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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue(s): Westend Tennis Hall, Espoo
Date Started: July 26, 1952
Date Finished: July 26, 1952
Format: Top four finishers in each pool advanced to semi-finals.
| Gold: | Irene Camber-Corno |
| Silver: | Ilona Elek-Schacherer |
| Bronze: | Karen Lachmann |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | 45 | Hungary | HUN | 5 | 0 | 8 | QU |
| 2 | Irene Camber-Corno | 26 | Italy | ITA | 4 | 1 | 9 | QU |
| 3 | Polly Craus | 29 | United States | USA | 2 | 3 | 17 | QU |
| 4 | Grete Kunz | 44 | Austria | AUT | 2 | 3 | 18 | QU |
| 5 | Nadezhda Shitikova | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 1 | 4 | 18 | |
| 6 | Gillian Sheen | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appolinariya Plekhanova | Soviet Union | URS | 5 | 0 | 9 | QU | |
| 2 | Magda Nyári-Kovács | 31 | Hungary | HUN | 3 | 1 | 9 | QU |
| 3 | Lilo Allgayer | 36 | Germany | GER | 3 | 1 | 11 | QU |
| 4 | Silvia Strukel | 36 | Italy | ITA | 2 | 3 | 16 | QU |
| 5 | Odette Drand | 25 | France | FRA | 1 | 4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Patricia Buller | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Lachmann | 36 | Denmark | DEN | 4 | 1 | 11 | QU |
| 2 | Maxine Mitchell | 34 | United States | USA | 3 | 2 | 12 | QU |
| 3 | Fritzi Wenisch-Filz | 44 | Austria | AUT | 2 | 3 | 18 | QU |
| 4 | Lylian Malherbaud-Lecomte-Guyonneau | France | FRA | 2 | 3 | 16 | QU | |
| 5 | Margit Elek | 41 | Hungary | HUN | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 6 | Anna Ponomaryova | Soviet Union | URS | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1T | Jan York-Romary | 24 | United States | USA | 4 | 1 | 12 | QU |
| 1T | Renée Garilhe | 29 | France | FRA | 3 | 1 | 10 | QU |
| 3 | Ellen Müller-Preis | 40 | Austria | AUT | 3 | 2 | 16 | QU |
| 4 | Mary Glen-Haig | 34 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 | 3 | 17 | QU |
| 5 | Irena Nawrocka | 34 | Poland | POL | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| 6 | Elsa Irigoyen | 33 | Argentina | ARG | 0 | 4 | 16 |