kendall Browne
Score6–1, 6–0
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Mary Kendall Browne 6–1, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1926 French Championships.[1]
Lenglen dropped four games in her five matches.

Seeds

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

  1. France Suzanne Lenglen (champion)
  2. Helen Wills
    (second round)
  3. Mary Kendall Browne
    (final)
  4. United States Elizabeth Ryan (quarterfinals)
  5. United Kingdom Joan Fry Lakeman (semifinals)
  6. United Kingdom Kathleen McKane Godfree (quarterfinals)
  7. Diddie Vlasto
    (first round)
  8. France Yvonne Bourgeois (first round)

Draw

Key

  • Q =
    Qualifier
  • WC =
    Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • r =
    Retired

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 France Suzanne Lenglen 6 6
France Simonne Mathieu 0 0
1 France Suzanne Lenglen 6 6
5 United Kingdom Joan Fry Lakeman 2 1
4 United States Elizabeth Ryan 5 6 9
5 United Kingdom Joan Fry Lakeman 7 3 11
1 France Suzanne Lenglen 6 6
3
Mary K. Browne
1 0
3
Mary K. Browne
7 6
6 United Kingdom Kathleen McKane Godfree 5 0
3
Mary K. Browne
8 6
Netherlands Kea Bouman 6 2
Greece Hélène Contostavlos 2 9 6
Netherlands Kea Bouman 6 7 8

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 France Lenglen 6 6
Péteri
0 0 1 France Lenglen 6 6
United Kingdom Shepherd-Barron 6 6 United Kingdom Shepherd-Barron 0 0
France Conquet 4 3 1 France Lenglen 6 6
Jessup
6 6 France Mathieu 0 0
France Lebesnerais 3 2
Jessup
6 7 0
France Mathieu 6 0 6 France Mathieu 2 9 6
8 France Bourgeois 2 6 1 1 France Lenglen 6 6
4 United States Ryan 5 6 6 5 United Kingdom Fry 2 1
France Danet 7 2 3 4 United States Ryan 6 6
France Vaussard 6 6 France Vaussard 4 2
France Charnelet 3 1 4 United States Ryan 5 6 9
5 United Kingdom Fry 6 6 5 United Kingdom Fry 7 3 11
France Bourgeois 4 1 5 United Kingdom Fry 13 6
France Descleres 6 6 France Descleres 11 1
France Le Conte 2 4

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3
Browne
6 6
France Des Landes De Danoet 3 1 3
Browne
6 4 6
France Devé 6 6 France Devé 4 6 3
United Kingdom Munford 3 4 3
Browne
7 6
France Grasset 6 6 6 United Kingdom Godfree 5 0
France Wyns-Speranza 1 2 France Grasset 4 4
De Borman
1 2 6 United Kingdom Godfree 6 6
6 United Kingdom Godfree 6 6 3
Browne
8 6
France Lecaron 4 2 Netherlands Bouman 6 2
Greece Contostavlos 6 6 Greece Contostavlos 6 6
France Sherbatskoy 6 6 7
Vlasto
2 2
7
Vlasto
3 0 Greece Contostavlos 2 9 6
Netherlands Bouman 6 6 Netherlands Bouman 6 7 8
United Kingdom Colyer 2 1 Netherlands Bouman w/o
France Golding 3 5 2
Wills
2
Wills
6 7

References

External links

  • [1] Source for the draw at
    Fédération Française de Tennis
    website, fft.fr
Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by