1954 French Championships – Women's Singles

First-seeded Maureen Connolly defeated Ginette Bucaille 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1954 French Championships.[1]

Women's Singles
1954 French Championships
Champion Maureen Connolly
Runner-up Ginette Bucaille
Final score6–4, 6–1
Seeds16

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 Ramírez (Third round)
  8. Toto Zehden (Third round)
  9. n/a
  10. Dorothy W. Levine (Quarterfinalist)
  11. Ginette Bucaille (Finalist)
  12. Jacqueline Kermina (Third round)
  13. A. Baxter (First round)
  14. Pilar Barril (Second round)
  15. Shirley Bloomer (Third round)
  16. Nicla Migliori (Second round)

Draw

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

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

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 Ramírez 6 4 2
Dubois 6 6 Dubois 1 1
7 Ramírez 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

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.
Preceded by
1954 Australian Championships – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
1954 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
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