1952 French Championships – Women's Singles

Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry 6-4 6-4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1952 French Championships.

See also:

1952 French Championships - Men's Singles

Contents

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Shirley Fry (Finalist)
  2. Doris Hart (Champion)
  3. Dorothy Head (Semifinalist)
  4. Susan Partridge (First round)
  5. Maria Weiss (Quarterfinalist)
  6. Ginette Bucaille (First round)
  7. Elena Lehmann (Third round)
  8. Violette Rigollet (Third round)
  1. Joan P. Curry (Quarterfinalist)
  2. Julia Wipplinger (Quarterfinalist)
  3. Raymonde Jones-Veber (Third round)
  4. Jacqueline Patorni (Second round)
  5. Hazel Redick-Smith (Semifinalist)
  6. Erika Vollmer-Obst (Second round)
  7. Christiane Mercelis (Third round)
  8. Joopy Van Der Wall- roos (Third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1   Shirley Fry 4 6 6  
9   Joan P. Curry 6 0 3  
  1   Shirley Fry 7 6    
  13   Hazel Redick-Smith 5 4    
13   Hazel Redick-Smith 6 6  
  5   Maria Weiss 3 1    
    1   Shirley Fry 4 4  
  2   Doris Hart 6 6  
      Joy Mottram 3 6 5  
3   Dorothy Head 6 4 7  
  3   Dorothy Head 2 6  
  2   Doris Hart 6 8    
10   Julia Wipplinger 6 4  
  2   Doris Hart 8 6    

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   Fry 6 6    
      Bernard 0 0    
      1   Fry 6 6    
      16   Van Der Wall- roos 1 0    
    16   Van Der Wall- roos 6 6  
      Carlisle 2 0    
      1   Fry 4 6 6
      9   Curry 6 0 3
    8   Rigollet        
      Frisaco        
      8   Rigollet 0 1  
      9   Curry 6 6    
      Coste w/o    
    9   Curry        
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
4   [[Susan Partridge (tennis player) Partridge]] 3 6 2  
  Gazeau 6 3 6       Gazeau 1 6 6  
  Bonstrom 10 1 1     Lemal 6 2 4  
  Lemal 8 6 6         Gazeau 3 3    
  De Cazalet             13   Redick-Smith 6 6    
  Cor             Cor 1 2  
  Amouretti 0 2     13   Redick-Smith 6 6    
13   Redick-Smith 6 6         13   Redick-Smith 6 6  
  Savoye 0 2         5   Weiss 3 1  
5   Weiss 6 6       5   Weiss 6 6    
  Seghers 7 4       Ward 3 1    
  Ward 9 6         5   Weiss 6 6  
12   Patorni 6 6           McGuire 1 2    
  Charbonnier 0 4       12   Patorni 4 4  
  Ten Bosch           McGuire 6 6    
  McGuire        

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
  Dubois 6 7    
  Hopman 4 5         Dubois 6 6 4  
  Bologna         11   Jones-Veber 8 4 6  
11   Jones-Veber             11   Jones-Veber 5 6 4  
  Galtier 2 1           Mottram 7 1 6  
  Boutin 6 6         Boutin 0 1  
  Mottram 6 6       Mottram 6 6    
6   Bucaille 0 3           Mottram 6 4 7
  Varin 3 1         3   Head 3 6 5
  Penrose 6 6         Penrose 6 3 6  
  Kermina 4 6 11   14   Vollmer-Obst 3 6 4  
14   Vollmer-Obst 6 2 13         Penrose 2 2  
  Isaac             3   Head 6 6    
  Haillet-Passet             Isaac 0 1  
  Schmitt 0 3     3   Head 6 6    
3   Head 6 6    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
  Foy 1 0    
  Bourbonnais 6 6         Bourbonnais 5 2    
    10   Wipplinger 7 6    
      10   Wipplinger 6 6    
      7   Lehmann 4 1    
      Pannetier 2 2  
    7   Lehmann 6 6    
      10   Wipplinger 8 6  
      2   Hart 6 4  
    15   Mercelis 7 6    
      Jamain 5 4    
      15   Mercelis 5 8  
      2   Hart 7 10    
      De La Giroday 1 5  
    2   Hart 6 7    
 

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