# 1946 French Championships – Women's singles

Second-seeded Margaret Osborne defeated first-seeded Pauline Betz 1–6, 8–6, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1946 French Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Margaret Osborne is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Pauline Betz (finalist)
* Margaret Osborne (champion)
* Louise Brough (semifinals)
* Patricia Todd (third round)
* Monique Hamelin (third round)
* Billie Yorke (first round)
* Alice Weiwers (quarterfinals)
* Ginette Jucker (third round)
* Betty Hilton (quarterfinals)
* Micheline Inglebert (third round)
* Doris Hart (quarterfinals)
* Dorothy Bundy (semifinals)
* Nelly Landry (quarterfinals)
* Simone Lafargue (third round)
* Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (third round)
* Helena Straubeová (third round)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Pauline Betz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Betty Hilton | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Betty Hilton | 1 | 0 | | 1 | Pauline Betz | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Dorothy Bundy | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 13 | Nelly Landry | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | Dorothy Bundy | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 12 | Dorothy Bundy | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Dorothy Bundy | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Pauline Betz | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Margaret Osborne | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 11 | Doris Hart | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Margaret Osborne | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Louise Brough | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Louise Brough | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Louise Brough | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Margaret Osborne | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Alice Weiwers | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Margaret Osborne | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Margaret Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Betz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brunnarius | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Betz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Straubeová | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 16 | Straubeová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Amouretti | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Betz | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Hilton | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Jucker | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pannetier | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Jucker | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Hilton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Hilton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Saint Omer Roy | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 4 | Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Foy | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Todd | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 13 | Landry | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Morel-Deville | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | Landry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Landry | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Bundy | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | 5 | Hamelin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Belin | 0 | 0 | | Boegner | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Boegner | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | Hamelin | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Levy | 0 | 0 | | | | | 12 | Bundy | 9 | 6 | | | | | |
| 12 | Bundy | 6 | 6 | 12 | Bundy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charpenel | 4 | 4 | | Quertier | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quertier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Claude | 2 | 3 | | Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fritz | 6 | 6 | | Fritz | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamain | 4 | 1 | | | | | | Curry | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Hart | | | | | | | 11 | Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Wyns-Speranza | | | 11 | Hart | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patorni | | | | Patorni | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Yorke | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Hart | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Brough | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | 14 | Lafargue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Kleinadel | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 14 | Lafargue | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Brough | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Savoye | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Thomas | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Inglebert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | Inglebert | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Weiwers | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Marcellin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Weiwers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | Weiwers | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Osborne | 6 | 6 |
| | Ravoux | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Jędrzejowska | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | Jędrzejowska | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Margaret Osborne | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | Saladin | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Margaret Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |