1938 French Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1938 French Championships
Champion France Simonne Mathieu
Runner-up France 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. France Simonne Mathieu (Champion)
  2. Australia Nancye Wynne Bolton (Third round)
  3. France Sylvie Henrotin (Quarterfinalist)
  4. United Kingdom Valerie Scott (Second round)
  5. France Arlette Halff (Semifinalist)
  6. Australia Nell Hall Hopman (Third round)
  7. Netherlands Madzy Rollin Couquerque (Semifinalist)
  8. Czechoslovakia Esther Hein-Mueller (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

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

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  United Kingdom Scott 5 3    
     France Pannetier 7 6    
       France Pannetier 6 6    
       Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kovac 1 4    
     France Iribarne 3 5  
     Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kovac 6 7    
       France Pannetier 2 6 6
      5  France Halff 6 4 3
    5  France Halff        
     Australia Coyne        
      5  France Halff 7 6  
 France Varin 1 6 4        Luxembourg Weiwers 5 4    
 Luxembourg Weiwers 6 0 6      Luxembourg Weiwers 6 6  
 France Belliard 4 3        United Kingdom Jarvis 2 2    
 United Kingdom Jarvis 6 6    

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

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