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1935 French Championships – Women's Singles
Hilde Sperling defeated Simonne Mathieu 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1935 French Championships (tennis), 1935 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Hilde Sperling is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Margaret Scriven ''(semifinals)'' # Helen Jacobs ''(semifinals)'' # Hilde Sperling ''(champion)'' # Simonne Mathieu ''(finalist)'' # Lolette Payot ''(quarterfinals)'' # Kay Stammers ''(first round)'' # Sylvie Jung Henrotin, Sylvie Henrotin ''(quarterfinals)'' # Madzy Rollin Couquerque ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier (tennis), Qualifier * WC = wild card (tennis), Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired (tennis), Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:French Championships - Women's Singles,1935 1935 in women's tennis French Championships (tennis) by year – Women's si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilde Sperling
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 French Championships from 1935 to 1937. Krahwinkel Sperling is generally regarded as the second-greatest female German tennis player in history, behind Steffi Graf. Sperling played a counterpunching game, predicated on speed, and wore down opponents. Helen Jacobs once wrote that Sperling was the third-best player she ever played, behind Helen Wills Moody and Suzanne Lenglen. Career According to A. Wallis Myers and John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Sperling was ranked in the world top ten from 1930 through 1939 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 2 in those rankings in 1936. But according to Ned Potter of American Lawn Tennis magazine, Sperling was the top ranked player for 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |