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Women's singles
1951 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Maureen Connolly
Runner-up	Shirley Fry
Score	6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
← 1950 · U.S. National Championships · 1952 →

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.

Seeds

The tournament used two lists for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Maureen Connolly is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.

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 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.

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