Nelly Landry


Nelly Adamson Landry was a female tennis player from Belgium. She was the 1948 women's singles champion at the French Championships beating Shirley Fry. She had also 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 ten in 1946 and 1948, reaching a career high of World No. 7 in those rankings in 1946.
Nelly Adamson married Pierre Henri Landry on February 1937 and subsequently Marcel Renault, both former French tennis players.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1938French ChampionshipsClay Simonne Mathieu0–6, 3–6
Win1948French ChampionshipsClay Shirley Fry6–2, 0–6, 6–0
Loss1949French ChampionshipsClay Margaret Osborne duPont5–7, 2–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1938French ChampionshipsClay Arlette Harff Simonne Mathieu
Billie Yorke		6–3, 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament193319341935193619371938193919401941 - 1944194519461194711948194919501951195219531954Career SR
Australian ChampionshipsAAAAAAAANHNHAAAAAAAAA0 / 0
French ChampionshipsA2R3RQFAFANHRAQFAWFAAAQFSF1 / 9
Wimbledon1R2R1R4RAAANHNHNHAAQF3RAA4R4R2R0 / 9
U.S. ChampionshipsAAAAAAAAAAAA3RAAA1RAA0 / 2
SR0 / 10 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 00 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 01 / 30 / 20 / 00 / 00 / 20 / 20 / 21 / 20

R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.