1952 French Championships – Women's singles explained

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.^[1]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Shirley Fry (finalist)
2. Doris Hart (champion)
3. Dorothy Head (semifinals)
4. Susan Partridge (first round)
5. Mary Terán de Weiss (quarterfinals)
6. Ginette Bucaille (first round)
7. Elena Lehmann (third round)
8. Violette Rigollet (third round)
9. Joan P. Curry (quarterfinals)
10. Julia Wipplinger (quarterfinals)
11. Raymonde Jones-Veber (third round)
12. Jacqueline Patorni (second round)
13. Hazel Redick-Smith (semifinals)
14. Erika Vollmer-Obst (second round)
15. Christiane Mercelis (third round)
16. Joopy Van Der Wall-Roos (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Earlier rounds

Section 4

External links

• Web site: 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 .   on the French Open website

Notes and References

1. Book: Collins, Bud. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. [New York]. 978-0942257700. 2nd. 394.