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
Champion	Shirley Fry[1][2][3]
Runner-up	Doris Hart
Final score	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Draw	46
Seeds	8

Seeds

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

Doris Hart (Finalist)
Margaret Osborne duPont (Semifinalist)
Shirley Fry (Champion)
Jean Walker-Smith (Semifinalist)
Beverley Baker (Quarterfinalist)
Thelma Coyne Long (Quarterfinalist)
Nelly Adamson (Quarterfinalist)
Joy Gannon Mottram (Third round)

Main draw

Key

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	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

"Roland Garros 1951 (Grand slam) - Women's singles" (PDF). FrenchOpen.fr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
"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.
"Shirley Fry-Irvin". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.

French Open women's singles drawsheets
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