1938 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1938 French Championships
Champion Simonne Mathieu
Runner-up Nelly Adamson
Score6–0, 6–3
Seeds8

First-seeded Simonne Mathieu defeated Nelly Adamson 6–0, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1938 French Championships.[1] Hilde Sperling was the three-time defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds

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

  1. Simonne Mathieu (champion)
  2. Nancye Wynne Bolton (third round)
  3. Sylvie Henrotin (quarterfinals)
  4. Valerie Scott (second round)
  5. Arlette Halff (semifinals)
  6. Nell Hall Hopman (third round)
  7. Madzy Rollin Couquerque (semifinals)
  8. Esther Hein-Mueller (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Simonne Mathieu 6 6
Dorothy Stevenson 4 0
1 Simonne Mathieu 6 6
5 Arlette Halff 1 1
Suzanne Pannetier 6 4 3
5 Arlette Halff 2 6 6
1 Simonne Mathieu 6 6
Nelly Adamson 0 3
Nelly Adamson 6 6
3 Sylvie Henrotin 2 2
Nelly Adamson 6 6
7 Madzy Rollin Couquerque 2 4
7 Madzy Rollin Couquerque 6 6
Jacqueline Goldschmidt 2 1

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Mathieu 6 6
Simon 0 1
1 Mathieu
De St. Ferreol
De St. Ferreol
Behrens
1 Mathieu 6 6
Stevenson 4 0
8 Hein-Mueller
Barbier
Barbier 3 4
Stevenson 6 6
Stevenson 6 3 6
Enger 2 6 2

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Scott 5 3
Pannetier 7 6
Pannetier 6 6
Kovac 1 4
Iribarne 3 5
Kovac 6 7
Pannetier 6 4 3
5 Halff 2 6 6
5 Halff
Coyne
5 Halff 7 6
Varin 1 6 4 Weiwers 5 4
Weiwers 6 0 6 Weiwers 6 6
Belliard 4 3 Jarvis 2 2
Jarvis 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Adamson 7 6
Horner 5 4 Adamson 6 6
Saunders-Taylor 4 6 6 Saunders-Taylor 2 1
Lebailly 6 4 3 Adamson 6 6
Morel-Deville 1 2 6 Hopman 4 1
Andrus 6 6 Andrus 1 2
6 Hopman 6 6
Adamson 6 6
3 Henrotin 2 2
Kleinadel 6 4 6
Adamoff 1 6 2
Kleinadel 2 2
3 Henrotin 6 6
Mellerio 6 0 2
3 Henrotin 3 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Row
Whitmarsh
Whitmarsh 3 1
7 Couquerque 6 6
7 Couquerque 6 6
St. Omer Roy 0 3
7 Couquerque 6 6
Goldschmidt 2 1
Goldschmidt 6 6
Wyns-Speranza 0 0
Goldschmidt 6 6
2 Wynne 0 3
Forsell 0 1
2 Wynne 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.
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