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
Loss1938French ChampionshipsClayFrance Simonne Mathieu0–6, 3–6
Win1948French ChampionshipsClayUnited States Shirley Fry6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Loss1949French ChampionshipsClayUnited States Margaret Osborne duPont5–7, 2–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1938French ChampionshipsClayFrance Arlette HalffFrance 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.
Tournament193319341935193619371938193919401941 - 1944194519461194711948194919501951195219531954Career 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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