1946 French Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1946 French Championships
ChampionUnited States Margaret Osborne
Runner-upUnited States Pauline Betz
Final score1–6, 8–6, 7–5
Details
Draw39
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles
← 1939 · French Championships · 1947 →

Second-seeded Margaret Osborne defeated first-seeded Pauline Betz 1–6, 8–6, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1946 French Championships.[1]

Seeds[]

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

  1. United States Pauline Betz (finalist)
  2. United States Margaret Osborne (champion)
  3. United States Louise Brough (semifinals)
  4. United States Patricia Todd (third round)
  5. France (third round)
  6. United Kingdom Billie Yorke (first round)
  7. Luxembourg Alice Weiwers (quarterfinals)
  8. France Ginette Jucker (third round)
  9. United Kingdom Betty Hilton (quarterfinals)
  10. France (third round)
  11. United States Doris Hart (quarterfinals)
  12. United States Dorothy Bundy (semifinals)
  13. France Nelly Landry (quarterfinals)
  14. France Simone Laffargue (third round)
  15. Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (third round)
  16. Italy (third round)

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 United States Pauline Betz 6 6
9 United Kingdom Betty Hilton 1 0
1 United States Pauline Betz 6 6
12 United States Dorothy Bundy 3 4
13 France Nelly Landry 4 7 4
12 United States Dorothy Bundy 6 5 6
1 United States Pauline Betz 6 6 5
2 United States Margaret Osborne 1 8 7
11 United States Doris Hart 4 6 1
3 United States Louise Brough 6 4 6
3 United States Louise Brough 5 3
2 United States Margaret Osborne 7 6
7 Luxembourg Alice Weiwers 3 2
2 United States Margaret Osborne 6 6

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States Betz 6 6
France 1 2
1 United States Betz 6 6
16 Italy 1 2
16 Italy 6 4 6
France Amouretti 2 6 4
1 United States Betz 6 6
9 United Kingdom Hilton 1 0
8 France Jucker 8 6
France 6 4
8 France Jucker 1 2
9 United Kingdom Hilton 6 6
9 United Kingdom Hilton 6 6
France 1 0

Section 2[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 United States Todd 6 6
France 1 0
4 United States Todd 2 3
13 France Landry 6 6
France 0 3
13 France Landry 6 6
13 France Landry 6 5 6
12 United States Bundy 4 7 4
5 France 6 7
United States 0 0 France Boegner 2 5
France Boegner 6 6 5 France 7 1
France 0 0 12 United States Bundy 9 6
12 United States Bundy 6 6 12 United States Bundy 6 6
France 4 4 United Kingdom Quertier 3 1
United Kingdom Quertier 6 6

Section 3[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Curry 6 6
France 2 3 United Kingdom Curry 6 6
France 6 6 France 3 0
France 4 1 United Kingdom Curry 4 4
11 United States Hart 11 United States Hart 6 6
France 11 United States Hart 8 6
France Patorni France Patorni 6 1
6 United Kingdom Yorke 11 United States Hart 6 4 6
3 United States Brough 4 6 1
14 France Laffargue 6 6
France 2 1
14 France Laffargue 3 6 3
3 United States Brough 6 3 6
France 1 0
3 United States Brough 6 6

Section 4[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Thomas 4 3
10 France 6 6
10 France 5 1
7 Luxembourg Weiwers 7 6
France 3 4
7 Luxembourg Weiwers 6 6
7 Luxembourg Weiwers 3 2
2 United States Osborne 6 6
France 6 3
15 Poland Jędrzejowska 8 6
15 Poland Jędrzejowska 4 6
2 United States Margaret Osborne 6 8
France 0 2
2 United States Margaret Osborne 6 6

References[]

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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