Margaret Scriven defeated
Simonne Mathieu 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the
1933 French Championships.
It was the last time an unseeded player won the French Championships/French Open until
Jeļena Ostapenko
Jeļena Ostapenko (born 8 June 1997), also known as Aļona Ostapenko, is a Latvian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 5 in singles, achieved on 19 March 2018, and world No. 9 in doubles, reached on 22 Augus ...
did so at the
2017 French Open
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.
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"Jelena Ostapenko, Unseeded Latvian, Rallies to Win French Open"
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Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Margaret Scriven is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Lolette Payot ''(third round)''
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Helen Jacobs ''(semifinals)''
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Simonne Mathieu ''(finalist)''
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Hilde Krahwinkel
Hildegard "Hilde" Krahwinkel Sperling ( née Krahwinkel; 26 March 1908 – 7 March 1981) was a German tennis player who became a dual-citizen after marrying Dane Svend Sperling in December 1933. She won three consecutive singles titles at the Fr ...
''(second round)''
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Mary Heeley
Mary Cartwright Heeley was a British female tennis player.
Heeley was born on 30 March 1911 in Birmingham and was educated at the Edgbaston High School. In 1928 she won the Junior Championships of Great Britain.
Heeley reached the doubles final ...
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Eileen Fearnley Whittingstall ''(quarterfinals)''
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Josane Sigart
Josane Sigart (; 7 January 1909 – 20 August 1999) was a Belgian tennis player who was active in the 1930s.
In 1928, she won the singles title at the Belgian Championships and would repeat this success in 1929, 1931, 1932, 1936 and 1946.
In ...
''(second round)''
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Ida Adamoff
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Draw
Key
* Q =
Qualifier
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* WC =
Wild card
* LL =
Lucky loser
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* r =
Retired
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Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
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