1954 French Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1954 French Championships
ChampionUnited States Maureen Connolly
Runner-upFrance Ginette Bucaille
Final score6–4, 6–1
Details
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles
← 1953 · French Championships · 1955 →

First-seeded Maureen Connolly defeated Ginette Bucaille 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1954 French Championships.[1]

Seeds[]

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

  1. United States Maureen Connolly (champion)
  2. France Nelly Adamson (semifinals)
  3. United Kingdom (first round)
  4. Italy Silvana Lazzarino (semifinals)
  5. France Anne-Marie Seghers (quarterfinals)
  6. United States (third round)
  7. Mexico Yola Ramírez (third round)
  8. Germany (third round)
  9. n/a
  10. United States (quarterfinals)
  11. France Ginette Bucaille (finalist)
  12. France (third round)
  13. United Kingdom (first round)
  14. Spain Pilar Barril (second round)
  15. United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer (third round)
  16. Italy (second round)

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 United States Maureen Connolly 6 6
United Kingdom Angela Buxton 1 0
1 United States Maureen Connolly 6 6
4 Italy Silvana Lazzarino 0 1
4 Italy Silvana Lazzarino 6 6
5 France Anne-Marie Seghers 3 3
1 United States Maureen Connolly 6 6
11 France Ginette Bucaille 4 1
11 France Ginette Bucaille 6 6
France Josette Amouretti 1 1
11 France Ginette Bucaille 6 6
2 France Nelly Adamson 2 4
10 United States 1 2
2 France Nelly Adamson 6 6

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States Connolly 6 6
France 0 2
1 United States Connolly 6 6
France 2 3
16 Italy 4 3
France 6 6
1 United States Connolly 6 6
United Kingdom Buxton 1 0
8 Germany 8 7 7
France 4 7 France 6 9 5
Australia Hopman 6 5 8 Germany 3 4
14 Spain Barril 6 6 United Kingdom Buxton 6 6
France 3 4 14 Spain Barril 2 2
Belgium Mercelis 1 2 United Kingdom Buxton 6 6
United Kingdom Buxton 6 6

Section 2[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Italy Lazzarino
France 4 Italy Lazzarino 7 6 6
Belgium 6 7 Belgium 9 0 0
France 1 5 4 Italy Lazzarino 6 6
13 United Kingdom France 1 4
France France 8 7
United States 1 1 France Patorni 6 5
France Patorni 6 6 4 Italy Lazzarino 6 6
5 France Seghers 6 6 5 France Seghers 3 3
France 1 0 5 France Seghers 6 6
United Kingdom Mottram Switzerland 2 0
Switzerland 5 France Seghers 6 6
France 2 1 12 France 1 3
United States 6 6 United States 6 3 1
France De La Courtie 0 3 12 France 2 6 6
12 France 6 6

Section 3[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom 7 4
France 9 6 France 0 0
Belgium 3 2 11 France Bucaille 6 6
11 France Bucaille 6 6 11 France Bucaille 7 6
United Kingdom 0 2 6 United States 5 2
Switzerland 6 6 Switzerland 3 6 4
France 2 3 6 United States 6 4 6
6 United States 6 6 11 France Bucaille 6 6
France Amouretti 3 6 6 France Amouretti 1 1
United States 6 4 2 France Amouretti 6 6
Germany Buding 6 6 Germany Buding 2 4
Germany Vollmer 2 4 France Amouretti 10 6 6
France 6 6 France 12 1 4
United States 0 0 France 6 6
Belgium Belgium 0 0
3 United Kingdom

Section 4[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
France 4 9
France 6 11 France 6 0 3
France 6 0 3 10 United States 3 6 6
10 United States 3 6 6 10 United States 1 6 6
Sweden 2 3 7 Mexico Ramírez 6 4 2
France 6 6 France 1 1
7 Mexico Ramírez 6 6
10 United States 6 6
2 France Adamson 1 2
Egypt Abbas 1 4
15 United Kingdom Bloomer 6 6
15 United Kingdom Bloomer 6 3 3
2 France Adamson 4 6 6
New Zealand Robson 3 0
2 France Adamson 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.

External links[]

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