1952 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1952 French Championships
Final
Champion	Doris Hart
Runner-up	Shirley Fry
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
← 1951 · French Championships · 1953 →

Second-seeded 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[edit]

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

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals[edit]

	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[edit]

Section 1[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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	3	6	5
		Varin	3	1																		3	Head	6	4	7
		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[edit]

	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	6	4
																						2	Hart	8	6
								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[edit]

External links[edit]

• "Official 1952 Women's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (69.1 KiB) on the French Open website