1939 French Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Simonne Mathieu defeated Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–3, 8–6 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1939 French Championships.[1]

Women's singles
1939 French Championships
Final
ChampionFrance Simonne Mathieu
Runner-upPoland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
Score6–3, 8–6
Details
Draw27
Seeds6
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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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.   Sarah Fabyan (quarterfinals)
  3.   Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (finalist)
  4.   Mary Hardwick (quarterfinals)
  5.   Madzy Rollin Couquerque (first round)
  6.   Arlette Halff (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Simonne Mathieu 6 6
  Alice Weiwers 3 3
1   Simonne Mathieu 6 6
  Suzanne Pannetier 2 2
4   Mary Hardwick 5 4
  Suzanne Pannetier 7 6
1   Simonne Mathieu 6 8
3   Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 3 6
6   Arlette Halff 6 2 4
3   Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 4 6 6
3   Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6 2 6
  M. Lebailly 3 6 3
  M. Lebailly 6 6
2   Sarah Fabyan 1 1

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   Mathieu 4 6 6
  Barbier 6 0 1 1   Mathieu 6 6
  Mellerio 1 2
1   Mathieu 6 6
  Weiwers 3 3
Sioda
  Noel 3 2   Weiwers
  Weiwers 6 6 1   Mathieu 6 6
4   Hardwick 6 6   Pannetier 2 2
  St. Omer Roy 4 2 4   Hardwick 10 7
  Horner 0 3   Wheeler 8 5
  Wheeler 6 6 4   Hardwick 5 4
5   Couquerque 9 2 2   Pannetier 7 6
  Pannetier 7 6 6   Pannetier 8 8
  Somogyi 6 6   Somogyi 6 6
  Kovac 3 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Morel-Deville 3 1
  Kleinadel 6 6   Kleinadel 2 6 4
  Jarvis 4 1 6   Halff 6 2 6
6   Halff 6 6 6   Halff 6 2 4
3   Jędrzejowska 4 6 6
  Wyns-Speranza 0 1
  Goldschmidt 2 1 3   Jędrzejowska 6 6
3   Jędrzejowska 6 6 3   Jędrzejowska 6 2 6
  Lebailly 3 6 3
Kerckoff 2 0
  Florian 1 4   Lebailly 6 6
  Lebailly 6 6   Lebailly 6 6
  Brown 3 6 2 2   Fabyan 1 1
  Simon 6 3 6   Simon 6 5 1
2   Fabyan 4 7 6

References

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  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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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by