1949 French Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1949 French Championships
ChampionUnited States Margaret duPont
Runner-upFrance Nelly Adamson
Final score7–5, 6–2
Details
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles
← 1948 · French Championships · 1950 →

First-seeded Margaret duPont defeated 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. United States Margaret duPont (champion)
  2. United States Louise Brough (third round)
  3. France Nelly Adamson (finalist)
  4. South Africa Sheila Summers (semifinals)
  5. United Kingdom Betty Hilton (first round)
  6. United States Helen Rihbany (quarterfinals)
  7. Italy Annalisa Bossi (semifinals)
  8. United Kingdom Jean Quertier (quarterfinals)
  9. Netherlands (third round)
  10. France (third round)
  11. Italy (first round)
  12. United States (first round)
  13. France Jacqueline Patorni (third round)
  14. United Kingdom Joy Gannon (third round)
  15. United Kingdom Joan P. Curry (quarterfinals)
  16. Italy (third round)

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

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

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States duPont 6 6
France Boegner 0 3
1 United States duPont 6 6
16 Italy 2 2
Finland
16 Italy
1 United States duPont 6 6
8 United Kingdom Quertier 4 2
8 United Kingdom Quertier 8 7
South Africa 6 5
8 United Kingdom Quertier 3 6 6
Israel 8 5 5 9 Netherlands 6 1 2
9 Netherlands 6 7 7 9 Netherlands 6 6
France 8 8 6 France 3 2
United States 10 6 3

Section 2[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 South Africa Summers 6 6
United Kingdom 3 0 4 South Africa Summers 6 6
France 6 6 France 2 3
Netherlands 3 2 4 South Africa Summers 6 6
13 France Patorni 6 6 13 France Patorni 4 2
Switzerland 4 3 13 France Patorni 6 6
France 6 6 France 4 4
Italy 2 4 4 South Africa Summers 6 6
5 United Kingdom Hilton 6 1 0 France Seghers 3 1
France Seghers 4 6 6 France Seghers 6 6
France 2 2 Kenya 3 2
Kenya 6 6 France Seghers 6 6
12 United States 2 7 0 France 4 4
France 6 5 6 France 9 6
Belgium 6 6 Belgium 7 2
France 1 2

Section 3[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
France 4 6 9
11 Italy 6 4 7 France 3 9
France 8 4 6 France 6 11
Czechoslovakia 6 6 2 France 7 2 7
Italy 6 7 6 United States Rihbany 5 6 9
France Barbier 0 5 Italy 0 8 7
France 2 1 6 United States Rihbany 6 6 9
6 United States Rihbany 6 6 6 United States Rihbany 7 6 6
France Jucker 4 16 5 3 France Adamson 9 3 3
France 6 14 7 France 4 8 3
14 United Kingdom Gannon 6 6 14 United Kingdom Gannon 6 6 6
France 3 4 14 United Kingdom Gannon 3 3
France 6 6 3 France Adamson 6 6
France 4 3 France 2 0
United States 2 2 3 France Adamson 6 6
3 France Adamson 6 6

Section 4[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
France 7 6
Egypt 5 2 France 1 7 2
United Kingdom 10 France 6 5 6
10 France 10 France 4 1
7 Italy Bossi 6 6
France 1 3
7 Italy Bossi 6 6
7 Italy Bossi 6 4 6
15 United Kingdom Curry 3 6 3
France 3 3
15 United Kingdom Curry 6 6
15 United Kingdom Curry 4 9 6
2 United States Brough 6 7 2
France Amouretti 2 0
2 United States Brough 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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