1949 French Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
Nelly Adamson
Score7–5, 6–2
Details
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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First-seeded

Nelly Adamson 7–5, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1949 French Championships.[1]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

Margaret duPont
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Margaret duPont
    (champion)
  2. United States Louise Brough (third round)
  3. Nelly Adamson
    (finalist)
  4. Sheila Summers
    (semifinals)
  5. United Kingdom Betty Hilton (first round)
  6. Helen Rihbany
    (quarterfinals)
  7. Italy Annalisa Bossi (semifinals)
  8. United Kingdom Jean Quertier (quarterfinals)
  9. Netherlands Nel Hermsen (third round)
  10. France Monique Hamelin (third round)
  11. Italy Helena Straubeová (first round)
  12. United States Virginia Lee Boyer (first round)
  13. France Jacqueline Patorni (third round)
  14. Joy Gannon
    (third round)
  15. Joan P. Curry
    (quarterfinals)
  16. Italy Nicla Migliori (third round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1
Margaret duPont
6 6
8 United Kingdom Jean Quertier 4 2
1
Margaret duPont
6 6
4
Sheila Summers
3 3
4
Sheila Summers
6 6
France Anne-Marie Seghers 3 1
1
Margaret duPont
7 6
3
Nelly Adamson
5 2
6
Helen Rihbany
9 3 3
3
Nelly Adamson
7 6 6
3
Nelly Adamson
6 6
7 Italy Annalisa Bossi 3 0
7 Italy Annalisa Bossi 6 4 6
15
Joan P. Curry
3 6 3

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1
duPont
6 6
Boegner
0 3
1
duPont
6 6
16 Italy Migliori 2 2
Finland Harline-Arni
16 Italy Migliori
1
duPont
6 6
8 United Kingdom Quertier 4 2
8 United Kingdom Quertier 8 7
South Africa Watermeyer 6 5
8 United Kingdom Quertier 3 6 6
Israel Kornfeld 8 5 5 9 Netherlands Hermsen 6 1 2
9 Netherlands Hermsen 6 7 7 9 Netherlands Hermsen 6 6
France Bernard 8 8 6 France Bernard 3 2
United States Butler 10 6 3

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4
Summers
6 6
United Kingdom Hibbert 3 0 4
Summers
6 6
France Brunnarius 6 6 France Brunnarius 2 3
Netherlands Scholten-Klein 3 2 4
Summers
6 6
13 France Patorni 6 6 13 France Patorni 4 2
Switzerland Rigollet 4 3 13 France Patorni 6 6
France Hollier-Larousse 6 6 France Hollier-Larousse 4 4
Italy San Donnino 2 4 4
Summers
6 6
5 United Kingdom Hilton 6 1 0 France Seghers 3 1
France Seghers 4 6 6 France Seghers 6 6
France Delagrave 2 2 Kenya Dowdeswell 3 2
Kenya Dowdeswell 6 6 France Seghers 6 6
12 United States Boyer 2 7 0 France Marcellin 4 4
France Marcellin 6 5 6 France Marcellin 9 6
Belgium De Borman 6 6 Belgium De Borman 7 2
France Bourbonnais 1 2

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
France Jamain 4 6 9
11 Italy Straubeová 6 4 7 France Jamain 3 9
France De Cazalet 8 4 6 France De Cazalet 6 11
Czechoslovakia Sutz 6 6 2 France De Cazalet 7 2 7
Italy Manfredi 6 7 6
Rihbany
5 6 9
France Barbier 0 5 Italy Manfredi 0 8 7
France Galtier 2 1 6
Rihbany
6 6 9
6
Rihbany
6 6 6
Rihbany
7 6 6
Jucker
4 16 5 3
Adamson
9 3 3
France Halff 6 14 7 France Halff 4 8 3
14
Gannon
6 6 14
Gannon
6 6 6
France Boutin 3 4 14
Gannon
3 3
France Foy 6 6 3
Adamson
6 6
France Inglebert 4 3 France Foy 2 0
United States McGuire 2 2 3
Adamson
6 6
3
Adamson
6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
France Savoye 7 6
Egypt Greiss 5 2 France Savoye 1 7 2
Walter
10 France Hamelin 6 5 6
10 France Hamelin 10 France Hamelin 4 1
7 Italy Bossi 6 6
France Ravoux 1 3
7 Italy Bossi 6 6
7 Italy Bossi 6 4 6
15
Curry
3 6 3
France Pannetier 3 3
15
Curry
6 6
15
Curry
4 9 6
2 United States Brough 6 7 2
France Amouretti 2 0
2 United States Brough 6 6

References

External links

Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by