1929 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1929 French Championships
Champion	Helen Wills
Runner-up	Simonne Mathieu
Score	6–3, 6–4
Seeds	8

Helen Wills defeated Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1929 French Championships.[1]

Seeds

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

Helen Wills (champion)
Bobbie Heine Miller (quarterfinals)
Phoebe Holcroft Watson (quarterfinals)
Eileen Bennett (semifinals)
Kornelia Bouman (first round)
Simonne Mathieu (finalist)
Cilly Aussem (semifinals)
Irmgard Rost (third round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

1	Helen Wills	6	6

	Sylvie Henrotin	4	1
					1	Helen Wills	6	7

					4	Eileen Bennett	2	5
4	Eileen Bennett	7	6

	Alida Neave	5	1
										1	Helen Wills	6	6

										6	Simonne Mathieu	3	4
6	Simonne Mathieu	4	6	6

3	Phoebe Watson	6	3	1
					6	Simonne Mathieu	8	2	6

					7	Cilly Aussem	6	6	2
7	Cilly Aussem	5	6	6

2	Bobbie Heine Miller	7	3	4

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	Wills
						Hardie
										1	Wills	6	6
											Tapscott	1	3
						Tapscott	6	6
	Vaussard	4	5			Sigart	2	2
	Sigart	6	7												1	Wills	6	6
8	Rost	6	6													Henrotin	4	1
	Rosambert	4	3		8	Rost	1	13	6
	Goldsack	8	6			Goldsack	6	12	2
	Anet	6	4							8	Rost	6	4	1
	Henrotin	7	3	6							Henrotin	3	6	6
	De Smidt	5	6	3		Henrotin	4	6	6
	Le Conte	1	1			Krahwinkel	6	4	3
	Krahwinkel	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

4	Bennett	6	6
	Amaury	2	3		4	Bennett	6	6
	Barbier	6	7			Barbier	3	2
	Schäublin	3	5						4	Bennett	6	3	7
	Von Reznicek									Bordes	4	6	5
	Hanckett					Hanckett	0	2
	Bordes	7	6			Bordes	6	6
	Tapscott	5	2											4	Bennett	7	6
5	Bouman														Neave	5	1
	Ridley					Ridley	6	6
	Lowenthal	6	5	6		Lowenthal	4	1
	Neufeld	3	7	0						Ridley	6	2	2
	Neave	6	6	6						Neave	2	6	6
	Charpenel	8	2	2		Neave	7	10
	Thomas	1	4			Kleinadel	5	8
	Kleinadel	6	6

Section 3

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Bundy	7	6
	Peyre	5	1		Bundy	5	1
	Bernard	0	0		Friedleben	7	6
	Friedleben	6	6							Friedleben	10	1	5
	Valerio	6	6						6	Mathieu	8	6	7
	Culbert	2	2		Valerio	4	3
	Johnstone	2	2	6	Mathieu	6	6
6	Mathieu	6	6											6	Mathieu	4	6	6
	Peitz	6	6											3	Watson	6	3	1
	Wyns-Speranza	3	1		Peitz	6	3	7
	Guillier	2	0		Cole	4	6	5
	Cole	6	6							Peitz	3	1
	Morrill	6	6						3	Watson	6	6
	Danet	2	0		Morrill	0	3
	Charnelet	2	1	3	Watson	6	6
3	Watson	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

	Sigart	0	2
	Adamoff	6	6			Adamoff	6	6
	Lebesnerais	2	2			Couquerque	2	1
	Couquerque	6	6							Adamoff	3	3
	Metaxa	2	1						7	Aussem	6	6
	Payot	6	6			Payot	2	4
	Gallay	1	1		7	Aussem	6	6
7	Aussem	6	6										7	Aussem	5	6	6
	Berthet	5	6										2	Heine Miller	7	3	4
	Macready	7	4	r		Berthet	6	10
						Cross	3	8
										Berthet	4	4
									2	Heine Miller	6	6
						Fourcade	3	5
					2	Heine Miller	6	7

References

Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

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

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[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.

French Open women's singles drawsheets
Pre-Open era	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Open era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

French Open women's singles champions
Amateur Era (national)	1897: Adine Masson 1898: Adine Masson 1899: Adine Masson 1900: Hélène Prévost 1901: Suzanne Girod 1902: Adine Masson 1903: Adine Masson 1904: Kate Gillou 1905: Kate Gillou 1906: Kate Gillou-Fenwick 1907: Comtesse de Kermel 1908: Kate Gillou-Fenwick 1909: Jeanne Matthey 1910: Jeanne Matthey 1911: Jeanne Matthey 1912: Jeanne Matthey 1913: Marguerite Broquedis 1914: Marguerite Broquedis 1915–1919: No competition (World War I) 1920: Suzanne Lenglen 1921: Suzanne Lenglen 1922: Suzanne Lenglen 1923: Suzanne Lenglen 1924: Julie Vlasto
Amateur Era (international)	1925: Suzanne Lenglen 1926: Suzanne Lenglen 1927: Kea Bouman 1928: Helen Wills 1929: Helen Wills 1930: Helen Wills Moody 1931: Cilly Aussem 1932: Helen Wills Moody 1933: Margaret Scriven 1934: Margaret Scriven 1935: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1936: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1937: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1938: Simonne Mathieu 1939: Simonne Mathieu 1940–1945: No competition (World War II) 1946: Margaret Osborne duPont 1947: Patricia Canning Todd 1948: Nelly Adamson Landry 1949: Margaret Osborne duPont 1950: Doris Hart 1951: Shirley Fry 1952: Doris Hart 1953: Maureen Connolly 1954: Maureen Connolly 1955: Angela Mortimer 1956: Althea Gibson 1957: Shirley Bloomer 1958: Zsuzsa Körmöczy 1959: Christine Truman 1960: Darlene Hard 1961: Ann Jones 1962: Margaret Smith 1963: Lesley Turner 1964: Margaret Smith 1965: Lesley Turner 1966: Ann Haydon-Jones 1967: Françoise Dürr
Open Era	1968: Nancy Richey 1969: Margaret Court 1970: Margaret Court 1971: Evonne Goolagong 1972: Billie Jean King 1973: Margaret Court 1974: Chris Evert 1975: Chris Evert 1976: Sue Barker 1977: Mima Jaušovec 1978: Virginia Ruzici 1979: Chris Evert 1980: Chris Evert 1981: Hana Mandlíková 1982: Martina Navratilova 1983: Chris Evert 1984: Martina Navratilova 1985: Chris Evert 1986: Chris Evert 1987: Steffi Graf 1988: Steffi Graf 1989: Arantxa Sánchez 1990: Monica Seles 1991: Monica Seles 1992: Monica Seles 1993: Steffi Graf 1994: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995: Steffi Graf 1996: Steffi Graf 1997: Iva Majoli 1998: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1999: Steffi Graf 2000: Mary Pierce 2001: Jennifer Capriati 2002: Serena Williams 2003: Justine Henin 2004: Anastasia Myskina 2005: Justine Henin 2006: Justine Henin 2007: Justine Henin 2008: Ana Ivanovic 2009: Svetlana Kuznetsova 2010: Francesca Schiavone 2011: Li Na 2012: Maria Sharapova 2013: Serena Williams 2014: Maria Sharapova 2015: Serena Williams 2016: Garbiñe Muguruza 2017: Jeļena Ostapenko 2018: Simona Halep 2019: Ashleigh Barty 2020: Iga Świątek 2021: Barbora Krejčíková 2022: Iga Świątek 2023: Iga Świątek