The Majors   

DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerFinalistScoreSemifinalists
18-Jan-1952Australian ChampionshipsGrassThelma Long [AUS]Helen Angwin [AUS]6-2 6-3Wynne Bolton, Hawton
20-May-1952Roland GarrosClayDoris Hart [USA]Shirley Fry [USA]6-4 6-4Knode, Redick Smith
23-Jun-1952WimbledonGrassMaureen Connolly [USA]Louise Brough [USA]7-5 6-3Fry, Canning Todd
29-Aug-1952US National ChampionshipsGrassMaureen Connolly [USA]Doris Hart [USA]6-3 7-5Brough, Fry

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles  Maureen Connolly (13)
Finals  Joan Curry (16)
Match Wins  Maureen Connolly (68)
Match Win Percentage  Maureen Connolly (97.1%)(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins  Lorna Cornell (13)
Three-Set Win Percentage  Maureen Connolly (84.6%)(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played  Lorna Cornell (20)
Total Matches Played  Maureen Connolly (70)
Events Played  Susan Partridge (23)

 

Event Calendar    Top

Majors shown in bold, exhibitions and junior events in italics. For winners of multiple titles, events won shown in parentheses.
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DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerTitlesFinalistScoreSemifinalistsTop 10sGeo%
1-Jan-1952Cape TownClaySolveig Glietenberg [RSA]Phyllis Dimbleby [RSA]6-2 6-20100.0%
5-Jan-1952WellingtonGrassJean Macgibbon [NZL]Judy Tinnock [NZL]6-4 6-40100.0%
7-Jan-1952Paris Racing ClubCarpetNelly Landry [BEL]1/2Susan Partridge [GBR]7-5 6-3Curry, Partridge060.0%
7-Jan-1952St. PetersburgClayMagda Rurac [ROU]1/6Laura Lou Jahn [USA]6-3 6-1Gray, Popple075.0%
17-Jan-1952Palm SpringsHardMaureen Connolly [USA]1/13Dorothy Knode [USA]6-2 6-41100.0%
18-Jan-1952Australian ChampionshipsGrassThelma Long [AUS]1/4Helen Angwin [AUS]6-2 6-3Wynne Bolton, Hawton196.0%
20-Jan-1952StockholmCarpetJean Quertier [GBR]1/3Susan Partridge [GBR]6-3 6-2Landry, Gram Andersen120.0%
24-Jan-1952WangarattaLoris Nichols [AUS]1/2Wilma Boyd [AUS]5-7 7-5 6-20100.0%
28-Jan-1952Fort LauderdaleClayMagda Rurac [ROU]2/6Laura Lou Jahn [USA]6-1 6-3050.0%
4-Feb-1952 ColomboDoris Hart [USA]1/7Shirley Fry [USA]6-4 2-6 6-1Walker Smith, Mottram320.0%
4-Feb-1952Coral GablesClayMagda Rurac [ROU]3/6Marta Barnett [USA]6-4 6-4050.0%
4-Feb-1952LyonCarpetNelly Landry [BEL]2/2Joan Curry [GBR]6-1 6-1Cornell066.0%
7-Feb-1952KillaraEsme Ashford [AUS]1/2Alison Hattersley [AUS]6-1 9-70100.0%
9-Feb-1952Paris IndoorsCarpetJean Quertier [GBR]2/3Nelly Landry [BEL]9-7 7-5Seghers, Partridge150.0%
16-Feb-1952New YorkCarpetNancy Chaffee [USA]Patricia Canning Todd [USA]6-1 6-0Gibson, Ward Hales288.0%
18-Feb-1952BombayShirley Fry [USA]1/5Doris Hart [USA]2-6 6-4 6-22100.0%
18-Feb-1952San RemoClayJoan Curry [GBR]1/9Annalisa Bossi [ITA]9-7 6-3Migliori, Amouretti033.0%
27-Feb-1952Bombay Cricket ClubShirley Fry [USA]2/5Doris Hart [USA]6-3 6-2Hawley, Woodbridge233.0%
28-Feb-1952St. AndrewsGrassBetty Pratt [USA]Althea Gibson [USA]6-2 6-4Canning Todd, Ward Hales157.0%
5-Mar-1952 KingstonGrassPatricia Canning Todd [USA]1/5Betty Pratt [USA]6-2 6-0Gibson, Ward Hales062.0%
6-Mar-1952AdelaideGrassHelen Angwin [AUS]Gwen Thiele [AUS]4-6 6-3 6-1Ellis, Berryman0100.0%
6-Mar-1952Cape Town AUS vs RSARound robin event050.0%
6-Mar-1952GothenburgCarpetAlva Bjoerk [SWE]Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]W/O0100.0%
6-Mar-1952Oslo IndoorsCarpetLaila Schou Nilsen [NOR]1/2Ruth Haukenes [NOR]6-2 6-30100.0%
6-Mar-1952WarrnamboolMargaret Wallis [AUS]Roma Strachan [AUS]6-2 6-30100.0%
8-Mar-1952Finnish IndoorsCarpetGreta Stahle [FIN]Mrs E Hirn [DEN]6-2 6-8 6-4050.0%
8-Mar-1952La JollaHardMaureen Connolly [USA]2/13Louise Brough [USA]6-2 6-2Knode, Chaffee3100.0%
9-Mar-1952CairoClayDoris Hart [USA]2/7Shirley Fry [USA]2-6 6-1 6-2Greiss, Abbas233.0%
10-Mar-1952Cannes GalliaClayJoan Curry [GBR]2/9Hella Kovac [YUG]6-1 6-3050.0%
10-Mar-1952Southdean 1CarpetAngela Mortimer [GBR]1/5Mary Harris [GBR]6-1 6-1Shilcock, Chandler0100.0%
10-Mar-1952VerviersMaud Galtier [FRA]Georgie Woodgate [GBR]6-3 6-4Woodgate, Walter044.0%
17-Mar-1952Melbourne HardClayLoris Nichols [AUS]2/2Norma Ellis [AUS]6-3 6-30100.0%
17-Mar-1952MentonClayJoan Curry [GBR]3/9Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]6-1 6-0Charbonnier, Partridge036.0%
19-Mar-1952AlexandriaClayBeatrice Abbas [FRA]1/2Suzanne Mathieu [FRA]6-1 6-40100.0%
23-Mar-1952Copenhagen IndoorsCarpetLisa Gram Andersen [DEN]Milly Vagn Nielsen [DEN]7-5 3-6 6-30100.0%
24-Mar-1952CannesClayJoan Curry [GBR]4/9Susan Partridge [GBR]6-3 6-20100.0%
24-Mar-1952Miami InvitationalClayMagda Rurac [ROU]4/6Betty Hulbert [USA]UNKPopple, Fageros085.0%
31-Mar-1952BeaulieuSusan Partridge [GBR]1/7Marta Peterdy [HUN]6-0 6-3050.0%
31-Mar-1952CroydonClayJoy Mottram [GBR]1/5Jean Walker Smith [GBR]3-6 6-4 6-3Collier, Mortimer197.0%
31-Mar-1952PaddingtonClayJean Petchell [GBR]1/2Pearl Panton [GBR]1-6 6-0 6-2Woodgate, Parker0100.0%
1-Apr-1952 Palm BeachClayMagda Rurac [ROU]5/6Patricia Canning Todd [USA]1-6 6-4 6-1Pratt175.0%
3-Apr-1952Australian HardClayPamela Southcombe [AUS]Loris Nichols [AUS]6-4 7-50100.0%
3-Apr-1952Johannesburg Transvaal ChpsClayHazel Redick Smith [RSA]1/6Solveig Glietenberg [RSA]W/O0100.0%
3-Apr-1952Kensington EastClayEsme Ashford [AUS]2/2Joyce Martin [AUS]6-2 6-00100.0%
5-Apr-1952San Francisco Bay CountiesHardMaureen Connolly [USA]3/13Dorothy Knode [USA]6-1 6-4Snow183.0%
7-Apr-1952JohannesburgClayDoris Hart [USA]3/7Julia Wipplinger [RSA]6-1 7-5Wynne Bolton, Smith290.0%
7-Apr-1952Miami Good NeighborClayMagda Rurac [ROU]6/6Patricia Canning Todd [USA]5-7 8-6 RETHopkins, Gibson283.0%
7-Apr-1952Monte CarloClayZsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]Hella Kovac [YUG]7-5 7-5Partridge, Quertier150.0%
7-Apr-1952RoehamptonClayGem Hoahing [GBR]1/2Pearl Panton [GBR]6-1 4-6 6-0Wilford, Middleton097.0%
10-Apr-1952SantiagoClayL Velasco [CHI]Margarita De Zuleta [CHI]6-4 3-6 6-20100.0%
10-Apr-1952Southport EnglandClayJoan Macleod [GBR]1/2Noelle Knight [GBR]6-1 6-30100.0%
10-Apr-1952ToowoombaEdie Niemeyer [AUS]1/2Mary Schultz [AUS]6-2 6-30100.0%
11-Apr-1952Scarborough 1ClayJean Petchell [GBR]2/2Valerie Lewis [GBR]6-3 7-5Blackburn, Shilcock0100.0%
12-Apr-1952Birmingham Tally HoClayJean Walker Smith [GBR]1/6Joy Mottram [GBR]6-1 3-6 -63Mortimer, Pitt192.0%
14-Apr-1952CumberlandClayGem Hoahing [GBR]2/2Georgie Woodgate [GBR]2-6 6-4 6-3White, Panton0100.0%
14-Apr-1952NiceJoan Curry [GBR]5/9Jacqueline Marcellin [FRA]7-5 6-3050.0%
14-Apr-1952RomeClaySusan Partridge [GBR]2/7Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]6-3 7-5Migliori, Curry029.0%
15-Apr-1952SalisburySusie Smit [RSA]Patricia Davenport [RHO]2-6 6-0 6-0050.0%
16-Apr-1952Dublin HardClayBetty Lombard [IRL]1/2Mary Nichols [IRL]6-0 6-00100.0%
17-Apr-1952HavanaClayMelita Ramirez [MEX]1/3Patricia Canning Todd [USA]5-7 9-7 4-2 RETPopple, Rurac262.0%
19-Apr-1952Paris InternationalClayAnne Marie Seghers [FRA]Raymonde Veber [USA]6-4 5-7 8-6050.0%
21-Apr-1952ChingfordClayJean Walker Smith [GBR]2/6Joy Mottram [GBR]1-6 9-7 6-4Brighton, Wilford195.0%
21-Apr-1952SuttonClayAngela Mortimer [GBR]2/5Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]6-4 6-1Quertier, Fletcher1100.0%
24-Apr-1952HoustonClayGladys Heldman [USA]Lou Cille Scoggins [USA]6-3 6-20100.0%
24-Apr-1952OjaiHardMary Arnold [USA]1/2Anita Kanter [USA]UNK0100.0%
24-Apr-1952PalermoClayJoan Curry [GBR]6/9Thelma Long [AUS]7-5 6-4050.0%
28-Apr-1952Bournemouth 1ClayDoris Hart [USA]4/7Shirley Fry [USA]6-4 6-3Walker Smith, Mottram390.0%
28-Apr-1952HamiltonClayPatricia Canning Todd [USA]2/5Barbara Scofield [USA]6-4 6-0Pratt160.0%
28-Apr-1952WiesbadenClayThelma Long [AUS]2/4Joan Curry [GBR]2-6 6-3 6-4Wipplinger, Zehden062.0%
5-May-1952 Ferring-on-SeaClayDoreen Wedderburn [RSA]1/3Jean Trower [GBR]6-4 6-3050.0%
5-May-1952Hamilton Coral BeachGrassPatricia Canning Todd [USA]3/5Barbara Scofield [USA]6-3 6-2Hubbell, Scofield171.0%
5-May-1952HurlinghamClayHazel Redick Smith [RSA]2/6Lorna Cornell [GBR]7-5 6-2Penrose, Wilford090.0%
5-May-1952Los Angeles SoCal ChpsHardLouise Brough [USA]Maureen Connolly [USA]5-7 6-2 6-3Perez, Arnold1100.0%
5-May-1952Nice CimiezClayJoan Curry [GBR]7/9Hella Kovac [YUG]6-1 6-3050.0%
9-May-1952FlorenceClaySilvana Lazzarino [ITA]Manuela Bologna [ITA]6-4 6-20100.0%
9-May-1952HanoverClayTournament not completed150.0%
10-May-1952Berkeley StateHardAnita Kanter [USA]1/5Virginia Wolfenden [USA]6-1 1-6 9-70100.0%
11-May-1952GuildfordClayHazel Redick Smith [RSA]3/6Julia Wipplinger [RSA]6-3 6-2Cornell, Lines081.0%
11-May-1952HarrogateVera Thomas [GBR]Beryl Penrose [AUS]9-7 6-2Bartlett, Fletcher085.0%
12-May-1952St. Annes-on-SeaClayPat Harrison Brown [GBR]1/2Audrey Houseley [GBR]7-5 6-4Stott, Hird0100.0%
19-May-1952ConnecticutLois Felix [USA]Ann Gray [USA]6-0 12-100100.0%
19-May-1952HenleyClayGwendy Love [RSA]Margot Parker [GBR]4-6 6-3 6-1Buxton, Bloomer087.0%
19-May-1952StuttgartMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]Jacqueline Patorni [FRA]6-1 6-4Lehmann066.0%
19-May-1952Sutton ColdfieldRosemary Walsh [USA]1/5Hazel Cheadle [GBR]6-4 6-3Cowney, Wagstaff087.0%
20-May-1952Roland GarrosClayDoris Hart [USA]5/7Shirley Fry [USA]6-4 6-4Knode, Redick Smith346.0%
22-May-1952StirlingMrs C M Mackay [GBR]Isobel Vallance [GBR]6-3 7-9 8-60100.0%
26-May-1952SurbitonGrassMaureen Connolly [USA]4/13Patricia Canning Todd [USA]3-6 6-3 6-4Long, Walker Smith481.0%
29-May-1952MunichClayJoan Curry [GBR]8/9Hanna Kramer [GER]6-2 6-0050.0%
30-May-1952BerlinClayTotta Zehden [GER]Inge Buderus [GER]4-6 6-1 7-5Vogler, Nurnberg0100.0%
31-May-1952Dinas PowisGrassBillie Woodgate [GBR]1/2Laura Morgan [GBR]8-6 6-4Bates, Woodgate0100.0%
2-Jun-1952 BarnesGrassBetty Wilford [GBR]1/3Gem Hoahing [GBR]5-7 6-3 8-6Dawson Scott, Wagstaff0100.0%
2-Jun-1952BelfastElena Lehmann [ARG]Audrey Clarke [IRL]6-4 6-4050.0%
2-Jun-1952Birmingham PrioryGrassPatricia Canning Todd [USA]4/5Thelma Long [AUS]6-4 6-2Wipplinger, Redick Smith145.0%
2-Jun-1952BrusselsClayAngela Mortimer [GBR]3/5Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]6-3 6-4Hermsen, Teran De Weiss025.0%
2-Jun-1952Chapel AllertonGrassBea Walter [GBR]M E Morgan [GBR]6-4 6-40100.0%
2-Jun-1952CheltenhamGrassLorna Cornell [GBR]1/4Sheila Macintosh [GBR]1-6 13-11 6-20100.0%
2-Jun-1952HarpendenGrassPat Lewis [GBR]Elaine Watson [GBR]7-5 6-4Bloomer, Harris0100.0%
2-Jun-1952ManchesterGrassMaureen Connolly [USA]5/13Jean Quertier [GBR]6-3 6-1Walker Smith, Brough393.0%
2-Jun-1952MonacoClayJuliette Borghini [FRA]Daisy Speranza Wyns [FRA]6-2 6-40100.0%
2-Jun-1952SeattleHardMary Arnold [USA]2/2Anita Kanter [USA]6-1 8-6Ross Dilley, Sampson Hayward088.0%
2-Jun-1952TorquayGrassRita Jarvis [GBR]Hilary Stoodley Morgan [GBR]6-0 7-50100.0%
5-Jun-1952HartfordAnn Gray [USA]Kay Hubbell [USA]6-2 6-40100.0%
5-Jun-1952OsloBeryl Bartlett [RSA]1/2Beryl Penrose [AUS]2-6 6-1 6-0050.0%
5-Jun-1952PollokshieldsGrassIsobel Vallance [GBR]Heather Macfarlane [GBR]3-6 7-5 6-40100.0%
5-Jun-1952WarwickClayEdie Niemeyer [AUS]2/2Gloria Blair [AUS]6-1 6-40100.0%
6-Jun-1952ViennaClayHella Kovac [YUG]1/2Elizabeth Broz [AUT]6-1 6-3050.0%
7-Jun-1952LiverpoolNoelle Knight [GBR]Kay Stott [GBR]4-6 9-7 6-30100.0%
9-Jun-1952BeckenhamGrassHazel Redick Smith [RSA]4/6Vera Thomas [GBR]6-2 6-2Knode, Wipplinger172.0%
9-Jun-1952BristolGrassPatricia Canning Todd [USA]5/5Beryl Bartlett [RSA]7-5 6-2Macintosh, Straubeova164.0%
9-Jun-1952Dublin East IrelandBetty Lombard [IRL]2/2Mary Nichols [IRL]6-3 6-30100.0%
9-Jun-1952Salt Lake CityAnita Kanter [USA]2/5Joan Nicholson [USA]6-2 6-30100.0%
9-Jun-1952Spanish NatlsPilar Barril [ESP]Alicia Guri [ESP]3-6 6-2 6-40100.0%
13-Jun-1952Wightman CupGrassRound robin event550.0%
16-Jun-1952BlackpoolDoreen Wedderburn [RSA]2/3Helena Straubeova [TCH]6-4 3-6 6-2050.0%
16-Jun-1952MalvernGrassRosemary Walsh [USA]2/5Barbara Knapp [GBR]6-2 1-6 7-5Lehmann, Woodgate075.0%
16-Jun-1952Queen's ClubGrassHazel Redick Smith [RSA]5/6Betty Wilford [GBR]7-5 6-1Fletcher, Trower157.0%
19-Jun-1952MemphisJean Clarke Stayer [USA]Rhoda Hopkins [USA]6-3 6-10100.0%
23-Jun-1952WimbledonGrassMaureen Connolly [USA]6/13Louise Brough [USA]7-5 6-3Fry, Canning Todd861.0%
30-Jun-1952CincinnatiClayAnita Kanter [USA]3/5Doris Popple [USA]6-0 6-1Turber, Stewart1100.0%
30-Jun-1952NantwichElsie Phillips [GBR]Shirley Bloomer [GBR]4-6 6-2 12-100100.0%
30-Jun-1952Wimbledon PlateGrassBeatrice Abbas [FRA]2/2Gem Hoahing [GBR]0-6 6-4 6-3Schmitt, Straubeova025.0%
3-Jul-1952 DortmundClayDorothy Knode [USA]1/9Erika Vollmer [GER]6-0 6-2150.0%
7-Jul-1952BastadClayHazel Redick Smith [RSA]6/6Julia Wipplinger [RSA]6-2 8-61100.0%
7-Jul-1952BathSheila Macintosh [GBR]Vera Uber [GBR]6-1 4-6 6-20100.0%
7-Jul-1952Belgian NatlsNany De Ridder [BEL]Christiane Mercelis [BEL]6-1 6-20100.0%
7-Jul-1952BrooklandsFrances Walthew [GBR]Norma Potts [GBR]6-2 4-6 6-40100.0%
7-Jul-1952DublinGrassMaureen Connolly [USA]7/13Jean Walker Smith [GBR]6-1 6-1Lombard, Trower286.0%
7-Jul-1952DurbanClayRuth Smith [RSA]Thea Hale [RSA]7-5 6-00100.0%
7-Jul-1952EdgbastonGrassDoris Hart [USA]6/7Shirley Fry [USA]7-5 3-6 9-7Bartlett, Canning Todd368.0%
7-Jul-1952FelixstoweGrassJean Quertier [GBR]3/3Baba Lewis [USA]6-1 4-6 6-2Gaskell, Harrison Brown175.0%
7-Jul-1952GstaadClayDorothy Knode [USA]2/9Erika Vollmer [GER]6-2 0-6 6-2Veber, Partridge033.0%
7-Jul-1952MatlockDoreen Wedderburn [RSA]3/3Shirley Bloomer [GBR]7-5 6-1050.0%
7-Jul-1952NottinghamGrassBeryl Penrose [AUS]1/4Helen Fletcher [GBR]7-9 6-4 7-5Illingworth, Houseley087.0%
7-Jul-1952River ForestClayAnita Kanter [USA]4/5Lucille Davidson [USA]6-4 6-3Nicholson, Wang096.0%
7-Jul-1952SunderlandGrassRosemary Walsh [USA]3/5Joyce Reid [GBR]2-6 6-3 6-2050.0%
7-Jul-1952VelbertClayThelma Long [AUS]3/4Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]6-3 6-4Hoahing, Pohmann025.0%
14-Jul-1952CarrickminesGrassMary Nichols [IRL]Betty Lombard [IRL]7-5 6-40100.0%
14-Jul-1952DusseldorfClayThelma Long [AUS]4/4Joan Curry [GBR]6-0 6-1Vollmer, Redick Smith237.0%
14-Jul-1952EdinburghGrassBeryl Bartlett [RSA]2/2Gwendy Love [RSA]3-6 6-2 6-2Mackay, Rhodes075.0%
14-Jul-1952Frinton-on-SeaGrassJean Walker Smith [GBR]3/6Jean Quertier [GBR]7-5 6-3Buxton, Lewis292.0%
14-Jul-1952HaverfordGrassMaureen Connolly [USA]8/13Bunny Vosters [USA]6-2 6-0Felix, Barnett1100.0%
14-Jul-1952HoylakeGrassRosemary Walsh [USA]4/5Georgie Woodgate [GBR]2-6 6-2 6-3Macleod, Phillips075.0%
14-Jul-1952IndianapolisClayAnita Kanter [USA]5/5Karol Fageros [USA]7-5 6-4Stewart, Nicholson0100.0%
14-Jul-1952Newport WalesGrassBeryl Penrose [AUS]2/4Doreen Wedderburn [RSA]6-2 4-6 6-4Petchell, Bulleid075.0%
14-Jul-1952ZagrebClayMarica Crnadak [YUG]Eva Sernec [YUG]8-6 6-20100.0%
17-Jul-1952IpswichDaphne Seeney [AUS]Greta Schultz [AUS]4-6 6-3 9-70100.0%
17-Jul-1952Soviet ChampionshipsElisabeta Chuvryrina [URS]Tatiana Nalimova [URS]4-6 7-5 6-00100.0%
21-Jul-1952MiddletownKarol Fageros [USA]1/2Elaine Lewicki [USA]6-2 6-40100.0%
21-Jul-1952New RochelleLouise Raymond [USA]Betty Coumbe [USA]6-3 6-30100.0%
21-Jul-1952PhiladelphiaClayJoan Nicholson [USA]Connie Bowan [USA]6-0 6-10100.0%
28-Jul-1952BedfordGrassElaine Watson [GBR]Joyce Reid [GBR]6-1 6-10100.0%
28-Jul-1952BudeRita Bentley [GBR]Nancy Liebert [GBR]6-1 6-40100.0%
28-Jul-1952NewcastleGeorgie Woodgate [GBR]1/2Jean Trower [GBR]6-0 6-0Bulleid, Whitmarsh088.0%
28-Jul-1952WorthingClayBeryl Penrose [AUS]3/4Gwendy Love [RSA]6-3 6-1Bartlett, Harper062.0%
29-Jul-1952LodzClayJadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]Zuzana Rychkowna [POL]9-7 6-30100.0%
2-Aug-1952 HamburgClayDorothy Knode [USA]3/9Erika Vollmer [GER]6-1 6-3Mottram, Curry158.0%
4-Aug-1952BaselClayViolette Rigollet [SUI]Edith Sutz [SUI]6-2 6-20100.0%
4-Aug-1952Bournemouth 2GrassAnne Shilcock [GBR]Angela Buxton [GBR]6-8 6-1 6-2Thomson, Starling087.0%
4-Aug-1952Dutch NationalsJoopy Van Der Wal [NED]Fanny Ten Bosch [NED]6-4 6-30100.0%
4-Aug-1952LlanellyGrassJean Walker Smith [GBR]4/6Nell Hopman [AUS]7-5 6-2Morgan, Watson175.0%
4-Aug-1952Norwegian NationalsLaila Schou Nilsen [NOR]2/2Ruth Haukenes [NOR]6-3 5-7 6-20100.0%
4-Aug-1952OrangeGrassDoris Hart [USA]7/7Shirley Fry [USA]6-1 6-3Connolly, Brough384.0%
4-Aug-1952ReadingGrassMargot Parker [GBR]Margaret Grace [GBR]6-3 6-30100.0%
4-Aug-1952SodertaljeClayBibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]Mary Lagerborg [SWE]6-2 6-20100.0%
4-Aug-1952SopotClayVlasta Holeckova [TCH]Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]UNK050.0%
4-Aug-1952WellingboroughGrassBetty Wilford [GBR]2/3Jean Petchell [GBR]6-46-40100.0%
6-Aug-1952HullGrassShirley Bloomer [GBR]1/3Valerie Lewis [GBR]4-6 6-4 6-20100.0%
6-Aug-1952IlkleyGrassEvelyn Moeller [GBR]1/2Valerie Lewis [GBR]6-4 6-30100.0%
10-Aug-1952CopenhagenClayMilly Vagn Nielsen [DEN]Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]7-5 6-20100.0%
10-Aug-1952HelsinkiClayMaire Arni [FIN]Kaija Horsma [FIN]6-4 2-6 6-10100.0%
10-Aug-1952KnokkeClayDorothy Knode [USA]4/9Susan Partridge [GBR]6-2 6-2150.0%
11-Aug-1952CranleighGrassBetty Wilford [GBR]3/3Margot Parker [GBR]5-7 6-2 6-00100.0%
11-Aug-1952CromerGrassBarbara Knapp [GBR]Mrs Leonie Brighton [GBR]6-3 1-6 8-60100.0%
11-Aug-1952FalmouthLaura Morgan [GBR]Billie Woodgate [GBR]6-4 6-30100.0%
11-Aug-1952MontroseAnita Lizana [CHI]1/2Doreen Wedderburn [RSA]6-4 4-6 6-3050.0%
11-Aug-1952St. Andrews HardClayAnita Lizana [CHI]2/2Doreen Wedderburn [RSA]6-3 6-3Macfarlane, Mackay075.0%
11-Aug-1952West WorthingLorna Cornell [GBR]2/4Angela Buxton [GBR]8-6 6-8 6-2Bloomer, Harris0100.0%
12-Aug-1952ViareggioClayJoan Curry [GBR]9/9Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]6-0 6-2050.0%
13-Aug-1952Manchester-on-SeaGrassMaureen Connolly [USA]9/13Louise Brough [USA]4-6 6-0 6-3Fry, Kanter581.0%
18-Aug-1952Bad NeuenahrClayJoy Mottram [GBR]2/5Beryl Penrose [AUS]6-1 6-2050.0%
18-Aug-1952BognorAngela Buxton [GBR]Gladys Lines [GBR]6-0 6-10100.0%
18-Aug-1952ExmouthGrassDorothy Knode [USA]5/9Elaine Watson [GBR]6-2 6-0Stoodley Morgan, Walsh190.0%
18-Aug-1952OstendSusan Partridge [GBR]3/7Christiane Mercelis [BEL]6-2 6-4050.0%
18-Aug-1952Scarborough 2GrassJean Walker Smith [GBR]5/6Beryl Penrose [AUS]7-5 6-2Knapp, Bartlett189.0%
18-Aug-1952TorontoClayMelita Ramirez [MEX]2/3Lucille Davidson [USA]6-4 6-3Brown, Sladek050.0%
18-Aug-1952Wilberforce ATA ChpsAlthea Gibson [USA]Mary Etta Fine [USA]6-3 6-1Vaughan0100.0%
18-Aug-1952WinchesterGrassViola White [GBR]1/2Doreen Spiers [GBR]5-7 6-3 6-10100.0%
21-Aug-1952RiccioneClayJoy Mottram [GBR]3/5Joan Curry [GBR]4-6 6-1 6-2Migliori, Ward Hales075.0%
22-Aug-1952IstanbulClayDorothy Knode [USA]6/9Bahtiye Musluoglu [TUR]61 6-3Zehden120.0%
23-Aug-1952Santa MonicaHardBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]Dodo Cheney [USA]6-2 6-3Green, Kristenson095.0%
25-Aug-1952Budleigh SaltertonViola White [GBR]2/2Gem Hoahing [GBR]6-1 6-3Paton Walsh, Phillips094.0%
25-Aug-1952CarlisleGrassPat Harrison Brown [GBR]2/2Joyce Reid [GBR]6-4 6-40100.0%
25-Aug-1952East HamptonGrassShirley Fry [USA]3/5Nancy Chaffee [USA]2-6 7-5 6-4Mortimer, Kanter155.0%
25-Aug-1952FolkestoneLorna Cornell [GBR]3/4Barbara Knapp [GBR]6-2 6-2Harris, Grace0100.0%
25-Aug-1952HeatonEvelyn Moeller [GBR]2/2Kay Stott [GBR]6-2 6-40100.0%
25-Aug-1952New MaldenClayGeorgie Woodgate [GBR]2/2Jennifer Middleton [GBR]6-1 6-30100.0%
28-Aug-1952Cortina d'AmpezzoClayManuela Bologna [ITA]Joy Mottram [GBR]6-4 6-3050.0%
28-Aug-1952SpaSusan Partridge [GBR]4/7Nany De Ridder [BEL]6-1 6-8 6-1050.0%
28-Aug-1952Sydney MetroClayMary Hawton [AUS]1/2Esme Ashford [AUS]6-2 6-20100.0%
28-Aug-1952Tunbridge WellsGrassLorna Cornell [GBR]4/4Rosemary Walsh [USA]6-3 6-1Petchell, Knapp087.0%
29-Aug-1952US National ChampionshipsGrassMaureen Connolly [USA]10/13Doris Hart [USA]6-3 7-5Brough, Fry482.0%
1-Sep-1952 Bexhill-on-SeaMargaret Grace [GBR]Sue Waters [GBR]6-2 2-6 6-20100.0%
1-Sep-1952Lee-on-SolentRosemary Walsh [USA]5/5Margot Parker [GBR]6-1 6-2Bloomer, Watson087.0%
1-Sep-1952Roehampton AutumnClayBeryl Penrose [AUS]4/4Georgie Woodgate [GBR]9-7 2-6 6-1Woodgate, Middleton094.0%
1-Sep-1952SalzburgClayHella Kovac [YUG]2/2Elizabeth Broz [AUT]6-3 6-0050.0%
6-Sep-1952AthensClayDorothy Knode [USA]7/9Totta Zehden [GER]6-0 8-6150.0%
8-Sep-1952EastbourneGrassJean Walker Smith [GBR]6/6Jean Quertier [GBR]6-3 6-4Harrison Brown, Penrose296.0%
13-Sep-1952Kingston NatlsMrs C S JohnstoneIvy Cover Ramsey [JAM]3-6 6-1 6-4050.0%
13-Sep-1952Los Angeles Pac SouthwestHardMaureen Connolly [USA]11/13Doris Hart [USA]6-4 3-6 6-1Fry, Brough585.0%
15-Sep-1952HarrowBillie Woodgate [GBR]2/2Lorna Cornell [GBR]6-2 6-30100.0%
15-Sep-1952Southdean 2Shirley Bloomer [GBR]2/3Mary Harris [GBR]6-1 6-2Shilcock, Hale075.0%
18-Sep-1952VeniceClayDorothy Knode [USA]8/9Joan Curry [GBR]6-1 6-0Lazzarino, Bologna150.0%
19-Sep-1952CraigsideCarpetJoan Macleod [GBR]2/2Molly Stone [GBR]6-3 6-30100.0%
20-Sep-1952BerkeleyHardShirley Fry [USA]4/5Thelma Long [AUS]7-9 6-2 6-4Smith, Kanter276.0%
22-Sep-1952CirencesterShirley Bloomer [GBR]3/3Elsie Phillips [GBR]4-6 7-5 6-1Buxton, Pitt087.0%
23-Sep-1952Paris Coupe PoreeClayDorothy Knode [USA]9/9Jacqueline Boutin [FRA]6-0 6-3Partridge, Landry140.0%
25-Sep-1952BadenClayJoy Mottram [GBR]4/5Joan Curry [GBR]UNK0100.0%
3-Oct-1952 Mexico CityClayShirley Fry [USA]5/5Thelma Long [AUS]6-4 6-4Lewis, Ramirez253.0%
6-Oct-1952London IndoorsCarpetAngela Mortimer [GBR]4/5Susan Partridge [GBR]6-3 3-6 6-3Shilcock, Fletcher195.0%
27-Oct-1952Stockholm Queen'sCarpetSusan Partridge [GBR]5/7Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]6-3 7-5050.0%
29-Oct-1952BrisbaneGrassLavinia Singleton [AUS]Daphne Seeney [AUS]UNK0100.0%
3-Nov-1952 Torquay PalaceCarpetAngela Mortimer [GBR]5/5Joan Curry [GBR]6-3 6-1Woodgate, Shilcock196.0%
9-Nov-1952Rio de JaneiroClaySusan Partridge [GBR]6/7Nelly Landry [BEL]6-3 2-6 6-4Fletcher066.0%
13-Nov-1952SydneyGrassMaureen Connolly [USA]12/13Julie Sampson Hayward [USA]6-2 6-3Penrose, Hawton193.0%
20-Nov-1952Sao PauloSusan Partridge [GBR]7/7Helen Fletcher [GBR]1-6 6-2 6-3Landry, Ribeiro050.0%
24-Nov-1952OrlandoClayKarol Fageros [USA]2/2Pat Stewart [USA]6-3 2-6 6-4Bralower0100.0%
25-Nov-1952Melbourne NSW vs VICRound robin event0100.0%
27-Nov-1952MelbourneGrassMaureen Connolly [USA]13/13Julie Sampson Hayward [USA]UNKAngwin, Hawton193.0%
4-Dec-1952 BarranquillaClayMelita Ramirez [MEX]3/3Betty Pratt [USA]UNKWright, Lewis042.0%
13-Dec-1952Hobart ExhoGrassRound robin event0100.0%
15-Dec-1952Launceston ExhoGrassRound robin event1100.0%
20-Dec-1952East LondonClayJoan Scott [RSA]Ann Pretorius [RSA]10-8 6-4Forbes, Lewis0100.0%
24-Dec-1952Port ElizabethToodles Watermeyer [RSA]Thea Hale [RSA]6-3 6-30100.0%
29-Dec-1952CalcuttaGrassJoy Mottram [GBR]5/5Rita Davar [IND]6-2 6-1050.0%
29-Dec-1952Perth CityHelen Collins [AUS]Pat Cunningham [AUS]6-2 4-6 6-10100.0%
29-Dec-1952Sydney ManlyGrassMary Hawton [AUS]2/2Beryl Penrose [AUS]5-7 6-0 6-20100.0%

 

1952 Year-End Elo Rankings    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added. Surface ratings are particularly susceptible to limited data.
RankPlayerAgeTitlesW-LElohElo RankhElocElo RankcElogElo RankgEloiElo RankiElo
1Doris Hart [USA]27748-62268.321997.112138.812173.5
2Maureen Connolly [USA]181368-22226.512058.222126.2
3Shirley Fry [USA]25557-122115.141830.321994.232006.9
4Louise Brough [USA]29128-72039.831858.941957.1
5Patricia Canning Todd [USA]30536-82024.931895.651952.511769.5
6Jean Walker Smith [GBR]28649-91971.541885.761891.4
7Dorothy Knode [USA]27936-71924.151754.251884.571755.2
8Thelma Long [AUS]34435-101841.071628.461781.781752.4
9Angela Mortimer [GBR]20540-81837.991740.7121703.821731.5
10Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]26630-51827.481740.8101731.1
11Jean Quertier [GBR]27334-111819.1101733.691748.731687.6
12Joy Mottram [GBR]24529-71807.471765.0
13Anita Kanter [USA]525-101802.861632.9111716.3131695.0
14Susan Partridge [GBR]730-161783.2131670.1141679.141677.2
15Joan Curry [GBR]933-111757.0121702.5111723.951649.4
16Beryl Penrose [AUS]22448-161723.8141657.4151657.5
17Julie Sampson Hayward [USA]18014-81694.481571.5171636.4
18Gem Hoahing [GBR]32223-81673.2151637.8161638.5
19Baba Lewis [USA]32010-111635.5161618.5211541.9
20Helen Fletcher [GBR]21028-201629.5231505.1191557.271494.8

 

1952 Elo Number Ones    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Players who held the #1 position this season. (Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added.)
PlayerStartEndConsecutive WeeksPreceded ByFollowed By
Doris Hart [USA]2-Apr-19513-Mar-195249Margaret Osborne Dupont
Maureen Connolly [USA]10-Mar-195228-Apr-19528
Doris Hart [USA]5-May-195223-Jun-19528
Maureen Connolly [USA]7-Jul-19524-Aug-19525
Doris Hart [USA]11-Aug-195211-Aug-19521
Maureen Connolly [USA]18-Aug-195210-Nov-195213
Doris Hart [USA]17-Nov-19525-Jan-19538Maureen Connolly

 

Top Player Stats    Top

Detailed won-loss records for the 30 most active players. (Surface not known for all tournaments, and "carpet" includes a variety of other indoor surfaces, such as wood and tiles.)
PlayerEventsMatchesW-LW%FinalsW-LW%3 SetsW-LW%HardW-LW%ClayW-LW%GrassW-LW%CarpetW-LW%
Maureen Connolly [USA]187068-297.1%1413-192.0%1311-284.0%1615-193.0%00-0-5655-198.0%00-0-
Doris Hart [USA]145448-688.9%117-463.0%1511-473.0%65-183.0%1919-0100.0%2320-386.0%00-0-
Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]113530-585.7%66-0100.0%21-150.0%00-0-2118-385.0%1412-285.0%00-0-
Jean Walker Smith [GBR]145849-984.5%86-275.0%84-450.0%00-0-1816-288.0%3731-683.0%00-0-
Dorothy Knode [USA]164336-783.7%119-281.0%87-187.0%52-340.0%2322-195.0%1512-380.0%00-0-
Angela Mortimer [GBR]134840-883.3%55-0100.0%32-166.0%00-0-2118-385.0%159-660.0%1414-0100.0%
Shirley Fry [USA]196957-1282.6%115-645.0%148-657.0%98-188.0%2520-580.0%2823-582.0%00-0-
Patricia Canning Todd [USA]134436-881.8%105-550.0%51-420.0%00-0-107-370.0%3026-486.0%54-180.0%
Joy Mottram [GBR]123629-780.6%85-362.0%73-442.0%00-0-3326-778.0%11-0100.0%00-0-
Louise Brough [USA]83528-780.0%41-325.0%96-366.0%108-280.0%00-0-2520-580.0%00-0-
Thelma Long [AUS]144535-1077.8%84-450.0%63-350.0%53-260.0%1613-381.0%2419-579.0%00-0-
Jean Quertier [GBR]134534-1175.6%63-350.0%1210-283.0%00-0-107-370.0%2619-773.0%98-188.0%
Beryl Penrose [AUS]226448-1675.0%94-544.0%148-657.0%00-0-2519-676.0%3123-874.0%00-0-
Joan Curry [GBR]214433-1175.0%169-756.0%63-350.0%00-0-3426-876.0%21-150.0%86-275.0%
Gem Hoahing [GBR]103123-874.2%52-340.0%75-271.0%00-0-1210-283.0%149-564.0%00-0-
Anita Kanter [USA]153525-1071.4%75-271.0%53-260.0%148-657.0%1111-0100.0%117-463.0%00-0-
Betty Wilford [GBR]123021-970.0%43-175.0%97-277.0%00-0-139-469.0%1612-475.0%21-150.0%
Georgie Woodgate [GBR]164632-1469.6%62-433.0%147-750.0%00-0-2116-576.0%126-650.0%75-271.0%
Beryl Bartlett [RSA]113121-1067.7%32-166.0%96-366.0%00-0-63-350.0%2014-670.0%00-0-
Rosemary Walsh [USA]173221-1165.6%65-183.0%118-372.0%00-0-20-20.0%2013-765.0%21-150.0%
Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]122919-1065.5%42-250.0%86-275.0%00-0-1612-475.0%138-561.0%00-0-
Susan Partridge [GBR]234630-1665.2%127-558.0%106-460.0%00-0-2112-957.0%74-357.0%139-469.0%
Lorna Cornell [GBR]204125-1661.0%64-266.0%2013-765.0%00-0-1610-662.0%149-564.0%40-40.0%
Helen Fletcher [GBR]194828-2058.3%20-20.0%148-657.0%00-0-105-550.0%2514-1156.0%75-271.0%
Billie Woodgate [GBR]163319-1457.6%32-166.0%95-455.0%00-0-128-466.0%137-653.0%10-10.0%
Elaine Watson [GBR]214525-2055.6%31-233.0%97-277.0%00-0-137-653.0%2113-861.0%42-250.0%
Ross Bulleid [GBR]142815-1353.6%00-0-115-645.0%00-0-117-463.0%83-537.0%63-350.0%
Anne Shilcock [GBR]163217-1553.1%11-0100.0%85-362.0%00-0-94-544.0%137-653.0%96-366.0%
Shirley Bloomer [GBR]203316-1748.5%53-260.0%129-375.0%00-0-84-450.0%115-645.0%10-10.0%
Mary Harris [GBR]193011-1936.7%20-20.0%61-516.0%00-0-113-827.0%73-442.0%42-250.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

MeetingsPlayerOpponentWinsLossesWin PercentageFinals
8Doris HartShirley Fry6275.0%8
5Julie Sampson HaywardMaureen Connolly050.0%2
4Gem HoahingBetty Wilford2250.0%1
4Angela MortimerAnne Shilcock40100.0%0
4Beryl PenroseBeryl Bartlett3175.0%1
4Louise BroughMaureen Connolly1325.0%4
4Shirley FryMaureen Connolly040.0%0
3Doris HartJulia Wipplinger30100.0%1
3Betty LombardMary Nichols2166.7%3
3Elaine WatsonGeorgie Woodgate030.0%0
3Jean Walker SmithJoy Mottram2166.7%3
3Doris HartMaureen Connolly1233.3%2
3Beryl PenroseMary Harris30100.0%0
3Shirley BloomerBetty Wilford030.0%0
3Susan PartridgeNelly Landry1233.3%2
3Susan PartridgeHelen Fletcher30100.0%1
3Shirley BloomerSheila Blackburn30100.0%0
3Dorothy KnodeMaureen Connolly030.0%2
3Dorothy KnodeErika Vollmer30100.0%3
3Anne ShilcockJean Quertier1233.3%0

 

Country Rankings    Top

How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.
Countryvs Others: MatchesWinsLossesWin PercFinalsWinsLossesWin Percvs Self: MatchesFinalsDiff TitlistsDiff FinalistsDiff Players
Romania1514193.3%660100.0%00111
United States3242398573.8%33211263.6%309432040182
South Africa140875362.1%159660.0%33891341
Australia135805559.3%167943.8%9215122377
Argentina27141351.9%32166.7%00222
Mexico22111150.0%330100.0%00117
Japan126650.0%000-00001
Italy26101638.5%41325.0%31239
United Kingdom43716727038.2%46212545.7%774583557372
Belgium27101737.0%62433.3%11235
Switzerland145935.7%000-11123
France66234334.8%63350.0%724930
Germany48143429.2%5050.0%1011428
Ireland2051525.0%1010.0%1732328
Austria123925.0%2020.0%00012

 

 

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