Nelly Adamson Landry (28 December 1916 – 22 February 2010) was a
tennis player
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cove ...
from Belgium (became French citizen after marriage). She was the 1948 women's singles champion at the
French Championships
The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ven ...
beating Shirley Fry. She had been a finalist in 1938, losing to Simonne Mathieu, and reached again the final in 1949, losing to Margaret Osborne duPont.
According to John Olliff of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Landry was ranked in the world top 10 in 1946 and 1948 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 7 in these rankings in 1946.
Nelly Adamson married
Pierre Henri Landry in February 1937 and subsequently Marcel Renault, both former French tennis players.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Doubles (1 runner-up)
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under
German occupation
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.
1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.
See also
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Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
References
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1916 births
2010 deaths
French Championships (tennis) champions
Belgian female tennis players
French female tennis players
Naturalized citizens of France
Sportspeople from Bruges
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles