# 1951 French Championships – Women's singles

Third-seeded Shirley Fry defeated Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1951 French Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Fry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Doris Hart (finalist)
* Margaret Osborne duPont (semifinals)
* Shirley Fry (champion)
* Jean Walker-Smith (semifinals)
* Beverley Baker (quarterfinals)
* Thelma Coyne Long (quarterfinals)
* Nelly Adamson (quarterfinals)
* Joy Gannon Mottram (third round)

## Main 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 | Final |
| 2 | Margaret Osborne duPont | 8 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nelly Adamson | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nelly Adamson | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Margaret Osborne duPont | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| 3 | Shirley Fry | 12 | 6 | | 3 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| 6 | Thelma Coyne Long | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Thelma Coyne Long | 10 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Doris Hart | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Beverley Baker | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Doris Hart | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Jean Walker-Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jean Walker-Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Jean Walker-Smith | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Arlette De Cazalet | 0 | 4 | | 1 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 1 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 2 | M Osborne duPont | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 2 | M Osborne duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Varin | | | | | A Varin | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Osborne duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Tuckey | | | | | | | | | | K Tuckey | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | K Tuckey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Schmier | | | | | L Schmier | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Osborne duPont | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | N Adamson | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Adamson | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| | bye | | | | 7 | N Adamson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Taillandier | | | | | G Taillandier | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Adamson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Migliori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Migliori | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Kermina | 3 | 5 | | | N Migliori | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Amouretti | 6 | 7 | 8 | | J Amouretti | 10 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bartlett | 3 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 3 | S Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Patorni | 2 | 2 | | 3 | S Fry | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Quertier | | | | | J Quertier | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Fry | 8 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Veber Jones | | | | | | | | | | R Veber Jones | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | R Veber Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Foy | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Foy | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schmitt | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Fry | 12 | 6 |
| 6 | T Coyne Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Coyne Long | 10 | 1 |
| | F Cor | 0 | 0 | | 6 | T Coyne Long | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Rigollet | 7 | 3 | 6 | | V Rigollet | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mm Bernard | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | T Coyne Long | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Matous | 7 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | G Woodgate | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Galtier | 5 | 9 | 6 | | H Matous | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Woodgate | 6 | 6 | | | G Woodgate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pannetier | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | B Walter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | B Walter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mercelis | 6 | 6 | | | C Mercelis | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Guinand | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Walter | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Dubois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | B Baker | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Van Coller | 3 | 2 | | | M Dubois | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bologna | 2 | 5 | | 5 | B Baker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Baker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Baker | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | J Marcellin | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Walker-Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | E Scholten-Klein | 6 | 4 | 2 | | J Marcellin | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Andrews | 6 | 6 | | | E Andrews | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Savoye | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Marcellin | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Bourbonnais | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Boutin | 2 | 2 | | | M Bourbonnais | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 4 | J Walker-Smith | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Walker-Smith | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A De Cazalet | | | | A De Cazalet | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G. Butler | | | | J Curry | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Curry | w/o | | | | | | | | A De Cazalet | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B. Scofield | | | | | | | | 8 | J Gannon Mottram | 7 | 8 | 3 | | | | |
| | bye | | | | B. Scofield | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Lemal | 0 | 2 | 8 | J Gannon Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Gannon Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A De Cazalet | 0 | 4 |
| | A Charbonnier | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Hart | 6 | 6 |
| | bye | | | | A Charbonnier | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | unknown 1 | | | | unknown | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | unknown 2 | | | | | | | | | A Charbonnier | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | 1 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Tonolli | | | | V Tonolli | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | 1 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | D Hart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |