1952 French Championships – Women's singles

1952 French Championships USA 1912 Doris Hart USA 1912 Shirley Fry 6–4, 6–4 49 16 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.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 394 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA 1912 Shirley Fry (finalist) USA 1912 Doris Hart (champion) USA 1912 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 1928 Julia Wipplinger (quarterfinals) FRA Raymonde Jones-Veber (third round) FRA Jacqueline Patorni (second round) RSA 1928 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 170 USA 1912 Shirley Fry 1 USA 1912 Doris Hart 2 4 6 4 6 USA 1912 Shirley Fry 1 RSA 1928 Hazel Redick-Smith 13 7 5 6 4 USA 1912 Dorothy Head 3 USA 1912 Doris Hart 2 2 6 6 8 USA 1912 Shirley Fry 1 GBR Joan P. Curry 9 4 6 6 0 6 3 RSA 1928 Hazel Redick-Smith 13 ARG María Weiss 5 6 3 6 1 GBR Joy Mottram   USA 1912 Dorothy Head 3 3 6 6 4 5 7 RSA 1928 Julia Wipplinger 10 USA 1912 Doris Hart 2 6 8 4 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA 1912 Fry 1 GBR Curry 9 4 6 6 0 6 3 USA 1912 Fry 1 NED Van Der Wall-Roos 16 6 1 6 0 SUI Rigollet 8 GBR Curry 9 0 6 1 6 USA 1912 Fry 1 FRA Bernard 6 0 6 0 NED Van Der Wall-Roos 16 GBR Carlisle 6 2 6 0 SUI Rigollet 8 ITA Frisaco FRA Coste GBR Curry 9 w/o Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals RSA 1928 Redick-Smith 13 ARG Weiss 5 6 3 6 1 FRA Gazeau RSA 1928 Redick-Smith 13 3 6 3 6 ARG Weiss 5 USA 1912 McGuire 6 1 6 2 FRA Gazeau FRA Lemal 1 6 6 2 6 4 FRA Cor RSA 1928 Redick-Smith 13 1 6 2 6 ARG Weiss 5 GBR Ward 6 3 6 1 FRA Patorni 12 USA 1912 McGuire 4 6 4 6 GBR Partridge 4 FRA Gazeau 3 6 6 3 2 6 SWE Bonström FRA Lemal 10 8 1 6 1 6 FRA De Cazalet FRA Cor FRA Amouretti RSA 1928 Redick-Smith 13 0 6 2 6 FRA Savoye ARG Weiss 5 0 6 2 6 FRA Seghers GBR Ward 7 9 4 6 FRA Patorni 12 SUI Charbonnier 6 0 6 4 NED Ten Bosch USA 1912 McGuire Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Mottram USA 1912 Head 3 3 6 6 4 5 7 FRA Jones-Veber 11 GBR Mottram 5 7 6 1 4 6 AUS Penrose USA 1912 Head 3 2 6 2 6 FRA Dubois FRA Jones-Veber 11 6 8 6 4 4 6 FRA Boutin GBR Mottram 0 6 1 6 AUS Penrose FRG Vollmer-Obst 14 6 3 3 6 6 4 BEL Isaac USA 1912 Head 3 0 6 1 6 FRA Dubois AUS Hopman 6 4 7 5 ITA Bologna FRA Jones-Veber 11 FRA Galtier FRA Boutin 2 6 1 6 GBR Mottram FRA Bucaille 6 6 0 6 3 FRA Varin AUS Penrose 3 6 1 6 FRA Kermina FRG Vollmer-Obst 14 4 6 6 2 11 13 BEL Isaac FRA Haillet-Passet FRA Schmitt USA 1912 Head 3 0 6 3 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals RSA 1928 Wipplinger 10 USA 1912 Hart 2 6 8 4 6 RSA 1928 Wipplinger 10 ARG Lehmann 7 6 4 6 1 BEL Mercelis 15 USA 1912 Hart 2 5 7 8 10 FRA Bourbonnais RSA 1928 Wipplinger 10 5 7 2 6 FRA Pannetier ARG Lehmann 7 2 6 2 6 BEL Mercelis 15 FRA Jamain 7 5 6 4 FRA De La Giroday USA 1912 Hart 2 1 6 5 7 FRA Foy FRA Bourbonnais 1 6 0 6 References External links http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1952_en.pdf Official 1952 Women's Draw 2007-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930220543/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1952_en.pdf 2007-09-30 dead  (69.1 KiB) on the French Open website 1952 Australian Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1952 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Category:1952 in women's tennis 1952 Category:1952 in French women's sport Category:1952 in French tennis