1938 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1938 French Championships
Champion	Simonne Mathieu
Runner-up	Nelly Adamson
Final score	6–0, 6–3
Details
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles
← 1937 · French Championships · 1939 →

First-seeded Simonne Mathieu defeated Nelly Adamson 6–0, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1938 French Championships.^[1] Hilde Sperling was the three-time defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds[]

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

1. Simonne Mathieu (champion)
2. Nancye Wynne Bolton (third round)
3. Sylvie Henrotin (quarterfinals)
4. Valerie Scott (second round)
5. (semifinals)
6. Nell Hall Hopman (third round)
7. Madzy Rollin Couquerque (semifinals)
8. (second round)

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Simonne Mathieu	6	6
		Dorothy Stevenson	4	0
								1	Simonne Mathieu	6	6
								5		1	1
			6	4	3
	5		2	6	6
															1	Simonne Mathieu	6	6
																Nelly Adamson	0	3
		Nelly Adamson	6	6
	3	Sylvie Henrotin	2	2
									Nelly Adamson	6	6
								7	Madzy Rollin Couquerque	2	4
	7	Madzy Rollin Couquerque	6	6
			2	1

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Mathieu	6	6
										0	1
															1	Mathieu
																						1	Mathieu	6	6
																							Stevenson	4	0
								8
									Barbier
																Barbier	3	4
																Stevenson	6	6
									Stevenson	6	3	6
										2	6	2

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	Scott	5	3
										7	6
																	6	6
																	1	4
									Iribarne	3	5
										6	7
																								2	6	6
																						5		6	4	3
								5
									Coyne
															5		7	6
			1	6	4											Weiwers	5	4
		Weiwers	6	0	6				Weiwers	6	6
			4	3						2	2
			6	6

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Adamson	7	6
			5	4					Adamson	6	6
			4	6	6					2	1
			6	4	3											Adamson	6	6
			1	2											6	Hopman	4	1
		Andrus	6	6					Andrus	1	2
								6	Hopman	6	6
																							Adamson	6	6
																						3	Henrotin	2	2
										6	4	6
									Adamoff	1	6	2
																	2	2
															3	Henrotin	6	6
										6	0	2
								3	Henrotin	3	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
																	3	1
															7	Couquerque	6	6
								7	Couquerque	6	6
									St. Omer Roy	0	3
																						7	Couquerque	6	6
																								2	1
										6	6
										0	0
																	6	6
															2	Wynne	0	3
										0	1
								2	Wynne	6	6

References[]

External links[]

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