1931 French Championships – Women's singles

{{GrandSlamEvents|1931|French Championships|

| champ = {{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Cilly Aussem

| runner = {{flagicon|GBR}} Betty Nuthall

| score = 8–6, 6–1

| seeds = 8

| before_name = French Championships – Women's singles

| after_name = French Championships – Women's singles

}}

Cilly Aussem defeated Betty Nuthall 8–6, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1931 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}}

Seeds

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

  1. {{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Cilly Aussem (champion)
  2. {{flagicon|FRA}} Simonne Mathieu (quarterfinals)
  3. {{flagicon|USA}} Helen Jacobs (quarterfinals)
  4. {{flagicon|ESP|1931}} Lilly De Alvarez (semifinals)
  5. {{flagicon|USA}} Elizabeth Ryan (quarterfinals)
  6. {{flagicon|GBR}} Betty Nuthall (finalist)
  7. {{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Hilde Krahwinkel (semifinals)
  8. {{flagicon|GBR}} Joan Ridley (third round)

Draw

=Key=

=Finals=

{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3

| team-width=150

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Cilly Aussem

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Betty Nuthall

| RD3-seed2=6

| RD3-score1-1=8

| RD3-score2-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score2-2=1

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Cilly Aussem

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ESP|1931}} Lilly De Alvarez

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score2-1=0

| RD2-score1-2=7

| RD2-score2-2=5

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|GBR}} Betty Nuthall

| RD2-seed3=6

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Hilde Krahwinkel

| RD2-seed4=7

| RD2-score3-1=6

| RD2-score4-1=1

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score4-2=2

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Cilly Aussem

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Lucia Valerio

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-score1-1=8

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score2-2=2

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|ESP|1931}} Lilly De Alvarez

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Elizabeth Ryan

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-score3-1=5

| RD1-score4-1=7

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score4-2=3

| RD1-score3-3=6

| RD1-score4-3=4

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|GBR}} Betty Nuthall

| RD1-seed5=6

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|USA}} Helen Jacobs

| RD1-seed6=3

| RD1-score5-1=6

| RD1-score6-1=3

| RD1-score5-2=6

| RD1-score6-2=2

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Hilde Krahwinkel

| RD1-seed7=7

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|FRA}} Simonne Mathieu

| RD1-seed8=2

| RD1-score7-1=6

| RD1-score8-1=4

| RD1-score7-2=6

| RD1-score8-2=3

}}

=Earlier rounds=

==Section 1==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Aussem

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Valerio

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-score01-1=8

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=2

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Aussem

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Henrotin

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=8

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score01-3=6

| RD3-score02-3=4

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} Ridley

| RD3-seed03=8

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Valerio

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score04-2=3

| RD3-score03-3=3

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Aussem

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Belliard

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=1

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Henrotin

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} Rosambert

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score04-1=1

| RD2-score03-2=1

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=6

| RD2-score04-3=3

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} Ridley

| RD2-seed05=8

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} Burke

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-1=0

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Valerio

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08= Lowenthal

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score08-1=0

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score08-2=1

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Shepherd-Barron

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} Rosambert

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=4

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=3

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|GBR}} Ridley

| RD1-seed09=8

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|FRA}} Charpenel

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=1

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=3

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} Gallay

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} Burke

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=8

| RD1-score12-1=10

| RD1-score11-2=4

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|FRA}} Wyns-Speranza

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Valerio

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=2

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=3

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|FRA}} Gallay

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team16= Lowenthal

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=8

| RD1-score15-2=0

| RD1-score16-2=6

}}

==Section 2==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ESP|1931}} De Alvarez

| RD4-seed01=4

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Ryan

| RD4-seed02=5

| RD4-score01-1=5

| RD4-score02-1=7

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=3

| RD4-score01-3=6

| RD4-score02-3=4

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ESP|1931}} De Alvarez

| RD3-seed01=4

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Guillier

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=3

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Ryan

| RD3-seed03=5

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Peitz

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-score03-1=1

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score04-2=3

| RD3-score03-3=6

| RD3-score04-3=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ESP|1931}} De Alvarez

| RD2-seed01=4

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ESP|1931}} Pons

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=7

| RD2-score02-1=5

| RD2-score01-2=8

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Guillier

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Horn

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score04-1=1

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score04-2=4

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Ryan

| RD2-seed05=5

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|POL}} Jędrzejowska

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=2

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=9

| RD2-score06-2=7

| RD2-score05-3=6

| RD2-score06-3=3

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Whittingstall

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Peitz

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-score07-1=11

| RD2-score08-1=9

| RD2-score07-2=8

| RD2-score08-2=10

| RD2-score07-3=3

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ESP|1931}} De Alvarez

| RD1-seed01=4

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Marre

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=3

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=3

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Vlasto

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ESP|1931}} Pons

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} Satterthwaite

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} Guillier

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Horn

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} Anet

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=5

| RD1-score08-1=7

| RD1-score07-2=7

| RD1-score08-2=5

| RD1-score07-3=8

| RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Ryan

| RD1-seed09=5

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|FRA}} Bernard

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=2

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} Vaussard

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|POL}} Jędrzejowska

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=4

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=3

| RD1-score11-3=2

| RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GBR}} Whittingstall

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|FRA}} Charnelet

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=7

| RD1-score14-1=5

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-score14-3=1

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Peitz

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|FRA}} Berthet

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=2

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=4

}}

==Section 3==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Nuthall

| RD4-seed01=6

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Jacobs

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score02-1=3

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=2

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Adamoff

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Nuthall

| RD3-seed02=6

| RD3-score01-1=2

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=3

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Metaxa

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} Jacobs

| RD3-seed04=3

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score04-1=2

| RD3-score03-2=1

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=7

| RD3-score04-3=9

| RD2-team01= Hilleary

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Adamoff

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=3

| RD2-score02-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=4

| RD2-score01-3=3

| RD2-score02-3=6

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Lebesnerais

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Nuthall

| RD2-seed04=6

| RD2-score03-1=0

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=2

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Rost

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} Metaxa

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=2

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=3

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GRE|old}} Nicolopoulos

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Jacobs

| RD2-seed08=3

| RD2-score07-1=0

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=3

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} De Montebello

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team02= Hilleary

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=3

| RD1-score02-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=1

| RD1-score02-2=6

| RD1-team03= De Bruyn Kops

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} Adamoff

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} Lebesnerais

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} Barger Wallach

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=1

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=4

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} Kleinadel

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} Nuthall

| RD1-seed08=6

| RD1-score07-1=1

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=3

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|FRA}} Barbier

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Rost

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=1

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=3

| RD1-score10-2=6

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} Metaxa

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|BEL}} J. Sigart

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=8

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=5

| RD1-score12-2=7

| RD1-score11-3=6

| RD1-score12-3=3

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|FRA}} Macready

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|GRE|old}} Nicolopoulos

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=1

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=3

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|FRA}} Meunier

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} Jacobs

| RD1-seed16=3

| RD1-score15-1=2

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=0

| RD1-score16-2=6

}}

==Section 4==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Krahwinkel

| RD4-seed01=7

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score02-1=4

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=3

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Heeley

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Krahwinkel

| RD3-seed02=7

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=3

| RD3-score01-2=4

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=2

| RD3-score02-3=6

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|SUI}} Payot

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-score03-1=5

| RD3-score04-1=7

| RD3-score03-2=1

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Goldschmidt

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Heeley

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=3

| RD2-score02-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=0

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Riboli

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Krahwinkel

| RD2-seed04=7

| RD2-score03-1=3

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=1

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} Thomas

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|SUI}} Payot

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=2

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=2

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} Holzschuch

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-score07-1=1

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=4

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Goldschmidt

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Gladman

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=1

| RD1-score02-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=3

| RD1-score01-3=6

| RD1-score02-3=0

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Peyre

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Heeley

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=4

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=2

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} Danet

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Riboli

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=1

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=0

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} Neufeld

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|GER|Weimar}} Krahwinkel

| RD1-seed08=7

| RD1-score07-1=2

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=1

| RD1-score07-3=2

| RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|FRA}} Row

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|GBR}} Thomas

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} Amaury

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|SUI}} Payot

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=2

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=0

| RD1-score12-2=6

}}

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