1928 French Championships – Women's Singles

First-seeded Helen Wills defeated Eileen Bennett 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1928 French Championships.[1] The draw consisted of 37 players of which 8 were seeded.

Women's Singles
1928 French Championships
Champion Helen Wills
Runner-up Eileen Bennett
Final score6–1, 6–2
Draw37
Seeds8

Seeds

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

  1. Helen Wills (Champion)
  2. Suzanne Deve (Second round)
  3. Kornelia Bouman (Semifinalist)
  4. Daphne Akhurst (Quarterfinalist)
  5. Elisabeth Macready (Second round)
  6. Lilly De Alvarez (First round)
  7. Marguerite Bordes (Third round)
  8. Eileen Bennett (Finalist)

Draw

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Helen Wills 6 6
Madzy Rollin Couquerque 2 0
1 Helen Wills 6 6
Cristobel Hardie 1 1
4 Daphne Akhurst 8 2
Cristobel Hardie 10 6
1 Helen Wills 6 6
8 Eileen Bennett 1 2
J. Vaussard 0 0
3 Kornelia Bouman 6 6
3 Kornelia Bouman 2 6
8 Eileen Bennett 6 8
8 Eileen Bennett 6 7 7
Penelope Anderson 3 9 5

Earlier rounds

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 Wills 6 6
Marcou 0 3
1 Wills 6 6
Aussem 1 2
Aussem 3 7 6
Watson 6 5 0
1 Wills 6 6
Couquerque 2 0
Beauge 5 6 4
Couquerque 7 4 6
Couquerque 10 6
7 Bordes 8 2
Lycett 2 2
7 Bordes 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Amaury 1 1
4 Akhurst 6 6
4 Akhurst 6 6
Fry 2 6 6 Fry 1 1
Neufeld 6 0 2 Fry 6 6 6
Golding Peyre 8 2 1
Peyre 4 Akhurst 8 2
5 Macready Hardie 10 6
Wolfson 5 Macready 3 3
O'Hara Wood 10 6 O'Hara Wood 6 6
Barbier 8 3 O'Hara Wood 6 4
Hardie 6 6 Hardie 8 6
Gallay 2 4 Hardie 6 4 6
Kleinadel 3 4 Henrotin 3 6 4
Henrotin 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Vaussard
Grasset Vaussard 6 6
Fourcade Fourcade 3 2
6 De Alvarez Vaussard 7 6
Nuthall 9 7 Charnelet 5 3
Lebesnerais 7 5 Nuthall 4 4
Wyns-Speranza Charnelet 6 6
Charnelet Vaussard 0 0
Mallory 6 6 3 Bouman 6 6
Le Conte 0 2 Mallory 6 0 4
Boyd 3 6 6
Boyd 6 1 2
3 Bouman 4 6 6
Colyer 3 2
3 Bouman 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Anthony 6
Canters 4 r
Anthony 0 2
8 Bennett 6 6
Bourgeois 6 2 1
8 Bennett 3 6 6
8 Bennett 6 7 7
Anderson 3 9 5
Conquet 1 2
Bickerton 6 6
Bickerton 3 14 1
Anderson 6 12 6
Anderson
2 Deve

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  • Source for the draw at Fédération Française de Tennis website, fft.fr
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