1925 French Championships – Women's singles

Suzanne Lenglen defeated Kitty McKane in the final, 6–1 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1925 French Championships.[1] This was the first time that the French Championships was staged as a Grand Slam event.

Women's singles
1925 French Championships
Final
ChampionFrance Suzanne Lenglen[1]
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Kitty McKane[1]
Score6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw34
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

01.     Suzanne Lenglen (champion)
02.     Yvonne Bourgeois (third round)
03.   n/a
04.     Simonne Passemard (quarterfinals)
05.     Hélène Contostavlos (semifinals)
06.     Marguerite Billout (quarterfinals)
07.     Julie Vlasto (semifinals)
08.     Jeanne Vaussard (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Suzanne Lenglen 6 6
  Evelyn Colyer 0 2
1   Suzanne Lenglen 6 6
5   Hélène Contostavlos 2 0
5   Hélène Contostavlos 7 6
4   Simonne Passemard 5 3
1   Suzanne Lenglen 6 6
  Kitty McKane 1 2
  Kitty McKane 6 10
6   Marguerite Billout 0 8
  Kitty McKane 6 6
7   Julie Vlasto 2 2
7   Julie Vlasto 6 6
  Nicole Desclercs 1 2

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   Suzanne Lenglen 6 6
  Yvonne des Landes de Danoet 0 0
1   S Lenglen 6 6
  E Macready 0 0
  Elisabeth Macready 7 12
  M Beauge 5 10
1   S Lenglen 6 6
  E Colyer 0 2
  Evelyn Colyer 8 7
  Germaine Pigueron 6 5
  E Colyer 10 3 7
8   J Vaussard 8 6 5
8   Jeanne Vaussard
  Florand

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Lilí de Álvarez
5   Hélène Contostavlos
5   H Contostavlos 3 6 6
  M McIlquham 6 2 4
  Mary McIlquham 6 6
  Marie Danet 1 4
5   H Contostavlos 7 6
4   S Passemard 5 3
  Germaine Golding
  Survana
  G Golding 2 4
4   S Passemard 6 6
4   Simonne Passemard 3 6 8
  Marie Conquet 6 6   M Conquet 6 4 6
  Grierson 1 3

The nationality of Survana is unknown.

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Maud Rosenbaum 6 6
  Daisy Wyns-Speranza 4 4   M Rosenbaum 2 1
  Kitty McKane 6 6
  K McKane 6 6
  S Dévé 1 2
  Suzanne Dévé
  L Huchez
  K McKane 6 10
6   M Billout 0 8
6   Marguerite Billout 6 6
  S Lecaron 2 1
6   M Billout 8 4 6
  G Grasset 6 6 3
  Leslie Aeschlimann 3 2
  G Grasset 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Canivet 1 1
7   Julie Vlasto 6 6
7   J Vlasto 8 6
  E Harvey 6 4
  Ermyntrude Harvey 6 6
  Germaine Charnelet 2 1
7   J Vlasto 6 6
  N Desclercs 1 2
  Isabel Fonrodona
  Nicole Desclercs
  N Desclercs 6 2 6
2   Y Bourgeois 3 6 3
2   Yvonne Bourgeois 6 8
  Yvonne Huchez 2 6

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links edit

[1] Source for the draw at Fédération Française de Tennis website, fft.fr

Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by