1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

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]

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

Main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.   Louise Brough / Margaret duPont (Final)

02.   Shirley Fry / Doris Hart (Champions)

03.   Barbara Davidson / Betty Rosenquest (Semifinals)

04.   Beverly Baker / Nancy Chaffee (Semifinals)

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

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

Finals

	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

Top half

Section 1

	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

Section 2

	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

Bottom half

Section 3

	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

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
									Nancy Glover Freda Hammersley	6	2	2
									Sue 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

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com