[2] The event was won by Helen Wills of the United States, the first American victory in the women's singles.

[2] France's Suzanne Lenglen was the reigning Olympic champion and the dominant player of the time; however, she was ill (battling jaundice) and could not compete in front of the home crowd.

American Helen Wills (who would go on to replace Lenglen as the dominant women's player and win 19 total singles Grand Slam titles) was 18 at the time and had played in three Grand Slam tournaments to date, reaching the finals in all three (and winning the 1923 U.S. championship).

[2] Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Spain each made their debut in the event.

France and Great Britain each made their fourth appearance, tied for most among nations to that point.