1951 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1951 French Championships
Champion Shirley Fry[1][2][3]
Runner-up Doris Hart
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Draw46
Seeds8
Main article: 1951 French Championships (tennis)

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]

Seeds

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

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  

Top half

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  

Bottom half

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

  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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