1951 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1951 U.S. National Championships USA Maureen Connolly USA Shirley Fry 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 Fourth-seeded Maureen Connolly defeated Shirley Fry 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1951 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.Savitt Seeded First in U.S. Tennis Tourney https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SyAhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s2QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4637%2C5645961 Sarasota Herald-Tribune AP August 23, 1951 10 Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated. auto 5em USA Doris Hart (semifinals) USA Shirley Fry (finalist) USA Patricia Canning Todd (third round) USA Maureen Connolly (champion) USA Nancy Chaffee (quarterfinals) USA Beverly Baker (third round) USA Betty Rosenquest (second round) 2em GBR Jean Walker-Smith (semifinals) GBR Jean Quertier (quarterfinals) GBR Kay Tuckey (quarterfinals) GBR Joy Mottram (third round) GBR Patricia Ward (third round) GBR Helen Fletcher (first round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 160 USA Shirley Fry 2 USA Maureen Connolly 4 3 6 6 1 4 6 USA Shirley Fry 2 GBR Jean Walker-Smith (1) 2 6 6 2 6 1 USA Maureen Connolly 4 USA Doris Hart 1 6 4 6 4 USA Shirley Fry 2 GBR Kay Tuckey (3) 9 7 3 6 6 2 ROM Magda Rurac GBR Jean Walker-Smith (1) 2 6 3 6 USA Maureen Connolly 4 GBR Jean Quertier (2) 6 3 6 3 USA Doris Hart 1 USA Nancy Chaffee 5 6 2 6 4 RD1-score7-3 References 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1952 Australian Championships – Women's singles 1951 Category:1951 in women's tennis Category:1951 in American women's sports Women's Singles