Nelly Landry

Nelly Landry

Full name	Nelly Adamson Landry
Country (sports)	France
Born	27 December 1916 Bruges, Belgium
Died	11 February 2010 (aged 93)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 7 (1946)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	W (1948)
Wimbledon	QF (1948)
US Open	3R (1948)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	F (1938)

Nelly Adamson Landry (28 December 1916 – 22 February 2010) was a female tennis player from Belgium (became French citizen after marriage).^[1] She was the 1948 women's singles champion at the French Championships beating Shirley Fry. She had also been a finalist in 1938, losing to Simonne Mathieu, and reached again the final in 1949, losing to Margaret Osborne duPont.

According to John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Landry was ranked in the world top ten in 1946 and 1948 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 7 in those rankings in 1946.^[2]

Nelly Adamson married Pierre Henri Landry on February 1937 and lastly Marcel Renault, both former French tennis players.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1938	French Championships	Simonne Mathieu	0–6, 3–6
Winner	1948	French Championships	Shirley Fry Irvin	6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Runner-up	1949	French Championships	Margaret Osborne duPont	5–7, 2–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1938	French Championships	Arlette Harff	Simonne Mathieu Billie Yorke	6–3, 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941 - 1944	1945	1946^1	1947^1	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	Career SR
Australian Championships	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	NH	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0
French Championships	A	2R	3R	QF	A	F	A	NH	R	A	QF	A	W	F	A	A	A	QF	SF	1 / 9
Wimbledon	1R	2R	1R	4R	A	A	A	NH	NH	NH	A	A	QF	3R	A	A	4R	4R	2R	0 / 9
U.S. Championships	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	3R	A	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 2
SR	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 0	1 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	1 / 20

NH = tournament not held.

R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

¹In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

References

1. IC Council: Décès de Nelly ADAMSON online
2. Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 702. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.