1963 French Championships – Women's singles explained

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.^[1]

Seeds

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

1. Margaret Smith (quarterfinals)
2. Lesley Turner (champion)
3. Darlene Hard (second round)
4. Jan Lehane (quarterfinals)
5. Ann Jones (finalist)
6. Heather Segal (fourth round)
7. Renée Schuurman (third round)
8. Vera Suková (semifinals)
9. Françoise Dürr (fourth round)
10. Jill Blackman (quarterfinals)
11. Christine Truman (semifinals)
12. Mary Habicht (fourth round)
13. Liz Starkie (third round)
14. Robyn Ebbern (quarterfinals)
15. Rita Bentley (third round)
16. Silvana Lazzarino (second round)

Draw

Key

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

Earlier rounds

Section 8

External links

• Web site: Official 1963 Women's Draw . 2007-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930211923/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1963_en.pdf . 2007-09-30 . 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. 395.