1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1951 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Shirley Fry ; Doris Hart
Runners-up	Louise Brough ; Margaret Osborne
Score	6–3, 13–11
Details
Draw	48 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Shirley Fry and Doris Hart defeated the defending champions Louise Brough and Margaret duPont in the final, 6–3, 13–11 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1951 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Seeds edit

01.

02.

Shirley Fry /

Doris Hart (champions)

03.

04.

Nancy Chaffee (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Louise Brough Margaret duPont	6	6

	Joy Mottram Jean Walker-Smith	1	4
				1	Louise Brough Margaret duPont	6	6

				3	Barbara Davidson Betty Rosenquest	1	3
3	Barbara Davidson Betty Rosenquest	8	6

	Peggy Dawson-Scott Betty Wilford	6	1
								1	Louise Brough Margaret duPont	3	11

								2	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	13
	Mary Eyre Viola White	2	4

4	Beverly Baker Nancy Chaffee	6	6
				4	Beverly Baker Nancy Chaffee	0	2

				2	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6
	Jean Quertier Kay Tuckey	3	1

2	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6

First round	Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

	1	Louise Brough Margaret duPont	6	6
		Molly Blair Jean Trower	1	3
					1	L Brough M duPont	6	6
						M Mackay H Proudfoot	1	2
		Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén Helga Strecker	w/o
		Molly Mackay Helen Proudfoot
									1	L Brough M duPont	6	6
										J Mottram J Walker-Smith	1	4
		Susan Billington Margot Parker
		Nelly Adamson Althea Gibson	w/o
						S Billington M Parker	5	5
						J Mottram J Walker-Smith	7	7
		Jacqueline Marcellin Suzanne Schmitt	3	0
		Joy Mottram Jean Walker-Smith	6	6

First round				Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

3	Barbara Davidson Betty Rosenquest	6	6
	Valerie Gardner Janet Morgan	2	4	3	B Davidson E Rosenquest	6	8
	Nancye Bolton Thelma Long	w/o			P Gotla B Knapp	4	6
	Pat Gotla Barbara Knapp							3	B Davidson E Rosenquest	8	11
	Bea Walter Georgie Woodgate	7	7						B Walter G Woodgate	6	9
	Gloria Butler Helena Matouš	5	5		B Walter G Woodgate	6	8
	Margot Gordon Mary Halford	6	6		M Gordon M Halford	2	6
	Pat Harrison Anne Layfield	2	3										3	B Davidson E Rosenquest	8	6
	BM Goodman Rosemary Walsh	6	3											P Dawson-Scott E Wilford	6	1
	Margaret Carlisle Katie Johns	8	6		M Carlisle K Johns	1	1
	Peggy Dawson-Scott Betty Wilford	6	6		P Dawson-Scott E Wilford	6	6
	Gay Chandler Thelma Lister	1	4						P Dawson-Scott E Wilford	7	2	6
	Rita Anderson Joan Curry								R Anderson J Curry	5	6	2
	Manuela Bologna Nicla Migliori	w/o			R Anderson J Curry	6	6
	Patsy O'Connell Effie Peters	6	8		P O'Connell E Peters	1	4
	Audrey Bates Ada Ernest	2	6

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

	Mrs MJ Baker Margaret Knott	6	6
	Peggy Knight Enid Sutton	2	4			Mrs MJ Baker M Knott	4	6
Q	Andy Ross-Dilley Joey Ross-Dilley	6	3	3		M Eyre V White	6	8
	Mary Eyre Viola White	4	6	6						M Eyre V White	5	6	6
	Margaret Emerson Billie Woodgate	6	6							P Hermsen Mrs MA Schmier	7	1	2
	Ruth Haukenes Mary Terán de Weiss	4	4			M Emerson R Woodgate	1	2
	Sheila Dowdeswell Pearl Panton	6	1	3		P Hermsen Mrs MA Schmier	6	6
	Nel Hermsen Mrs MA Schmier	1	6	6											M Eyre V White	2	4
	Beryl Bartlett Clare Proctor	6	6											4	B Baker N Chaffee	6	6
	Enid Andrews Vera Thomas	1	2			B Bartlett C Proctor	6	6
Q	Lesley Fulton Evelyn Moeller	5	3			R Bulleid A Mortimer	0	3
	Rosemary Bulleid Angela Mortimer	7	6							B Bartlett C Proctor	6	2	12
Q	Doreen Spiers Lorna White	9	3						4	B Baker N Chaffee	4	6	14
	Joy Hibbert Gem Hoahing	11	6			J Hibbert C Hoahing	1	0
	Helen Fletcher Pat Ward	1	2		4	B Baker N Chaffee	6	6
4	Beverly Baker Nancy Chaffee	6	6

First round	Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

		Nancy Glover Freda Hammersley	6	2	2
		Susan Partridge Anne Shilcock	2	6	6
							S Partridge A Shilcock	3	2
							J Quertier K Tuckey	6	6
	Q	Lorna Cornell Elaine Watson	0	0
		Jean Quertier Kay Tuckey	6	6
											J Quertier K Tuckey	3	1
										2	S Fry D Hart	6	6
		Pam Bocquet Sheila Speight	2	6	5
	Q	Margaret Lewis Gwen Scott	6	1	7
							M Lewis G Scott	1	2
						2	S Fry D Hart	6	6
		Joey Lloyd Alex McKelvie	0	0
	2	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6

^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.