1951 French Championships – Women's singles

1951 French Championships USA 1912 Shirley Fry USA 1912 Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 46 8 1951 French Championships (tennis) Third-seeded Shirley Fryusta.com United States Tennis Association Grand Slam Tournaments – French Open http://www.usta.com/presentations/USTAYearBook/25.pdf PDF 2010-11-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110520121622/http://www.usta.com/presentations/USTAYearBook/25.pdf 2011-05-20 http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/shirley-fry-irvin Shirley Fry-Irvin International Tennis Hall of Fame 2010-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100813141213/http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/shirley-fry-irvin 2010-08-13 dead 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.http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1951_en.pdf Roland Garros 1951 (Grand slam) - Women's singles FrenchOpen.fr PDF 2010-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100525091718/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/femmes1951_en.pdf 2010-05-25 deadCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 394 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Fry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA 1912 Doris Hart (finalist) USA 1912 Margaret Osborne duPont (semifinals) USA 1912 Shirley Fry (champion) GBR Jean Walker-Smith (semifinals) USA 1912 Beverley Baker (quarterfinals) AUS Thelma Coyne Long (quarterfinals) FRA Nelly Adamson (quarterfinals) GBR Joy Gannon Mottram (third round) Main draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 15 200 2 USA 1918 Margaret Osborne duPont 8 1 6 7 FRA Nelly Adamson 6 6 1 3 USA 1918 Shirley Fry 12 6   6 AUS Thelma Coyne Long 10 1   5 USA 1918 Beverley Baker 6 4 1 4 GBR Jean Walker-Smith 3 6 6   FRA Arlette De Cazalet 0 4   1 USA 1928 Doris Hart 6 6   2 USA 1918 Margaret Osborne duPont 2 7   3 USA 1918 Shirley Fry 6 9   4 GBR Jean Walker-Smith 2 1   1 USA 1928 Doris Hart 6 6   3 USA 1918 Shirley Fry 6 3 6 1 USA 1928 Doris Hart 3 6 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 2 USA 1918 M Osborne duPont         bye         FRA A Varin         bye         GBR K Tuckey         bye         NED L Schmier         bye       7 FRA N Adamson         bye         FRA G Taillandier         bye         ITA N Migliori 6 6     FRA J Kermina 3 5     FRA J Amouretti 6 7 8   ZAF 1928 B Bartlett 3 9 6 2 USA 1918 M Osborne duPont 6 6     FRA A Varin 1 1     GBR K Tuckey 6 6     NED L Schmier 0 0   7 FRA N Adamson 6 6     FRA G Taillandier 0 2     ITA N Migliori 8 6 6   FRA J Amouretti 10 3 1 2 USA 1918 M Osborne duPont 6 6     GBR K Tuckey 4 4   7 FRA N Adamson 6 6     ITA N Migliori 1 2   2 USA 1918 M Osborne duPont 8 1 6 7 FRA N Adamson 6 6 1 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 USA 1918 S Fry 6 6     FRA J Patorni 2 2     GBR J Quertier         bye         FRA R Veber Jones         bye         FRA J Foy 6 4 6   FRA S Schmitt 3 6 2 6 AUS T Coyne Long 6 6     FRA F Cor 0 0     SUI V Rigollet 7 3 6   FRA Mm Bernard 5 6 2   ITA H Matous 7 7 8   FRA M Galtier 5 9 6   GBR G Woodgate 6 6     FRA S Pannetier 1 4   3 USA 1918 S Fry 6 3 6   GBR J Quertier 1 6 3   FRA R Veber Jones 6 6     FRA J Foy 4 2   6 AUS T Coyne Long 4 6 8   SUI V Rigollet 6 2 6   ITA H Matous 1 4     GBR G Woodgate 6 6   3 USA 1918 S Fry 8 6     FRA R Veber Jones 6 1   6 AUS T Coyne Long 6 6     GBR G Woodgate 3 4   3 USA 1918 S Fry 12 6   6 AUS T Coyne Long 10 1   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   GBR B Walter         bye         BEL C Mercelis 6 6     FRA N Guinand 0 4     FRA M Dubois 6 6     FRA Van Coller 3 2     ITA M Bologna 2 5   5 USA 1918 B Baker 6 7     FRA J Marcellin 0 6 6   NED E Scholten-Klein 6 4 2   GBR E Andrews 6 6     FRA S Savoye 4 4     FRA M Bourbonnais 6 6     FRA J Boutin 2 2     bye       4 GBR J Walker-Smith         GBR B Walter 6 6     BEL C Mercelis 4 2     FRA M Dubois 3 2   5 USA 1918 B Baker 6 6     FRA J Marcellin 4 7 6   GBR E Andrews 6 5 3   FRA M Bourbonnais 6 1   4 GBR J Walker-Smith 8 6     GBR B Walter 4 4   5 USA 1918 B Baker 6 6   FRA J Marcellin 1 1   4 GBR J Walker-Smith 6 6   5 USA 1918 B Baker 6 4 1 4 GBR J Walker-Smith 3 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   bye         FRA A De Cazalet         USA G. Butler         GBR J Curry w/o       USA B. Scofield         bye         FRA F Lemal 0 2   8 GBR J Gannon Mottram 6 6     SUI A Charbonnier         bye         unknown 1         unknown 2         bye         ITA V Tonolli         bye       1 USA 1928 D Hart         FRA A De Cazalet 4 6 6   GBR J Curry 6 1 2   USA B. Scofield 3 3   8 GBR J Gannon Mottram 6 6     SUI A Charbonnier w/o       unknown         ITA V Tonolli 0 1   1 USA 1928 D Hart 6 6     FRA A De Cazalet 9 6 6 8 GBR J Gannon Mottram 7 8 3   SUI A Charbonnier 3 1   1 USA 1928 D Hart 6 6     FRA A De Cazalet 0 4   1 USA 1928 D Hart 6 6   References 1951 Australian Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles French Championships - Women's Singles Category:French Championships (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:1951 in French women's sport Category:1951 in French tennis