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1937 French Championships – Women's singles


First-seeded Hilde Sperling defeated Simonne Mathieu 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1937 French Championships.

Seeds

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

  1. DEN Hilde Sperling (champion)
  2. FRA Simonne Mathieu (finalist)
  3. USA Helen Jacobs (quarterfinals)
  4. GBR Margaret Scriven (quarterfinals)
  5. ESP Lilly De La Valdène (semifinals)
  6. POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (semifinals)
  7. GBR Mary Hardwick (third round)
  8. FRA Sylvie Henrotin (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=180 | RD3-team1=DEN Hilde Sperling | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=FRA Simonne Mathieu | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=2 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=4 | RD2-team1=DEN Hilde Sperling | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=ESP Lilly De La Valdène | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=1 | RD2-team3=POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | RD2-seed3=6 | RD2-team4=FRA Simonne Mathieu | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=5 | RD2-score4-1=7 | RD2-score3-2=5 | RD2-score4-2=7 | RD1-team1=DEN Hilde Sperling | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=FRA Sylvie Henrotin | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=1 | RD1-team3=GBR Margaret Scriven | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team4=ESP Lilly De La Valdène | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-score3-1=2 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-score3-3=2 | RD1-score4-3=6 | RD1-team5=POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-team6=USA Helen Jacobs | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=3 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=4 | RD1-team7=GER Marie L. Horn | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team8=FRA Simonne Mathieu | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=9 | RD1-score8-1=11 | RD1-score7-2=5 | RD1-score8-2=7

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=DEN Sperling | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=FRA Henrotin | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD3-team01=DEN Sperling | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=FRA Horner | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-team03=FRA Henrotin | RD3-seed03=8 | RD3-team04=GBR Noel | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=0 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD2-team01=DEN Sperling | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=FRA Varin | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=FRA Horner | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04= Manzutto | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score04-1=5 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-team05=FRA Henrotin | RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team06=GBR Bouverie | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-team07=GBR Noel | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Vives | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=2

Section 2

| RD4-team01=GBR Scriven | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=ESP L De La Valdène | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=2 | RD3-team01=GBR Scriven | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=FRA Iribarne | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score02-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=4 | RD3-team03=ESP L De La Valdène | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team04=NED Couquerque | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD2-team01=GBR Scriven | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=FRA Morel-Deville | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team03=FRA Iribarne | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA De St. Ferreol | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-team05=ESP L De La Valdène | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team06=FRA Lebailly | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-team07=NED Couquerque | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Goldschmidt | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=0 | RD2-score08-3=r | RD1-team05=FRA Iribarne | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=FRA Macready | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=0 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-team07=SWE Forsell | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRA De St. Ferreol | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=4 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=2 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=ESP L De La Valdène | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team10= Sobotkova | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team11=FRA Lebailly | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=GBR Norman | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-team13=NED Couquerque | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRA Gallay | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=1 | RD1-team15=FRA Goldschmidt | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=SWE Wittenström | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=0 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=1

Section 3

| RD4-team01=POL Jędrzejowska | RD4-seed01=6 | RD4-team02=USA Jacobs | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD3-team01=FRA Pannetier | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=POL Jędrzejowska | RD3-seed02=6 | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=FRA Boegner | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Jacobs | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=5 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD2-team01=FRA Pannetier | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA Kleinadel | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=4 | RD2-team03=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kovac | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=POL Jędrzejowska | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-score03-3=r | RD2-team05=FRA Boegner | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=USA Ingram | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=0 | RD2-team07=FRA Barbier | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Jacobs | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=3 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=GBR Satterthwaite | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=FRA Pannetier | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=2 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=3 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=FRA Kleinadel | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Andrus | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team05=FRA Goronitchenko | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kovac | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=FRA Belliard | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=POL Jędrzejowska | RD1-seed08=6 | RD1-score07-1=0 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=4 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09= Planner | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=FRA Boegner | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=3 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=FRA Mellerio | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Ingram | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=3 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=1 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-team13=FRA Barbier | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=GRE Xydis | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=9 | RD1-score14-2=7

Section 4

| RD4-team01=GER Horn | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=FRA Mathieu | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=11 | RD4-score02-1=9 | RD4-score01-2=7 | RD4-score02-2=5 | RD3-team01=GER Horn | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=GBR Hardwick | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-team03=NED Terwindt | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=FRA Mathieu | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=10 | RD3-score04-1=8 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=3 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=FRA Simon | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=GER Horn | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=8 | RD2-score01-2=5 | RD2-score02-2=7 | RD2-team03=FRA Wyns-Speranza | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=GBR Hardwick | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUT Wolf | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=NED Terwindt | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=0 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=0 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07= Weaver | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Mathieu | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score08-2=6

References

References

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