1952 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Shirley Fry and Doris Hart successfully defended their title, defeating Louise Brough and Maureen Connolly in the final, 8–6, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1952 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Women's Doubles
1952 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Shirley Fry Doris Hart
Runners-up	Louise Brough Maureen Connolly
Final score	8–6, 6–3
Draw	48 (5Q)
Seeds	4

Main article: 1952 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.   Shirley Fry / Doris Hart (Champions)

02.   Louise Brough / Maureen Connolly (Final)

03.   Thelma Long / Pat Todd (Semifinals)

04.   Sue Partridge / Jean Rinkel-Quertier (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
	2	Louise Brough Maureen Connolly	6	6
		Mary Eyre Viola White	1	3
								2	Louise Brough Maureen Connolly	5	6	6
								3	Thelma Long Pat Todd	7	1	4
	3	Thelma Long Pat Todd	6	8
		Molly Blair Mary Halford	2	6
															2	Louise Brough Maureen Connolly	6	3
															1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	8	6
		Helen Fletcher Jean Walker-Smith	5	6	3
	4	Sue Partridge Jean Rinkel-Quertier	7	4	6
								4	Sue Partridge Jean Rinkel-Quertier	5	3
								1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	7	6
		Rosemary Bulleid Angela Mortimer	3	1
	1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								2	Louise Brough Maureen Connolly
									Joy Mottram Pat Ward	w/o
															2	L Brough M Connolly	6	6
																E Phillips M Stone	2	1
									Elsie Phillips Molly Stone
									Rita Anderson Joan Curry	w/o
																						2	L Brough M Connolly	6	6
																							M Eyre V White	1	3
									Mary Eyre Viola White	6	7
									Audrey Bates Ada Ernest	1	5
																M Eyre V White	6	6
																M Bourbonnais A Passet	2	0
								Q	Joyce Coles Mary Wavish	8	2
									Michelle Bourbonnais Annie Passet	10	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Thelma Long Pat Todd	6	6
		Nancy Glover Freda Hammersley	0	0				3	T Long P Todd	6	6
		Gloria Butler Helena Matouš	4	7	1				BM Goodman M Knott	0	3
	Q	BM Goodman Margaret Knott	6	5	6										3	T Long P Todd	4	6	6
		Susan Billington Margot Parker	6	2												B Bartlett H Redick-Smith	6	2	4
		Beryl Bartlett Hazel Redick-Smith	8	6					B Bartlett H Redick-Smith	6	6
		Pat Gotla Barbara Knapp	6	1	6				P Gotla B Knapp	4	2
		Patsy Rodgers Doreen Wedderburn	0	6	3																	3	T Long P Todd	6	8
	Q	Joan MacLeod Edna Mercer	4	4																			M Blair M Halford	2	6
		Valerie Gardner Janet Morgan	6	6					V Gardner J Morgan	1^r
		Sheila Speight Rosemary Walsh	6	2	4			Q	B Abbas D Spiers	3
	Q	Betsy Abbas Doreen Spiers	4	6	6										Q	B Abbas D Spiers	5	3
		Jacqueline Kermina Violette Rigollet	6	4	3											M Blair M Halford	7	6
	Q	Margaret Grace Judy Wallace	4	6	6			Q	M Grace J Wallace	4	2
		Molly Blair Mary Halford	6	6					M Blair M Halford	6	6
		Pat Lewis Elaine Watson	2	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		Nel Hermsen Joopy Roos-Van der Wal	7	5
		Gem Hoahing Georgie Woodgate	9	7					C Hoahing G Woodgate	6	6
		Louise Dick Heather Macfarlane	3	4					V Thomas R Woodgate	2	2
		Vera Thomas Billie Woodgate	6	6												C Hoahing G Woodgate	0	3
		Elizabeth Broz Helga Strecker	3	1												H Fletcher J Walker-Smith	6	6
		Helen Fletcher Jean Walker-Smith	6	6					H Fletcher J Walker-Smith	7	4	6
		Gwendolyn Love Beryl Penrose	6	6					G Love B Penrose	5	6	3
		Margaret Carlisle Lorna White	1	2																			H Fletcher J Walker-Smith	5	6	3
		Effie Peters Bea Walter	3	1																		4	S Partridge J Rinkel-Quertier	7	4	6
		Anne Shilcock Julia Wipplinger	6	6					A Shilcock J Wipplinger	6	6	5
		Molly Mackay Helen Proudfoot	1	6	6				M Mackay H Proudfoot	2	8	7
		Peggy Knight Enid Sutton	6	4	4											M Mackay H Proudfoot	1	2
		Roguie Bain Betty Lombard	10	6											4	S Partridge J Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
		Margaret Lewis Gwen Scott	8	3					R Bain E Lombard	3	0
		Peggy Dawson-Scott Betty Wilford	2	6	3			4	S Partridge J Rinkel-Quertier	6	6
	4	Sue Partridge Jean Rinkel-Quertier	6	3	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
									Dorothy Head Arvilla McGuire	6	6
									Lorna Byrne Pearl Panton	1	1
																D Head A McGuire	4	5
																R Bulleid A Mortimer	6	7
									Rosemary Bulleid Angela Mortimer
									Gay Chandler Thelma Lister	w/o
																							R Bulleid A Mortimer	3	1
																						1	S Fry D Hart	6	6
									Nelly Adamson Mary Terán de Weiss	w/o
									Nell Hopman Barbara Lewis
																E Hopman B Lewis	0	2
															1	S Fry D Hart	6	6
									Pat Harrison Jean Trower	2	0
								1	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