Nelly Landry
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Nelly Adamson Landry was a female tennis player from Belgium
(became French citizen after marriage). 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 Simone 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 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 7 in those rankings in 1946.
On January 16, 1934, Adamson (not yet Landry) married American author and emigre Tod Robbins
at the town hall in Villefranche
on the French Riviera
. Robbins was an expert amateur athlete. Together, he and Adamson became a formidable doubles team. Adamson was Robbins's fourth wife, and they remained married through World War II
and Robbins's long imprisonment in a German concentration camp. After the war, Adamson stayed with Robbins until his death, remarrying afterward. Nelly Adamson married Pierre Landry and lastly Marcel Renault, both former French tennis players.
NH = tournament not held.
R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.
Belgium
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(became French citizen after marriage). 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 Simone 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
Daily Mail
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, Landry was ranked in the world top ten in 1946 and 1948 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 7 in those rankings in 1946.
On January 16, 1934, Adamson (not yet Landry) married American author and emigre Tod Robbins
Tod Robbins
Clarence Aaron "Tod" Robbins was an American author of horror and mystery fiction. Robbins attended Washington and Lee University and—along with Mark W...
at the town hall in Villefranche
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera.-Geography:...
on the French Riviera
French Riviera
The Côte d'Azur, pronounced , often known in English as the French Riviera , is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also including the sovereign state of Monaco...
. Robbins was an expert amateur athlete. Together, he and Adamson became a formidable doubles team. Adamson was Robbins's fourth wife, and they remained married through World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and Robbins's long imprisonment in a German concentration camp. After the war, Adamson stayed with Robbins until his death, remarrying afterward. Nelly Adamson married Pierre Landry and lastly Marcel Renault, both former French tennis players.
Win
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1948 | French Championships |  Shirley Fry Irvin |
6–2, 0–6, 6–0 |
Runner-ups (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1938 | French Championships |  Simone MathieuSimone Mathieu Simone Mathieu was a female tennis player from France, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine.-Career:... |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 1949 | French Championships | Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Osborne duPont Margaret Evelyn Osborne duPont is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list despite never entering the Australian Championships. She won 25 of her Grand... |
7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1938 | French Championships |  Arlette Harff |
Simone Mathieu Simone Mathieu Simone Mathieu was a female tennis player from France, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine.-Career:...  Billie YorkeBillie Yorke Billie Yorke was a British tennis player of the 1930s.At the French Open, she won the women's doubles three years running, along with Simone Mathieu... |
6–3, 6–3 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 - 1944 | 1945 | 19461 | 19471 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
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 The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
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 |
NH = tournament not held.
R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.
See also
- Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam finalTennis performance timeline comparison (women)This article presents in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships or Olympic tournament during her career...