1947 French Championships – Women's Singles

Fifth-seeded Patricia Todd defeated Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1947 French Championships.[1]

Women's Singles
1947 French Championships
Champion	Patricia Todd
Runner-up	Doris Hart
Final score	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Seeds	16

Seeds

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

1. Margaret Osborne (Semifinalist)
2. Doris Hart (Finalist)
3. Louise Brough (Semifinalist)
4. Nelly Landry (Second round)
5. Patricia Todd (Champion)
6. Sheila Piercey (Quarterfinalist)
7. Magda Rurac (Quarterfinalist)
8. Zsuzsi Körmöczy (Quarterfinalist)
9. Helena Straubeova (Third round)
10. Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (Third round)
11. Alice Weiwers (Third round)
12. Anne-Marie Seghers (Third round)
13. Miriamme De Borman (Third round)
14. Márta Peterdy (Third round)
15. Annalisa Bossi (Third round)
16. Dorothy Muller (Third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Margaret Osborne	6	6
	8	Zsuzsi Körmöczy	0	3
								1	Margaret Osborne	6	3	4
								5	Patricia Todd	2	6	6
		Lucia Manfredi	1	4
	5	Patricia Todd	6	6
															5	Patricia Todd	6	3	6
															2	Doris Hart	3	6	4
	6	Sheila Piercey	1	0
	3	Louise Brough	6	6
								3	Louise Brough	2	5
								2	Doris Hart	6	7
	7	Magda Rurac	3	4
	2	Doris Hart	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	Osborne	6	6
									Inglebert	2	3
															1	Osborne	6	4	6
															16	Muller	0	6	3
								16	Muller	6	6
									Gannon	0	3
																						1	Osborne	6	6
																						8	Körmöczy	0	3
									Sutz	3	4
								8	Körmöczy	6	6
															8	Körmöczy	6	4	6
															9	Straubeova	1	6	3
									Van Der Wall	4	4
								9	Straubeova	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	Landry
									Manfredi
																Manfredi	6	1	6
															13	De Borman	2	6	0
									Carris	6	0	1
								13	De Borman	3	6	6
																							Manfredi	1	4
																						5	Todd	6	6
								5	Todd	6	6
		Varin	6	6					Varin	2	2
		Poncelet	3	1											5	Todd	6	6
	12	Seghers	6	6											12	Seghers	1	0
		Foy	1	0				12	Seghers	6	2
		Noyon	2	4					Boegner	3	3	r
		Boegner	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	11	Weiwers	6	6
		Hamelin	1	1				11	Weiwers	6	6
		Claude	6	6					Claude	2	3
		Brunnarius	2	2											11	Weiwers	6	3	0
		Marcellin	6	2	3										6	Piercey	2	6	6
		Jucker	2	6	6				Jucker	2	1
								6	Piercey	6	6
																						6	Piercey	1	0
																						3	Brough	6	6
									Hermsen	6	3
								14	Peterdy	8	6
															14	Peterdy	1	6	4
															3	Brough	6	4	6
									Charpenel	3	4
								3	Brough	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								10	Jędrzejowska	6	6
									Quertier	3	4
															10	Jędrzejowska	7	5	4
															7	Rurac	5	7	6
									Butler	1	2
								7	Rurac	6	6
																						7	Rurac	3	4
																						2	Hart	6	6
								15	Bossi	6	6
									Couquerque	1	2
															15	Bossi	5	6	3
															2	Hart	7	3	6
									Patorni	6	0	4
								2	Hart	4	6	6

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

• "Official 1947 Women's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (68.8 KiB) on the French Open website