1947 French Championships – Women's singles

1947 French Championships USA 1912 Patricia Todd USA 1912 Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 38 16 Fifth-seeded Patricia Todd defeated Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1947 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. Patricia Todd is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA 1912 Margaret Osborne (semifinals) USA 1912 Doris Hart (finalist) USA 1912 Louise Brough (semifinals) FRA Nelly Landry (second round) USA 1912 Patricia Todd (champion) RSA 1928 Sheila Piercey (quarterfinals) ROU Magda Rurac (quarterfinals) HUN 1949 Zsuzsi Körmöczy (quarterfinals) TCH Helena Straubeova (third round) POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (third round) LUX Alice Weiwers (third round) FRA Anne-Marie Seghers (third round) BEL Miriamme De Borman (third round) HUN 1949 Márta Peterdy (third round) ITA Annalisa Bossi (third round) RSA 1928 Dorothy Muller (third round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 USA 1912 Patricia Todd 5 USA 1912 Doris Hart 2 6 3 3 6 6 4 USA 1912 Margaret Osborne 1 USA 1912 Patricia Todd 5 6 2 3 6 4 6 USA 1912 Louise Brough 3 USA 1912 Doris Hart 2 2 6 5 7 USA 1912 Margaret Osborne 1 HUN 1949 Zsuzsi Körmöczy 8 6 0 6 3 ITA Lucia Manfredi USA 1912 Patricia Todd 5 1 6 4 6 RSA 1928 Sheila Piercey 6 USA 1912 Louise Brough 3 1 6 0 6 ROU Magda Rurac 7 USA 1912 Doris Hart 2 3 6 4 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA 1912 Osborne 1 HUN 1949 Körmöczy 8 6 0 6 3 USA 1912 Osborne 1 RSA 1928 Muller 16 6 0 4 6 6 3 HUN 1949 Körmöczy 8 TCH Straubeová 9 6 1 4 6 6 3 USA 1912 Osborne 1 FRA Inglebert 6 2 6 3 RSA 1928 Muller 16 GBR Gannon 6 0 6 3 TCH Sutz HUN 1949 Körmöczy 8 3 6 4 6 NED Van Der Wall TCH Straubeová 9 4 6 4 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ITA Manfredi USA 1912 Todd 5 1 6 4 6 ITA Manfredi BEL De Borman 13 6 2 1 6 6 0 USA 1912 Todd 5 FRA Seghers 12 6 1 6 0 FRA Landry 4 ITA Manfredi GBR Carris BEL De Borman 13 6 3 0 6 1 6 USA 1912 Todd 5 FRA Varin 6 2 6 2 FRA Seghers 12 FRA Boegner 6 3 2 3 r FRA Varin FRA Poncelet 6 3 6 1 FRA Seghers 12 FRA Foy 6 1 6 0 FRA Noyon FRA Boegner 2 6 4 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals RSA 1928 Piercey 6 USA 1912 Brough 3 1 6 0 6 LUX Weiwers 11 RSA 1928 Piercey 6 6 2 3 6 0 6 HUN 1949 Peterdy 14 USA 1912 Brough 3 1 6 6 4 4 6 LUX Weiwers 11 FRA Claude 6 2 6 3 FRA Jucker RSA 1928 Piercey 6 2 6 1 6 NED Hermsen HUN 1949 Peterdy 14 6 8 3 6 FRA Charpenel USA 1912 Brough 3 3 6 4 6 LUX Weiwers 11 FRA Hamelin 6 1 6 1 FRA Claude FRA Brunnarius 6 2 6 2 FRA Marcellin FRA Jucker 6 2 2 6 3 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ROU Rurac 7 USA 1912 Hart 2 3 6 4 6 POL Jędrzejowska 10 ROU Rurac 7 7 5 5 7 4 6 ITA Bossi 15 USA 1912 Hart 2 5 7 6 3 3 6 POL Jędrzejowska 10 GBR Quertier 6 3 6 4 USA 1912 Butler ROU Rurac 7 1 6 2 6 ITA Bossi 15 NED Couquerque 6 1 6 2 FRA Patorni USA 1912 Hart 2 6 4 0 6 4 6 References External links http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1947_en.pdf Official 1947 Women's Draw 2007-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930221937/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1947_en.pdf 2007-09-30 dead  (68.8 KiB) on the French Open website 1947 Australian Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Category:1947 in women's tennis 1947 Category:1947 in French women's sport Category:1947 in French tennis