1929 French Championships – Women's Singles
Helen Wills defeated Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1929 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Helen Wills is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Helen Wills ''(champion)'' # Bobbie Heine Miller ''(quarterfinals)'' # Phoebe Holcroft Watson ''(quarterfinals)'' # Eileen Bennett ''(semifinals)'' # Kornelia Bouman ''(first round)'' # Simonne Mathieu ''(finalist)'' # Cilly Aussem ''(semifinals)'' # Irmgard Rost ''(third round)'' 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,1929 1929 in women's tennis 1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depressi ...
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Helen Wills Moody
Helen Newington Wills (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998), also known by her married names Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She won 31 Grand Slam tournament titles (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) during her career, including 19 singles titles. Wills was the first American woman athlete to become a global celebrity, making friends with royalty and film stars despite her preference for staying out of the limelight. She was admired for her graceful physique and for her fluid motion. She was part of a new tennis fashion, playing in knee-length pleated skirts rather than the longer ones of her predecessors, and was known for wearing her hallmark white visor. Unusually, she practiced against men to hone her craft, and she played a relentless predominantly baseline game, wearing down her female opponents with power and accuracy. In February 1926 she played a high-profile and widely publicised match against Suzanne Lenglen which was called t ...
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