1955 French Championships – Women's singles

1955 French Championships GBR Angela Mortimer USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 2–6, 7–5, 10–8 55 16 Second-seeded Angela Mortimer defeated Dorothy Knode 2–6, 7–5, 10–8 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1955 French Championships.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 395 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Angela Mortimer is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA 1912 Beverley Fleitz (semifinals) GBR Angela Mortimer (champion) USA 1912 Darlene Hard (second round) USA 1912 Dorothy Knode (finalist) GBR Shirley Bloomer (quarterfinals) GBR Patricia Ward (third round) FRG Erika Vollmer (quarterfinals) FRA Ginette Bucaille (quarterfinals) HUN 1949 Zsuzsi Körmöczy (first round) FRA Maud Galtier (first round) AUS Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Hazel Redick-Smith (third round) GBR Angela Buxton (third round) FRG Toto Zehden (third round) FRA Anne-Marie Seghers (second round) ITA Lea Pericoli (third round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 4 GBR Angela Mortimer 2 6 2 5 7 8 10 USA 1912 Beverley Fleitz 1 USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 4 2 6 3 6 BER Heather Brewer   GBR Angela Mortimer 2 1 6 1 6 USA 1912 Beverley Fleitz 1 FRA Ginette Bucaille 8 6 1 6 1 USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 4 GBR Shirley Bloomer 5 6 3 6 3 AUS Beryl Penrose 11 BER Heather Brewer   5 7 8 6 3 6 FRG Erika Vollmer 7 GBR Angela Mortimer 2 3 6 4 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA 1912 Fleitz 1 FRA Bucaille 8 6 1 6 1 USA 1912 Fleitz 1 ITA Pericoli 16 6 2 6 2 FRA Bucaille 8 FRG Vogler 6 4 6 2 USA 1912 Fleitz 1 ESP 1945 De Riba 6 1 6 2 ITA Pericoli 16 FRA Chatrier 3 6 6 2 6 2 FRA Bucaille 8 AUS Hopman 6 2 7 5 FRA Bourbonnais FRG Vogler 6 3 1 6 6 8 AUS Hopman BEL Isaac 4 0 r HUN 1949 Körmöczy 9 FRA Bourbonnais FRG Vogler FRA Amouretti 3 6 6 3 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA 1912 Knode 4 GBR Bloomer 5 6 3 6 3 USA 1912 Knode 4 GBR Buxton 13 6 4 7 5 GBR Bloomer 5 RSA 1928 Redick-Smith 12 7 5 4 6 6 0 USA 1912 Knode 4 FRA Patorni 6 2 6 0 GBR Buxton 13 AUS Muller 6 4 6 3 GBR Bloomer 5 USA 1912 Ball 6 3 7 5 RSA 1928 Redick-Smith 12 FRA Gimault 6 0 7 5 USA 1912 Knode 4 BEL Mercelis 3 6 6 3 6 3 ESP 1945 Villarnau FRA Patorni 1 6 3 6 GBR Buxton 13 FRA Dubois 6 1 6 0 AUS Muller GBR Middleton 6 4 6 1 GBR Bloomer 5 FRA Varin USA 1912 Ball FRA Kermina RSA 1928 Redick-Smith 12 FRA De La Courtie 6 2 6 3 ITA Sciaudone FRA Gimault Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Penrose 11 BER Brewer 7 5 6 8 6 3 AUS Penrose 11 GBR Ward 6 6 4 6 3 FRG Zehden 14 BER Brewer 3 6 7 5 3 6 FRA Schmitt AUS Penrose 11 0 6 6 8 AUS Staley GBR Ward 6 4 6 2 6 FRA De Chambure FRG Zehden 14 5 7 4 6 BER Brewer USA 1912 Hard 3 4 6 7 5 6 3 FRA Schmitt FRA Haillet-Passet 6 3 6 4 HUN 1949 Jávori AUS Penrose 11 AUS Staley BEL Crowet 6 0 6 2 FRA Billaz GBR Ward 6 8 10 6 4 2 6 FRA De Chambure ITA Ramorino 7 5 2 6 6 1 SUI Kaufmann FRG Zehden 14 6 3 2 6 4 6 FRA Cor BER Brewer 1 6 1 6 FRA Salvet USA 1912 Hard 3 3 6 3 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRG Vollmer 7 GBR Mortimer 2 6 3 6 4 NED Ten Bosch FRG Vollmer 7 2 6 2 6 RSA 1928 Kilian GBR Mortimer 2 5 7 5 7 FRA Monnot NED Ten Bosch 3 6 1 6 FRA Lemal FRG Vollmer 7 3 6 2 6 RSA 1928 Kilian FRA Seghers 15 6 3 7 5 USA 1912 Leland GBR Mortimer 2 1 6 2 6 USA 1912 Manset FRA Monnot 5 7 6 2 1 6 NED Ten Bosch FRA Galtier 10 9 7 5 7 6 3 BEL Pouchain FRA Lemal 4 6 4 6 USA 1912 Carter FRG Vollmer 7 4 6 7 5 3 6 References External links http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1955_en.pdf Official 1955 Women's Draw 2007-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222637/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1955_en.pdf 2007-09-30 dead  (69.2 KiB) on the French Open website 1955 Australian Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Category:1955 in women's tennis 1955 Category:1955 in French women's sport Category:1955 in French tennis