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1951 French Championships – Women's singles

Third-seeded Shirley Fry[2][3] defeated Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1951 French Championships.[1][4]

Women's singles
1951 French Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Shirley Fry[1][2][3]
Runner-upUnited States Doris Hart
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw46
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Main article: 1951 French Championships (tennis)

Seeds edit

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

  1.   Doris Hart (finalist)
  2.   Margaret Osborne duPont (semifinals)
  3.   Shirley Fry (champion)
  4.   Jean Walker-Smith (semifinals)
  5.   Beverley Baker (quarterfinals)
  6.   Thelma Coyne Long (quarterfinals)
  7.   Nelly Adamson (quarterfinals)
  8.   Joy Gannon Mottram (third round)

Main draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
2   Margaret Osborne duPont 8 1 6
7   Nelly Adamson 6 6 1
2   Margaret Osborne duPont 2 7  
3   Shirley Fry 6 9  
3   Shirley Fry 12 6  
6   Thelma Coyne Long 10 1  
3   Shirley Fry 6 3 6
1   Doris Hart 3 6 3
5   Beverley Baker 6 4 1
4   Jean Walker-Smith 3 6 6
4   Jean Walker-Smith 2 1  
1   Doris Hart 6 6  
    Arlette De Cazalet 0 4  
1   Doris Hart 6 6  

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
2   M Osborne duPont      
  bye       2   M Osborne duPont 6 6  
    A Varin           A Varin 1 1  
  bye       2   M Osborne duPont 6 6  
    K Tuckey           K Tuckey 4 4  
  bye           K Tuckey 6 6  
    L Schmier           L Schmier 0 0  
  bye       2   M Osborne duPont 8 1 6
7   N Adamson       7   N Adamson 6 6 1
  bye       7   N Adamson 6 6  
    G Taillandier           G Taillandier 0 2  
  bye       7   N Adamson 6 6  
    N Migliori 6 6       N Migliori 1 2  
    J Kermina 3 5       N Migliori 8 6 6
    J Amouretti 6 7 8     J Amouretti 10 3 1
    B Bartlett 3 9 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   S Fry 6 6  
    J Patorni 2 2   3   S Fry 6 3 6
    J Quertier           J Quertier 1 6 3
  bye       3   S Fry 8 6  
    R Veber Jones           R Veber Jones 6 1  
  bye           R Veber Jones 6 6  
    J Foy 6 4 6     J Foy 4 2  
    S Schmitt 3 6 2 3   S Fry 12 6  
6   T Coyne Long 6 6   6   T Coyne Long 10 1  
    F Cor 0 0   6   T Coyne Long 4 6 8
    V Rigollet 7 3 6     V Rigollet 6 2 6
    Mm Bernard 5 6 2 6   T Coyne Long 6 6  
    H Matous 7 7 8     G Woodgate 3 4  
    M Galtier 5 9 6     H Matous 1 4  
    G Woodgate 6 6       G Woodgate 6 6  
    S Pannetier 1 4  

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
    B Walter      
  bye           B Walter 6 6  
    C Mercelis 6 6       C Mercelis 4 2  
    N Guinand 0 4       B Walter 4 4  
    M Dubois 6 6   5   B Baker 6 6  
    Van Coller 3 2       M Dubois 3 2  
    M Bologna 2 5   5   B Baker 6 6  
5   B Baker 6 7   5   B Baker 6 4 1
    J Marcellin 0 6 6 4   J Walker-Smith 3 6 6
    E Scholten-Klein 6 4 2     J Marcellin 4 7 6
    E Andrews 6 6       E Andrews 6 5 3
    S Savoye 4 4     J Marcellin 1 1  
    M Bourbonnais 6 6   4   J Walker-Smith 6 6  
    J Boutin 2 2       M Bourbonnais 6 1  
  bye       4   J Walker-Smith 8 6  
4   J Walker-Smith      

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  bye      
    A De Cazalet           A De Cazalet 4 6 6
    G. Butler           J Curry 6 1 2
    J Curry w/o         A De Cazalet 9 6 6
    B. Scofield       8   J Gannon Mottram 7 8 3
  bye           B. Scofield 3 3  
    F Lemal 0 2   8   J Gannon Mottram 6 6  
8   J Gannon Mottram 6 6       A De Cazalet 0 4  
    A Charbonnier       1   D Hart 6 6  
  bye           A Charbonnier w/o    
  unknown 1         unknown      
  unknown 2           A Charbonnier 3 1  
  bye       1   D Hart 6 6  
    V Tonolli           V Tonolli 0 1  
  bye       1   D Hart 6 6  
1   D Hart      

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Roland Garros 1951 (Grand slam) - Women's singles" (PDF). FrenchOpen.fr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  2. ^ a b "Grand Slam Tournaments – French Open" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  3. ^ a b "Shirley Fry-Irvin". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  4. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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