1948 French Championships – Women's singles

1948 French Championships FRA Nelly Landry USA 1912 Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0 50 16 Third-seeded Nelly Landry defeated Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1948 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. Nelly Landry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA Doris Hart (semifinals) USA Patricia Todd (semifinals) FRA Nelly Landry (champion) USA Shirley Fry (finalist) HUN 1949 Zsuzsi Körmöczy (second round) USA Mary Prentiss (quarterfinals) ITA Annalisa Bossi (quarterfinals) USA Helen Rihbany (quarterfinals) FRA Colette Boegner (third round) HUN 1949 Márta Peterdy (third round) BEL Miriamme De Borman (third round) FRA Jacqueline Patorni (third round) LUX Alice Weiwers (second round) GBR Bea Carris (third round) FRA Arlette Halff (third round) FRA Jaqueline Boutin (third round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 USA Shirley Fry 4 FRA Nelly Landry 3 2 6 6 0 0 6 USA Doris Hart 1 USA Shirley Fry 4 3 6 6 4 9 11 FRA Nelly Landry 3 USA Patricia Todd 2 USA Doris Hart 1 USA Helen Rihbany 8 6 3 6 3 USA Shirley Fry 4 ARG Maria Weiss 6 3 7 5 USA Mary Prentiss 6 FRA Nelly Landry 3 4 6 3 6 ITA Annalissa Bossi 7 USA Patricia Todd 2 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA Hart 1 USA Rihbany 8 6 3 6 3 USA Hart 1 FRA Boutin 16 6 1 6 1 USA Rihbany 8 FRA Boegner 9 2 6 7 5 6 2 USA Hart 1 FRA Marcellin 6 4 8 6 FRA Boutin 16 FRA Poncelet 2 6 6 3 6 4 USA Rihbany 8 GBR Bocquet 8 6 6 2 NED Hermsen FRA Boegner 9 1 6 4 6 ITA Migliori FRA Boegner 9 2 6 4 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA Fry 4 ARG Weiss 6 3 7 5 USA Fry 4 GBR Middleton 6 3 6 0 ARG Weiss FRA Patorni 12 6 4 6 1 USA Fry 4 FRA Brunnarius 6 4 6 3 LUX Weiwers 13 GBR Middleton 6 4 2 6 2 6 HUN 1949 Körmöczy 5 ARG Weiss 4 6 5 7 ITA Bologna FRA Patorni 12 1 6 3 6 USA Fry 4 AUT Doleschell 2 6 7 5 6 1 FRA Barbier FRA Brunnarius BEL De Ridder LUX Weiwers 13 0 6 2 6 GBR Middleton FRA Henry 4 6 6 3 8 6 HUN 1949 Körmöczy 5 NED Van Der Wall 6 2 6 4 ARG Weiss FRA Hamelin 6 2 6 4 FRA Jamain ITA Bologna 3 6 2 6 FRA Fritz FRA Patorni 12 2 6 8 6 2 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA Prentiss 6 FRA Landry 3 4 6 3 6 BEL De Borman 11 USA Prentiss 6 2 6 1 6 GBR Carris 14 FRA Landry 3 0 6 2 6 FRA Amouretti BEL De Borman 11 3 6 6 3 7 9 USA Scofield USA Prentiss 6 3 6 6 1 3 6 GBR Carris 14 FRA Varin 3 6 6 4 12 10 FRA Jucker FRA Landry 3 6 2 5 7 5 7 FRA Bernard FRA Amouretti 0 6 2 6 USA Butler BEL De Borman 11 6 4 1 6 4 6 FRA Pannetier USA Scofield 2 6 1 6 FRA Seghers USA Prentiss 6 1 6 4 6 FRA Claude GBR Carris 14 6 3 7 9 5 7 FRA Varin SUI Studer 6 4 6 2 FRA Jucker USA Rice 6 2 6 3 FRA Ravoux FRA Landry 3 1 6 2 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ITA Bossi 7 USA Todd 2 HUN 1949 Peterdy 10 ITA Bossi 7 7 9 8 6 3 6 FRA Halff 15 USA Todd 2 1 6 1 6 HUN 1949 Peterdy 10 FRA Savoye FRA Foy ITA Bossi 7 2 6 1 6 FRA Halff 15 GBR Mac Kelvie 6 3 7 5 NED Borren USA Todd 2 2 6 0 6 POL Jędrzejowska HUN 1949 Peterdy 10 References External links http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1948_en.pdf Official 1948 Women's Singles draw 2018-06-06 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014605/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1948_en.pdf dead on the French Open website 1948 Australian Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1948 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Category:1948 in women's tennis 1948 Category:1948 in French women's sport Category:1948 in French tennis