1927 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1927 French Championships
Final
Champion	Kea Bouman
Runner-up	Irene Bowder Peacock
Score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Seeds	8
Events

Third-seeded Kea Bouman defeated Irene Bowder Peacock 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1927 French Championships. She is the first and to date only Dutch women to win a Grand Slam singles title.^[1]

Seeds

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

Marguerite Billout (quarterfinals)
Lilly De Alvarez (quarterfinals)
Kea Bouman (champion)
Irene Peacock (finalist)
Cilly Aussem (quarterfinals)
Suzanne Devé (third round)
Phoebe Holcroft Watson (third round)
Eileen Bennett (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

1	Marguerite Billout	6	2	2

8	Eileen Bennett	4	6	6
					8	Eileen Bennett	7	1	7

					4	Irene Peacock	5	6	9
4	Irene Peacock	4	6	6

5	Cilly Aussem	6	2	4
										4	Irene Peacock	2	4

										3	Kea Bouman	6	6
–	Billie Tapscott	2	0

3	Kea Bouman	6	6
					3	Kea Bouman	5	6	6

					–	Bobbie Heine	7	4	3
–	Bobbie Heine	3	7	7

2	Lilly De Alvarez	6	5	5

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round	Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

	1	Billout	6	6
		Cantenat	1	2
					1	Billout	6	6
						Barbier	3	1
		Barbier
		Gounouilhou
										1	Billout	4	6	6
										8	Bennett	6	2	2
	8	Bennett	6	6
		Lebesnerais	2	3
					8	Bennett	4	6	7
						Neppach	6	2	5
		Neppach	6	7
		Wyns-Speranza	1	5

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	Peacock	6	6
						Golding	4	4
									4	Peacock	6	6
										Charnelet	2	3
						Sigart	3	5
						Charnelet	6	7
														4	Peacock	4	6	6
5	Aussem	6	1	6										5	Aussem	6	2	4
	Contostavlos	0	6	3	5	Aussem	6	6
	Danet					Ridley	3	4
	Ridley								5	Aussem	6	4	6
	Des Landes De Danoet	6	4	6						Mathieu	3	6	0
	Sigart	4	6	4		Des Landes De Danoet	4	5
	Rosenbaum	1	6	5		Mathieu	6	7
	Mathieu	6	4	7

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Pons	4	1
	Cousin	6	6			Cousin	9	7
	Tapscott					Tapscott	11	9
	De Montebello										Tapscott	6	6
	Gallay	4	2							6	Deve	3	2
	Saunders-Taylor	6	6			Saunders-Taylor	6	2	1
	Amaury	1	6	5	6	Deve	3	6	6
6	Deve	6	2	7												Tapscott	2	0
															3	Bouman	6	6
						Beauge	2	1
						Friedleben	6	6
											Friedleben	6	1	2
										3	Bouman	3	6	6
						Le Conte	2	4
					3	Bouman	6	6

Section 4

First round	Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

		Bourgeois	6	5	6
		Bobbie Heine	1	7	8
							Bobbie Heine	6	6
						7	Watson	2	4
		Grasset	2	2
	7	Watson	6	6
											Bobbie Heine	3	7	7
										2	De Alvarez	6	5	5
		Von Reznicek	4	6	7
		Vaussard	6	2	5
							Von Reznicek	2	3
						2	De Alvarez	6	6
		Holzschuch	2	1
	2	De Alvarez	6	6

References

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

[1] Source for the draw at Fédération Française de Tennis website, fft.fr

Preceded by 1927 Australian Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1927 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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