# 1948 French Championships – Women's singles

Third-seeded Nelly Landry defeated Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1948 French Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Nelly Landry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Doris Hart (semifinals)
* Patricia Todd (semifinals)
* Nelly Landry (champion)
* Shirley Fry (finalist)
* Zsuzsi Körmöczy (second round)
* Mary Prentiss (quarterfinals)
* Annalisa Bossi (quarterfinals)
* Helen Rihbany (quarterfinals)
* Colette Boegner (third round)
* Márta Peterdy (third round)
* Miriamme De Borman (third round)
* Jacqueline Patorni (third round)
* Alice Weiwers (second round)
* Bea Carris (third round)
* Arlette Halff (third round)
* Jaqueline Boutin (third round)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Helen Rihbany | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Helen Rihbany | 3 | 3 | 1 | Doris Hart | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 4 | 11 | | | | | |
| 4 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 7 | 4 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 4 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Maria Weiss | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Weiss | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | Shirley Fry | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nelly Landry | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Mary Prentiss | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nelly Landry | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelly Landry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Nelly Landry | 6 | 6 | 3 | Nelly Landry | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Patricia Todd | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Annalissa Bossi | | | 2 | Patricia Todd | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Patricia Todd | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | 1 | Hart | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Marcellin | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | Boutin | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | Boutin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Poncelet | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hart | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Rihbany | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | 8 | Rihbany | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Bocquet | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Rihbany | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Boegner | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | Hermsen | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Migliori | 2 | 4 | 9 | Boegner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Boegner | 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 |
| 4 | Fry | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Doleschell | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbier | | | | | Brunnarius | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brunnarius | | | | | | | | | 4 | Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | De Ridder | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | Middleton | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| 13 | Weiwers | 6 | 6 | | 13 | Weiwers | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Middleton | 4 | 6 | 8 | | Middleton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Henry | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Fry | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Körmöczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Weiss | 3 | 5 |
| | Van Der Wall | 2 | 4 | | 5 | Körmöczy | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Weiss | 6 | 6 | | | Weiss | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hamelin | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | Weiss | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jamain | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 12 | Patorni | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Bologna | 6 | 6 | | | Bologna | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fritz | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | Patorni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Patorni | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Bernard | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amouretti | 6 | 6 | | | Amouretti | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Butler | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | De Borman | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | De Borman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | De Borman | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Pannetier | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | Prentiss | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Scofield | 6 | 6 | | | Scofield | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Seghers | 1 | 4 | | 6 | Prentiss | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Prentiss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Prentiss | 4 | 3 |
| | Claude | 6 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Landry | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Carris | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | Carris | 3 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | Varin | 6 | 6 | | | Varin | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | Studer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 14 | Carris | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jucker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Landry | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Rice | 2 | 3 | | | Jucker | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ravoux | 1 | 2 | | 3 | Landry | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Landry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Jędrzejowska | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Peterdy | 10 | Peterdy | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Savoye | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Peterdy | 7 | 8 | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Bossi | 9 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | Foy | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | 7 | Bossi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Bossi |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Todd |
| | | 15 | Halff | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mac Kelvie | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Halff | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Todd | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | Borren | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |