1936 French Championships – Women's singles

First-seeded Hilde Sperling defeated Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1936 French Championships.

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Hilde Sperling is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


 * 1) Hilde Sperling (champion)
 * 2) 🇫🇷 Simonne Mathieu (finalist)
 * 3) 🇬🇧 Margaret Scriven (second round)
 * 4) 🇵🇱 Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (third round)
 * 5) 🇫🇷 Simone Iribarne (quarterfinals)
 * 6) Madzy Rollin Couquerque (third round)
 * 7) 🇫🇷 Nelly Adamson (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇫🇷 Sylvie Henrotin (quarterfinals)

Key

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