Nelly Landry
Full nameNelly Adamson Landry
Country (sports) Belgium (1933–1936)
 France (1937 onwards)
Born(1916-12-27)27 December 1916
Bruges, Belgium
Died22 February 2010(2010-02-22) (aged 93)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 7 (1946)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenW (1948)
WimbledonQF (1948)
US Open3R (1948)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1938)

Nelly Adamson Landry (28 December 1916 – 22 February 2010) was a tennis player from Belgium (became French citizen after marriage).[1] She was the 1948 women's singles champion at the French Championships beating Shirley Fry. She had been a finalist in 1938, losing to Simonne Mathieu, and reached again the final in 1949, losing to Margaret Osborne duPont.

According to John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Landry was ranked in the world top 10 in 1946 and 1948 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 7 in these rankings in 1946.[2]

Nelly Adamson married Pierre Henri Landry in February 1937 and subsequently Marcel Renault, both former French tennis players.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1938 French Championships Clay France Simonne Mathieu 0–6, 3–6
Win 1948 French Championships Clay United States Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Loss 1949 French Championships Clay United States Margaret Osborne duPont 5–7, 2–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1938 French Championships Clay France Arlette Halff France Simonne Mathieu
United Kingdom Billie Yorke		 3–6, 3–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 - 1944 1945 19461 19471 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Career SR
Australian Championships A A A A A A A A NH NH A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
French Championships A 2R 3R QF A F A NH R A QF A W F A A A QF SF 1 / 9
Wimbledon 1R 2R 1R 4R A A A NH NH NH A A QF 3R A A 4R 4R 2R 0 / 9
U.S. Championships A A A A A A A A A A A A 3R A A A 1R A A 0 / 2
SR 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 20

R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.

1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

See also

References

  1. ^ IC Council: Décès de Nelly ADAMSON online Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 702. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.

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