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1962 French Championships – Women's singles


Second-seeded Margaret Smith defeated Lesley Turner 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1962 French Championships.

Seeds

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

  1. GBR Ann Haydon (semifinals)
  2. AUS Margaret Smith (champion)
  3. GBR Christine Truman (fourth round)
  4. HUN Zsuzsi Körmöczy (fourth round)
  5. RSA Sandra Price (quarterfinals)
  6. RSA Renée Schuurman (semifinals)
  7. FRG Edda Buding (quarterfinals)
  8. AUS Jan Lehane (quarterfinals)
  9. GBR Liz Starkie (fourth round)
  10. GBR Deidre Catt (third round)
  11. USA Justina Bricka (fourth round)
  12. ITA Maria-Teresa Riedl (third round)
  13. AUS Lesley Turner (finalist)
  14. ITA Lea Pericoli (third round)
  15. ESP Pilar Barril (second round)
  16. AUS Jill Blackman (fourth round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=AUS Lesley Turner | RD3-seed1=13 | RD3-team2=AUS Margaret Smith | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=3 | RD3-score2-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=3 | RD3-score1-3=5 | RD3-score2-3=7 | RD2-team1=GBR Ann Haydon | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=AUS Lesley Turner | RD2-seed2=13 | RD2-score1-1=4 | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=7 | RD2-score2-2=5 | RD2-score1-3=3 | RD2-score2-3=6 | RD2-team3=RSA Renée Schuurman | RD2-seed3=6 | RD2-team4=AUS Margaret Smith | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score4-1=8 | RD2-score3-2=3 | RD2-score4-2=6 | RD1-team1=GBR Ann Haydon | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=AUS Jan Lehane | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=1 | RD1-team3=AUS Lesley Turner | RD1-seed3=13 | RD1-team4=RSA Sandra Price | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-score3-1=8 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=3 | RD1-team5=RSA Renée Schuurman | RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-team6=USA Donna Floyd | RD1-seed6= | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=3 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=1 | RD1-team7=FRG Edda Buding | RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team8=AUS Margaret Smith | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=2 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=4 | RD1-score8-2=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=GBR Haydon | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=AUS Blackman | RD4-seed02=16 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD3-team01=GBR Haydon | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=FRA Boulle | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-team03=ITA Lazzarino | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Blackman | RD3-seed04=16 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=GBR Haydon | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=ESP Solsona | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team03=NZL Rich | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Boulle | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=ITA Lazzarino | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=FRA Galtier | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-team07=NZL Green | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Blackman | RD2-seed08=16 | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Lehane | RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team02=GBR Starkie | RD4-seed02=9 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD3-team01=AUS Lehane | RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team02=FRG Schultze | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=8 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=GBR Starkie | RD3-seed03=9 | RD3-team04=NZL Terry | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=0 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=0 | RD2-team01=AUS Lehane | RD2-seed01=8 | RD2-team02=FRA Bourbonnais | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-team03=FRA De Lansalut | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRG Schultze | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score03-3=1 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=GBR Starkie | RD2-seed05=9 | RD2-team06=AUS Thiele | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-team07=AUS Hopman | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=NZL Terry | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=8 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6

Section 3

| RD4-team01=HUN Körmöczy | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=AUS Turner | RD4-seed02=13 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=2 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=HUN Körmöczy | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=USA Arnold | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-team03=AUS Turner | RD3-seed03=13 | RD3-team04=TCH Suková | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score04-1=5 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD2-team01=HUN Körmöczy | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=SWE Lundqvist | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=ITA Gordigiani | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Arnold | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Turner | RD2-seed05=13 | RD2-team06=RSA Forbes | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-team07=TCH Suková | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=IRL O'Neill | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=0 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=3 | RD1-team05=FRA Seghers | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=ITA Gordigiani | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=FRA Billaz | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=USA Arnold | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=2 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=AUS Turner | RD1-seed09=13 | RD1-team10=FRA Courteix | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=0 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-team11=FRA Langanay | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=RSA Forbes | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=8 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=2 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-team13=TCH Suková | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRA Galtier | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=0 | RD1-team15=FRA Kermina | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=IRL O'Neill | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=3 | RD1-score15-3=1 | RD1-score16-3=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=RSA Price | RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team02=FRA Dürr | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-1=5 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=RSA Price | RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team02=BEL Mercelis | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team03=ITA Riedl | RD3-seed03=12 | RD3-team04=FRA Dürr | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=RSA Price | RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team02=GBR Maclennan | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-team03=GBR Cawthorn | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=BEL Mercelis | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=0 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=ITA Riedl | RD2-seed05=12 | RD2-team06=AUS Schacht | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=8 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=3 | RD2-team07=FRA Le Besnerais | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Dürr | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=RSA Price | RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team02=FRA Bucaille | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=0 | RD1-team03=FRA Salfati | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=GBR Maclennan | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=5 | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=FRA Morales | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=GBR Cawthorn | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=CHI Ibarra | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=BEL Mercelis | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=0 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=ITA Riedl | RD1-seed09=12 | RD1-team10=FRA Salvet | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score10-1=0 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-team11=HUN Peterdy-Wolf | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Schacht | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team13=RSA Gerson | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRA Le Besnerais | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=3 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=GBR Bentley | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=FRA Dürr | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=1 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=2 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 5

| RD4-team01=USA Bricka | RD4-seed01=11 | RD4-team02=RSA Schuurman | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=FRA De La Courtie | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=USA Bricka | RD3-seed02=11 | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Tegart | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=RSA Schuurman | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=GBR Durose | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA De La Courtie | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=ESP Coronado | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Bricka | RD2-seed04=11 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Tegart | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=ITA Bassi | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=12 | RD2-score06-1=10 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-team07=AUS Hellyer | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=RSA Schuurman | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=FRA Pierval | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=GBR Durose | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=3 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=8 | RD1-team03=CHI Bender | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRA De La Courtie | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=0 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=FRG Ostermann | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=ESP Coronado | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team07=USA Bricka | RD1-seed07=11 | RD1-team08=FRA Chatrier | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-team09=FRA Courteix | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=AUS Tegart | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team11=FRA Nay | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=ITA Bassi | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=5 | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score11-2=3 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=FRA Coste | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Hellyer | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=5 | RD1-score14-2=7 | RD1-team15=FRA Berson | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=RSA Schuurman | RD1-seed16=6 | RD1-score15-1=1 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=1 | RD1-score16-2=6

Section 6

| RD4-team01=USA Floyd | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=GBR Truman | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=8 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=4 | RD3-team01=USA Floyd | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=ITA Pericoli | RD3-seed02=14 | RD3-score01-1=9 | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-team03=RSA Segal | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=GBR Truman | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=8 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=3 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=USA Floyd | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA Darmon | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-team03=AUS Dening | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=ITA Pericoli | RD2-seed04=14 | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=2 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Ebbern | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=RSA Segal | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=4 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=FRA Nenot | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GBR Truman | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=7 | RD2-score08-1=5 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=2 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=FRA Huve | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=USA Floyd | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team03=BEL Maréchal | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRA Darmon | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=5 | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=FRA Burel | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=AUS Dening | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=FRA Seghers | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=ITA Pericoli | RD1-seed08=14 | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=NZL Belton | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=AUS Ebbern | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=2 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=3 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=EGY Abbas | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=RSA Segal | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=5 | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score11-2=0 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=GBR Mills | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRA Nenot | RD1-seed14=

Section 7

| RD4-team01=FRA Lieffrig | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=FRG Buding | RD4-seed02=7 | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=FRA Lieffrig | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=GBR Catt | RD3-seed02=10 | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=10 | RD3-score02-2=8 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=4 | RD3-team03=ITA Beltrame | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=FRG Buding | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-score03-1=0 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Ross | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA Lieffrig | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=5 | RD2-score02-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=8 | RD2-team03=FRA Varin | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=GBR Catt | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-score03-1=0 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score04-2=1 | RD2-score03-3=r | RD2-team05=FRA Wild | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=ITA Beltrame | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=0 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=NZL Davidson | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRG Buding | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=8 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=2 | RD2-score07-3=2 | RD2-score08-3=6

Section 8

| RD4-team01=AUS Hawton | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=AUS Smith | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=1 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Hawton | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=FRA Rouchon | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=8 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=RSA Forbes | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Smith | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=0 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=NZL Smith | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Hawton | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=2 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=FRA Rouchon | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=ESP Barril | RD2-seed04=15 | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=1 | RD2-team05=FRA Repoux | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=RSA Forbes | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=AUT Leyrer | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Smith | RD2-seed08=2

References

References

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