1936 French Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1936 French Championships
Champion Denmark Hilde Sperling
Runner-up France Simonne Mathieu
Final score 6–3, 6–4

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.[1]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Hilde Sperling is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Denmark Hilde Sperling (Champion)
  2. France Simonne Mathieu (Finalist)
  3. United Kingdom Margaret Scriven (Second round)
  4. Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (Third round)
  5. France Simone Iribarne (Quarterfinalist)
  6. Netherlands Madzy Rollin Couquerque (Third round)
  7. France Nelly Adamson (Quarterfinalist)
  8. France Sylvie Henrotin (Quarterfinalist)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1  Denmark Hilde Sperling 6 6    
8  France Sylvie Henrotin 3 0    
  1  Denmark Hilde Sperling 6 6    
   Spain Lilly De Alvarez 2 1    
 Spain Lilly De Alvarez 6 6  
  5  France Simone Iribarne 4 2    
    1  Denmark Hilde Sperling 6 6  
  2  France Simonne Mathieu 3 4  
   Germany Marie L. Horn 6 6    
 France Simone Goronitchenko 1 4    
   Germany Marie L. Horn 4 4  
  2  France Simonne Mathieu 6 6    
7  France Nelly Adamson 0 2  
  2  France Simonne Mathieu 6 6    

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Denmark Sperling 6 6    
     France Barbier 1 0    
      1  Denmark Sperling 6 6    
       France Horner 1 1    
     Weaver 2 0  
     France Horner 6 6    
      1  Denmark Sperling 6 6  
      8  France Henrotin 3 0  
    8  France Henrotin 6 6    
     Netherlands Terwindt 1 1    
      8  France Henrotin 6 6  
       Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kovac 3 1    
     France Peyre      
     Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kovac        
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  Poland Jędrzejowska 6 6    
     France Bernard 1 3    
      4  Poland Jędrzejowska 6 5 4  
       Spain De Alvarez 2 7 6  
     Spain De Alvarez 6 6  
     United States Page 4 0    
       Spain De Alvarez 6 6  
      5  France Iribarne 4 2  
    5  France Iribarne 6 6    
 France Wyns-Speranza 5 6 1      Belgium Isaac 1 1    
 Belgium Isaac 7 4 6       5  France Iribarne 2 7 6
 France Orlandini              United Kingdom Noel 6 5 1  
 Switzerland Wittenstrom            Switzerland Wittenstrom 0 0  
 France Kleinadel 3 2        United Kingdom Noel 6 6    
 United Kingdom Noel 6 6    

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 France Row        
 France Pannetier            France Pannetier 4 4    
 France Aubert 5 0        Germany Horn 6 6    
 Germany Horn 7 6          Germany Horn 2 6 8  
 France Le Boutillier 4 8         6  Netherlands Couquerque 6 3 6  
 France Belliard 6 10        France Belliard 6 5 5
 France Neufeld 2 3       6  Netherlands Couquerque 2 7 7  
6  Netherlands Couquerque 6 6          Germany Horn 6 6  
       France Goronitchenko 1 4  
     France Pillette 7 0    
     Greece Xydis 9 6    
       Greece Xydis 3 2  
       France Goronitchenko 6 6    
     France Goronitchenko 0 6 8
    3  United Kingdom Scriven 6 4 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
     France Deutsch 1 0    
     France Goldschmidt 6 6    
       France Goldschmidt 3 2    
      7  France Adamson 6 6    
     France Vives 3 1  
    7  France Adamson 6 6    
      7  France Adamson 6 6  
      2  France Mathieu 0 2  
     France De St. Ferreol        
     United States Andrus        
       United States Andrus      
      2  France Mathieu        
     United Kingdom Weekes      
    2  France Mathieu        
 

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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