1926 French Championships – Women's singles

1926 French Championships FRA Suzanne Lenglen USA 1912 Mary Kendall Browne 6–1, 6–0 32 8 Suzanne Lenglen defeated Mary Kendall Browne 6–1, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1926 French Championships.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 393 Lenglen dropped four games in her five matches. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Suzanne Lenglen is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. FRA Suzanne Lenglen (champion) USA Helen Wills (second round) USA Mary Kendall Browne (final) USA Elizabeth Ryan (quarterfinals) GBR Joan Fry (semifinals) GBR Kathleen McKane Godfree (quarterfinals) FRA Diddie Vlasto (first round) FRA Yvonne Bourgeois (first round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 200 FRA Suzanne Lenglen 1 USA Mary K. Browne 3 6 1 6 0 FRA Suzanne Lenglen 1 GBR Joan Fry 5 6 2 6 1 USA Mary K. Browne 3 NED Kea Bouman 8 6 6 2 FRA Suzanne Lenglen 1 FRA Simonne Mathieu 6 0 6 0 USA Elizabeth Ryan 4 GBR Joan Fry 5 5 7 6 3 9 11 USA Mary K. Browne 3 GBR Kathleen McKane Godfree 6 7 5 6 0 GRE old Hélène Contostavlos NED Kea Bouman 2 6 9 7 6 8 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals FRA Lenglen 1 GBR Fry 5 6 2 6 1 FRA Lenglen 1 FRA Mathieu 6 0 6 0 USA Ryan 4 GBR Fry 5 7 5 3 6 11 9 FRA Lenglen 1 GBR Shepherd-Barron 6 0 6 0 USA Jessup FRA Mathieu 6 2 7 9 0 6 USA Ryan 4 FRA Vaussard 6 4 6 2 GBR Fry 5 FRA Descleres 13 11 6 1 FRA Lenglen 1 HUN 1867 Péteri 6 0 6 0 GBR Shepherd-Barron FRA Conquet 6 4 6 3 USA Jessup FRA Lebesnerais 6 3 6 2 FRA Mathieu FRA Bourgeois 8 6 2 0 6 6 1 USA Ryan 4 FRA Danet 5 7 6 2 6 3 FRA Vaussard FRA Charnelet 6 3 6 1 GBR Fry 5 FRA Bourgeois 6 4 6 1 FRA Descleres FRA Le Conte 6 2 6 4 Section 2 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals USA Browne 3 NED Bouman 8 6 6 2 USA Browne 3 GBR Godfree 6 7 5 6 0 GRE old Contostavlos NED Bouman 2 6 9 7 6 8 USA Browne 3 FRA Devé 6 4 4 6 6 3 FRA Grasset GBR Godfree 6 4 6 4 6 GRE old Contostavlos FRA Vlasto 7 6 2 6 2 NED Bouman USA Wills 2 w/o USA Browne 3 FRA Des Landes De Danoet 6 3 6 1 FRA Devé GBR Munford 6 3 6 4 FRA Grasset FRA Wyns-Speranza 6 1 6 2 GBR De Borman GBR Godfree 6 1 6 2 6 FRA Lecaron GRE old Contostavlos 4 6 2 6 FRA Sherbatskoy FRA Vlasto 7 6 3 6 0 NED Bouman GBR Colyer 6 2 6 1 FRA Golding USA Wills 2 3 6 5 7 References External links yes 1926 1926 Australasian Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1926 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Category:1926 in women's tennis 1926 Category:1926 in French women's sport Category:1926 in French tennis