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1955 French Championships – Women's singles

Second-seeded Angela Mortimer defeated Dorothy Knode 2–6, 7–5, 10–8 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1955 French Championships.

Seeds

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

  1. USA Beverley Fleitz (semifinals)
  2. GBR Angela Mortimer (champion)
  3. USA Darlene Hard (second round)
  4. USA Dorothy Knode (finalist)
  5. GBR Shirley Bloomer (quarterfinals)
  6. GBR Patricia Ward (third round)
  7. FRG Erika Vollmer (quarterfinals)
  8. FRA Ginette Bucaille (quarterfinals)
  9. HUN Zsuzsi Körmöczy (first round)
  10. FRA Maud Galtier (first round)
  11. AUS Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)
  12. RSA Hazel Redick-Smith (third round)
  13. GBR Angela Buxton (third round)
  14. FRG Toto Zehden (third round)
  15. FRA Anne-Marie Seghers (second round)
  16. ITA Lea Pericoli (third round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=USA Dorothy Knode | RD3-seed1=4 | RD3-team2=GBR Angela Mortimer | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=2 | RD3-score1-2=5 | RD3-score2-2=7 | RD3-score1-3=8 | RD3-score2-3=10 | RD2-team1=USA Beverley Fleitz | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=USA Dorothy Knode | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-score1-1=2 | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=3 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-team3=BER Heather Brewer | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team4=GBR Angela Mortimer | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=1 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=1 | RD2-score4-2=6 | RD1-team1=USA Beverley Fleitz | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=FRA Ginette Bucaille | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=1 | RD1-team3=USA Dorothy Knode | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team4=GBR Shirley Bloomer | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-team5=AUS Beryl Penrose | RD1-seed5=11 | RD1-team6=BER Heather Brewer | RD1-seed6= | RD1-score5-1=5 | RD1-score6-1=7 | RD1-score5-2=8 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-score5-3=3 | RD1-score6-3=6 | RD1-team7=FRG Erika Vollmer | RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team8=GBR Angela Mortimer | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=3 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=4 | RD1-score8-2=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=USA Fleitz | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=FRA Bucaille | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD3-team01=USA Fleitz | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=ITA Pericoli | RD3-seed02=16 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-team03=FRA Bucaille | RD3-seed03=8 | RD3-team04=FRG Vogler | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD2-team01=USA Fleitz | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=ESP De Riba | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-team03=ITA Pericoli | RD2-seed03=16 | RD2-team04=FRA Chatrier | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=2 | RD2-team05=FRA Bucaille | RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team06=AUS Hopman | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score06-2=5 | RD2-team07=FRA Bourbonnais | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRG Vogler | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=8 | RD1-team11=AUS Hopman | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=BEL Isaac | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score12-1=0 | RD1-score12-2=r | RD1-team13=HUN Körmöczy | RD1-seed13=9 | RD1-team14=FRA Bourbonnais | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team15=FRG Vogler | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=FRA Amouretti | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=3 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=3

Section 2

| RD4-team01=USA Knode | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=GBR Bloomer | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=USA Knode | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=GBR Buxton | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score02-2=5 | RD3-team03=GBR Bloomer | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team04=RSA Redick-Smith | RD3-seed04=12 | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score04-1=5 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=0 | RD2-team01=USA Knode | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=FRA Patorni | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-team03=GBR Buxton | RD2-seed03=13 | RD2-team04=AUS Muller | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-team05=GBR Bloomer | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team06=USA Ball | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score06-2=5 | RD2-team07=RSA Redick-Smith | RD2-seed07=12 | RD2-team08=FRA Gimault | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=0 | RD2-score07-2=7 | RD2-score08-2=5 | RD1-team01=USA Knode | RD1-seed01=4 | RD1-team02=BEL Mercelis | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=3 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=3 | RD1-team03=ESP Villarnau | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRA Patorni | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=1 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=GBR Buxton | RD1-seed05=13 | RD1-team06=FRA Dubois | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=0 | RD1-team07=AUS Muller | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=GBR Middleton | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=1 | RD1-team09=GBR Bloomer | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team10=FRA Varin | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team11=USA Ball | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=FRA Kermina | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team13=RSA Redick-Smith | RD1-seed13=12 | RD1-team14=FRA De La Courtie | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-team15=ITA Sciaudone | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=FRA Gimault | RD1-seed16=

Section 3

| RD4-team01=AUS Penrose | RD4-seed01=11 | RD4-team02=BER Brewer | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-1=5 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=8 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=3 | RD3-team01=AUS Penrose | RD3-seed01=11 | RD3-team02=GBR Ward | RD3-seed02=6 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-team03=FRG Zehden | RD3-seed03=14 | RD3-team04=BER Brewer | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=7 | RD3-score04-2=5 | RD3-score03-3=3 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=FRA Schmitt | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Penrose | RD2-seed02=11 | RD2-score01-1=0 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=8 | RD2-team03=AUS Staley | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=GBR Ward | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=FRA De Chambure | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=FRG Zehden | RD2-seed06=14 | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=BER Brewer | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Hard | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=7 | RD2-score08-2=5 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=3 | RD1-team01=FRA Schmitt | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=FRA Haillet-Passet | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-team03=HUN Jávori | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Penrose | RD1-seed04=11 | RD1-team05=AUS Staley | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=BEL Crowet | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=0 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=2 | RD1-team07=FRA Billaz | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=GBR Ward | RD1-seed08=6 | RD1-score07-1=8 | RD1-score08-1=10 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-score07-3=2 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team09=FRA De Chambure | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=ITA Ramorino | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=7 | RD1-score10-1=5 | RD1-score09-2=2 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score10-3=1 | RD1-team11=SUI Kaufmann | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=FRG Zehden | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=4 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-team13=FRA Cor | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=BER Brewer | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=1 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=FRA Salvet | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA Hard | RD1-seed16=3 | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=FRG Vollmer | RD4-seed01=7 | RD4-team02=GBR Mortimer | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD3-team01=NED Ten Bosch | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=FRG Vollmer | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=RSA Kilian | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=GBR Mortimer | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=5 | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=5 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD2-team01=FRA Monnot | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=NED Ten Bosch | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=1 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=FRA Lemal | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRG Vollmer | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=RSA Kilian | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=FRA Seghers | RD2-seed06=15 | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score06-2=5 | RD2-team07=USA Leland | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GBR Mortimer | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=USA Manset | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=FRA Monnot | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=5 | RD1-score02-1=7 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-score01-3=1 | RD1-score02-3=6 | RD1-team03=NED Ten Bosch | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRA Galtier | RD1-seed04=10 | RD1-score03-1=9 | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=3 | RD1-team05=BEL Pouchain | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=FRA Lemal | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=USA Carter | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRG Vollmer | RD1-seed08=7 | RD1-score07-1=4 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=7 | RD1-score08-2=5 | RD1-score07-3=3 | RD1-score08-3=6

References

References

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