1926 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1926 French Championships
Champion	Suzanne Lenglen
Runner-up	Mary Kendall Browne
Final score	6–1, 6–0
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events

Suzanne Lenglen defeated 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.

Suzanne Lenglen (champion)
Helen Wills (second round)
Mary Kendall Browne (final)
Elizabeth Ryan (quarterfinals)
Joan Fry Lakeman (semifinals)
Kathleen McKane Godfree (quarterfinals)
Diddie Vlasto (first round)
Yvonne Bourgeois (first round)

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

1	Suzanne Lenglen	6	6

	Simonne Mathieu	0	0
					1	Suzanne Lenglen	6	6

					5	Joan Fry Lakeman	2	1
4	Elizabeth Ryan	5	6	9

5	Joan Fry Lakeman	7	3	11
									1	Suzanne Lenglen	6	6

									3	Mary K. Browne	1	0
3	Mary K. Browne	7	6

6	Kathleen McKane Godfree	5	0
					3	Mary K. Browne	8	6

						Kornelia Bouman	6	2
		2	9	6

	Kornelia Bouman	6	7	8

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

1	Lenglen	6	6
	Péteri	0	0		1	Lenglen	6	6
	Shepherd-Barron	6	6			Shepherd-Barron	0	0
		4	3							1	Lenglen	6	6
	Jessup	6	6								Mathieu	0	0
		3	2			Jessup	6	7	0
	Mathieu	6	0	6		Mathieu	2	9	6
8	Bourgeois	2	6	1											1	Lenglen	6	6
4	Ryan	5	6	6											5	Fry	2	1
		7	2	3	4	Ryan	6	6
		6	6				4	2
		3	1							4	Ryan	5	6	9
5	Fry	6	6							5	Fry	7	3	11
		4	1		5	Fry	13	6
		6	6				11	1
		2	4

Section 2[]

First round				Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

3	Browne	6	6
		3	1	3	Browne	6	4	6
		6	6			4	6	3
		3	4						3	Browne	7	6
		6	6						6	Godfree	5	0
		1	2			4	4
	De Borman	1	2	6	Godfree	6	6
6	Godfree	6	6											3	Browne	8	6
		6	6												Bouman	6	2
	Contostavlos	4	2			6	6
		6	6			2	2
7	Vlasto	3	0								2	9	6
	Bouman	6	6							Bouman	6	7	8
		2	1		Bouman	w/o
	Golding	3	5	2	Wills
2	Wills	6	7

References[]

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links[]

[1] Source for the draw at Fédération Française de Tennis website, fft.fr

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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