1952 French Championships

Champion

Doris Hart

Runner-up

Shirley Fry

Final score

6–4, 6–4

Events

Singles

men

women

boys

girls

Doubles

men

women

mixed

boys

girls

Other events

Legends

WC Singles

WC Doubles

French Championships

< 1951

1953 >

Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1952 French Championships.^[1]

Seeds

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

Shirley Fry (Finalist)
Doris Hart (Champion)
Dorothy Head (Semifinalist)
Susan Partridge (First round)
Mary Terán de Weiss (Quarterfinalist)
Ginette Bucaille (First round)
Elena Lehmann (Third round)
Violette Rigollet (Third round)

Joan P. Curry (Quarterfinalist)
Julia Wipplinger (Quarterfinalist)
Raymonde Jones-Veber (Third round)
Jacqueline Patorni (Second round)
Hazel Redick-Smith (Semifinalist)
Erika Vollmer-Obst (Second round)
Christiane Mercelis (Third round)
Joopy Van Der Wall-Roos (Third round)

Draw

Key

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

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	María 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	Partridge	3	6	2
	Gazeau	6	3	6		Gazeau	1	6	6
	Bonström	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

References

↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed. ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

Official 1952 Women's Draw PDF (69.1 KiB) on the French Open website

French Open Women's Singles drawsheets

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