1952 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1952 French Championships
Champion	Doris Hart
Runner-up	Shirley Fry
Final score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles
← 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[]

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

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
										0	0
															1	Fry	6	6
															16		1	0
								16		6	6
										2	0
																						1	Fry	4	6	6
																						9	Curry	6	0	3
								8
															8		0	1
															9	Curry	6	6
										w/o
								9	Curry

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	Partridge	3	6	2
			6	3	6					1	6	6
			10	1	1					6	2	4
			8	6	6												3	3
															13	Redick-Smith	6	6
										1	2
		Amouretti	0	2				13	Redick-Smith	6	6
	13	Redick-Smith	6	6																		13	Redick-Smith	6	6
			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													1	2
			0	4				12	Patorni	4	4
										6	6

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
			6	7
		Hopman	4	5						6	6	4
								11	Jones-Veber	8	4	6
	11	Jones-Veber													11	Jones-Veber	5	6	4
			2	1												Mottram	7	1	6
			6	6						0	1
		Mottram	6	6					Mottram	6	6
	6	Bucaille	0	3																			Mottram	3	6	5
			3	1																		3	Head	6	4	7
		Penrose	6	6					Penrose	6	3	6
			4	6	11			14	Vollmer-Obst	3	6	4
	14	Vollmer-Obst	6	2	13											Penrose	2	2
															3	Head	6	6
										0	1
			0	3				3	Head	6	6
	3	Head	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
			1	0
			6	6						5	2
								10	Wipplinger	7	6
															10	Wipplinger	6	6
															7		4	1
										2	2
								7		6	6
																						10	Wipplinger	6	4
																						2	Hart	8	6
								15	Mercelis	7	6
										5	4
															15	Mercelis	5	8
															2	Hart	7	10
										1	5
								2	Hart	6	7

References[]

External links[]

• "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