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1949 French Championships – Women's singles


First-seeded 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.

Seeds

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

  1. USA Margaret duPont (champion)
  2. USA Louise Brough (third round)
  3. FRA Nelly Adamson (finalist)
  4. RSA Sheila Summers (semifinals)
  5. GBR Betty Hilton (first round)
  6. USA Helen Rihbany (quarterfinals)
  7. ITA Annalisa Bossi (semifinals)
  8. GBR Jean Quertier (quarterfinals)
  9. NED Nel Hermsen (third round)
  10. FRA Monique Hamelin (third round)
  11. ITA Helena Straubeová (first round)
  12. USA Virginia Lee Boyer (first round)
  13. FRA Jacqueline Patorni (third round)
  14. GBR Joy Gannon (third round)
  15. GBR Joan P. Curry (quarterfinals)
  16. ITA Nicla Migliori (third round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=USA Margaret duPont | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=FRA Nelly Adamson | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-score1-1=7 | RD3-score2-1=5 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=2 | RD2-team1=USA Margaret duPont | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=RSA Sheila Summers | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=3 | RD2-team3=FRA Nelly Adamson | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team4=ITA Annalisa Bossi | RD2-seed4=7 | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score4-1=3 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=0 | RD1-team1=USA Margaret duPont | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=GBR Jean Quertier | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-team3=RSA Sheila Summers | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team4=FRA Anne-Marie Seghers | RD1-seed4= | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-team5=USA Helen Rihbany | RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-team6=FRA Nelly Adamson | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=9 | RD1-score6-1=7 | RD1-score5-2=3 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-score5-3=3 | RD1-score6-3=6 | RD1-team7=ITA Annalisa Bossi | RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team8=GBR Joan P. Curry | RD1-seed8=15 | RD1-score7-1=6 | RD1-score8-1=3 | RD1-score7-2=4 | RD1-score8-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=6 | RD1-score8-3=3

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=USA duPont | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=GBR Quertier | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD3-team01=USA duPont | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=ITA Migliori | RD3-seed02=16 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-team03=GBR Quertier | RD3-seed03=8 | RD3-team04=NED Hermsen | RD3-seed04=9 | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=1 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=2 | RD2-team01=USA duPont | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=FRA Boegner | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-team03=FIN Harline-Arni | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=ITA Migliori | RD2-seed04=16 | RD2-team05=GBR Quertier | RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team06=RSA Watermeyer | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=8 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score06-2=5 | RD2-team07=NED Hermsen | RD2-seed07=9 | RD2-team08=FRA Bernard | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=2 | RD1-team13=ISR Kornfeld | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=NED Hermsen | RD1-seed14=9 | RD1-score13-1=8 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=5 | RD1-score14-2=7 | RD1-score13-3=5 | RD1-score14-3=7 | RD1-team15=FRA Bernard | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA Butler | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=8 | RD1-score16-1=10 | RD1-score15-2=8 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=3

Section 2

| RD4-team01=RSA Summers | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=FRA Seghers | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD3-team01=RSA Summers | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=FRA Patorni | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-team03=FRA Seghers | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=FRA Marcellin | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD2-team01=RSA Summers | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=FRA Brunnarius | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-team03=FRA Patorni | RD2-seed03=13 | RD2-team04=FRA Hollier-Larousse | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-team05=FRA Seghers | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=KEN Dowdeswell | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-team07=FRA Marcellin | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=BEL De Borman | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=9 | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=2 | RD1-team01=RSA Summers | RD1-seed01=4 | RD1-team02=GBR Hibbert | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=0 | RD1-team03=FRA Brunnarius | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=NED Scholten-Klein | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-team05=FRA Patorni | RD1-seed05=13 | RD1-team06=SUI Rigollet | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-team07=FRA Hollier-Larousse | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=ITA San Donnino | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-team09=GBR Hilton | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team10=FRA Seghers | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score09-2=1 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=0 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-team11=FRA Delagrave | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=KEN Dowdeswell | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=USA Boyer | RD1-seed13=12 | RD1-team14=FRA Marcellin | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=7 | RD1-score14-2=5 | RD1-score13-3=0 | RD1-score14-3=6 | RD1-team15=BEL De Borman | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=FRA Bourbonnais | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=1 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=2

Section 3

| RD4-team01=USA Rihbany | RD4-seed01=6 | RD4-team02=FRA Adamson | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-1=9 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=3 | RD3-team01=FRA De Cazalet | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=USA Rihbany | RD3-seed02=6 | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score02-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=7 | RD3-score02-3=9 | RD3-team03=GBR Gannon | RD3-seed03=14 | RD3-team04=FRA Adamson | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=FRA Jamain | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA De Cazalet | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=9 | RD2-score02-2=11 | RD2-team03=ITA Manfredi | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Rihbany | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-score03-1=0 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=8 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=7 | RD2-score04-3=9 | RD2-team05=FRA Halff | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=GBR Gannon | RD2-seed06=14 | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=8 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=FRA Foy | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Adamson | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=FRA Jamain | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=ITA Straubeová | RD1-seed02=11 | RD1-score01-1=4 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-score01-3=9 | RD1-score02-3=7 | RD1-team03=FRA De Cazalet | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=TCH Sutz | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=8 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=2 | RD1-team05=ITA Manfredi | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=FRA Barbier | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=0 | RD1-score05-2=7 | RD1-score06-2=5 | RD1-team07=FRA Galtier | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=USA Rihbany | RD1-seed08=6 | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=FRA Jucker | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=FRA Halff | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=4 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=16 | RD1-score10-2=14 | RD1-score09-3=5 | RD1-score10-3=7 | RD1-team11=GBR Gannon | RD1-seed11=14 | RD1-team12=FRA Boutin | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-team13=FRA Foy | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRA Inglebert | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-team15=USA McGuire | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=FRA Adamson | RD1-seed16=3 | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=2 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=ITA Bossi | RD4-seed01=7 | RD4-team02=GBR Curry | RD4-seed02=15 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=3 | RD3-team01=FRA Hamelin | RD3-seed01=10 | RD3-team02=ITA Bossi | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=GBR Curry | RD3-seed03=15 | RD3-team04=USA Brough | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=9 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=2 | RD2-team01=FRA Savoye | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA Hamelin | RD2-seed02=10 | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score02-2=5 | RD2-score01-3=2 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-team03=FRA Ravoux | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=ITA Bossi | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=FRA Pannetier | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=GBR Curry | RD2-seed06=15 | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=FRA Amouretti | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Brough | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=FRA Savoye | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=EGY Greiss | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=7 | RD1-score02-1=5 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-team03=GBR Walter | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRA Hamelin | RD1-seed04=10

References

References

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