# 1952 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Maureen Connolly defeated Louise Brough in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1952 Wimbledon Championships. Doris Hart was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Pat Todd.

## Seeds

    01. Doris Hart (quarterfinals)
    02. Maureen Connolly (champion)
    03. Shirley Fry (semifinals)
    04. Louise Brough (final)
    05. Pat Todd (semifinals)
    06. Jean Walker-Smith (quarterfinals)
    07. Thelma Long (quarterfinals)
    08. Jean Rinkel-Quertier (quarterfinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Maureen Connolly | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Thelma Long | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Thelma Long | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Shirley Fry | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Shirley Fry | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Jean Walker-Smith | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jean Walker-Smith | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Maureen Connolly | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Louise Brough | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Jean Rinkel-Quertier | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Louise Brough | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Louise Brough | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Louise Brough | 6 | 9 | | 4 | Louise Brough | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Pat Todd | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Pat Todd | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Pat Todd | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 1 | Doris Hart | 8 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Evelyn Moeller | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Mortimer | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Rita Anderson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Angela Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Connolly | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | S Partridge | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| | Barbara Knapp | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lorna Cornell | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Knapp | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Partridge | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Jacqueline Kermina | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Susan Partridge | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Helen Proudfoot | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Long | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | V Rigollet | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Violette Rigollet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Wilford | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | T Long | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | V White | 2 | 1 |
| | Meriel Morgan | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Terán de Weiss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Terán de Weiss | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| | | | | | V White | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Viola White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlotte Decker | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Halford | 0 | 0 | | 3 | S Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jacqueline Beswick | 2 | 2 | | | E Attwood | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Evelyn Attwood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | S Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Janet Morgan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | E Lombard | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Shirley Bloomer | 1 | 4 | | | J Morgan | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Lombard | 6 | 6 | | | E Lombard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Janine de Ridder | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Fry | 6 | 6 |
| | Jean Trower | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Bourbonnais | 4 | 0 |
| | Pat Gotla | 3 | 3 | | | J Trower | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Helga Strecker | 6 | 2 | 3 | Q | E Watson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Elaine Watson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Q | E Watson | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Norma Potts | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | M Bourbonnais | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jenny Wagstaff | 6 | 5 | 5 | | N Potts | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Pearl Panton | 4 | 3 | | | M Bourbonnais | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michelle Bourbonnais | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Jean Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Suzanne Schmitt | 3 | 4 | | 6 | J Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laura Morgan | 1 | 2 | | | H Redick-Smith | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hazel Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | J Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Rosemary Bulleid | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | P Harrison | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Pat Harrison | 3 | 6 | 6 | | P Harrison | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Doreen Wedderburn | 3 | 4 | | Q | B Abbas | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Betsy Abbas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | Edie Luxton | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Woodgate | 1 | 1 |
| | Joopy Roos-Van der Wal | 6 | 6 | | | J Roos-Van der Wal | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Ward | 6 | 6 | | | P Ward | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helena Matouš | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Ward | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Georgie Woodgate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Woodgate | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Noelle Knight | 4 | 0 | | | G Woodgate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valerie Lewis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | V Lewis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Angela Buxton | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Inge Pohmann | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peggy Dawson-Scott | 6 | 3 | 6 | | P Dawson-Scott | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margaret Knott | 2 | 6 | 4 | | E Phillips | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elsie Phillips | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | P Dawson-Scott | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Billie Woodgate | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | E Hopman | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Broz | 3 | 6 | 1 | | R Woodgate | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nell Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | E Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Margaret Carlisle | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Dawson-Scott | 1 | 2 |
| Q | Joan MacLeod | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Rinkel-Quertier | 6 | 6 |
| | Helen Fletcher | 6 | 6 | | | H Fletcher | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wendy Morris | 2 | 1 | | | B Bartlett | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beryl Bartlett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Fletcher | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Gwen Scott | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | J Rinkel-Quertier | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Bobbie Wilson | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Wilson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Cooper | 1 | 3 | | 8 | J Rinkel-Quertier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jean Rinkel-Quertier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Vera Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nel Hermsen | 3 | 1 | | | V Thomas | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Effie Peters | 6 | 5 | 3 | Q | S Speight | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sheila Speight | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | V Thomas | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Margot Parker | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Adamson | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Audrey Bates | 6 | 3 | 1 | | M Parker | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gem Hoahing | 3 | 2 | | | N Adamson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nelly Adamson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Adamson | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| | Jean Petchell | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Brough | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Gwendolyn Love | 7 | 6 | | | G Love | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosemary Walsh | 4 | 2 | | | B Penrose | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Penrose | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Penrose | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Gay Chandler | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | L Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Thelma Lister | 6 | 4 | 3$^r$ | | G Chandler | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Lewis | 1 | 0 | | 4 | L Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Q | Frances Walthew | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Enid Kerr | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Q | F Walthew | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | D Head | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Dorothy Head | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Thelma Salo | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | D Head | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | P Todd | 6 | 6 |
| | Gladys Lines | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | J Curry | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | P Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Arvilla McGuire | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pat Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Q | Mary Harris | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leonie Brighton | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Brighton | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Wipplinger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Julia Wipplinger | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christiane Mercelis | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | J Wipplinger | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Hart | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Baba Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Lehmann | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Lewis | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | D Hart | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | SI Odling | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |