Nelly Landry

Nelly Landry
Full name Nelly Adamson Landry
Country (sports)  France
Born (1916-12-27)27 December 1916
Bruges, Belgium
Died 11 February 2010(2010-02-11) (aged 93)
Singles
Highest ranking No. 7 (1946)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open W (1948)
Wimbledon QF (1948)
US Open 3R (1948)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open F (1938)

Nelly Adamson Landry (28 December 1916 – 22 February 2010) was a female tennis player from Belgium (became French citizen after marriage).[1] She was the 1948 women's singles champion at the French Championships beating Shirley Fry. She had also been a finalist in 1938, losing to Simonne Mathieu, and reached again the final in 1949, losing to Margaret Osborne duPont.

According to John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Landry was ranked in the world top ten in 1946 and 1948 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 7 in those rankings in 1946.[2]

Nelly Adamson married Pierre Henri Landry on February 1937 and lastly Marcel Renault, both former French tennis players.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent Score
Runner-up 1938 French Championships France Simonne Mathieu 0–6, 3–6
Winner 1948 French Championships Shirley Fry Irvin 6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Runner-up 1949 French Championships United States Margaret Osborne duPont 5–7, 2–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1938 French Championships France Arlette Harff France Simonne Mathieu
United Kingdom Billie Yorke 		6–3, 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 - 1944 1945 19461 19471 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Career SR
Australian Championships A A A A A A A A NH NH A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
French Championships A 2R 3R QF A F A NH R A QF A W F A A A QF SF 1 / 9
Wimbledon 1R 2R 1R 4R A A A NH NH NH A A QF 3R A A 4R 4R 2R 0 / 9
U.S. Championships A A A A A A A A A A A A 3R A A A 1R A A 0 / 2
SR 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 20

NH = tournament not held.

R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

See also

References

  1. ↑ IC Council: Décès de Nelly ADAMSON online
  2. ↑ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 702. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.


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