1948 French Championships – Women's singles

Third-seeded Nelly Landry defeated Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1948 French Championships.[1]

Women's singles
1948 French Championships
Final
ChampionFrance Nelly Landry
Runner-upUnited States Shirley Fry
Score6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Details
Draw50
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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

  1.   Doris Hart (semifinals)
  2.   Patricia Todd (semifinals)
  3.   Nelly Landry (champion)
  4.   Shirley Fry (finalist)
  5.   Zsuzsi Körmöczy (second round)
  6.   Mary Prentiss (quarterfinals)
  7.   Annalisa Bossi (quarterfinals)
  8.   Helen Rihbany (quarterfinals)
  9.   Colette Boegner (third round)
  10.   Márta Peterdy (third round)
  11.   Miriamme De Borman (third round)
  12.   Jacqueline Patorni (third round)
  13.   Alice Weiwers (second round)
  14.   Bea Carris (third round)
  15.   Arlette Halff (third round)
  16.   Jaqueline Boutin (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Doris Hart 6 6
8   Helen Rihbany 3 3
1   Doris Hart 3 6 9
4   Shirley Fry 6 4 11
4   Shirley Fry 6 7
  Maria Weiss 3 5
4   Shirley Fry 2 6 0
3   Nelly Landry 6 0 6
6   Mary Prentiss 4 3
3   Nelly Landry 6 6
3   Nelly Landry
2   Patricia Todd
7   Annalissa Bossi
2   Patricia Todd

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   Hart 6 8
  Marcellin 4 6
1   Hart 6 6
16   Boutin 1 1
16   Boutin 2 6 6
  Poncelet 6 3 4
1   Hart 6 6
8   Rihbany 3 3
8   Rihbany 8 6
  Bocquet 6 2
8   Rihbany 2 7 6
9   Boegner 6 5 2
  Hermsen 1 4
  Migliori 2 4 9   Boegner 6 6
9   Boegner 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   Fry 2 7 6
  Doleschell 6 5 1 4   Fry 6 6
  Barbier   Brunnarius 4 3
  Brunnarius 4   Fry 6 6
  De Ridder 0 2   Middleton 3 0
13   Weiwers 6 6 13   Weiwers 6 2 2
  Middleton 4 6 8   Middleton 4 6 6
  Henry 6 3 6 4   Fry 6 7
5   Körmöczy 6 6   Weiss 3 5
  Van Der Wall 2 4 5   Körmöczy 4 5
  Weiss 6 6   Weiss 6 7
  Hamelin 2 4   Weiss 6 6
  Jamain 3 2 12   Patorni 4 1
  Bologna 6 6   Bologna 1 3
  Fritz 2 8 2 12   Patorni 6 6
12   Patorni 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Bernard 0 2
  Amouretti 6 6   Amouretti 3 6 7
  Butler 6 1 4 11   De Borman 6 3 9
11   De Borman 4 6 6 11   De Borman 2 1
  Pannetier 2 1 6   Prentiss 6 6
  Scofield 6 6   Scofield 3 6 3
  Seghers 1 4 6   Prentiss 6 1 6
6   Prentiss 6 6 6   Prentiss 4 3
  Claude 6 7 5 3   Landry 6 6
14   Carris 3 9 7 14   Carris 3 6 12
  Varin 6 6   Varin 6 4 10
  Studer 4 2 14   Carris 0 2
  Jucker 6 6 3   Landry 6 6
  Rice 2 3   Jucker 6 5 5
  Ravoux 1 2 3   Landry 2 7 7
3   Landry 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Jędrzejowska
10   Peterdy 10   Peterdy
  Savoye
10   Peterdy 7 8 3
7   Bossi 9 6 6
  Foy 2 1
7   Bossi 6 6
7   Bossi
2   Todd
15   Halff 6 7
  Mac Kelvie 3 5
15   Halff 1 1
2   Todd 6 6
  Borren 2 0
2   Todd 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. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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