1954 French Championships – Women's singles

1954 French Championships USA 1912 Maureen Connolly FRA Ginette Bucaille 6–4, 6–1 54 16 First-seeded Maureen Connolly defeated Ginette Bucaille 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1954 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. Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA 1912 Maureen Connolly (champion) FRA Nelly Adamson (semifinals) GBR Helen Fletcher (first round) ITA Silvana Lazzarino (semifinals) FRA Anne-Marie Seghers (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Baba Mercedes Lewis (third round) MEX 1934 Yola Ramírez (third round) GER Toto Zehden (third round) n/a USA 1912 Dorothy Levine (quarterfinals) FRA Ginette Bucaille (finalist) FRA Jacqueline Kermina (third round) GBR A. Baxter (first round) ESP 1945 Pilar Barril (second round) GBR Shirley Bloomer (third round) ITA Nicla Migliori (second round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 USA 1912 Maureen Connolly 1 FRA Ginette Bucaille 11 6 4 6 1 USA 1912 Maureen Connolly 1 ITA Silvana Lazzarino 4 6 0 6 1 FRA Ginette Bucaille 11 FRA Nelly Adamson 2 6 2 6 4 USA 1912 Maureen Connolly 1 GBR Angela Buxton 6 1 6 0 ITA Silvana Lazzarino 4 FRA Anne-Marie Seghers 5 6 3 6 3 FRA Ginette Bucaille 11 FRA Josette Amouretti 6 1 6 1 USA 1912 Dorothy Levine 10 FRA Nelly Adamson 2 1 6 2 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA 1912 Connolly 1 GBR Buxton 6 1 6 0 USA 1912 Connolly 1 FRA Galtier 6 2 6 3 GER Zehden 8 GBR Buxton 3 6 4 6 USA 1912 Connolly 1 FRA Salvet 6 0 6 2 ITA Migliori 16 FRA Galtier 4 6 3 6 GER Zehden 8 FRA Varin 8 6 7 9 7 5 ESP 1945 Barril 14 GBR Buxton 2 6 2 6 FRA Varin AUS Hopman 4 6 7 5 ESP 1945 Barril 14 FRA Bernard 6 3 6 4 BEL Mercelis GBR Buxton 1 6 2 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ITA Lazzarino 4 FRA Seghers 5 6 3 6 3 ITA Lazzarino 4 FRA Schmitt 6 1 6 4 FRA Seghers 5 FRA Kermina 12 6 1 6 3 ITA Lazzarino 4 BEL Coessens 7 9 6 0 6 0 FRA Schmitt FRA Patorni 8 6 7 5 FRA Seghers 5 SUI Alvensleben 6 2 6 0 USA 1912 Kimbrell FRA Kermina 12 6 2 3 6 1 6 ITA Lazzarino 4 FRA De La Giroday BEL Coessens FRA Bras 6 1 7 5 GBR Baxter 13 FRA Schmitt USA 1912 Morris FRA Patorni 1 6 1 6 FRA Seghers 5 FRA Labesse 6 1 6 0 GBR Mottram SUI Alvensleben FRA Geranton USA 1912 Kimbrell 2 6 1 6 FRA De La Courtie FRA Kermina 12 0 6 3 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA Bucaille 11 FRA Amouretti 6 1 6 1 FRA Bucaille 11 USA 1912 Lewis 6 7 5 6 2 FRA Amouretti FRA Bourbonnais 10 12 6 1 6 4 FRA Coste FRA Bucaille 11 0 6 0 6 SUI Kaufmann USA 1912 Lewis 6 3 6 6 4 4 6 FRA Amouretti GER Buding 6 2 6 4 FRA Bourbonnais BEL Crowet 6 0 6 0 GBR Sargeant FRA Coste 7 9 4 6 BEL Isaac FRA Bucaille 11 3 6 2 6 GBR Walter SUI Kaufmann 0 6 2 6 FRA Monnot USA 1912 Lewis 6 2 6 3 6 FRA Amouretti USA 1912 Bradley 3 6 6 4 6 2 GER Buding GER Vollmer 6 2 6 4 FRA Bourbonnais USA 1912 Folger 6 0 6 0 BEL Crowet GBR Fletcher 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA 1912 Levine 10 FRA Adamson 2 6 1 6 2 USA 1912 Levine 10 MEX 1934 Ramírez 7 1 6 6 4 6 2 GBR Bloomer 15 FRA Adamson 2 6 4 3 6 3 6 FRA Lemal USA 1912 Levine 10 6 3 0 6 3 6 FRA Dubois MEX 1934 Ramírez 7 1 6 1 6 EGY 1922 Abbas GBR Bloomer 15 1 6 4 6 NZL Robson FRA Adamson 2 3 6 0 6 FRA Dubois FRA Lemal 4 6 9 11 FRA De Chambure USA 1912 Levine 10 6 3 0 6 3 6 SWE Bonstrom FRA Dubois 2 6 3 6 References External links http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1954_en.pdf Official 1954 Women's Draw 2007-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927214553/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1954_en.pdf 2007-09-27 dead  (69.1 KiB) on the French Open website 1954 Australian Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Category:1954 in women's tennis 1954 Category:1954 in French women's sport Category:1954 in French tennis