1928 French Championships – Women's singles

1928 French Championships USA 1912 Helen Wills GBR Eileen Bennett 6–1, 6–2 37 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.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 393 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 1785 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 190 USA Helen Wills 1 GBR Eileen Bennett 8 6 1 6 2 USA Helen Wills 1 GBR Cristobel Hardie 6 1 6 1 NED Kea Bouman 3 GBR Eileen Bennett 8 2 6 6 8 USA Helen Wills 1 NED Madzy Rollin Couquerque 6 2 6 0 AUS Daphne Akhurst 4 GBR Cristobel Hardie 8 10 2 6 FRA J. Vaussard NED Kea Bouman 3 0 6 0 6 GBR Eileen Bennett 8 USA Penelope Anderson 6 3 7 9 7 5 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA Wills 1 NED Couquerque 6 2 6 0 USA Wills 1 GER Weimar Aussem 6 1 6 2 NED Couquerque FRA Bordes 7 10 8 6 2 USA Wills 1 FRA Marcou 6 0 6 3 GER Weimar Aussem USA Watson 3 6 7 5 6 0 FRA Beauge NED Couquerque 5 7 6 4 4 6 NED Lycett FRA Bordes 7 2 6 2 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Akhurst 4 GBR Hardie 8 10 2 6 AUS Akhurst 4 GBR Fry 6 1 6 1 AUS O'Hara Wood GBR Hardie 6 8 4 6 FRA Amaury AUS Akhurst 4 1 6 1 6 GBR Fry FRA Peyre 6 8 6 2 6 1 FRA Macready 5 AUS O'Hara Wood 3 6 3 6 GBR Hardie FRA Henrotin 6 3 4 6 6 4 GBR Fry FRA Neufeld 2 6 6 0 6 2 FRA Golding FRA Peyre FRA Macready 5 FRA Wolfson AUS O'Hara Wood FRA Barbier 10 8 6 3 GBR Hardie FRA Gallay 6 2 6 4 FRA Kleinadel FRA Henrotin 3 6 4 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA Vaussard NED Bouman 3 0 6 0 6 FRA Vaussard FRA Charnelet 7 5 6 3 AUS Boyd NED Bouman 3 6 4 1 6 2 6 FRA Vaussard FRA Fourcade 6 3 6 2 GBR Nuthall FRA Charnelet 4 6 4 6 USA Mallory AUS Boyd 6 3 0 6 4 6 GBR Colyer NED Bouman 3 3 6 2 6 FRA Vaussard FRA Grasset FRA Fourcade ESP 1785 De Alvarez 6 GBR Nuthall FRA Lebesnerais 9 7 7 5 FRA Wyns-Speranza FRA Charnelet USA Mallory FRA Le Conte 6 0 6 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Bennett 8 USA Anderson 6 3 7 9 7 5 USA Julie Anthony GBR Bennett 8 0 6 2 6 AUS Bickerton USA Anderson 3 6 14 12 1 6 USA Julie Anthony NED Canters 6 4 r FRA Bourgeois GBR Bennett 8 6 3 2 6 1 6 FRA Conquet AUS Bickerton 1 6 2 6 USA Anderson FRA Deve 2 References External links 1928 yes 1928 Australian Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1928 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Category:1928 in women's tennis 1928 Category:1928 in French women's sport Category:1928 in French tennis