title: 1952 French Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1952 French Championships – Women's singles
  
  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.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  
  * Shirley Fry (finalist)
  * Doris Hart (champion)
  * Dorothy Head (semifinals)
  * Susan Partridge (first round)
  * Mary Terán de Weiss (quarterfinals)
  * Ginette Bucaille (first round)
  * Elena Lehmann (third round)
  * Violette Rigollet (third round)
  * Joan P. Curry (quarterfinals)
  * Julia Wipplinger (quarterfinals)
  * Raymonde Jones-Veber (third round)
  * Jacqueline Patorni (second round)
  * Hazel Redick-Smith (semifinals)
  * Erika Vollmer-Obst (second round)
  * Christiane Mercelis (third round)
  * Joopy Van Der Wall-Roos (third round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * r = Retired
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shirley Fry | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Joan P. Curry | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Joan P. Curry | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Shirley Fry | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 13 | Hazel Redick-Smith | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | 13 | Hazel Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | 13 | Hazel Redick-Smith | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | 5 | María Weiss | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | María Weiss | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Shirley Fry | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 |
  | | Joy Mottram | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Dorothy Head | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Dorothy Head | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Dorothy Head | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 8 | | | | |
  | 10 | Julia Wipplinger | 6 | 4 | | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 8 | | | | |
  | 2 | Doris Hart | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Earlier rounds
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bernard | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 1 | Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 16 | Van Der Wall-Roos | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
  | 16 | Van Der Wall-Roos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Carlisle | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 1 | Fry | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | 9 | Curry | 6 | 0 | 3 |
  | 8 | Rigollet | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Frisaco | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 8 | Rigollet | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 9 | Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Coste | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Curry | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Partridge | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gazeau | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Gazeau | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bonström | 10 | 1 | 1 | | Lemal | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lemal | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Gazeau | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | De Cazalet | | | | | | | | | 13 | Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Cor | | | | | Cor | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Amouretti | 0 | 2 | | 13 | Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 |
  | | Savoye | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Weiss | 3 | 1 |
  | 5 | Weiss | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Weiss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Seghers | 7 | 4 | | | Ward | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ward | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Weiss | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 12 | Patorni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | McGuire | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Charbonnier | 0 | 4 | | 12 | Patorni | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ten Bosch | | | | | McGuire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | McGuire | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Dubois | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hopman | 4 | 5 | | | Dubois | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bologna | | | | 11 | Jones-Veber | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Jones-Veber | | | | | | | | | 11 | Jones-Veber | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Galtier | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | Mottram | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Boutin | 6 | 6 | | | Boutin | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Bucaille | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mottram | 3 | 6 | 5 |
  | | Varin | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Head | 6 | 4 | 7 |
  | | Penrose | 6 | 6 | | | Penrose | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kermina | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | Vollmer-Obst | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Vollmer-Obst | 6 | 2 | 13 | | | | | | | Penrose | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | Isaac | | | | | | | | | 3 | Head | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Haillet-Passet | | | | | Isaac | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Schmitt | 0 | 3 | | 3 | Head | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Head | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Foy | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Bourbonnais | 6 | 6 | | Bourbonnais | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 10 | Wipplinger | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 10 | Wipplinger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 7 | Lehmann | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | Pannetier | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 7 | Lehmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Wipplinger | 6 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hart | 8 | 6 |
  | | | | 15 | Mercelis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Jamain | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 15 | Mercelis | 5 | 8 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 2 | Hart | 7 | 10 | | | | |
  | | | | | De La Giroday | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 2 | Hart | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  