# 1949 French Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Margaret duPont defeated Nelly Adamson 7–5, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1949 French Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Margaret duPont is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Margaret duPont (champion)
* Louise Brough (third round)
* Nelly Adamson (finalist)
* Sheila Summers (semifinals)
* Betty Hilton (first round)
* Helen Rihbany (quarterfinals)
* Annalisa Bossi (semifinals)
* Jean Quertier (quarterfinals)
* Nel Hermsen (third round)
* Monique Hamelin (third round)
* Helena Straubeová (first round)
* Virginia Lee Boyer (first round)
* Jacqueline Patorni (third round)
* Joy Gannon (third round)
* Joan P. Curry (quarterfinals)
* Nicla Migliori (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 |
| 1 | Margaret duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jean Quertier | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jean Quertier | 4 | 2 | | 1 | Margaret duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Sheila Summers | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Sheila Summers | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Sheila Summers | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Anne-Marie Seghers | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne-Marie Seghers | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Margaret duPont | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nelly Adamson | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Helen Rihbany | 9 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nelly Adamson | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Nelly Adamson | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Nelly Adamson | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Nelly Adamson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Annalisa Bossi | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| 7 | Annalisa Bossi | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | Annalisa Bossi | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| 15 | Joan P. Curry | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Boegner | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | Migliori | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Harline-Arni | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Migliori | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | duPont | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Quertier | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 8 | Quertier | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Watermeyer | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Quertier | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kornfeld | 8 | 5 | 5 | | | | | 9 | Hermsen | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 9 | Hermsen | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Hermsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bernard | 8 | 8 | 6 | | Bernard | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Butler | 10 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | 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 |
| 4 | Summers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hibbert | 3 | 0 | | 4 | Summers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Brunnarius | 6 | 6 | | | Brunnarius | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Scholten-Klein | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Summers | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 13 | Patorni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | Patorni | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Rigollet | 4 | 3 | | 13 | Patorni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Hollier-Larousse | 6 | 6 | | | Hollier-Larousse | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | San Donnino | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Summers | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Hilton | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Seghers | 3 | 1 |
| | Seghers | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Seghers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Delagrave | 2 | 2 | | | Dowdeswell | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dowdeswell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Seghers | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Boyer | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | Marcellin | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Marcellin | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Marcellin | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | De Borman | 6 | 6 | | | De Borman | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bourbonnais | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Jamain | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Straubeová | 6 | 4 | 7 | | Jamain | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | De Cazalet | 8 | 4 | 6 | | De Cazalet | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sutz | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | De Cazalet | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Manfredi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | Rihbany | 5 | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Barbier | 0 | 5 | | | Manfredi | 0 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Galtier | 2 | 1 | | 6 | Rihbany | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Rihbany | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Rihbany | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jucker | 4 | 16 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Adamson | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| | Halff | 6 | 14 | 7 | | Halff | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Gannon | 6 | 6 | | 14 | Gannon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Boutin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | Gannon | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Foy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Adamson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Inglebert | 4 | 3 | | | Foy | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | McGuire | 2 | 2 | | 3 | Adamson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Adamson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | Savoye | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Greiss | 5 | 2 | | Savoye | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Walter | | | 10 | Hamelin | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Hamelin | | | | | | | | 10 | Hamelin | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Bossi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ravoux | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Bossi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Bossi | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Curry | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | Pannetier | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 15 | Curry | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Brough | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Amouretti | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |