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1937 French Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1937 French Championships
Final
ChampionGermany Hilde Sperling
Runner-upFrance Simonne Mathieu
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1936 · French Championships · 1938 →

First-seeded Hilde Sperling defeated Simonne Mathieu 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1937 French Championships.[1]

Seeds

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

  1. Denmark Hilde Sperling (champion)
  2. France Simonne Mathieu (finalist)
  3. United States Helen Jacobs (quarterfinals)
  4. United Kingdom Margaret Scriven (quarterfinals)
  5. Spain Lilly De La Valdène (semifinals)
  6. Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (semifinals)
  7. United Kingdom Mary Hardwick (third round)
  8. France Sylvie Henrotin (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Denmark Hilde Sperling 6 6
8 France Sylvie Henrotin 4 1
1 Denmark Hilde Sperling 6 6
5 Spain Lilly De La Valdène 1 1
4 United Kingdom Margaret Scriven 2 6 2
5 Spain Lilly De La Valdène 6 1 6
1 Denmark Hilde Sperling 6 6
2 France Simonne Mathieu 2 4
6 Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6 6
3 United States Helen Jacobs 3 4
6 Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 5 5
2 France Simonne Mathieu 7 7
Germany Marie L. Horn 9 5
2 France Simonne Mathieu 11 7

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Denmark Sperling 6 6
France Varin 2 1
1 Denmark Sperling 6 6
France Horner 1 2
France Horner 7 6
Manzutto 5 3
1 Denmark Sperling 6 6
8 France Henrotin 4 1
8 France Henrotin 6 2 6
United Kingdom Bouverie 3 6 2
8 France Henrotin 6 6
United Kingdom Noel 0 4
United Kingdom Noel 6 6
France Vives 2 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 United Kingdom Scriven
France Morel-Deville
4 United Kingdom Scriven 7 3 6
France Iribarne 6 6 France Iribarne 5 6 4
France Macready 0 3 France Iribarne 6 6
Sweden Forsell 4 2 France De St. Ferreol 3 4
France De St. Ferreol 6 6 4 United Kingdom Scriven 6 1 6
5 Spain L De La Valdène 5 Spain L De La Valdène 2 6 2
Sobotkova 5 Spain L De La Valdène 6 6
France Lebailly 6 6 France Lebailly 1 2
United Kingdom Norman 2 1 5 Spain L De La Valdène 6 6
Netherlands Couquerque 6 6 Netherlands Couquerque 2 2
France Gallay 2 1 Netherlands Couquerque 6 4
France Goldschmidt 6 6 France Goldschmidt 2 0 r
Sweden Wittenström 0 1

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Satterthwaite 2 3
France Pannetier 6 6 France Pannetier 6 3 6
France Kleinadel France Kleinadel 3 6 4
United States Andrus France Pannetier 2 3
France Goronitchenko 2 3 6 Poland Jędrzejowska 6 6
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kovac 6 6 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kovac 3 0 r
France Belliard 0 4 6 Poland Jędrzejowska 6 4
6 Poland Jędrzejowska 6 6 6 Poland Jędrzejowska 6 6
Planner 3 3 3 United States Jacobs 3 4
France Boegner 6 6 France Boegner 6 3 6
France Mellerio 3 6 1 United States Ingram 3 6 0
United States Ingram 6 3 6 France Boegner 3 5
France Barbier 6 9 3 United States Jacobs 6 7
Greece Xydis 3 7 France Barbier 1 6 1
3 United States Jacobs 6 3 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
France Simon 6 5
Germany Horn 8 7
Germany Horn 6 6
7 United Kingdom Hardwick 4 3
France Wyns-Speranza 1 3
7 United Kingdom Hardwick 6 6
Germany Horn 11 7
2 France Mathieu 9 5
Austria Wolf 6 0 0
Netherlands Terwindt 2 6 6
Netherlands Terwindt 10 4 3
2 France Mathieu 8 6 6
Weaver 2 0
2 France Mathieu 6 6

References

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