1951 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1951 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Maureen Connolly[1]
Runner-up	Shirley Fry
Score	6–3, 1–6, 6–4

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]

Seeds

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.

Doris Hart (semifinals) Shirley Fry (finalist) Patricia Canning Todd (third round) Maureen Connolly (champion) Nancy Chaffee (quarterfinals) Beverly Baker (third round) Betty Rosenquest (second round)

Jean Walker-Smith (semifinals) Jean Quertier (quarterfinals) Kay Tuckey (quarterfinals) Joy Mottram (third round) Patricia Ward (third round) Helen Fletcher (first round)

Draw

Key

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

Final eight

	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

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. "Savitt Seeded First in U.S. Tennis Tourney". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. AP. August 23, 1951. p. 10.

Preceded by 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1952 Australian Championships – Women's singles