1928 French Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Helen Wills defeated Eileen Bennett 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1928 French Championships. The draw consisted of 37 players of which 8 were seeded. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Helen Wills is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Helen Wills ''(champion)'' # Suzanne Devé ''(second round)'' # Kea Bouman ''(semifinals)'' # Daphne Akhurst ''(quarterfinals)'' # Elisabeth Macready ''(second round)'' # Lilly De Alvarez ''(first round)'' # Marguerite Bordes ''(third round)'' # Eileen Bennett ''(finalist)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:French Championships - Women's Singles,1928 1928 in women's tennis 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the resul ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Helen Wills Moody
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Yvonne Kleinadel
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Doris Wolfson
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