# 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1951 Wimbledon Championships. Louise Brough was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Fry.

## Seeds

    01. Louise Brough (semifinals)
    02. Margaret duPont (quarterfinals)
    03. Doris Hart (champion)
    04. Shirley Fry (final)
    05. Beverly Baker (semifinals)
    06. Pat Todd (withdrew)
    07. Nancy Chaffee (quarterfinals)
    08. Jean Walker-Smith (quarterfinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Pat Todd withdrew before the tournament began. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Madzy Couquerque.

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 |
| | 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 | | | | | | | | | |