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.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Doris Hart (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Patricia Todd (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇫🇷 Nelly Landry (champion)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Shirley Fry (finalist)
 * 5) 🇭🇺 Zsuzsi Körmöczy (second round)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Mary Prentiss (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇮🇹 Annalisa Bossi (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Helen Rihbany (quarterfinals)
 * 9) 🇫🇷 Colette Boegner (third round)
 * 10) 🇭🇺 Márta Peterdy (third round)
 * 11) 🇧🇪 Miriamme De Borman (third round)
 * 12) 🇫🇷 Jacqueline Patorni (third round)
 * 13) 🇱🇺 Alice Weiwers (second round)
 * 14) 🇬🇧 Bea Carris (third round)
 * 15) 🇫🇷 Arlette Halff (third round)
 * 16) 🇫🇷 Jaqueline Boutin (third round)

Key

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