1928 French Championships – Women's Singles

Helen Wills defeated Eileen Bennett 6–1 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1928 French Championships.

See also:

1928 French Championships - Men's Singles

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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

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1   Helen Wills 6 6    
  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 10 6  
5   Macready               Hardie 8 2  
  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 6 6  
  Mallory 6 6         3   Bouman 0 0  
  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        
 

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