Second-seeded
Lesley Turner defeated fifth-seeded
Ann Jones 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the
1963 French Championships.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Lesley Turner is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Margaret Smith ''(quarterfinals)''
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Lesley Turner ''(champion)''
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Darlene Hard
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''(second round)''
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Jan Lehane
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She won the singles title at the Sydney International, ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Ann Jones ''(finalist)''
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Heather Segal ''(fourth round)''
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Renée Schuurman ''(third round)''
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Vera Suková
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''(semifinals)''
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Françoise Dürr
Françoise Dürr (born 25 December 1942; sometimes referred to by English writers as Frankie Durr) is a retired French tennis player. She won 50 singles titles and over 60 doubles titles.
According to Lance Tingay, Bud Collins, and the Women ...
''(fourth round)''
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Jill Blackman ''(quarterfinals)''
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Christine Truman
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''(semifinals)''
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Mary Habicht ''(fourth round)''
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Liz Starkie
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''(third round)''
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Robyn Ebbern ''(quarterfinals)''
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Rita Bentley
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A native of Blackpool, Bentley was a ...
''(third round)''
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Silvana Lazzarino ''(second round)''
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
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
* on the French Open website
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