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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Location: Westend Tennis Hall
Date Started: July 27, 1952
Date Finished: July 27, 1952
Format: Top four finishers in each pool advanced to final.
| Gold: | Irene Camber-Corno |
| Silver: | Ilona Elek-Schacherer |
| Bronze: | Karen Lachmann |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Lachmann | 36 | Denmark | DEN | 7 | 0 | 9 | QU |
| 2 | Lylian Malherbaud-Lecomte-Guyonneau | France | FRA | 5 | 2 | 18 | QU | |
| 3 | Jan York-Romary | 24 | United States | USA | 4 | 3 | 19 | QU |
| 4 | Magda Nyári-Kovács | 31 | Hungary | HUN | 4 | 3 | 21 | QU |
| 5 | Silvia Strukel | 36 | Italy | ITA | 3 | 4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Ellen Müller-Preis | 40 | Austria | AUT | 3 | 4 | 20 | |
| 7 | Polly Craus | 29 | United States | USA | 1 | 6 | 25 | |
| 8 | Grete Kunz | 44 | Austria | AUT | 1 | 6 | 27 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BW | BL | TR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | 45 | Hungary | HUN | 6 | 0 | 6 | QU |
| 2T | Maxine Mitchell | 34 | United States | USA | 5 | 1 | 9 | QU |
| 2T | Renée Garilhe | 29 | France | FRA | 5 | 2 | 19 | QU |
| 4 | Irene Camber-Corno | 26 | Italy | ITA | 4 | 3 | 18 | QU |
| 5 | Mary Glen-Haig | 34 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 | 4 | 20 | |
| 6 | Lilo Allgayer | 36 | Germany | GER | 2 | 5 | 24 | |
| 7 | Fritzi Wenisch-Filz | 44 | Austria | AUT | 1 | 5 | 20 | |
| 8 | Appolinariya Plekhanova | Soviet Union | URS | 1 | 6 | 27 |