1948 French Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1948 French Championships
Champion	Nelly Landry
Runner-up	Shirley Fry
Final score	6–2, 0–6, 6–0

Nelly Landry defeated Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1948 French Championships.^[1]

Seeds

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

Doris Hart (Semifinalist)
Patricia Todd (Semifinalist)
Nelly Landry (Champion)
Shirley Fry (Finalist)
Zsuzsi Körmöczy (Second round)
Mary Prentiss (Quarterfinalist)
Annalisa Bossi (Quarterfinalist)
Helen Rihbany (Quarterfinalist)

Colette Boegner (Third round)
Márta Peterdy (Third round)
Miriamme De Borman (Third round)
Jacqueline Patorni (Third round)
Alice Weiwers (Second round)
Bea Carris (Third round)
Arlette Halff (Third round)
Jaqueline Boutin (Third round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Finals

1	Doris Hart	6	6
8	Helen Rihbany	3	3
				1	Doris Hart	3	6	9

				4	Shirley Fry	6	4	11
4	Shirley Fry	6	7

	Maria Weiss	3	5
									4	Shirley Fry	2	6	0
									3	Nelly Landry	6	0	6
6	Mary Prentiss	4	3
3	Nelly Landry	6	6
				3	Nelly Landry

				2	Patricia Todd
7	Annalissa Bossi

2	Patricia Todd

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals


				1	Hart	6	8
					Marcellin	4	6
									1	Hart	6	6
									16	Boutin	1	1
				16	Boutin	2	6	6
					Poncelet	6	3	4
														1	Hart	6	6
														8	Rihbany	3	3
				8	Rihbany	8	6
					Bocquet	6	2
									8	Rihbany	2	7	6
									9	Boegner	6	5	2
					Hermsen	1	4
	Migliori	2	4	9	Boegner	6	6
9	Boegner	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

4	Fry	2	7	6
	Doleschell	6	5	1	4	Fry	6	6
	Barbier					Brunnarius	4	3
	Brunnarius									4	Fry	6	6
	De Ridder	0	2								Middleton	3	0
13	Weiwers	6	6		13	Weiwers	6	2	2
	Middleton	4	6	8		Middleton	4	6	6
	Henry	6	3	6										4	Fry	6	7
5	Körmöczy	6	6												Weiss	3	5
	Van Der Wall	2	4		5	Körmöczy	4	5
	Weiss	6	6			Weiss	6	7
	Hamelin	2	4								Weiss	6	6
	Jamain	3	2							12	Patorni	4	1
	Bologna	6	6			Bologna	1	3
	Fritz	2	8	2	12	Patorni	6	6
12	Patorni	6	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

	Bernard	0	2
	Amouretti	6	6			Amouretti	3	6	7
	Butler	6	1	4	11	De Borman	6	3	9
11	De Borman	4	6	6						11	De Borman	2	1
	Pannetier	2	1							6	Prentiss	6	6
	Scofield	6	6			Scofield	3	6	3
	Seghers	1	4		6	Prentiss	6	1	6
6	Prentiss	6	6											6	Prentiss	4	3
	Claude	6	7	5										3	Landry	6	6
14	Carris	3	9	7	14	Carris	3	6	12
	Varin	6	6			Varin	6	4	10
	Studer	4	2							14	Carris	0	2
	Jucker	6	6							3	Landry	6	6
	Rice	2	3			Jucker	6	5	5
	Ravoux	1	2		3	Landry	2	7	7
3	Landry	6	6

Section 4

First Round		Second Round				Third Round					Quarterfinals

	Jędrzejowska
10	Peterdy	10	Peterdy
			Savoye
						10	Peterdy	7	8	3
						7	Bossi	9	6	6
			Foy	2	1
		7	Bossi	6	6
											7	Bossi
											2	Todd
		15	Halff	6	7
			Mac Kelvie	3	5
						15	Halff	1	1
						2	Todd	6	6
			Borren	2	0
		2	Todd	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

Official 1948 Women's Draw PDF (69.1 KiB) on the French Open website

French Open Women's Singles drawsheets

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