# 1939 French Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Simonne Mathieu defeated Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–3, 8–6 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1939 French Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Simonne Mathieu is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Simonne Mathieu (champion)
* Sarah Fabyan (quarterfinals)
* Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (finalist)
* Mary Hardwick (quarterfinals)
* Madzy Rollin Couquerque (first round)
* Arlette Halff (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Simonne Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alice Weiwers | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alice Weiwers | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Simonne Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Suzanne Pannetier | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mary Hardwick | 5 | 4 | | | Suzanne Pannetier | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Suzanne Pannetier | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Suzanne Pannetier | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Simonne Mathieu | 6 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Arlette Halff | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | M. Lebailly | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M. Lebailly | 6 | 6 | | | M. Lebailly | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Sarah Fabyan | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Mathieu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbier | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mellerio | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Weiwers | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sioda | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Noel | 3 | 2 | | | Weiwers | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Weiwers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mathieu | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Hardwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Pannetier | 2 | 2 |
| | St. Omer Roy | 4 | 2 | | 4 | Hardwick | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Horner | 0 | 3 | | | Wheeler | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Wheeler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Hardwick | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Couquerque | 9 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | Pannetier | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Pannetier | 7 | 6 | 6 | | Pannetier | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Somogyi | 6 | 6 | | | Somogyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kovac | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | Morel-Deville | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kleinadel | 6 | 6 | | | Kleinadel | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jarvis | 4 | 1 | | 6 | Halff | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Halff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Halff | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jędrzejowska | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wyns-Speranza | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Goldschmidt | 2 | 1 | | 3 | Jędrzejowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jędrzejowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jędrzejowska | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lebailly | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Kerckoff | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florian | 1 | 4 | | | Lebailly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lebailly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Lebailly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Brown | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | Fabyan | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Simon | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Simon | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Fabyan | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |