1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1951 Wimbledon Championships USA 1912 Doris Hart USA 1912 Shirley Fry 6–1, 6–0 96 (10 Q Qualifiers) 8 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles grand slam 1951 Wimbledon Championships Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1951 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Louise Brough was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Fry. Seeds 1 8 USA 1912 Louise Brough (semifinals) 2 1 USA 1912 Margaret duPont (quarterfinals) 3 3 USA 1912 Doris Hart (champion) 4 6 USA 1912 Shirley Fry (final) 5 2 USA 1912 Beverly Baker (semifinals) 6 USA 1912 Pat Todd (withdrew) 7 4 USA 1912 Nancy Chaffee (quarterfinals) 8 5 GBR Jean Walker-Smith (quarterfinals) Pat Todd withdrew before the tournament began. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Madzy Couquerque. Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 2 USA 1912 Margaret duPont 1 6 3 5 USA 1912 Beverly Baker 6 4 6 3 USA 1912 Doris Hart 6 6 7 USA 1912 Nancy Chaffee 3 3 8 GBR Jean Walker-Smith 6 4 4 USA 1912 Shirley Fry 8 6 GBR Kay Tuckey 7 1 3 1 USA 1912 Louise Brough 5 6 6 5 USA 1912 Beverly Baker 3 1 3 USA 1912 Doris Hart 6 6 4 USA 1912 Shirley Fry 6 6 1 USA 1912 Louise Brough 4 2 3 USA 1912 Doris Hart 6 6 4 USA 1912 Shirley Fry 1 0 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 2 USA 1912 Margaret duPont 6 6 GBR Joy Mottram 3 4 HUN 1949 Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6 6 AUS Beryl Penrose 4 0 GBR Sheila Speight 6 5 GBR Enid Andrews 8 7 AUT Helga Strecker w/o GBR Peggy Dawson-Scott 2 USA 1912 M duPont 6 6 HUN 1949 Z Körmöczy 1 1 GBR E Andrews 7 1 3 GBR P Dawson-Scott 5 6 6 2 USA 1912 M duPont 7 6 GBR P Dawson-Scott 5 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA 1912 Beverly Baker 6 6 Q GBR Laura Morgan 2 0 USA 1912 Althea Gibson 6 2 6 GBR Pat Ward 0 6 4 KEN colonial Sheila Dowdeswell 4 3 ITA Nicla Migliori 6 6 AUT Elizabeth Broz 3 3 TCH Helena Matouš 6 6 5 USA 1912 B Baker 6 6 USA 1912 A Gibson 1 3 ITA N Migliori 6 4 TCH H Matouš 8 6 5 USA 1912 B Baker 10 6 TCH H Matouš 8 3 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 USA 1905 Doris Hart 6 6 FRA Jacqueline Marcellin 2 0 ARG Mary Terán de Weiss 8 6 GBR Margot Parker 6 1 AUS Nancye Bolton 6 6 GBR Molly Blair 1 2 GBR Joan Curry 6 6 GBR Evelyn Moeller 2 1 GBR Beryl Parker 2 5 Q GBR Pat Harrison 6 7 GBR Betty Wilford 2 1 GBR Margot Gordon 6 6 GBR Rosemary Bulleid 6 7 GBR Joy Hibbert 4 5 GBR Jean Quertier 6 6 NOR Ruth Haukenes 1 3 3 USA 1912 D Hart 6 7 ARG M Terán de Weiss 0 5 AUS N Bolton 6 6 GBR J Curry 1 1 Q GBR P Harrison 5 3 GBR M Gordon 7 6 GBR R Bulleid 3 3 GBR J Quertier 6 6 3 USA 1912 D Hart 6 7 AUS N Bolton 4 5 GBR M Gordon 4 1 GBR J Quertier 6 6 3 USA 1912 D Hart 6 6 GBR J Quertier 4 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 USA 1905 Nancy Chaffee 4 6 6 GBR Joey Lloyd 6 2 3 Q NZL Evelyn Attwood 6 3 6 LL GBR Marguerite White 3 6 2 GBR Vera Thomas 2 10 USA 1905 Arvilla McGuire 6 12 SAF 1928 Beryl Bartlett 6 6 GBR Pat Gotla 3 2 GBR Audrey Bates 6 4 4 GBR Rosemary Walsh 2 6 6 BEL Christiane Mercelis 3 4 GBR Mary Halford 6 6 GBR Helen Fletcher 6 6 GBR Margaret Emerson 4 3 GBR Janet Morgan 6 0 4 SWE Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén 3 6 6 7 USA 1912 N Chaffee 6 6 Q NZL E Attwood 1 0 USA 1912 A McGuire 6 3 6 SAF 1928 B Bartlett 3 6 4 GBR R Walsh 8 2 0 GBR M Halford 6 6 6 GBR H Fletcher 1 1 SWE B Gullbrandsson-Sandén 6 6 7 USA 1912 N Chaffee 6 6 USA 1912 A McGuire 3 3 GBR M Halford 2 1 SWE B Gullbrandsson-Sandén 6 6 7 USA 1912 N Chaffee 6 6 SWE B Gullbrandsson-Sandén 0 3 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round NED Mrs MA Schmier 3 1 GBR Billie Woodgate 6 6 Q GBR Gladys Lines 1 4 USA 1905 Rita Anderson 6 6 GBR Leonie Brighton 6 3 2 GBR Wendy Stork 4 6 6 GBR Noelle Knight 4 4 GBR Nancy Liebert 6 6 LL GBR Elsie Phillips 2 2 GBR Pam Bocquet 6 6 GBR Jean Trower 6 4 3 GBR Freda Hammersley 4 6 6 SUI Violette Rigollet 6 6 Q GBR Joan Ross-Dilley 4 3 GBR Georgie Woodgate 0 4 8 GBR Jean Walker-Smith 6 6 GBR R Woodgate 5 3 USA 1912 R Anderson 7 6 GBR W Stork 6 6 GBR N Liebert 0 2 GBR P Bocquet 6 4 6 GBR W Hammersley 3 6 2 SUI V Rigollet 2 4 8 GBR J Walker-Smith 6 6 USA 1912 R Anderson 6 8 GBR W Stork 2 6 GBR P Bocquet 3 4 8 GBR J Walker-Smith 6 6 USA 1912 R Anderson 4 1 8 GBR J Walker-Smith 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Katie Johns 2 6 6 GBR Barbara Knapp 6 4 3 GBR Lorna Cornell 6 6 GBR Margaret Knott 2 2 GBR Thelma Lister 3 6 6 Q GBR Gem Gilbert 6 4 1 GBR Alex McKelvie 3 1 AUS Clare Proctor 6 6 IRL Maeve Downey 7 6 Q GBR Frances Walthew 5 3 Q FRA Suzanne Schmitt AUS Thelma Long w/o LL GBR Joyce Starling 1 2 USA 1905 Betty Rosenquest 6 6 GBR Susan Partridge 3 1 4 USA 1905 Shirley Fry 6 6 GBR K Johns 2 6 0 GBR L Cornell 6 2 6 GBR T Lister 3 5 AUS C Proctor 6 7 IRL M Downey 6 2 0 Q FRA S Schmitt 2 6 6 USA 1912 E Rosenquest 3 5 4 USA 1912 S Fry 6 7 GBR L Cornell 6 6 AUS C Proctor 4 4 Q FRA S Schmitt 1 0 4 USA 1912 S Fry 6 6 GBR L Cornell 0 1 4 USA 1912 S Fry 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round NED Nel Hermsen 6 6 GBR Angela Mortimer 3 2 USA 1912 Barbara Davidson 7 6 GBR Margaret Carlisle 5 1 GBR Edie Luxton 4 3 GBR Gay Chandler 6 6 GBR Kay Tuckey 6 6 LL NED Madzy Couquerque 3 2 NED N Hermsen 1 2 USA 1912 B Davidson 6 6 GBR G Chandler 2 3 GBR K Tuckey 6 6 USA 1912 B Davidson 2 6 1 GBR K Tuckey 6 3 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Jenny Wagstaff 6 3 6 GBR Betty Coutts 2 6 2 GBR Effie Peters 0 7 Q GBR Pat Lewis 6 9 GBR Viola White 2 2 GBR Gem Hoahing 6 6 Q GBR Gwen Scott 1 2 1 USA 1912 Louise Brough 6 6 GBR J Wagstaff 2 2 Q GBR P Lewis 6 6 GBR G Hoahing 1 3 1 USA 1912 L Brough 6 6 Q GBR P Lewis 1 0 1 USA 1912 L Brough 6 6 References External links 1951 LS 1951 French Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1951 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships