1927 French Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1927 French Championships
Champion Netherlands Kea Bouman
Runner-up South Africa Irene Bowder Peacock
Final score 6–2, 6–4

Kornelia 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]

Seeds

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

  1. France Marguerite Billout (Quarterfinalist)
  2. Spain Lilly De Alvarez (Quarterfinalist)
  3. Netherlands Kornelia Bouman (Champion)
  4. South Africa Irene Peacock (Finalist)
  5. Germany Cilly Aussem (Quarterfinalist)
  6. France Suzanne Deve (Third round)
  7. United Kingdom Phoebe Holcroft Watson (Third round)
  8. United Kingdom Eileen Bennett (Semifinalist)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1  France Marguerite Billout 6 2 2  
8  United Kingdom Eileen Bennett 4 6 6  
  8  United Kingdom Eileen Bennett 7 1 7  
  4  South Africa Irene Peacock 5 6 9  
4  South Africa Irene Peacock 4 6 6
  5  Germany Cilly Aussem 6 2 4  
    4  South Africa Irene Peacock 2 4  
  3  Netherlands Kornelia Bouman 6 6  
   South Africa Billie Tapscott 2 0    
3  Netherlands Kornelia Bouman 6 6    
  3  Netherlands Kornelia Bouman 5 6 6
   South Africa Bobie Heine 7 4 3  
 South Africa Bobbie Heine 3 7 7
  2  Spain Lilly De Alvarez 6 5 5  

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  France Billout 6 6    
     France Cantenat 1 2    
      1  France Billout 6 6    
       France Barbier 3 1    
     France Barbier      
     France Gounouilhou        
      1  France Billout 4 6 6
      8  United Kingdom Bennett 6 2 2
    8  United Kingdom Bennett 6 6    
     France Lebesnerais 2 3    
      8  United Kingdom Bennett 4 6 7
       Germany Neppach 6 2 5  
     Germany Neppach 6 7  
     France Wyns-Speranza 1 5    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  South Africa Peacock 6 6    
     France Golding 4 4    
      4  South Africa Peacock 6 6    
       France Charnelet 2 3    
     Belgium Sigart 3 5  
     France Charnelet 6 7    
      4  South Africa Peacock 4 6 6
5  Germany Aussem 6 1 6       5  Germany Aussem 6 2 4
 Greece Contostavlos 0 6 3     5  Germany Aussem 6 6    
 France Danet            United Kingdom Ridley 3 4    
 United Kingdom Ridley             5  Germany Aussem 6 4 6
 France Des Landes De Danoet 6 4 6        France Mathieu 3 6 0  
 Belgium Sigart 4 6 4      France Des Landes De Danoet 4 5  
 Spain Rosenbaum 1 6 5      France Mathieu 6 7    
 France Mathieu 6 4 7  

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 Spain Pons 4 1    
 France Cousin 6 6        France Cousin 9 7    
 South Africa Tapscott            South Africa Tapscott 11 9    
 France De Montebello              South Africa Tapscott 6 6    
 France Gallay 4 2         6  France Deve 3 2    
 United Kingdom Saunders-Taylor 6 6        United Kingdom Saunders-Taylor 6 2 1
 France Amaury 1 6 5     6  France Deve 3 6 6  
6  France Deve 6 2 7        South Africa Tapscott 2 0  
      3  Netherlands Bouman 6 6  
     France Beauge 2 1    
     Germany Friedleben 6 6    
       Germany Friedleben 6 1 2
      3  Netherlands Bouman 3 6 6  
     France Le Conte 2 4  
    3  Netherlands Bouman 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
     France Bourgeois 6 5 6  
     South Africa Bobbie Heine 1 7 8  
       South Africa Bobbie Heine 6 6    
      7  United Kingdom Watson 2 4    
     France Grasset 2 2  
    7  United Kingdom Watson 6 6    
       South Africa Bobbie Heine 3 7 7
      2  Spain De Alvarez 6 5 5
     Germany Von Reznicek 4 6 7  
     France Vaussard 6 2 5  
       Germany Von Reznicek 2 3  
      2  Spain De Alvarez 6 6    
     France Holzschuch 2 1  
    2  Spain De Alvarez 6 6    
 

References

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

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