1949 French Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1949 French Championships
Champion United States Margaret duPont
Runner-up France Nelly Adamson
Final score 7–5, 6–2

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 (Semifinalist)
  5. United Kingdom Betty Hilton (First round)
  6. United States Helen Rihbany (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Italy Annalisa Bossi (Semifinalist)
  8. United Kingdom Jean Quertier (Quarterfinalist)
  1. Netherlands Nel Hermsen (Third round)
  2. France Monique Hamelin (Third round)
  3. Italy Helena Straubeova (First round)
  4. United States Virginia Lee Boyer (First round)
  5. France Jacqueline Patorni (Third round)
  6. United Kingdom Joy Gannon (Third round)
  7. United Kingdom Joan P. Curry (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Italy Nicla Migliori (Third round)

Draw

Key

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 Migliori 2 2    
     Finland Harline-Arni      
    16  Italy Migliori        
      1  United States duPont 6 6  
      8  United Kingdom Quertier 4 2  
    8  United Kingdom Quertier 8 7    
     South Africa Watermeyer 6 5    
      8  United Kingdom Quertier 3 6 6
 Israel Kornfeld 8 5 5       9  Netherlands Hermsen 6 1 2  
9  Netherlands Hermsen 6 7 7     9  Netherlands Hermsen 6 6  
 France Bernard 8 8 6      France Bernard 3 2    
 United States Butler 10 6 3  

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
4 South Africa Summers 6 6
United Kingdom Hibbert 3 0 4 South Africa Summers 6 6
France Brunnarius 6 6 France Brunnarius 2 3
Netherlands Scholten-Klein 3 2 4 South Africa Summers 6 6
13 France Patorni 6 6 13 France Patorni 4 2
Switzerland Rigollet 4 3 13 France Patorni 6 6
France Hollier-Larousse 6 6 France Hollier-Larousse 4 4
Italy San Donnino 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 Delagrave 2 2 Kenya Dowdeswell 3 2
Kenya Dowdeswell 6 6 France Seghers 6 6
12 United States Boyer 2 7 0 France Marcellin 4 4
France Marcellin 6 5 6 France Marcellin 9 6
Belgium De Borman 6 6 Belgium De Borman 7 2
France Bourbonnais 1 2

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
France Jamain 4 6 9
11 Italy Straubeova 6 4 7 France Jamain 3 9
France De Cazalet 8 4 6 France De Cazalet 6 11
Czechoslovakia Sutz 6 6 2 France De Cazalet 7 2 7
Italy Manfredi 6 7 6 United States Rihbany 5 6 9
France Barbier 0 5 Italy Manfredi 0 8 7
France Galtier 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 Halff 6 14 7 France Halff 4 8 3
14 United Kingdom Gannon 6 6 14 United Kingdom Gannon 6 6 6
France Boutin 3 4 14 United Kingdom Gannon 3 3
France Foy 6 6 3 France Adamson 6 6
France Inglebert 4 3 France Foy 2 0
United States McGuire 2 2 3 France Adamson 6 6
3 France Adamson 6 6

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 France Savoye 7 6    
 Egypt Greiss 5 2        France Savoye 1 7 2  
 United Kingdom Walter           10  France Hamelin 6 5 6  
10  France Hamelin             10  France Hamelin 4 1    
      7  Italy Bossi 6 6    
     France Ravoux 1 3  
    7  Italy Bossi 6 6    
      7  Italy Bossi 6 4 6
      15  United Kingdom Curry 3 6 3
     France Pannetier 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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