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.

Women's singles
1952 French Championships
Champion	Doris Hart
Runner-up	Shirley Fry
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	49
Seeds	16

Seeds

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

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	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

	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

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