1952 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1952 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Maureen Connolly
Runner-up	Louise Brough
Score	7–5, 6–3
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8

Main article: 1952 Wimbledon Championships

Maureen Connolly defeated Louise Brough in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1952 Wimbledon Championships. Doris Hart was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Pat Todd.

Seeds

01.   Doris Hart (quarterfinals)

02.   Maureen Connolly (champion)

03.   Shirley Fry (semifinals)

04.   Louise Brough (final)

05.   Pat Todd (semifinals)

06.   Jean Walker-Smith (quarterfinals)

07.   Thelma Long (quarterfinals)

08.   Jean Rinkel-Quertier (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	2	Maureen Connolly	5	6	6
	7	Thelma Long	7	2	0
								2	Maureen Connolly	6	6
								3	Shirley Fry	4	3
	3	Shirley Fry	6	6
	6	Jean Walker-Smith	3	3
															2	Maureen Connolly	7	6
															4	Louise Brough	5	3
	8	Jean Rinkel-Quertier	1	7
	4	Louise Brough	6	9
								4	Louise Brough	6	3	6
								5	Pat Todd	3	6	1
	5	Pat Todd	6	7	6
	1	Doris Hart	8	5	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								2	Maureen Connolly	6	6
									Evelyn Moeller	2	0
															2	M Connolly	6	6
																A Mortimer	4	3
									Rita Anderson	2	2
									Angela Mortimer	6	6
																						2	M Connolly	6	5	7
																							S Partridge	3	7	5
									Barbara Knapp	6	4	6
									Lorna Cornell	3	6	3
																B Knapp	4	7
																S Partridge	6	9
									Jacqueline Kermina	6	2
									Susan Partridge	8	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	Thelma Long	6	6
									Helen Proudfoot	1	0
															7	Long	6	6
																V Rigollet	1	4
									Violette Rigollet	6	6
									Betty Wilford	3	4
																						7	T Long	6	6
																							V White	2	1
									Meriel Morgan	2	2
									Mary Terán de Weiss	6	6
																M Terán de Weiss	4	1r
																V White	6	4
									Viola White	6	6
									Charlotte Decker	2	4

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	Shirley Fry	6	6
		Mary Halford	0	0				3	S Fry	6	6
	Q	Jacqueline Beswick	2	2					E Attwood	2	2
		Evelyn Attwood	6	6											3	S Fry	6	6
		Janet Morgan	6	6												E Lombard	2	1
		Shirley Bloomer	1	4					J Morgan	2	2
		Betty Lombard	6	6					E Lombard	6	6
		Janine de Ridder	2	2																		3	S Fry	6	6
		Jean Trower	6	6																			M Bourbonnais	4	0
		Pat Gotla	3	3					J Trower	5	2
		Helga Strecker	6	2	3			Q	E Watson	7	6
	Q	Elaine Watson	2	6	6										Q	E Watson	3	4
		Norma Potts	1	7	7											M Bourbonnais	6	6
		Jenny Wagstaff	6	5	5				N Potts	2	1
		Pearl Panton	4	3					M Bourbonnais	6	6
		Michelle Bourbonnais	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	Jean Walker-Smith	6	6
		Suzanne Schmitt	3	4				6	J Walker-Smith	6	6
		Laura Morgan	1	2					H Redick-Smith	1	4
		Hazel Redick-Smith	6	6											6	J Walker-Smith	6	6
		Rosemary Bulleid	6	1	2											P Harrison	1	3
		Pat Harrison	3	6	6				P Harrison	6	5	6
		Doreen Wedderburn	3	4				Q	B Abbas	4	7	4
	Q	Betsy Abbas	6	6																		6	J Walker-Smith	6	6
		Edie Luxton	1	2																			G Woodgate	1	1
		Joopy Roos-Van der Wal	6	6					J Roos-Van der Wal	6	2
		Pat Ward	6	6					P Ward	8	6
		Helena Matouš	2	3												P Ward	5	6	1
		Georgie Woodgate	6	6												G Woodgate	7	4	6
		Noelle Knight	4	0					G Woodgate	6	6
		Valerie Lewis	3	6	6				V Lewis	3	4
	LL	Angela Buxton	6	3	3

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Inge Pohmann	4	6	1
		Peggy Dawson-Scott	6	3	6				P Dawson-Scott	6	6
		Margaret Knott	2	6	4				E Phillips	3	2
		Elsie Phillips	6	2	6											P Dawson-Scott	6	3	6
		Billie Woodgate	6	4	6											E Hopman	2	6	2
		Elizabeth Broz	3	6	1				R Woodgate	3	0
		Nell Hopman	6	6					E Hopman	6	6
	Q	Margaret Carlisle	0	0																			P Dawson-Scott	1	2
	Q	Joan MacLeod	2	4																		8	J Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
		Helen Fletcher	6	6					H Fletcher	4	6	6
		Wendy Morris	2	1					B Bartlett	6	3	0
		Beryl Bartlett	6	6												H Fletcher	0	4
		Gwen Scott	1	2											8	J Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
	Q	Bobbie Wilson	6	6				Q	B Wilson	1	3
		Dorothy Cooper	1	3				8	J Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
	8	Jean Rinkel-Quertier	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Vera Thomas	6	6
		Nel Hermsen	3	1					V Thomas	4	8	6
		Effie Peters	6	5	3			Q	S Speight	6	6	2
	Q	Sheila Speight	2	7	6											V Thomas	6	3
		Margot Parker	4	6	6											N Adamson	8	6
		Audrey Bates	6	3	1				M Parker	4	1
		Gem Hoahing	3	2					N Adamson	6	6
		Nelly Adamson	6	6																			N Adamson	6	1	2
		Jean Petchell	5	3																		4	L Brough	1	6	6
		Gwendolyn Love	7	6					G Love	2	1
		Rosemary Walsh	4	2					B Penrose	6	6
		B Penrose	6	6												B Penrose	2	1
		Gay Chandler	4	6	5										4	L Brough	6	6
		Thelma Lister	6	4	3r				G Chandler	0	0
		Pat Lewis	1	0				4	L Brough	6	6
	4	Louise Brough	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								Q	Frances Walthew	6	3
								Q	Enid Kerr	4	0r
															Q	F Walthew	0	0
																D Head	6	6
									Dorothy Head	6	6
									Thelma Salo	3	2
																							D Head	4	3
																						5	P Todd	6	6
									Gladys Lines	1	1
									Joan Curry	6	6
																J Curry	3	3
															5	P Todd	6	6
									Arvilla McGuire	0	2
								5	Pat Todd	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								Q	Mary Harris	5	3
									Leonie Brighton	7	6
																L Brighton	4	1
																J Wipplinger	6	6
									Julia Wipplinger	4	6	7
									Christiane Mercelis	6	4	5
																							J Wipplinger	4	6	3
																						1	D Hart	6	4	6
									Baba Lewis	6	6
									Elena Lehmann	3	1
																B Lewis	1	6	1
															1	D Hart	6	2	6
								LL	SI Odling	1	0
								1	Doris Hart	6	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com