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1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

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Champion
  
Doris Hart

Final score
  
6–1, 6–0

Seeds
  
8

Runner-up
  
Shirley Fry

Draw
  
96 (10Q)

Singles
  
men

Doris Hart (USA) defeated Shirley Fry (USA) 6–1, 6–0 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1951 Wimbledon Championships.

Contents

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Louise Brough (Semifinalist)
  2. Margaret Du Pont (Quarterfinalist)
  3. Doris Hart (Champion)
  4. Shirley Fry (Finalist)
  5. Beverley Baker (Semifinalist)
  6. Pat Todd (Withdrew before tournament began)
  7. Nancy Chaffee (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Jean Walker-Smith (Quarterfinalist)

Pat Todd's replacement in the draw was a Lucky Loser Madzy Rollin Couquerque (NED).

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

    • References

    1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Wikipedia
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