1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1951 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Doris Hart
Runner-up	Shirley Fry
Score	6–1, 6–0
Details
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1951 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Louise Brough was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Fry.

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Pat Todd withdrew before the tournament began. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Madzy Couquerque.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	2	Margaret duPont	1	6	3
	5	Beverly Baker	6	4	6
								5	Beverly Baker	3	1
								3	Doris Hart	6	6
	3	Doris Hart	6	6
	7	Nancy Chaffee	3	3
															3	Doris Hart	6	6
															4	Shirley Fry	1	0
	8	Jean Walker-Smith	6	4
	4	Shirley Fry	8	6
								4	Shirley Fry	6	6
								1	Louise Brough	4	2
		Kay Tuckey	7	1	3
	1	Louise Brough	5	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								2	Margaret duPont	6	6
									Joy Mottram	3	4
															2	M duPont	6	6
																Z Körmöczy	1	1
									Zsuzsa Körmöczy	6	6
									Beryl Penrose	4	0
																						2	M duPont	7	6
																							P Dawson-Scott	5	2
									Sheila Speight	6	5
									Enid Andrews	8	7
																E Andrews	7	1	3
																P Dawson-Scott	5	6	6
									Helga Strecker	w/o
									Peggy Dawson-Scott

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	Beverly Baker	6	6
								Q	Laura Morgan	2	0
															5	B Baker	6	6
																A Gibson	1	3
									Althea Gibson	6	2	6
									Pat Ward	0	6	4
																						5	B Baker	10	6
																							H Matouš	8	3
									Sheila Dowdeswell	4	3
									Nicla Migliori	6	6
																N Migliori	6	4
																H Matouš	8	6
									Elizabeth Broz	3	3
									Helena Matouš	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	Doris Hart	6	6
		Jacqueline Marcellin	2	0				3	D Hart	6	7
		Mary Terán de Weiss	8	6					M Terán de Weiss	0	5
		Margot Parker	6	1											3	D Hart	6	7
		Nancye Bolton	6	6												N Bolton	4	5
		Molly Blair	1	2					N Bolton	6	6
		Joan Curry	6	6					J Curry	1	1
		Evelyn Moeller	2	1																		3	D Hart	6	6
		Beryl Parker	2	5																			J Quertier	4	3
	Q	Pat Harrison	6	7				Q	P Harrison	5	3
		Betty Wilford	2	1					M Gordon	7	6
		Margot Gordon	6	6												M Gordon	4	1
		Rosemary Bulleid	6	7												J Quertier	6	6
		Joy Hibbert	4	5					R Bulleid	3	3
		Jean Quertier	6	6					J Quertier	6	6
		Ruth Haukenes	1	3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	Nancy Chaffee	4	6	6
		Joey Lloyd	6	2	3			7	N Chaffee	6	6
	Q	Evelyn Attwood	6	3	6			Q	E Attwood	1	0
	LL	Marguerite White	3	6	2										7	N Chaffee	6	6
		Vera Thomas	2	10												A McGuire	3	3
		Arvilla McGuire	6	12					A McGuire	6	3	6
		Beryl Bartlett	6	6					B Bartlett	3	6	4
		Pat Gotla	3	2																		7	N Chaffee	6	6
		Audrey Bates	6	4	4																		B Gullbrandsson-Sandén	0	3
		Rosemary Walsh	2	6	6				R Walsh	8	2	0
		Christiane Mercelis	3	4					M Halford	6	6	6
		Mary Halford	6	6												M Halford	2	1
		Helen Fletcher	6	6												B Gullbrandsson-Sandén	6	6
		Margaret Emerson	4	3					H Fletcher	1	1
		Janet Morgan	6	0	4				B Gullbrandsson-Sandén	6	6
		Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén	3	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Mrs MA Schmier	3	1
		Billie Woodgate	6	6					R Woodgate	5	3
	Q	Gladys Lines	1	4					R Anderson	7	6
		Rita Anderson	6	6												R Anderson	6	8
		Leonie Brighton	6	3	2											W Stork	2	6
		Wendy Stork	4	6	6				W Stork	6	6
		Noelle Knight	4	4					N Liebert	0	2
		Nancy Liebert	6	6																			R Anderson	4	1
	LL	Elsie Phillips	2	2																		8	J Walker-Smith	6	6
		Pam Bocquet	6	6					P Bocquet	6	4	6
		Jean Trower	6	4	3				W Hammersley	3	6	2
		Freda Hammersley	4	6	6											P Bocquet	3	4
		Violette Rigollet	6	6											8	J Walker-Smith	6	6
	Q	Joan Ross-Dilley	4	3					V Rigollet	2	4
		Georgie Woodgate	0	4				8	J Walker-Smith	6	6
	8	Jean Walker-Smith	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Katie Johns	2	6	6
		Barbara Knapp	6	4	3				K Johns	2	6	0
		Lorna Cornell	6	6					L Cornell	6	2	6
		Margaret Knott	2	2												L Cornell	6	6
		Thelma Lister	3	6	6											C Proctor	4	4
	Q	Gem Gilbert	6	4	1				T Lister	3	5
		Alex McKelvie	3	1					C Proctor	6	7
		Clare Proctor	6	6																			L Cornell	0	1
		Maeve Downey	7	6																		4	S Fry	6	6
	Q	Frances Walthew	5	3					M Downey	6	2	0
	Q	Suzanne Schmitt						Q	S Schmitt	2	6	6
		Thelma Long	w/o												Q	S Schmitt	1	0
	LL	Joyce Starling	1	2											4	S Fry	6	6
		Betty Rosenquest	6	6					E Rosenquest	3	5
		Susan Partridge	3	1				4	S Fry	6	7
	4	Shirley Fry	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Nel Hermsen	6	6
									Angela Mortimer	3	2
																N Hermsen	1	2
																B Davidson	6	6
									Barbara Davidson	7	6
									Margaret Carlisle	5	1
																							B Davidson	2	6	1
																							K Tuckey	6	3	6
									Edie Luxton	4	3
									Gay Chandler	6	6
																G Chandler	2	3
																K Tuckey	6	6
									Kay Tuckey	6	6
								LL	Madzy Couquerque	3	2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Jenny Wagstaff	6	3	6
									Betty Coutts	2	6	2
																J Wagstaff	2	2
															Q	P Lewis	6	6
									Effie Peters	0	7
								Q	Pat Lewis	6	9
																						Q	P Lewis	1	0
																						1	L Brough	6	6
									Viola White	2	2
									Gem Hoahing	6	6
																G Hoahing	1	3
															1	L Brough	6	6
								Q	Gwen Scott	1	2
								1	Louise Brough	6	6

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1951 French Championships – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1951 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles