1938 French Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1938 French Championships
Champion	Simonne Mathieu
Runner-up	Nelly Adamson
Final score	6–0, 6–3

Simonne Mathieu defeated Nelly Adamson 6–0, 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1938 French Championships.^[1]

Seeds

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

1. Simonne Mathieu (Champion)
2. Nancye Wynne Bolton (Third round)
3. Sylvie Henrotin (Quarterfinalist)
4. Valerie Scott (Second round)
5. Arlette Halff (Semifinalist)
6. Nell Hall Hopman (Third round)
7. Madzy Rollin Couquerque (Semifinalist)
8. Esther Hein-Mueller (Second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Simonne Mathieu	6	6
		Dorothy Stevenson	4	0
								1	Simonne Mathieu	6	6
								5	Arlette Halff	1	1
		Suzanne Pannetier	6	4	3
	5	Arlette Halff	2	6	6
															1	Simonne Mathieu	6	6
																Nelly Adamson	0	3
		Nelly Adamson	6	6
	3	Sylvie Henrotin	2	2
									Nelly Adamson	6	6
								7	Madzy Rollin Couquerque	2	4
	7	Madzy Rollin Couquerque	6	6
		Jacqueline Goldschmidt	2	1

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	Mathieu	6	6
								Simon	0	1
														1	Mathieu
															De St. Ferreol
								De St. Ferreol
								Behrens
																					1	Mathieu	6	6
																						Stevenson	4	0
							8	Hein-Mueller
								Barbier
															Barbier	3	4
															Stevenson	6	6
								Stevenson	6	3	6
								Enger	2	6	2

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	Scott	5	3
								Pannetier	7	6
															Pannetier	6	6
															Kovac	1	4
								Iribarne	3	5
								Kovac	6	7
																						Pannetier	2	6	6
																					5	Halff	6	4	3
							5	Halff
								Coyne
														5	Halff	7	6
	Varin	1	6	4											Weiwers	5	4
	Weiwers	6	0	6				Weiwers	6	6
	Belliard	4	3					Jarvis	2	2
	Jarvis	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	Adamson	7	6
	Horner	5	4					Adamson	6	6
	Saunders-Taylor	4	6	6				Saunders-Taylor	2	1
	Lebailly	6	4	3											Adamson	6	6
	Morel-Deville	1	2											6	Hopman	4	1
	Andrus	6	6					Andrus	1	2
							6	Hopman	6	6
																						Adamson	6	6
																					3	Henrotin	2	2
								Kleinadel	6	4	6
								Adamoff	1	6	2
															Kleinadel	2	2
														3	Henrotin	6	6
								Mellerio	6	0	2
							3	Henrotin	3	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								Row
								Whitmarsh
															Whitmarsh	3	1
														7	Couquerque	6	6
							7	Couquerque	6	6
								St. Omer Roy	0	3
																					7	Couquerque	6	6
																						Goldschmidt	2	1
								Goldschmidt	6	6
								Wyns-Speranza	0	0
															Goldschmidt	6	6
														2	Wynne	0	3
								Forsell	0	1
							2	Wynne	6	6

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

• Source for the draw at Fédération Française de Tennis website, fft.fr