1949 French Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1949 French Championships
Champion	Margaret duPont
Runner-up	Nelly Adamson
Final score	7–5, 6–2

Margaret duPont defeated Nelly Adamson 7–5, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1949 French Championships.^[1]

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Margaret duPont	6	6
	8	Jean Quertier	4	2
								1	Margaret duPont	6	6
								4	Sheila Summers	3	3
	4	Sheila Summers	6	6
		Anne-Marie Seghers	3	1
															1	Margaret duPont	7	6
															3	Nelly Adamson	5	2
	6	Helen Rihbany	9	3	3
	3	Nelly Adamson	7	6	6
								3	Nelly Adamson	6	6
								7	Annalisa Bossi	3	0
	7	Annalisa Bossi	6	4	6
	15	Joan P. Curry	3	6	3

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	duPont	6	6
								Boegner	0	3
														1	duPont	6	6
														16	Migliori	2	2
								Harline-Arni
							16	Migliori
																					1	duPont	6	6
																					8	Quertier	4	2
							8	Quertier	8	7
								Watermeyer	6	5
														8	Quertier	3	6	6
	Kornfeld	8	5	5										9	Hermsen	6	1	2
9	Hermsen	6	7	7			9	Hermsen	6	6
	Bernard	8	8	6				Bernard	3	2
	Butler	10	6	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Summers	6	6
		Hibbert	3	0				4	Summers	6	6
		Brunnarius	6	6					Brunnarius	2	3
		Scholten-Klein	3	2											4	Summers	6	6
	13	Patorni	6	6											13	Patorni	4	2
		Rigollet	4	3				13	Patorni	6	6
		Hollier-Larousse	6	6					Hollier-Larousse	4	4
		San Donnino	2	4																		4	Summers	6	6
	5	Hilton	6	1	0																		Seghers	3	1
		Seghers	4	6	6				Seghers	6	6
		Delagrave	2	2					Dowdeswell	3	2
		Dowdeswell	6	6												Seghers	6	6
	12	Boyer	2	7	0											Marcellin	4	4
		Marcellin	6	5	6				Marcellin	9	6
		De Borman	6	6					De Borman	7	2
		Bourbonnais	1	2

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		Jamain	4	6	9
	11	Straubeova	6	4	7				Jamain	3	9
		De Cazalet	8	4	6				De Cazalet	6	11
		Sutz	6	6	2											De Cazalet	7	2	7
		Manfredi	6	7											6	Rihbany	5	6	9
		Barbier	0	5					Manfredi	0	8	7
		Galtier	2	1				6	Rihbany	6	6	9
	6	Rihbany	6	6																		6	Rihbany	7	6	6
		Jucker	4	16	5																	3	Adamson	9	3	3
		Halff	6	14	7				Halff	4	8	3
	14	Gannon	6	6				14	Gannon	6	6	6
		Boutin	3	4											14	Gannon	3	3
		Foy	6	6											3	Adamson	6	6
		Inglebert	4	3					Foy	2	0
		McGuire	2	2				3	Adamson	6	6
	3	Adamson	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	Savoye	7	6
	Greiss	5	2					Savoye	1	7	2
	Walter						10	Hamelin	6	5	6
10	Hamelin													10	Hamelin	4	1
														7	Bossi	6	6
								Ravoux	1	3
							7	Bossi	6	6
																					7	Bossi	6	4	6
																					15	Curry	3	6	3
								Pannetier	3	3
							15	Curry	6	6
														15	Curry	4	9	6
														2	Brough	6	7	2
								Amouretti	2	0
							2	Brough	6	6

References

External links

• "Official 1949 Women's Draw" (PDF).  (69.2 KiB) on the French Open website