# 1952 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Shirley Fry and Doris Hart successfully defended their title, defeating Louise Brough and Maureen Connolly in the final, 8–6, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1952 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Shirley Fry / Doris Hart (champions)
    02. Louise Brough / Maureen Connolly (final)
    03. Thelma Long / Pat Todd (semifinals)
    04. Susan Partridge / Jean Rinkel-Quertier (semifinals)
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 | Louise Brough Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Eyre Viola White | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Eyre Viola White | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Louise Brough Maureen Connolly | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Thelma Long Pat Todd | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Thelma Long Pat Todd | 6 | 8 | | 3 | Thelma Long Pat Todd | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Molly Blair Mary Halford | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molly Blair Mary Halford | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Louise Brough Maureen Connolly | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Shirley Fry Doris Hart | 8 | 6 |
| | Helen Fletcher Jean Walker-Smith | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Shirley Fry Doris Hart | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | Susan Partridge Jean Rinkel-Quertier | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Susan Partridge Jean Rinkel-Quertier | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Susan Partridge Jean Rinkel-Quertier | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Shirley Fry Doris Hart | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Rosemary Bulleid Angela Mortimer | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Shirley Fry Doris Hart | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 1 | Shirley Fry Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Louise Brough Maureen Connolly | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joy Mottram Pat Ward | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | L Brough M Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | E Phillips M Stone | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Elsie Phillips Molly Stone | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rita Anderson Joan Curry | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | L Brough M Connolly | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | M Eyre V White | 1 | 3 |
| | Mary Eyre Viola White | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Audrey Bates Ada Ernest | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Eyre V White | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | M Bourbonnais A Passet | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | Joyce Coles Mary Wavish | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michelle Bourbonnais Annie Passet | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Thelma Long Pat Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nancy Glover Freda Hammersley | 0 | 0 | | 3 | T Long P Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gloria Butler Helena Matouš | 4 | 7 | 1 | | BM Goodman M Knott | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | BM Goodman Margaret Knott | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | 3 | T Long P Todd | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Susan Billington Margot Parker | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | B Bartlett H Redick-Smith | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Beryl Bartlett Hazel Redick-Smith | 8 | 6 | | | B Bartlett H Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Gotla Barbara Knapp | 6 | 1 | 6 | | P Gotla B Knapp | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patsy Rodgers Doreen Wedderburn | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Long P Todd | 6 | 8 |
| Q | Joan MacLeod Edna Mercer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Blair M Halford | 2 | 6 |
| | Valerie Gardner Janet Morgan | 6 | 6 | | | V Gardner J Morgan | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sheila Speight Rosemary Walsh | 6 | 2 | 4 | Q | B Abbas D Spiers | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Betsy Abbas Doreen Spiers | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Q | B Abbas D Spiers | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Jacqueline Kermina Violette Rigollet | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | M Blair M Halford | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Margaret Grace Judy Wallace | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Grace J Wallace | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molly Blair Mary Halford | 6 | 6 | | | M Blair M Halford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Lewis Elaine Watson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Nel Hermsen Joopy Roos-Van der Wal | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gem Hoahing Georgie Woodgate | 9 | 7 | | | C Hoahing G Woodgate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louise Dick Heather Macfarlane | 3 | 4 | | | V Thomas R Woodgate | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vera Thomas Billie Woodgate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Hoahing G Woodgate | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Broz Helga Strecker | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | H Fletcher J Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Helen Fletcher Jean Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | H Fletcher J Walker-Smith | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gwendolyn Love Beryl Penrose | 6 | 6 | | | G Love B Penrose | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margaret Carlisle Lorna White | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Fletcher J Walker-Smith | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | Effie Peters Bea Walter | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Partridge J Rinkel-Quertier | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | Anne Shilcock Julia Wipplinger | 6 | 6 | | | A Shilcock J Wipplinger | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molly Mackay Helen Proudfoot | 1 | 6 | 6 | | M Mackay H Proudfoot | 2 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peggy Knight Enid Sutton | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | M Mackay H Proudfoot | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Roguie Bain Betty Lombard | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | S Partridge J Rinkel-Quertier | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Margaret Lewis Gwen Scott | 8 | 3 | | | R Bain E Lombard | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peggy Dawson-Scott Betty Wilford | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | S Partridge J Rinkel-Quertier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Susan Partridge Jean Rinkel-Quertier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Dorothy Head Arvilla McGuire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lorna Byrne Pearl Panton | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | D Head A McGuire | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | R Bulleid A Mortimer | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Rosemary Bulleid Angela Mortimer | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gay Chandler Thelma Lister | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | R Bulleid A Mortimer | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | S Fry D Hart | 6 | 6 |
| | Nelly Adamson Mary Terán de Weiss | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nell Hopman Baba Lewis | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E Hopman B Lewis | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | S Fry D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Pat Harrison Jean Trower | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Shirley Fry Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |