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1928 French Championships – Women's singles

Field	Value
champ	USA Helen Wills
runner	GBR Eileen Bennett
score	6–1, 6–2
draw	37
seeds	8

First-seeded Helen Wills defeated Eileen Bennett 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1928 French Championships. The draw consisted of 37 players of which 8 were seeded.

Seeds

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

USA Helen Wills (champion)
FRA Suzanne Devé (second round)
NED Kea Bouman (semifinals)
AUS Daphne Akhurst (quarterfinals)
FRA Elisabeth Macready (second round)
ESP Lilly De Alvarez (first round)
FRA Marguerite Bordes (third round)
GBR Eileen Bennett (finalist)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=190 | RD3-team1=USA Helen Wills | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=GBR Eileen Bennett | RD3-seed2=8 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=1 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=2 | RD2-team1=USA Helen Wills | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=GBR Cristobel Hardie | RD2-seed2= | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=1 | RD2-team3=NED Kea Bouman | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team4=GBR Eileen Bennett | RD2-seed4=8 | RD2-score3-1=2 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=8 | RD1-team1=USA Helen Wills | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=NED Madzy Rollin Couquerque | RD1-seed2= | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=0 | RD1-team3=AUS Daphne Akhurst | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team4=GBR Cristobel Hardie | RD1-seed4= | RD1-score3-1=8 | RD1-score4-1=10 | RD1-score3-2=2 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-team5=FRA J. Vaussard | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team6=NED Kea Bouman | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=0 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=0 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-team7=GBR Eileen Bennett | RD1-seed7=8 | RD1-team8=USA Penelope Anderson | RD1-seed8= | RD1-score7-1=6 | RD1-score8-1=3 | RD1-score7-2=7 | RD1-score8-2=9 | RD1-score7-3=7 | RD1-score8-3=5

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=USA Wills | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=NED Couquerque | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=0 | RD3-team01=USA Wills | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=GER Aussem | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-team03=NED Couquerque | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=FRA Bordes | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-score03-1=10 | RD3-score04-1=8 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD2-team01=USA Wills | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=FRA Marcou | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-team03=GER Aussem | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Watson | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=7 | RD2-score04-2=5 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=0 | RD2-team05=FRA Beauge | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=NED Couquerque | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score05-3=4 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=NED Lycett | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Bordes | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Akhurst | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=GBR Hardie | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=8 | RD4-score02-1=10 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Akhurst | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=GBR Fry | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-team03=AUS O'Hara Wood | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=GBR Hardie | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=8 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=FRA Amaury | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Akhurst | RD2-seed02=4 | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=1 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=GBR Fry | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Peyre | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=8 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=1 | RD2-team05=FRA Macready | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team06=AUS O'Hara Wood | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=GBR Hardie | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Henrotin | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=4 | RD1-team05=GBR Fry | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=FRA Neufeld | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=0 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=2 | RD1-team07=FRA Golding | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRA Peyre | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team09=FRA Macready | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team10=FRA Wolfson | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team11=AUS O'Hara Wood | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=FRA Barbier | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=10 | RD1-score12-1=8 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-team13=GBR Hardie | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRA Gallay | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=4 | RD1-team15=FRA Kleinadel | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=FRA Henrotin | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 3

| RD4-team01=FRA Vaussard | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=NED Bouman | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=0 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=0 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=FRA Vaussard | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=FRA Charnelet | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score02-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-team03=AUS Boyd | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=NED Bouman | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=2 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=FRA Vaussard | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA Fourcade | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-team03=GBR Nuthall | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Charnelet | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=USA Mallory | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Boyd | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=0 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=4 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=GBR Colyer | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=NED Bouman | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=FRA Vaussard | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=FRA Grasset | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team03=FRA Fourcade | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=ESP De Alvarez | RD1-seed04=6 | RD1-team05=GBR Nuthall | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=FRA Lebesnerais | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=9 | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score05-2=7 | RD1-score06-2=5 | RD1-team07=FRA Wyns-Speranza | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRA Charnelet | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team09=USA Mallory | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=FRA Le Conte | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=0 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=2

Section 4

| RD4-team01=GBR Bennett | RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team02=USA Anderson | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=7 | RD4-score02-2=9 | RD4-score01-3=7 | RD4-score02-3=5 | RD3-team01=USA Julie Anthony | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=GBR Bennett | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-score01-1=0 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Bickerton | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Anderson | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=14 | RD3-score04-2=12 | RD3-score03-3=1 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=USA Julie Anthony | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=NED Canters | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score02-2=r | RD2-team03=FRA Bourgeois | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=GBR Bennett | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=1 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=FRA Conquet | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Bickerton | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=1 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=USA Anderson | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Deve | RD2-seed08=2

References

References

Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.

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