1928 French Championships – Women's singles
{{Infobox tennis tournament event|1928|French Championships|
| champ = {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Helen Wills
| runner = {{flagicon|GBR}} Eileen Bennett
| score = 6–1, 6–2
| draw = 37
| seeds = 8
}}
First-seeded Helen Wills defeated Eileen Bennett 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1928 French Championships.{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|page=393}} The draw consisted of 37 players of which 8 were seeded.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Helen Wills is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- {{flagicon|USA}} Helen Wills (champion)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Suzanne Devé (second round)
- {{flagicon|NED}} Kea Bouman (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Daphne Akhurst (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Elisabeth Macready (second round)
- {{flagicon|ESP|1785}} Lilly De Alvarez (first round)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Marguerite Bordes (third round)
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Eileen Bennett (finalist)
Draw
=Key=
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
=Finals=
{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3
| team-width=190
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Helen Wills
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Eileen Bennett
| RD3-seed2=8
| RD3-score1-1=6
| RD3-score2-1=1
| RD3-score1-2=6
| RD3-score2-2=2
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Helen Wills
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Cristobel Hardie
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score2-1=1
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score2-2=1
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|NED}} Kea Bouman
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|GBR}} Eileen Bennett
| RD2-seed4=8
| RD2-score3-1=2
| RD2-score4-1=6
| RD2-score3-2=6
| RD2-score4-2=8
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Helen Wills
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|NED}} Madzy Rollin Couquerque
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score2-1=2
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score2-2=0
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Daphne Akhurst
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|GBR}} Cristobel Hardie
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-score3-1=8
| RD1-score4-1=10
| RD1-score3-2=2
| RD1-score4-2=6
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|FRA}} J. Vaussard
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|NED}} Kea Bouman
| RD1-seed6=3
| RD1-score5-1=0
| RD1-score6-1=6
| RD1-score5-2=0
| RD1-score6-2=6
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|GBR}} Eileen Bennett
| RD1-seed7=8
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|USA}} Penelope Anderson
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-score7-1=6
| RD1-score8-1=3
| RD1-score7-2=7
| RD1-score8-2=9
| RD1-score7-3=7
| RD1-score8-3=5
}}
=Earlier rounds=
==Section 1==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Wills
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|NED}} Couquerque
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score02-1=2
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score02-2=0
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Wills
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Aussem
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score02-1=1
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score02-2=2
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|NED}} Couquerque
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} Bordes
| RD3-seed04=7
| RD3-score03-1=10
| RD3-score04-1=8
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score04-2=2
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Wills
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Marcou
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score02-1=0
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score02-2=3
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Aussem
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Watson
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-score03-1=3
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=7
| RD2-score04-2=5
| RD2-score03-3=6
| RD2-score04-3=0
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} Beauge
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|NED}} Couquerque
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=5
| RD2-score06-1=7
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score06-2=4
| RD2-score05-3=4
| RD2-score06-3=6
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|NED}} Lycett
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} Bordes
| RD2-seed08=7
| RD2-score07-1=2
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score08-2=6
}}
==Section 2==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Akhurst
| RD4-seed01=4
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Hardie
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-score01-1=8
| RD4-score02-1=10
| RD4-score01-2=2
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Akhurst
| RD3-seed01=4
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Fry
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score02-1=1
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score02-2=1
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} O'Hara Wood
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Hardie
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score04-1=8
| RD3-score03-2=4
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Amaury
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Akhurst
| RD2-seed02=4
| RD2-score01-1=1
| RD2-score02-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=1
| RD2-score02-2=6
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} Fry
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} Peyre
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score04-1=8
| RD2-score03-2=6
| RD2-score04-2=2
| RD2-score03-3=6
| RD2-score04-3=1
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} Macready
| RD2-seed05=5
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} O'Hara Wood
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=3
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=3
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Hardie
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} Henrotin
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-score07-1=6
| RD2-score08-1=3
| RD2-score07-2=4
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score07-3=6
| RD2-score08-3=4
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} Fry
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} Neufeld
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=2
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score06-2=0
| RD1-score05-3=6
| RD1-score06-3=2
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} Golding
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} Peyre
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|FRA}} Macready
| RD1-seed09=5
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|FRA}} Wolfson
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} O'Hara Wood
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|FRA}} Barbier
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-score11-1=10
| RD1-score12-1=8
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score12-2=3
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GBR}} Hardie
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|FRA}} Gallay
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score14-1=2
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score14-2=4
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|FRA}} Kleinadel
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|FRA}} Henrotin
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-score15-1=3
| RD1-score16-1=6
| RD1-score15-2=4
| RD1-score16-2=6
}}
==Section 3==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Vaussard
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|NED}} Bouman
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-score01-1=0
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=0
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Vaussard
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Charnelet
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-score01-1=7
| RD3-score02-1=5
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score02-2=3
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Boyd
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|NED}} Bouman
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score04-1=4
| RD3-score03-2=1
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score03-3=2
| RD3-score04-3=6
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Vaussard
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Fourcade
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score02-1=3
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score02-2=2
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} Nuthall
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} Charnelet
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-score03-1=4
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=4
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Mallory
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Boyd
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score06-1=3
| RD2-score05-2=0
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=4
| RD2-score06-3=6
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Colyer
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|NED}} Bouman
| RD2-seed08=3
| RD2-score07-1=3
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Vaussard
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Grasset
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Fourcade
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ESP|1785}} De Alvarez
| RD1-seed04=6
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} Nuthall
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} Lebesnerais
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-score05-1=9
| RD1-score06-1=7
| RD1-score05-2=7
| RD1-score06-2=5
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} Wyns-Speranza
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} Charnelet
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Mallory
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|FRA}} Le Conte
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score10-1=0
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score10-2=2
}}
==Section 4==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Bennett
| RD4-seed01=8
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Anderson
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score02-1=3
| RD4-score01-2=7
| RD4-score02-2=9
| RD4-score01-3=7
| RD4-score02-3=5
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Julie Anthony
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Bennett
| RD3-seed02=8
| RD3-score01-1=0
| RD3-score02-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=2
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Bickerton
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Anderson
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-score03-1=3
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=14
| RD3-score04-2=12
| RD3-score03-3=1
| RD3-score04-3=6
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Julie Anthony
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|NED}} Canters
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score02-1=4
| RD2-score02-2=r
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Bourgeois
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Bennett
| RD2-seed04=8
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score04-1=3
| RD2-score03-2=2
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score03-3=1
| RD2-score04-3=6
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} Conquet
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Bickerton
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=1
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=2
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} Anderson
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} Deve
| RD2-seed08=2
}}
References
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External links
- {{rolandgarrosdraws|1928|women=yes}}
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