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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.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- USA Shirley Fry (finalist)
- USA Doris Hart (champion)
- USA Dorothy Head (semifinals)
- GBR Susan Partridge (first round)
- ARG Mary Terán de Weiss (quarterfinals)
- FRA Ginette Bucaille (first round)
- ARG Elena Lehmann (third round)
- SUI Violette Rigollet (third round)
- GBR Joan P. Curry (quarterfinals)
- RSA Julia Wipplinger (quarterfinals)
- FRA Raymonde Jones-Veber (third round)
- FRA Jacqueline Patorni (second round)
- RSA Hazel Redick-Smith (semifinals)
- FRG Erika Vollmer-Obst (second round)
- BEL Christiane Mercelis (third round)
- NED Joopy Van Der Wall-Roos (third round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Finals
| team-width=170 | RD3-team1=USA Shirley Fry | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=USA Doris Hart | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=4 | RD3-score2-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=4 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD2-team1=USA Shirley Fry | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=RSA Hazel Redick-Smith | RD2-seed2=13 | RD2-score1-1=7 | RD2-score2-1=5 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-team3=USA Dorothy Head | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team4=USA Doris Hart | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=2 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=8 | RD1-team1=USA Shirley Fry | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=GBR Joan P. Curry | RD1-seed2=9 | RD1-score1-1=4 | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=0 | RD1-score1-3=6 | RD1-score2-3=3 | RD1-team3=RSA Hazel Redick-Smith | RD1-seed3=13 | RD1-team4=ARG María Weiss | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-team5=GBR Joy Mottram | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team6=USA Dorothy Head | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=3 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=4 | RD1-score5-3=5 | RD1-score6-3=7 | RD1-team7=RSA Julia Wipplinger | RD1-seed7=10 | RD1-team8=USA Doris Hart | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=6 | RD1-score8-1=8 | RD1-score7-2=4 | RD1-score8-2=6
Earlier rounds
Section 1
| RD4-team01=USA Fry | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=GBR Curry | RD4-seed02=9 | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=0 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=3 | RD3-team01=USA Fry | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=NED Van Der Wall-Roos | RD3-seed02=16 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-team03=SUI Rigollet | RD3-seed03=8 | RD3-team04=GBR Curry | RD3-seed04=9 | RD3-score03-1=0 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=USA Fry | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=FRA Bernard | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-team03=NED Van Der Wall-Roos | RD2-seed03=16 | RD2-team04=GBR Carlisle | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=0 | RD2-team05=SUI Rigollet | RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team06=ITA Frisaco | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team07=FRA Coste | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GBR Curry | RD2-seed08=9 | RD2-score07-1=w/o
Section 2
| RD4-team01=RSA Redick-Smith | RD4-seed01=13 | RD4-team02=ARG Weiss | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD3-team01=FRA Gazeau | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=RSA Redick-Smith | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=ARG Weiss | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team04=USA McGuire | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD2-team01=FRA Gazeau | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA Lemal | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=4 | RD2-team03=FRA Cor | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=RSA Redick-Smith | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=ARG Weiss | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team06=GBR Ward | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-team07=FRA Patorni | RD2-seed07=12 | RD2-team08=USA McGuire | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=GBR Partridge | RD1-seed01=4 | RD1-team02=FRA Gazeau | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=3 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-score01-3=2 | RD1-score02-3=6 | RD1-team03=SWE Bonström | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRA Lemal | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=10 | RD1-score04-1=8 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=1 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=FRA De Cazalet | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=FRA Cor | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team07=FRA Amouretti | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=RSA Redick-Smith | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-score07-1=0 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=2 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=FRA Savoye | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=ARG Weiss | RD1-seed10=5 | RD1-score09-1=0 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=2 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=FRA Seghers | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=GBR Ward | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=7 | RD1-score12-1=9 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=FRA Patorni | RD1-seed13=12 | RD1-team14=SUI Charbonnier | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=4 | RD1-team15=NED Ten Bosch | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA McGuire | RD1-seed16=
Section 3
| RD4-team01=GBR Mottram | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=USA Head | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score01-3=5 | RD4-score02-3=7 | RD3-team01=FRA Jones-Veber | RD3-seed01=11 | RD3-team02=GBR Mottram | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=5 | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score01-3=4 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Penrose | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Head | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=FRA Dubois | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA Jones-Veber | RD2-seed02=11 | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=8 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score01-3=4 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-team03=FRA Boutin | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=GBR Mottram | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=0 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Penrose | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=FRG Vollmer-Obst | RD2-seed06=14 | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=4 | RD2-team07=BEL Isaac | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Head | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=FRA Dubois | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=AUS Hopman | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=4 | RD1-score01-2=7 | RD1-score02-2=5 | RD1-team03=ITA Bologna | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRA Jones-Veber | RD1-seed04=11 | RD1-team05=FRA Galtier | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=FRA Boutin | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=1 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=GBR Mottram | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRA Bucaille | RD1-seed08=6 | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=0 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=3 | RD1-team09=FRA Varin | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=AUS Penrose | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=1 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=FRA Kermina | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=FRG Vollmer-Obst | RD1-seed12=14 | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-score11-3=11 | RD1-score12-3=13 | RD1-team13=BEL Isaac | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRA Haillet-Passet | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team15=FRA Schmitt | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=USA Head | RD1-seed16=3 | RD1-score15-1=0 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score16-2=6
Section 4
| RD4-team01=RSA Wipplinger | RD4-seed01=10 | RD4-team02=USA Hart | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=8 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=RSA Wipplinger | RD3-seed01=10 | RD3-team02=ARG Lehmann | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-team03=BEL Mercelis | RD3-seed03=15 | RD3-team04=USA Hart | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=5 | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=8 | RD3-score04-2=10 | RD2-team01=FRA Bourbonnais | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=RSA Wipplinger | RD2-seed02=10 | RD2-score01-1=5 | RD2-score02-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-team03=FRA Pannetier | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=ARG Lehmann | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=BEL Mercelis | RD2-seed05=15 | RD2-team06=FRA Jamain | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-team07=FRA De La Giroday | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Hart | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD1-team01=FRA Foy | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=FRA Bourbonnais | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=1 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=0 | RD1-score02-2=6
References
References
- Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
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