1951 French Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1951 French Championships
Champion	Shirley Fry Irvin[1][2][3]
Runner-up	Doris Hart
Final score	6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Shirley Fry Irvin^[2][3] 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.^[1][4]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Fry Irvin is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Doris Hart (Finalist)
2. Margaret Osborne duPont (Semifinalist)
3. Shirley Fry Irvin (Champion)
4. Jean Walker-Smith (Semifinalist)
5. Beverley Baker (Quarterfinalist)
6. Thelma Long (Quarterfinalist)
7. Nelly Adamson (Quarterfinalist)
8. Joy Mottram (Third round)

Main draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	2	Margaret Osborne duPont	8	1	6
	7	Nelly Adamson	6	6	1
								2	Margaret Osborne duPont	2	7
								3	Shirley Fry Irvin	6	9
	3	Shirley Fry Irvin	12	6
	6	Thelma Long	10	1
															3	Shirley Fry Irvin	6	3	6
															1	Doris Hart	3	6	3
	5	Beverley Baker	6	4	1
	4	Jean Walker-Smith	3	6	6
								4	Jean Walker-Smith	2	1
								1	Doris Hart	6	6
		Arlette De Cazalet	0	4
	1	Doris Hart	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	2	M Osborne
		bye						2	M Osborne	6	6
		A Varin							A Varin	1	1
		bye													2	M Osborne	6	6
		K Tuckey														K Tuckey	4	4
		bye							K Tuckey	6	6
		L Schmier							L Schmier	0	0
		bye																				2	M Osborne	8	1	6
	7	N Adamson																				7	N Adamson	6	6	1
		bye						7	N Adamson	6	6
		G Taillandier							G Taillandier	0	2
		bye													7	N Adamson	6	6
		N Migliori	6	6												N Migliori	1	2
		J Kermina	3	5					N Migliori	8	6	6
		J Amouretti	6	7	8				J Amouretti	10	3	1
		B Bartlett	3	9	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	S Fry Irvin	6	6
		J Patorni	2	2				3	S Fry Irvin	6	3	'6
		J Quertier							J Quertier	1	6	3
		bye													3	S Fry Irvin	8	6
		R Jones-Veber														R Jones-Veber	6	1
		bye							R Jones-Veber	6	6
		J Foy	6	4	6				J Foy	4	2
		S Schmitt	3	6	2																	3	S Fry Irvin	12	6
	6	T Long	6	6																		6	T Long	10	1
		F Cor	0	0				6	T Long	4	6	8
		V Rigollet	7	3	6				V Rigollet	6	2	6
		Mm Bernard	5	6	2										6	T Long	6	6
		H Matous	7	7	8											G Woodgate	3	4
		M Galtier	5	9	6				H Matous	1	4
		G Woodgate	6	6					G Woodgate	6	6
		S Pannetier	1	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		B Walter
		bye							B Walter	6	6
		C Mercelis	6	6					C Mercelis	4	2
		N Guinand	0	4												B Walter	4	4
		M Dubois	6	6											5	B Baker	6	6
		Van Coller	3	2					M Dubois	3	2
		M Bologna	2	5				5	B Baker	6	6
	5	B Baker	6	7																		5	B Baker	6	4	1
		J Marcellin	0	6	6																	4	JB Walker-Smith	3	6	6
		E Scholten-Klein	6	4	2				J Marcellin	4	7	6
		E Andrews	6	6					E Andrews	6	5	3
		S Savoye	4	4												J Marcellin	1	1
		M Bourbonnais	6	6											4	JB Walker-Smith	6	6
		J Boutin	2	2					M Bourbonnais	6	1
		bye						4	JB Walker-Smith	8	6
	4	JB Walker-Smith

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		bye
		A De Cazalet							A De Cazalet	4	6	6
		bye							JP Curry	6	1	2
		JP Curry														A De Cazalet	9	6	6
		bye													8	J Mottram	7	8	3
		F Lemal							F Lemal	0	2
		bye						8	J Mottram	6	6
	8	J Mottram																					A De Cazalet	0	4
		A Charbonnier																				1	D Hart	6	6
		bye							A Charbonnier	w/o
		bye							bye
		bye														bye
		bye													1	D Hart
		V Tonolli							V Tonolli	0	1
		bye						1	D Hart	6	6
	1	D Hart

References

1. "Roland Garros 1951 (Grand slam) - Women's singles" (PDF). FrenchOpen.fr. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
2. "Grand Slam Tournaments - French Open" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
3. "Shirley Fry-Irvin". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0942257700.