Fourth-seeded Maureen Connolly defeated Shirley Fry 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1951 U.S. National Championships.[1]
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1951 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Maureen Connolly[1] |
| Runner-up | Shirley Fry |
| Score | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
Seeds edit
The tournament used two lists for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players.[2] Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
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Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Shirley Fry
| 9 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| (3) |  Kay Tuckey
| 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Shirley Fry
| 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Jean Walker-Smith
| 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Magda Rurac
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Jean Walker-Smith
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Shirley Fry
| 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maureen Connolly
| 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maureen Connolly
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) | Jean Quertier
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maureen Connolly
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Doris Hart
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Doris Hart
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Nancy Chaffee
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Savitt Seeded First in U.S. Tennis Tourney". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. AP. August 23, 1951. p. 10.