1925 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1925 French Championships
Final
Champion Suzanne Lenglen
Runner-up Kitty McKane
Score6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw34
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Main article: 1925 French Championships (tennis)

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. This was the first time that the French Championships was staged as a Grand Slam event.

Seeds

1.   Suzanne Lenglen (champion)
2.   Yvonne Bourgeois (third round)
3.   n/a
4.   Simonne Passemard (quarterfinals)
5.   Hélène Contostavlos (semifinals)
6.   Marguerite Billout (quarterfinals)
7.   Julie Vlasto (semifinals)
8.   Jeanne Vaussard (third round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

Section 3

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

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

  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.

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

Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by