1949 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1949 French Championships
Champion	Margaret duPont
Runner-up	Nelly Adamson
Score	7–5, 6–2
Draw	52
Seeds	16

First-seeded 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.

1. Margaret duPont (champion)
2. Louise Brough (third round)
3. Nelly Adamson (finalist)
4. Sheila Summers (semifinals)
5. Betty Hilton (first round)
6. Helen Rihbany (quarterfinals)
7. Annalisa Bossi (semifinals)
8. Jean Quertier (quarterfinals)
9. Nel Hermsen (third round)
10. Monique Hamelin (third round)
11. Helena Straubeová (first round)
12. Virginia Lee Boyer (first round)
13. Jacqueline Patorni (third round)
14. Joy Gannon (third round)
15. Joan P. Curry (quarterfinals)
16. Nicla Migliori (third round)

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	Straubeová	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

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

• "Official 1949 Women's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (69.2 KiB) on the French Open website

Preceded by 1949 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles