1947 French Championships – Women's singles

Fifth-seeded Patricia Todd defeated Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1947 French Championships.

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


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Margaret Osborne (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Doris Hart (finalist)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Louise Brough (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇫🇷 Nelly Landry (second round)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Patricia Todd (champion)
 * 6)  Sheila Piercey (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇷🇴 Magda Rurac (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇭🇺 Zsuzsi Körmöczy (quarterfinals)
 * 9)  Helena Straubeova (third round)
 * 10) 🇵🇱 Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (third round)
 * 11) 🇱🇺 Alice Weiwers (third round)
 * 12) 🇫🇷 Anne-Marie Seghers (third round)
 * 13) 🇧🇪 Miriamme De Borman (third round)
 * 14) 🇭🇺 Márta Peterdy (third round)
 * 15) 🇮🇹 Annalisa Bossi (third round)
 * 16)  Dorothy Muller (third round)

Key

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