1926 French Championships – Women's singles
# 1926 French Championships – Women's singles

Suzanne Lenglen defeated Mary Kendall Browne 6–1, 6–0 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1926 French Championships. Lenglen dropped four games in her five matches.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Suzanne Lenglen is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

* Suzanne Lenglen (champion)
* Helen Wills (second round)
* Mary Kendall Browne (final)
* Elizabeth Ryan (quarterfinals)
* Joan Fry Lakeman (semifinals)
* Kathleen McKane Godfree (quarterfinals)
* Diddie Vlasto (first round)
* Yvonne Bourgeois (first 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 | Suzanne Lenglen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simonne Mathieu | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simonne Mathieu | 0 | 0 | | 1 | Suzanne Lenglen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Joan Fry Lakeman | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Elizabeth Ryan | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | Joan Fry Lakeman | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Joan Fry Lakeman | 7 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Joan Fry Lakeman | 7 | 3 | 11 | | | | | 1 | Suzanne Lenglen | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mary K. Browne | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Mary K. Browne | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mary K. Browne | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Kathleen McKane Godfree | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kathleen McKane Godfree | 5 | 0 | | 3 | Mary K. Browne | 8 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kea Bouman | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Hélène Contostavlos | 2 | 9 | 6 | | Kea Bouman | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Kea Bouman | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds

**Section 1**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lenglen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Péteri | 0 | 0 | | 1 | Lenglen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shepherd-Barron | 6 | 6 | | | Shepherd-Barron | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Conquet | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Lenglen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jessup | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Mathieu | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Lebesnerais | 3 | 2 | | | Jessup | 6 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mathieu | 6 | 0 | 6 | | Mathieu | 2 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bourgeois | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lenglen | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Ryan | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Fry | 2 | 1 |
| | Danet | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Ryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vaussard | 6 | 6 | | | Vaussard | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charnelet | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | Ryan | 5 | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| 5 | Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Fry | 7 | 3 | 11 | | | | |
| | Bourgeois | 4 | 1 | | 5 | Fry | 13 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Descleres | 6 | 6 | | | Descleres | 11 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Le Conte | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Browne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Des Landes De Danoet | 3 | 1 | 3 | Browne | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Devé | 6 | 6 | | Devé | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Munford | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Browne | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Grasset | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Godfree | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Wyns-Speranza | 1 | 2 | | Grasset | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | De Borman | 1 | 2 | 6 | Godfree | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Godfree | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Browne | 8 | 6 |
| | Lecaron | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Bouman | 6 | 2 |
| | Contostavlos | 6 | 6 | | Contostavlos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sherbatskoy | 6 | 6 | 7 | Vlasto | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vlasto | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | Contostavlos | 2 | 9 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bouman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Bouman | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | |
| | Colyer | 2 | 1 | | Bouman | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Golding | 3 | 5 | 2 | Wills | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Wills | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
