# 1952 French Championships – Women's singles

Second-seeded Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1952 French Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Shirley Fry (finalist)
* Doris Hart (champion)
* Dorothy Head (semifinals)
* Susan Partridge (first round)
* Mary Terán de Weiss (quarterfinals)
* Ginette Bucaille (first round)
* Elena Lehmann (third round)
* Violette Rigollet (third round)
* Joan P. Curry (quarterfinals)
* Julia Wipplinger (quarterfinals)
* Raymonde Jones-Veber (third round)
* Jacqueline Patorni (second round)
* Hazel Redick-Smith (semifinals)
* Erika Vollmer-Obst (second round)
* Christiane Mercelis (third round)
* Joopy Van Der Wall-Roos (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Shirley Fry | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Joan P. Curry | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Joan P. Curry | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Shirley Fry | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Hazel Redick-Smith | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 13 | Hazel Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | 13 | Hazel Redick-Smith | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | María Weiss | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | María Weiss | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Shirley Fry | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 |
| | Joy Mottram | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Dorothy Head | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Dorothy Head | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Dorothy Head | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| 10 | Julia Wipplinger | 6 | 4 | | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| 2 | Doris Hart | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bernard | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | Van Der Wall-Roos | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| 16 | Van Der Wall-Roos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carlisle | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Fry | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 9 | Curry | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Rigollet | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frisaco | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Rigollet | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Coste | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Curry | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 4 | Partridge | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gazeau | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Gazeau | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bonström | 10 | 1 | 1 | | Lemal | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lemal | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Gazeau | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | De Cazalet | | | | | | | | | 13 | Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cor | | | | | Cor | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amouretti | 0 | 2 | | 13 | Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | Savoye | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Weiss | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Weiss | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Weiss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Seghers | 7 | 4 | | | Ward | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ward | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Weiss | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Patorni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | McGuire | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Charbonnier | 0 | 4 | | 12 | Patorni | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ten Bosch | | | | | McGuire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | McGuire | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Dubois | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hopman | 4 | 5 | | | Dubois | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bologna | | | | 11 | Jones-Veber | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Jones-Veber | | | | | | | | | 11 | Jones-Veber | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Galtier | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | Mottram | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Boutin | 6 | 6 | | | Boutin | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bucaille | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mottram | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | Varin | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Head | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | Penrose | 6 | 6 | | | Penrose | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kermina | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | Vollmer-Obst | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Vollmer-Obst | 6 | 2 | 13 | | | | | | | Penrose | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Isaac | | | | | | | | | 3 | Head | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Haillet-Passet | | | | | Isaac | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schmitt | 0 | 3 | | 3 | Head | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Head | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Foy | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bourbonnais | 6 | 6 | | Bourbonnais | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Wipplinger | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 10 | Wipplinger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | Lehmann | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Pannetier | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Lehmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Wipplinger | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hart | 8 | 6 |
| | | | 15 | Mercelis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jamain | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 15 | Mercelis | 5 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Hart | 7 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | De La Giroday | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Hart | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |