1928 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Helen Wills
Runner-up	Eileen Bennett
Score	6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw	37
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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First-seeded

1. Helen Wills
   (champion)
2. Suzanne Devé (second round)
3. Kea Bouman (semifinals)
4. Daphne Akhurst (quarterfinals)
5. Elisabeth Macready
   (second round)
6. Lilly De Alvarez
   (first round)
7. Marguerite Bordes (third round)
8. Eileen Bennett (finalist)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Helen Wills	6	6
		Madzy Rollin Couquerque	2	0
								1	Helen Wills	6	6
									Cristobel Hardie	1	1
	4	Daphne Akhurst	8	2
		Cristobel Hardie	10	6
															1	Helen Wills	6	6
															8	Eileen Bennett	1	2
		J. Vaussard	0	0
	3	Kea Bouman	6	6
								3	Kea Bouman	2	6
								8	Eileen Bennett	6	8
	8	Eileen Bennett	6	7	7
		Penelope Anderson	3	9	5

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Wills	6	6
									Marcou	0	3
															1	Wills	6	6
																Aussem	1	2
									Aussem	3	7	6
									Watson	6	5	0
																						1	Wills	6	6
																							Couquerque	2	0
									Beauge	5	6	4
									Couquerque	7	4	6
																Couquerque	10	6
															7	Bordes	8	2
									Lycett	2	2
								7	Bordes	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									Amaury	1	1
								4	Akhurst	6	6
															4	Akhurst	6	6
		Fry	2	6	6											Fry	1	1
		Neufeld	6	0	2				Fry	6	6	6
		Golding							Peyre	8	2	1
		Peyre																				4	Akhurst	8	2
	5	Macready																					Hardie	10	6
		Wolfson						5	Macready	3	3
		O'Hara Wood	10	6					O'Hara Wood	6	6
		Barbier	8	3												O'Hara Wood	6	4
		Hardie	6	6												Hardie	8	6
		Gallay	2	4					Hardie	6	4	6
		Kleinadel	3	4					Henrotin	3	6	4
		Henrotin	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Vaussard
		Grasset							Vaussard	6	6
		Fourcade							Fourcade	3	2
	6	De Alvarez														Vaussard	7	6
		Nuthall	9	7												Charnelet	5	3
		Lebesnerais	7	5					Nuthall	4	4
		Wyns-Speranza							Charnelet	6	6
		Charnelet																					Vaussard	0	0
		Mallory	6	6																		3	Bouman	6	6
		Le Conte	0	2					Mallory	6	0	4
									Boyd	3	6	6
																Boyd	6	1	2
															3	Bouman	4	6	6
									Colyer	3	2
								3	Bouman	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									Julie Anthony	6
									Canters	4	r
																Julie Anthony	0	2
															8	Bennett	6	6
									Bourgeois	6	2	1
								8	Bennett	3	6	6
																						8	Bennett	6	7	7
																							Anderson	3	9	5
									Conquet	1	2
									Bickerton	6	6
																Bickerton	3	14	1
																Anderson	6	12	6
									Anderson
								2	Deve

References