1954 French Championships – Women's Singles

Maureen Connolly defeated Ginette Bucaille 6-4 6-1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1954 French Championships.

See also:

1954 French Championships - Men's Singles

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Maureen Connolly (Champion)
  2. Nelly Adamson (Semifinalist)
  3. Helen Fletcher (First round)
  4. Silvana Lazzarino (Semifinalist)
  5. Anne Marie Seghers (Quarterfinalist)
  6. Baba Mercedes Lewis (Third round)
  7. Yola Ramirez (Third round)
  8. Toto Zehden (Third round)
  1. n/a
  2. Dorothy W. Levine (Quarterfinalist)
  3. Ginette Bucaille (Finalist)
  4. Jacqueline Kermina (Third round)
  5. A. Baxter (First round)
  6. Pilar Barril (Second round)
  7. Shirley Bloomer (Third round)
  8. Nicla Migliori (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1   Maureen Connolly 6 6    
  Angela Buxton 1 0    
  1   Maureen Connolly 6 6    
  4   Silvana Lazzarino 0 1    
4   Silvana Lazzarino 6 6  
  5   Anne Marie Seghers 3 3    
    1   Maureen Connolly 6 6  
  11   Ginette Bucaille 4 1  
  11   Ginette Bucaille 6 6    
  Josette Amouretti 1 1    
  11   Ginette Bucaille 6 6  
  2   Nelly Adamson 2 4    
10   Dorothy W. Levine 1 2  
  2   Nelly Adamson 6 6    

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   Connolly 6 6    
      Salvet 0 2    
      1   Connolly 6 6    
        Galtier 2 3    
    16   Migliori 4 3  
      Galtier 6 6    
      1   Connolly 6 6  
        Buxton 1 0  
    8   Zehden 8 7 7  
  Varin 4 7         Varin 6 9 5  
  Hopman 6 5         8   Zehden 3 4  
14   Barril 6 6           Buxton 6 6    
  Bernard 3 4       14   Barril 2 2  
  Mercelis 1 2         Buxton 6 6    
  Buxton 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
4   Lazzarino        
  De La Giroday           4   Lazzarino 7 6 6  
  Coessens 6 7       Coessens 9 0 0  
  Bras 1 5         4   Lazzarino 6 6    
13   Baxter               Schmitt 1 4    
  Schmitt             Schmitt 8 7  
  Morris 1 1       Patorni 6 5    
  Patorni 6 6         4   Lazzarino 6 6  
5   Seghers 6 6         5   Seghers 3 3  
  Labesse 1 0       5   Seghers 6 6    
  Mottram           Alvensleben 2 0    
  Alvensleben             5   Seghers 6 6  
  Geranton 2 1         12   Kermina 1 3    
  Kimbrell 6 6         Kimbrell 6 3 1
  De La Courtie 0 3     12   Kermina 2 6 6  
12   Kermina 6 6    

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
  Sargeant 7 4    
  Coste 9 6         Coste 0 0    
  Isaac 3 2     11   Bucaille 6 6    
11   Bucaille 6 6         11   Bucaille 7 6    
  Walter 0 2         6   Lewis 5 2    
  Kaufmann 6 6         Kaufmann 3 6 4
  Monnot 2 3     6   Lewis 6 4 6  
6   Lewis 6 6         11   Bucaille 6 6  
  Amouretti 3 6 6         Amouretti 1 1  
  Bradley 6 4 2       Amouretti 6 6    
  Buding 6 6       Buding 2 4    
  Vollmer 2 4           Amouretti 10 6 6
  Bourbonnais 6 6           Bourbonnais 12 1 4  
  Folger 0 0         Bourbonnais 6 6  
  Crowet           Crowet 0 0    
3   Fletcher        

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
  Dubois 4 9    
  Lemal 6 11         Lemal 6 0 3  
  De Chambure 6 0 3     10   Levine 3 6 6  
10   Levine 3 6 6       10   Levine 1 6 6  
  Bonstrom 2 3         7   Ramirez 6 4 2  
  Dubois 6 6         Dubois 1 1  
    7   Ramirez 6 6    
      10   Levine 6 6  
      2   Adamson 1 2  
      Abbas 1 4    
    15   Bloomer 6 6    
      15   Bloomer 6 3 3
      2   Adamson 4 6 6  
      Robson 3 0  
    2   Adamson 6 6    
 

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