1954 French Championships – Women's singles explained

First-seeded Maureen Connolly defeated Ginette Bucaille 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1954 French Championships.^[1]

Seeds

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

1. Maureen Connolly (champion)
2. Nelly Adamson (semifinals)
3. Helen Fletcher (first round)
4. Silvana Lazzarino (semifinals)
5. Anne-Marie Seghers (quarterfinals)
6. Baba Mercedes Lewis (third round)
7. Yola Ramírez (third round)
8. Toto Zehden (third round)
9. n/a
10. Dorothy Levine (quarterfinals)
11. Ginette Bucaille (finalist)
12. Jacqueline Kermina (third round)
13. A. Baxter (first round)
14. Pilar Barril (second round)
15. Shirley Bloomer (third round)
16. Nicla Migliori (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Earlier rounds

Section 4

External links

• Web site: Official 1954 Women's Draw . 2007-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927214553/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1954_en.pdf . 2007-09-27 . dead .   on the French Open website

Notes and References

1. Book: Collins, Bud. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. [New York]. 978-0942257700. 2nd. 394.