1951 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

1951 U.S. National Championships
Champion		Maureen Connolly[1]
Runner-up		Shirley Fry
Final score		6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends
WC Singles
WC Doubles
U.S. National Championships  < 1950 1952 >

Fourth-seeded Maureen Connolly defeated Shirley Fry 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1951 U.S. National Championships.^[1]

Seeds

The tournament used two lists for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players.^[2] Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Final Eight

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	2	Shirley Fry	9	3	6
	(3)	Kay Tuckey	7	6	2
								2	Shirley Fry	2	6	6
								(1)	Jean Walker-Smith	6	2	1
		Magda Rurac	2	3
	(1)	Jean Walker-Smith	6	6
															2	Shirley Fry	3	6	4
															4	Maureen Connolly	6	1	6
	4	Maureen Connolly	6	6
	(2)	Jean Quertier	3	3
								4	Maureen Connolly	6	6
								1	Doris Hart	4	4
	1	Doris Hart	6	6
	5	Nancy Chaffee	2	4

References