1949 French Championships – Women's singles

1949 French Championships USA 1912 Margaret duPont FRA Nelly Adamson 52 7–5, 6–2 16 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.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 394 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Margaret duPont is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA 1912 Margaret duPont (champion) USA 1912 Louise Brough (third round) FRA Nelly Adamson (finalist) RSA 1928 Sheila Summers (semifinals) GBR Betty Hilton (first round) USA 1912 Helen Rihbany (quarterfinals) ITA Annalisa Bossi (semifinals) GBR Jean Quertier (quarterfinals) NED Nel Hermsen (third round) FRA Monique Hamelin (third round) ITA Helena Straubeová (first round) USA 1912 Virginia Lee Boyer (first round) FRA Jacqueline Patorni (third round) GBR Joy Gannon (third round) GBR Joan P. Curry (quarterfinals) ITA Nicla Migliori (third round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 USA 1912 Margaret duPont 1 FRA Nelly Adamson 3 7 5 6 2 USA 1912 Margaret duPont 1 RSA 1928 Sheila Summers 4 6 3 6 3 FRA Nelly Adamson 3 ITA Annalisa Bossi 7 6 3 6 0 USA 1912 Margaret duPont 1 GBR Jean Quertier 8 6 4 6 2 RSA 1928 Sheila Summers 4 FRA Anne-Marie Seghers 6 3 6 1 USA 1912 Helen Rihbany 6 FRA Nelly Adamson 3 9 7 3 6 3 6 ITA Annalisa Bossi 7 GBR Joan P. Curry 15 6 3 4 6 6 3 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA 1912 duPont 1 GBR Quertier 8 6 4 6 2 USA 1912 duPont 1 ITA Migliori 16 6 2 6 2 GBR Quertier 8 NED Hermsen 9 3 6 6 1 6 2 USA 1912 duPont 1 FRA Boegner 6 0 6 3 FIN Harline-Arni ITA Migliori 16 GBR Quertier 8 RSA 1928 Watermeyer 8 6 7 5 NED Hermsen 9 FRA Bernard 6 3 6 2 ISR Kornfeld NED Hermsen 9 8 6 5 7 5 7 FRA Bernard USA 1912 Butler 8 10 8 6 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals RSA 1928 Summers 4 FRA Seghers 6 3 6 1 RSA 1928 Summers 4 FRA Patorni 13 6 4 6 2 FRA Seghers FRA Marcellin 6 4 6 4 RSA 1928 Summers 4 FRA Brunnarius 6 2 6 3 FRA Patorni 13 FRA Hollier-Larousse 6 4 6 4 FRA Seghers KEN colonial Dowdeswell 6 3 6 2 FRA Marcellin BEL De Borman 9 7 6 2 RSA 1928 Summers 4 GBR Hibbert 6 3 6 0 FRA Brunnarius NED Scholten-Klein 6 3 6 2 FRA Patorni 13 SUI Rigollet 6 4 6 3 FRA Hollier-Larousse ITA San Donnino 6 2 6 4 GBR Hilton 5 FRA Seghers 6 4 1 6 0 6 FRA Delagrave KEN colonial Dowdeswell 2 6 2 6 USA 1912 Boyer 12 FRA Marcellin 2 6 7 5 0 6 BEL De Borman FRA Bourbonnais 6 1 6 2 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA 1912 Rihbany 6 FRA Adamson 3 7 9 6 3 6 3 FRA De Cazalet USA 1912 Rihbany 6 7 5 2 6 7 9 GBR Gannon 14 FRA Adamson 3 3 6 3 6 FRA Jamain FRA De Cazalet 3 6 9 11 ITA Manfredi USA 1912 Rihbany 6 0 6 8 6 7 9 FRA Halff GBR Gannon 14 4 6 8 6 3 6 FRA Foy FRA Adamson 3 2 6 0 6 FRA Jamain ITA Straubeová 11 4 6 6 4 9 7 FRA De Cazalet TCH Sutz 8 6 4 6 6 2 ITA Manfredi FRA Barbier 6 0 7 5 FRA Galtier USA 1912 Rihbany 6 2 6 1 6 FRA Jucker FRA Halff 4 6 16 14 5 7 GBR Gannon 14 FRA Boutin 6 3 6 4 FRA Foy FRA Inglebert 6 4 6 3 USA 1912 McGuire FRA Adamson 3 2 6 2 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ITA Bossi 7 GBR Curry 15 6 3 4 6 6 3 FRA Hamelin 10 ITA Bossi 7 4 6 1 6 GBR Curry 15 USA 1912 Brough 2 4 6 9 7 6 2 FRA Savoye FRA Hamelin 10 1 6 7 5 2 6 FRA Ravoux ITA Bossi 7 1 6 3 6 FRA Pannetier GBR Curry 15 3 6 3 6 FRA Amouretti USA 1912 Brough 2 2 6 0 6 FRA Savoye EGY 1922 Greiss 7 5 6 2 GBR Walter FRA Hamelin 10 References External links http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1949_en.pdf Official 1949 Women's Draw 2007-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201102/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1949_en.pdf 2007-09-30 dead  (69.2 KiB) on the French Open website 1949 Australian Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Category:1949 in women's tennis 1949 Category:1949 in French women's sport Category:1949 in French tennis