1936 French Championships – Women's singles

1936 French Championships DEN Hilde Sperling FRA Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–4 8 First-seeded Hilde Sperling defeated Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1936 French Championships.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 393 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Hilde Sperling is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. DEN Hilde Sperling (champion) FRA Simonne Mathieu (finalist) GBR Margaret Scriven (second round) POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (third round) FRA Simone Iribarne (quarterfinals) NED Madzy Rollin Couquerque (third round) FRA Nelly Adamson (quarterfinals) FRA Sylvie Henrotin (quarterfinals) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 DEN Hilde Sperling 1 FRA Simonne Mathieu 2 6 3 6 4 DEN Hilde Sperling 1 ESP 1931 Lilly De Alvarez 6 2 6 1 GER Nazi Marie L. Horn FRA Simonne Mathieu 2 4 6 4 6 DEN Hilde Sperling 1 FRA Sylvie Henrotin 8 6 3 6 0 ESP 1931 Lilly De Alvarez FRA Simone Iribarne 5 6 4 6 2 GER Nazi Marie L. Horn FRA Simone Goronitchenko 6 1 6 4 FRA Nelly Adamson 7 FRA Simonne Mathieu 2 0 6 2 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals DEN Sperling 1 FRA Henrotin 8 6 3 6 0 DEN Sperling 1 FRA Horner 6 1 6 1 FRA Henrotin 8 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kovac 6 3 6 1 DEN Sperling 1 FRA Barbier 6 1 6 0 Weaver FRA Horner 2 6 0 6 FRA Henrotin 8 NED Terwindt 6 1 6 1 FRA Peyre Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kovac Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ESP 1931 De Alvarez FRA Iribarne 5 6 4 6 2 POL Jędrzejowska 4 ESP 1931 De Alvarez 6 2 5 7 4 6 FRA Iribarne 5 GBR Noel 2 6 7 5 6 1 POL Jędrzejowska 4 FRA Bernard 6 1 6 3 ESP 1931 De Alvarez USA Page 6 4 6 0 FRA Iribarne 5 BEL Isaac 6 1 6 1 SUI Wittenstrom GBR Noel 0 6 0 6 FRA Wyns-Speranza BEL Isaac 5 7 6 4 1 6 FRA Orlandini SUI Wittenstrom FRA Kleinadel GBR Noel 3 6 2 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GER Nazi Horn FRA Goronitchenko 6 1 6 4 GER Nazi Horn NED Couquerque 6 2 6 6 3 8 6 GRE old Xydis FRA Goronitchenko 3 6 2 6 FRA Pannetier GER Nazi Horn 4 6 4 6 FRA Belliard NED Couquerque 6 6 2 5 7 5 7 FRA Pillette GRE old Xydis 7 9 0 6 FRA Goronitchenko GBR Scriven 3 0 6 6 4 8 6 FRA Row FRA Pannetier FRA Aubert GER Nazi Horn 5 7 0 6 FRA Le Boutillier FRA Belliard 4 6 8 10 FRA Neufeld NED Couquerque 6 2 6 3 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA Adamson 7 FRA Mathieu 2 6 0 6 2 FRA Goldschmidt FRA Adamson 7 3 6 2 6 USA Andrus FRA Mathieu 2 FRA Deutsch FRA Goldschmidt 1 6 0 6 FRA Vives FRA Adamson 7 3 6 1 6 FRA De St. Ferreol USA Andrus GBR Weekes FRA Mathieu 2 References External links 1936 yes 1936 Australian Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1936 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Category:1936 in women's tennis 1936 Category:1936 in French women's sport Category:1936 in French tennis