1954 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1954 French Championships
Champion Maureen Connolly
Runner-up Ginette Bucaille
Score6–4, 6–1
Draw54
Seeds16

First-seeded Maureen Connolly defeated Ginette Bucaille 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1954 French Championships.[1]

Seeds

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

  1. Maureen Connolly (champion)
  2. Nelly Adamson (semifinals)
  3. Helen Fletcher (first round)
  4. Silvana Lazzarino (semifinals)
  5. Anne-Marie Seghers (quarterfinals)
  6. Baba Mercedes Lewis (third round)
  7. Yola Ramírez (third round)
  8. Toto Zehden (third round)
  9. n/a
  10. Dorothy Levine (quarterfinals)
  11. Ginette Bucaille (finalist)
  12. Jacqueline Kermina (third round)
  13. A. Baxter (first round)
  14. Pilar Barril (second round)
  15. Shirley Bloomer (third round)
  16. Nicla Migliori (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Maureen Connolly 6 6
Angela Buxton 1 0
1 Maureen Connolly 6 6
4 Silvana Lazzarino 0 1
4 Silvana Lazzarino 6 6
5 Anne-Marie Seghers 3 3
1 Maureen Connolly 6 6
11 Ginette Bucaille 4 1
11 Ginette Bucaille 6 6
Josette Amouretti 1 1
11 Ginette Bucaille 6 6
2 Nelly Adamson 2 4
10 Dorothy Levine 1 2
2 Nelly Adamson 6 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Connolly 6 6
Salvet 0 2
1 Connolly 6 6
Galtier 2 3
16 Migliori 4 3
Galtier 6 6
1 Connolly 6 6
Buxton 1 0
8 Zehden 8 7 7
Varin 4 7 Varin 6 9 5
Hopman 6 5 8 Zehden 3 4
14 Barril 6 6 Buxton 6 6
Bernard 3 4 14 Barril 2 2
Mercelis 1 2 Buxton 6 6
Buxton 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Lazzarino
De La Giroday 4 Lazzarino 7 6 6
Coessens 6 7 Coessens 9 0 0
Bras 1 5 4 Lazzarino 6 6
13 Baxter Schmitt 1 4
Schmitt Schmitt 8 7
Morris 1 1 Patorni 6 5
Patorni 6 6 4 Lazzarino 6 6
5 Seghers 6 6 5 Seghers 3 3
Labesse 1 0 5 Seghers 6 6
Mottram Alvensleben 2 0
Alvensleben 5 Seghers 6 6
Geranton 2 1 12 Kermina 1 3
Kimbrell 6 6 Kimbrell 6 3 1
De La Courtie 0 3 12 Kermina 2 6 6
12 Kermina 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Sargeant 7 4
Coste 9 6 Coste 0 0
Isaac 3 2 11 Bucaille 6 6
11 Bucaille 6 6 11 Bucaille 7 6
Walter 0 2 6 Lewis 5 2
Kaufmann 6 6 Kaufmann 3 6 4
Monnot 2 3 6 Lewis 6 4 6
6 Lewis 6 6 11 Bucaille 6 6
Amouretti 3 6 6 Amouretti 1 1
Bradley 6 4 2 Amouretti 6 6
Buding 6 6 Buding 2 4
Vollmer 2 4 Amouretti 10 6 6
Bourbonnais 6 6 Bourbonnais 12 1 4
Folger 0 0 Bourbonnais 6 6
Crowet Crowet 0 0
3 Fletcher

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Dubois 4 9
Lemal 6 11 Lemal 6 0 3
De Chambure 6 0 3 10 Levine 3 6 6
10 Levine 3 6 6 10 Levine 1 6 6
Bonstrom 2 3 7 Ramírez 6 4 2
Dubois 6 6 Dubois 1 1
7 Ramírez 6 6
10 Levine 6 6
2 Adamson 1 2
Abbas 1 4
15 Bloomer 6 6
15 Bloomer 6 3 3
2 Adamson 4 6 6
Robson 3 0
2 Adamson 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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