1952 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1952 U.S. National Championships USA Maureen Connolly USA Doris Hart 6–3, 7–5 12 First-seeded and defending champion Maureen Connolly defeated Doris Hart 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1952 U.S. National Championships.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 471 Seeds The tournament used two lists for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.Field Of 128 Poised To Vie At Forest Hills https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EqBaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gk8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3028%2C5515892 St. Petersburg Times AP August 28, 1952 Sixteen Google News Archive USA Maureen Connolly (champion) USA Doris Hart (finalist) USA Shirley Fry (semifinals) USA Louise Brough (semifinals) USA Nancy Kiner (quarterfinals) USA Anita Kanter (third round) AUS Thelma Coyne Long (quarterfinals) FRA Nelly Adamson (first round) GBR Angela Mortimer (quarterfinals) GBR Helen Fletcher (third round) MEX Melita Ramírez (first round) JPN Sachiko Kamo (first round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 160 USA Doris Hart 2 USA Maureen Connolly 1 3 6 5 7 USA Doris Hart 1 USA Louise Brough 4 9 7 8 6 USA Maureen Connolly 1 USA Shirley Fry 3 4 6 6 4 6 1 USA Doris Hart 2 GBR Angela Mortimer (3) 6 3 6 2 USA Louise Brough 4 AUS Thelma Coyne Long (1) 6 4 6 2 USA Maureen Connolly 1 USA Nancy Kiner 5 6 3 6 0 USA Shirley Fry 3 USA Baba Lewis 2 6 3 6 2 RD1-score7-3 References 1952 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1953 Australian Championships – Women's singles 1952 Category:1952 in women's tennis Category:1952 in American women's sports Women's Singles