1946 French Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1946 French Championships
Champion	Margaret Osborne
Runner-up	Pauline Betz
Final score	1–6, 8–6, 7–5

Margaret Osborne defeated Pauline Betz 1–6, 8–6, 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1946 French Championships.^[1]

Seeds

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

Pauline Betz (Finalist)
Margaret Osborne (Champion)
Louise Brough (Semifinalist)
Patricia Todd (Third round)
Monique Hamelin (Third round)
Billie Yorke (First round)
Alice Weiwers (Quarterfinalist)
Ginette Jucker (Third round)

Betty Hilton (Quarterfinalist)
Micheline Inglebert (Third round)
Doris Hart (Quarterfinalist)
Dorothy Bundy (Semifinalist)
Nelly Landry (Quarterfinalist)
Simone Laffargue (Third round)
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (Third round)
Helena Straubeova (Third round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

1	Pauline Betz	6	6
9	Betty Hilton	1	0
					1	Pauline Betz	6	6

					12	Dorothy Bundy	3	4
13	Nelly Landry	4	7	4

12	Dorothy Bundy	6	5	6
									1	Pauline Betz	6	6	5
									2	Margaret Osborne	1	8	7
11	Doris Hart	4	6	1
3	Louise Brough	6	4	6
					3	Louise Brough	5	3

					2	Margaret Osborne	7	6
7	Alice Weiwers	3	2

2	Margaret Osborne	6	6

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round	Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals


	1	Betz	6	6
		Brunnarius	1	2
						1	Betz	6	6
						16	Straubeova	1	2
	16	Straubeova	6	4	6
		Amouretti	2	6	4
										1	Betz	6	6
										9	Hilton	1	0
	8	Jucker	8	6
		Pannetier	6	4
						8	Jucker	1	2
						9	Hilton	6	6
	9	Hilton	6	6
		Saint Omer Roy	1	0

Section 2

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Quarterfinals


				4	Todd	6	6
					Foy	1	0
								4	Todd	2	3
								13	Landry	6	6
					Morel-Deville	0	3
				13	Landry	6	6
												13	Landry	6	5	6
												12	Bundy	4	7	4
				5	Hamelin	6	7
	Belin	0	0		Boegner	2	5
	Boegner	6	6					5	Hamelin	7	1
	Levy	0	0					12	Bundy	9	6
12	Bundy	6	6	12	Bundy	6	6
	Charpenel	4	4		Quertier	3	1
	Quertier	6	6

Section 3

First Round				Second Round				Third Round					Quarterfinals

	Curry	6	6
	Claude	2	3		Curry	6	6
	Fritz	6	6		Fritz	3	0
	Jamain	4	1						Curry	4	4
11	Hart							11	Hart	6	6
	Wyns-Speranza			11	Hart	8	6
	Patorni				Patorni	6	1
6	Yorke												11	Hart	6	4	6
													3	Brough	4	6	1
				14	Laffargue	6	6
					Kleinadel	2	1
								14	Laffargue	3	6	3
								3	Brough	6	3	6
					Savoye	1	0
				3	Brough	6	6

Section 4

First Round	Second Round				Third Round				Quarterfinals


		Thomas	4	3
	10	Inglebert	6	6
					10	Inglebert	5	1
					7	Weiwers	7	6
		Marcellin	3	4
	7	Weiwers	6	6
									7	Weiwers	6	6
									2	Osborne	3	2
		Ravoux	6	3
	15	Jędrzejowska	8	6
					15	Jędrzejowska	4	6
					2	Margaret Osborne	6	8
		Saladin	0	2
	2	Margaret Osborne	6	6

References

↑ 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

French Open Women's Singles drawsheets

Pre Open Era	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

Open Era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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