title: 1952 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1952 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
  
  First-seeded and defending champion Maureen Connolly defeated Doris Hart 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1952 U.S. National Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The tournament used two lists for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * r = Retired
  
  ### Final eight
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | (3) | Angela Mortimer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | (3) | Angela Mortimer | 3 | 2 | 1 | Doris Hart | 9 | 8 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 4 | Louise Brough | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | 4 | Louise Brough | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | (1) | Thelma Coyne Long | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | (1) | Thelma Coyne Long | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | Doris Hart | 3 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 7 |
  | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 7 |
  | 5 | Nancy Kiner | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Nancy Kiner | 3 | 0 | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | 3 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | 3 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | 2 | Baba Lewis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  