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.

Women's singles
1948 French Championships
Champion	Nelly Landry
Runner-up	Shirley Fry
Score	6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Draw	50
Seeds	16

Seeds

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

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

	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

	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

External links

• "Official 1948 Women's Singles draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2018-06-06. on the French Open website