Second-seeded
Christine Truman
Christine Clara Truman Janes (born 16 January 1941) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. She won a singles Grand Slam title at the French Championships in 1959 and was a finalist ...
defeated
Zsuzsi Körmöczy 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the
1959 French Championships.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Christine Truman
Christine Clara Truman Janes (born 16 January 1941) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. She won a singles Grand Slam title at the French Championships in 1959 and was a finalist ...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Zsuzsi Körmöczy ''(finalist)''
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Christine Truman
Christine Clara Truman Janes (born 16 January 1941) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. She won a singles Grand Slam title at the French Championships in 1959 and was a finalist ...
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Maria Bueno
Maria Esther Andion Bueno (11 October 1939 – 8 June 2018) was a Brazilian professional tennis player. During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major titles (seven in women's singles, 11 in w ...
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Shirley Brasher ''(third round)''
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Mary Reitano
Mary Carter Reitano (''née'' Carter; born 29 November 1934) is a former tennis player from Australia.
As a junior player she won the girls' singles title at the Australian Open, Australian Championships in 1951 and 1952.
Reitano won the sin ...
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Sandra Reynolds ''(semifinals)''
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Jeanne Marie Arth ''(second round)''
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Yola Ramírez ''(third round)''
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Vera Puzejova ''(quarterfinals)''
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Christiane Mercelis
Christiane Mercelis (5 October 1931 – 14 June 2024) was a Belgian tennis player. She was active from 1947 to 1969 and won 47 career singles titles. Mercelis died on 14 June 2024, at the age of 92.
Career
In 1949, Mercelis won the Girls' Singl ...
''(second round)''
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Janet Hopps ''(third round)''
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Florence De La Courtie ''(third round)''
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Rosie Reyes
Rosa María Reyes Darmon (''née'' Reyes; 23 March 1939 – 4 January 2024) was a Mexican tennis player who was active in the 1950s and 1960s.
Career
Most of her success came on clay on which she won the women's doubles title at the 1958 Fren ...
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Silvana Lazzarino ''(third round)''
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Renée Schuurman ''(second round)''
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Mimi Arnold ''(third round)''
Draw
Key
* Q =
Qualifier
* WC =
Wild card
* LL =
Lucky loser
A lucky loser is a sports competitor (player or team) who loses a match in a knockout tournament or loses in qualifying, but who then enters the main draw. This can occur when another competitor withdraws during the tournament because of illness ...
* r =
Retired
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Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
* on the French Open website
{{DEFAULTSORT:French Championships - Women's Singles,1959
1959 in women's tennis
1959
Events
January
* January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
1959 in French women's sport
1959 in French tennis