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1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1951 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
Runners-upUnited States Louise Brough
United States Margaret Osborne
Score6–3, 13–11
Details
Draw48 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1950 · Wimbledon Championships · 1952 →

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]

Seeds

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01.   United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret duPont (final)
02.   United States Shirley Fry / United States Doris Hart (champions)
03.   United States Barbara Davidson / United States Betty Rosenquest (semifinals)
04.   United States Beverly Baker / United States Nancy Chaffee (semifinals)

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
6 6
United Kingdom Joy Mottram
United Kingdom Jean Walker-Smith
1 4
1 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
6 6
3 United States Barbara Davidson
United States Betty Rosenquest
1 3
3 United States Barbara Davidson
United States Betty Rosenquest
8 6
United Kingdom Peggy Dawson-Scott
United Kingdom Betty Wilford
6 1
1 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
3 11
2 United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
6 13
United Kingdom Mary Eyre
United Kingdom Viola White
2 4
4 United States Beverly Baker
United States Nancy Chaffee
6 6
4 United States Beverly Baker
United States Nancy Chaffee
0 2
2 United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
6 6
United Kingdom Jean Quertier
United Kingdom Kay Tuckey
3 1
2 United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
6 6
United Kingdom Molly Blair
United Kingdom Jean Trower
1 3
1 United States L Brough
United States M duPont
6 6
United Kingdom M Mackay
United Kingdom H Proudfoot
1 2
Sweden Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén
Austria Helga Strecker
w/o
United Kingdom Molly Mackay
United Kingdom Helen Proudfoot
1 United States L Brough
United States M duPont
6 6
United Kingdom J Mottram
United Kingdom J Walker-Smith
1 4
United Kingdom Susan Billington
United Kingdom Margot Parker
France Nelly Adamson
United States Althea Gibson
w/o
United Kingdom S Billington
United Kingdom M Parker
5 5
United Kingdom J Mottram
United Kingdom J Walker-Smith
7 7
France Jacqueline Marcellin
France Suzanne Schmitt
3 0
United Kingdom Joy Mottram
United Kingdom Jean Walker-Smith
6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States Barbara Davidson
United States Betty Rosenquest
6 6
United Kingdom Valerie Gardner
United Kingdom Janet Morgan
2 4 3 United States B Davidson
United States E Rosenquest
6 8
Australia Nancye Bolton
Australia Thelma Long
w/o United Kingdom P Gotla
United Kingdom B Knapp
4 6
United Kingdom Pat Gotla
United Kingdom Barbara Knapp
3 United States B Davidson
United States E Rosenquest
8 11
United Kingdom Bea Walter
United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate
7 7 United Kingdom B Walter
United Kingdom G Woodgate
6 9
United States Gloria Butler
Czechoslovakia Helena Matouš
5 5 United Kingdom B Walter
United Kingdom G Woodgate
6 8
United Kingdom Margot Gordon
United Kingdom Mary Halford
6 6 United Kingdom M Gordon
United Kingdom M Halford
2 6
United Kingdom Pat Harrison
United Kingdom Anne Layfield
2 3 3 United States B Davidson
United States E Rosenquest
8 6
United Kingdom BM Goodman
United Kingdom Rosemary Walsh
6 3 United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott
United Kingdom E Wilford
6 1
United Kingdom Margaret Carlisle
United Kingdom Katie Johns
8 6 United Kingdom M Carlisle
United Kingdom K Johns
1 1
United Kingdom Peggy Dawson-Scott
United Kingdom Betty Wilford
6 6 United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott
United Kingdom E Wilford
6 6
United Kingdom Gay Chandler
United Kingdom Thelma Lister
1 4 United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott
United Kingdom E Wilford
7 2 6
United States Rita Anderson
United Kingdom Joan Curry
United States R Anderson
United Kingdom J Curry
5 6 2
Italy Manuela Bologna
Italy Nicla Migliori
w/o United States R Anderson
United Kingdom J Curry
6 6
United Kingdom Patsy O'Connell
United Kingdom Effie Peters
6 8 United Kingdom P O'Connell
United Kingdom E Peters
1 4
United Kingdom Audrey Bates
United Kingdom Ada Ernest
2 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Mrs MJ Baker
United Kingdom Margaret Knott
6 6
United Kingdom Peggy Knight
United Kingdom Enid Sutton
2 4 United Kingdom Mrs MJ Baker
United Kingdom M Knott
4 6
Q United Kingdom Andy Ross-Dilley
United Kingdom Joey Ross-Dilley
6 3 3 United Kingdom M Eyre
United Kingdom V White
6 8
United Kingdom Mary Eyre
United Kingdom Viola White
4 6 6 United Kingdom M Eyre
United Kingdom V White
5 6 6
United Kingdom Margaret Emerson
United Kingdom Billie Woodgate
6 6 Netherlands P Hermsen
Netherlands Mrs MA Schmier
7 1 2
Norway Ruth Haukenes
Argentina Mary Terán de Weiss
4 4 United Kingdom M Emerson
United Kingdom R Woodgate
1 2
Kenya Sheila Dowdeswell
United Kingdom Pearl Panton
6 1 3 Netherlands P Hermsen
Netherlands Mrs MA Schmier
6 6
Netherlands Nel Hermsen
Netherlands Mrs MA Schmier
1 6 6 United Kingdom M Eyre
United Kingdom V White
2 4
South Africa Beryl Bartlett
Australia Clare Proctor
6 6 4 United States B Baker
United States N Chaffee
6 6
United Kingdom Enid Andrews
United Kingdom Vera Thomas
1 2 South Africa B Bartlett
Australia C Proctor
6 6
Q United Kingdom Lesley Fulton
United Kingdom Evelyn Moeller
5 3 United Kingdom R Bulleid
United Kingdom A Mortimer
0 3
United Kingdom Rosemary Bulleid
United Kingdom Angela Mortimer
7 6 South Africa B Bartlett
Australia C Proctor
6 2 12
Q United Kingdom Doreen Spiers
United Kingdom Lorna White
9 3 4 United States B Baker
United States N Chaffee
4 6 14
United Kingdom Joy Hibbert
United Kingdom Gem Hoahing
11 6 United Kingdom J Hibbert
United Kingdom C Hoahing
1 0
United Kingdom Helen Fletcher
United Kingdom Pat Ward
1 2 4 United States B Baker
United States N Chaffee
6 6
4 United States Beverly Baker
United States Nancy Chaffee
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Nancy Glover
United Kingdom Freda Hammersley
6 2 2
United Kingdom Susan Partridge
United Kingdom Anne Shilcock
2 6 6
United Kingdom S Partridge
United Kingdom A Shilcock
3 2
United Kingdom J Quertier
United Kingdom K Tuckey
6 6
Q United Kingdom Lorna Cornell
United Kingdom Elaine Watson
0 0
United Kingdom Jean Quertier
United Kingdom Kay Tuckey
6 6
United Kingdom J Quertier
United Kingdom K Tuckey
3 1
2 United States S Fry
United States D Hart
6 6
United Kingdom Pam Bocquet
United Kingdom Sheila Speight
2 6 5
Q United Kingdom Margaret Lewis
United Kingdom Gwen Scott
6 1 7
United Kingdom M Lewis
United Kingdom G Scott
1 2
2 United States S Fry
United States D Hart
6 6
United Kingdom Joey Lloyd
United Kingdom Alex McKelvie
0 0
2 United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
6 6

References

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  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.
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