1951 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
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Women's Singles | |
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1951 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | Maureen Connolly[1] |
Runner-up | Shirley Fry |
Final score | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
Fourth-seeded Maureen Connolly defeated Shirley Fry 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1951 U.S. National Championships.[1]
Contents
Seeds
The tournament used two lists for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players.[2] Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
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Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Final Eight
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Shirley Fry | 9 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
(3) | Kay Tuckey | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Shirley Fry | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Jean Walker-Smith | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Magda Rurac | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
(1) | Jean Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Shirley Fry | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
(2) | Jean Quertier | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Doris Hart | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Nancy Chaffee | 2 | 4 |