1927 French Championships – Women's singles

Third-seeded Kea Bouman defeated Irene Bowder Peacock 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1927 French Championships. She is the first and to date only Dutch women to win a Grand Slam singles title.[1]

Women's singles
1927 French Championships
Final
ChampionNetherlands Kea Bouman
Runner-upSouth Africa Irene Bowder Peacock
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Kornelia Bouman is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Marguerite Billout (quarterfinals)
  2.   Lilly De Alvarez (quarterfinals)
  3.   Kea Bouman (champion)
  4.   Irene Peacock (finalist)
  5.   Cilly Aussem (quarterfinals)
  6.   Suzanne Devé (third round)
  7.   Phoebe Holcroft Watson (third round)
  8.   Eileen Bennett (semifinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Marguerite Billout 6 2 2
8   Eileen Bennett 4 6 6
8   Eileen Bennett 7 1 7
4   Irene Peacock 5 6 9
4   Irene Peacock 4 6 6
5   Cilly Aussem 6 2 4
4   Irene Peacock 2 4
3   Kea Bouman 6 6
  Billie Tapscott 2 0
3   Kea Bouman 6 6
3   Kea Bouman 5 6 6
  Bobbie Heine 7 4 3
  Bobbie Heine 3 7 7
2   Lilly De Alvarez 6 5 5

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   Billout 6 6
  Cantenat 1 2
1   Billout 6 6
  Barbier 3 1
  Barbier
  Gounouilhou
1   Billout 4 6 6
8   Bennett 6 2 2
8   Bennett 6 6
  Lebesnerais 2 3
8   Bennett 4 6 7
  Neppach 6 2 5
  Neppach 6 7
  Wyns-Speranza 1 5

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   Peacock 6 6
  Golding 4 4
4   Peacock 6 6
  Charnelet 2 3
  Sigart 3 5
  Charnelet 6 7
4   Peacock 4 6 6
5   Aussem 6 1 6 5   Aussem 6 2 4
  Contostavlos 0 6 3 5   Aussem 6 6
  Danet   Ridley 3 4
  Ridley 5   Aussem 6 4 6
  Des Landes De Danoet 6 4 6   Mathieu 3 6 0
  Sigart 4 6 4   Des Landes De Danoet 4 5
  Rosenbaum 1 6 5   Mathieu 6 7
  Mathieu 6 4 7

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Pons 4 1
  Cousin 6 6   Cousin 9 7
  Tapscott   Tapscott 11 9
  De Montebello   Tapscott 6 6
  Gallay 4 2 6   Deve 3 2
  Saunders-Taylor 6 6   Saunders-Taylor 6 2 1
  Amaury 1 6 5 6   Deve 3 6 6
6   Deve 6 2 7   Tapscott 2 0
3   Bouman 6 6
  Beauge 2 1
  Friedleben 6 6
  Friedleben 6 1 2
3   Bouman 3 6 6
  Le Conte 2 4
3   Bouman 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Bourgeois 6 5 6
  Bobbie Heine 1 7 8
  Bobbie Heine 6 6
7   Watson 2 4
  Grasset 2 2
7   Watson 6 6
  Bobbie Heine 3 7 7
2   De Alvarez 6 5 5
  Von Reznicek 4 6 7
  Vaussard 6 2 5
  Von Reznicek 2 3
2   De Alvarez 6 6
  Holzschuch 2 1
2   De Alvarez 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links edit

Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by