1933 French Championships – Women's singles

Margaret Scriven defeated Simonne Mathieu in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1933 French Championships.[1] It was the only time an unseeded player won the title until Jeļena Ostapenko did so in 2017.[2]

Women's singles
1933 French Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Margaret Scriven
Runner-upFrance Simonne Mathieu
Score6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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

  1.   Lolette Payot (third round)
  2.   Helen Jacobs (semifinals)
  3.   Simonne Mathieu (finalist)
  4.   Hilde Krahwinkel (second round)
  5.   Mary Heeley (quarterfinals)
  6.   Eileen Fearnley Whittingstall (quarterfinals)
  7.   Josane Sigart (second round)
  8.   Ida Adamoff (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  Betty Nuthall 6 6
  Dorothy Burke 3 1
  Betty Nuthall 2 6 3
  Margaret Scriven 6 4 6
  Margaret Scriven 6 6
5   Mary Heeley 2 4
  Margaret Scriven 6 4 6
3   Simonne Mathieu 2 6 4
6   Eileen Fearnley Whittingstall 2 0
3   Simonne Mathieu 6 6
3   Simonne Mathieu 8 6
2   Helen Jacobs 6 3
  Jacqueline Goldschmidt 6 1 3
2   Helen Jacobs 1 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   Payot 6 6
  Satterthwaite 2 4
1   Payot 2 2
  Nuthall 6 6
  Nuthall 6 6
  Belliard 3 0
  Nuthall 6 6
  Burke 3 1
8   Adamoff 3 6 3
  Burke 6 0 6
  Burke 6 1 7
  Wilson 3 6 5
  Wilson 6 6
  Macready 4 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   Krahwinkel 7 6
  Jędrzejowska 5 2 4   Krahwinkel 6 3 3
  Scriven 6 6   Scriven 2 6 6
  Baumgarten 0 3   Scriven 6 8
  Henrotin 7 6 6   Henrotin 2 6
  Couquerque 9 2 4   Henrotin 7 6
  Golding   Golding 5 2
  Neufeld   Scriven 6 6
5   Heeley 6 6 5   Heeley 2 4
  Pillette 0 3 5   Heeley 6 6
  Valerio 6 6   Valerio 2 0
  Aubert 3 4 5   Heeley 6 6
  Ryan Wolfrom 2 0
Wolfrom Wolfrom 6 7
  Goronitchenko   Crawford 3 5
  Crawford

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Wyns-Speranza 3 3
  Ingram 6 6   Ingram 6 6
  Kleinadel 2 2   Thomas 2 4
  Thomas 6 6   Ingram 5 4
  Barbier 6 6 6   Whittingstall 7 6
  Freville 2 4   Barbier 6 1
  Morel-Deville 6   Whittingstall 8 6
6   Whittingstall 6   Whittingstall 2 0
  Dyson 3 2 3   Mathieu 6 6
  Gautier 6 6   Gautier 2 0
  Pons 4 2 Saoutchik 6 6
  Saoutchik 6 6   Saoutchik 3 2
  Riboli 4 6 9 3   Mathieu 6 6
  Gallay 6 2 7   Riboli 4 2
  Dros-Canters 0 2 3   Mathieu 6 6
3   Mathieu 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  James 2 4
  Rosambert 6 6   Rosambert 6 1 6
  Aussem 3 6 4
  Rosambert 6 4
  Goldschmidt 8 6
  Goldschmidt 6 6
7   Sigart 4 3
  Goldschmidt 6 1 3
2   Jacobs 1 6 6
  Pannetier 2 3
  Stammers 6 6
  Stammers 3 6 4
2   Jacobs 6 3 6
  Fournier 3 0
2   Jacobs 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Clarey, Christopher. "Jelena Ostapenko, Unseeded Latvian, Rallies to Win French Open". nytimes.com. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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