# 1928 French Championships – Women's singles

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. 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.
* Helen Wills (champion)
* Suzanne Devé (second round)
* Kea Bouman (semifinals)
* Daphne Akhurst (quarterfinals)
* Elisabeth Macready (second round)
* Lilly De Alvarez (first round)
* Marguerite Bordes (third round)
* Eileen Bennett (finalist)

## 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 |
| 1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Madzy Rollin Couquerque | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Madzy Rollin Couquerque | 2 | 0 | | 1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cristobel Hardie | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Daphne Akhurst | 8 | 2 | | | Cristobel Hardie | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Cristobel Hardie | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cristobel Hardie | 10 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Eileen Bennett | 1 | 2 |
| | J. Vaussard | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Eileen Bennett | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Kea Bouman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kea Bouman | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Kea Bouman | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Eileen Bennett | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| 8 | Eileen Bennett | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Eileen Bennett | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | Penelope Anderson | 3 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Wills | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcou | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Wills | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Aussem | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Aussem | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Watson | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Wills | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Couquerque | 2 | 0 |
| | Beauge | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Couquerque | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Couquerque | 10 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Bordes | 8 | 2 | | | | |
| | Lycett | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bordes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | Amaury | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Akhurst | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Fry | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Fry | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Neufeld | 6 | 0 | 2 | | Fry | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Golding | | | | | Peyre | 8 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Peyre | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Akhurst | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | Macready | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hardie | 10 | 6 |
| | Wolfson | | | | 5 | Macready | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O'Hara Wood | 10 | 6 | | | O'Hara Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbier | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | O'Hara Wood | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Hardie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Hardie | 8 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gallay | 2 | 4 | | | Hardie | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kleinadel | 3 | 4 | | | Henrotin | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Henrotin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Vaussard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Grasset | | | | Vaussard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fourcade | | | | Fourcade | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | De Alvarez | | | | | | | | | Vaussard | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nuthall | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | Charnelet | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Lebesnerais | 7 | 5 | | Nuthall | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wyns-Speranza | | | | Charnelet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charnelet | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vaussard | 0 | 0 |
| | Mallory | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bouman | 6 | 6 |
| | Le Conte | 0 | 2 | | Mallory | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Boyd | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Boyd | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bouman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Colyer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Bouman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Julie Anthony | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Canters | 4 | r | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Julie Anthony | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Bennett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Bourgeois | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bennett | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Bennett | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Anderson | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| | Conquet | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bickerton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bickerton | 3 | 14 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anderson | 6 | 12 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Anderson | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Deve | | | | | | | | | | | | | |