1937 French Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Hilde Sperling defeated Simonne Mathieu 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1937 French Championships.[1]

Women's singles
1937 French Championships
Final
ChampionGermany Hilde Sperling
Runner-upFrance Simonne Mathieu
Score6–2, 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. Hilde Sperling is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Hilde Sperling (champion)
  2.   Simonne Mathieu (finalist)
  3.   Helen Jacobs (quarterfinals)
  4.   Margaret Scriven (quarterfinals)
  5.   Lilly De La Valdène (semifinals)
  6.   Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (semifinals)
  7.   Mary Hardwick (third round)
  8.   Sylvie Henrotin (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Hilde Sperling 6 6
8   Sylvie Henrotin 4 1
1   Hilde Sperling 6 6
5   Lilly De La Valdène 1 1
4   Margaret Scriven 2 6 2
5   Lilly De La Valdène 6 1 6
1   Hilde Sperling 6 6
2   Simonne Mathieu 2 4
6   Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6 6
3   Helen Jacobs 3 4
6   Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 5 5
2   Simonne Mathieu 7 7
  Marie L. Horn 9 5
2   Simonne Mathieu 11 7

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   Sperling 6 6
  Varin 2 1
1   Sperling 6 6
  Horner 1 2
  Horner 7 6
Manzutto 5 3
1   Sperling 6 6
8   Henrotin 4 1
8   Henrotin 6 2 6
  Bouverie 3 6 2
8   Henrotin 6 6
  Noel 0 4
  Noel 6 6
  Vives 2 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   Scriven
  Morel-Deville
4   Scriven 7 3 6
  Iribarne 6 6   Iribarne 5 6 4
  Macready 0 3   Iribarne 6 6
  Forsell 4 2   De St. Ferreol 3 4
  De St. Ferreol 6 6 4   Scriven 6 1 6
5   L De La Valdène 5   L De La Valdène 2 6 2
Sobotkova 5   L De La Valdène 6 6
  Lebailly 6 6   Lebailly 1 2
  Norman 2 1 5   L De La Valdène 6 6
  Couquerque 6 6   Couquerque 2 2
  Gallay 2 1   Couquerque 6 4
  Goldschmidt 6 6   Goldschmidt 2 0 r
  Wittenström 0 1

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Satterthwaite 2 3
  Pannetier 6 6   Pannetier 6 3 6
  Kleinadel   Kleinadel 3 6 4
  Andrus   Pannetier 2 3
  Goronitchenko 2 3 6   Jędrzejowska 6 6
  Kovac 6 6   Kovac 3 0 r
  Belliard 0 4 6   Jędrzejowska 6 4
6   Jędrzejowska 6 6 6   Jędrzejowska 6 6
Planner 3 3 3   Jacobs 3 4
  Boegner 6 6   Boegner 6 3 6
  Mellerio 3 6 1   Ingram 3 6 0
  Ingram 6 3 6   Boegner 3 5
  Barbier 6 9 3   Jacobs 6 7
  Xydis 3 7   Barbier 1 6 1
3   Jacobs 6 3 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Simon 6 5
  Horn 8 7
  Horn 6 6
7   Hardwick 4 3
  Wyns-Speranza 1 3
7   Hardwick 6 6
  Horn 11 7
2   Mathieu 9 5
  Wolf 6 0 0
  Terwindt 2 6 6
  Terwindt 10 4 3
2   Mathieu 8 6 6
Weaver 2 0
2   Mathieu 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.
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