1952 French Championships – Women's singles

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]

Women's singles
1952 French Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Doris Hart
Runner-upUnited States Shirley Fry
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw49
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1951 · French Championships · 1953 →

Seeds

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

  1.   Shirley Fry (finalist)
  2.   Doris Hart (champion)
  3.   Dorothy Head (semifinals)
  4.   Susan Partridge (first round)
  5.   Mary Terán de Weiss (quarterfinals)
  6.   Ginette Bucaille (first round)
  7.   Elena Lehmann (third round)
  8.   Violette Rigollet (third round)
  9.   Joan P. Curry (quarterfinals)
  10.   Julia Wipplinger (quarterfinals)
  11.   Raymonde Jones-Veber (third round)
  12.   Jacqueline Patorni (second round)
  13.   Hazel Redick-Smith (semifinals)
  14.   Erika Vollmer-Obst (second round)
  15.   Christiane Mercelis (third round)
  16.   Joopy Van Der Wall-Roos (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by