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1950 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1950 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Louise Brough
Runner-upUnited States Margaret duPont
Score6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw96 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1949 · Wimbledon Championships · 1951 →

Louise Brough successfully defended her title, defeating Margaret duPont in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Seeds

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01.   United States Louise Brough (champion)
02.   United States Margaret duPont (final)
03.   United States Doris Hart (semifinals)
04.   United States Pat Todd (semifinals)
05.   United States Shirley Fry (quarterfinals)
06.   United Kingdom Betty Harrison (quarterfinals)
07.   United States Gussie Moran (quarterfinals)
08.   Italy Annalisa Bossi (first round)

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 2 6 6
5 United States Shirley Fry 6 3 0
1 United States Louise Brough 6 6
3 United States Doris Hart 4 3
3 United States Doris Hart 6 6
United States Barbara Scofield 1 1
1 United States Louise Brough 6 3 6
2 United States Margaret duPont 1 6 1
6 United Kingdom Betty Harrison 2 2
4 United States Pat Todd 6 6
4 United States Pat Todd 6 6 6
2 United States Margaret duPont 8 4 8
7 United States Gussie Moran 4 4
2 United States Margaret duPont 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States Louise Brough 6 6
United Kingdom Leonie Brighton 0 1
1 United States L Brough 9 6
United Kingdom J Mottram 7 2
United Kingdom Joy Mottram 6 6
Netherlands Nel Hermsen 2 1
1 United States L Brough 6 6
United Kingdom E Andrews 0 0
United Kingdom Evelyn Moeller 6 2 4
United Kingdom Enid Andrews 4 6 6
United Kingdom E Andrews 2 7 6
France G Bucaille 6 5 2
United States Betty Rosenquest 6 5
France Ginette Bucaille 8 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States Shirley Fry 6 6
United Kingdom Susan Partridge 3 2
5 United States S Fry 6 6
United States R Anderson 1 1
United States Rita Anderson 6 6
United Kingdom Joan Quelch 2 1
5 United States S Fry 6 7
United Kingdom J Curry 2 5
Republic of Ireland Betty Lombard 9 5 6
Q United Kingdom Margaret Knott 7 7 3
Republic of Ireland E Lombard 4 5
United Kingdom J Curry 6 7
Q United Kingdom Jean Trower 6 2 1
United Kingdom Joan Curry 4 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States Doris Hart 6 8
United Kingdom Kay Tuckey 4 6 3 United States D Hart 6 6
Sweden Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén 6 6 Sweden B Gullbrandsson-Sandén 1 0
Kenya Sheila Dowdeswell 3 4 3 United States D Hart 6 6
France Myrtil Dubois 2 3 United Kingdom C Hoahing 2 3
United Kingdom Gem Hoahing 6 6 United Kingdom C Hoahing 6 6
United Kingdom Joey David 4 0 Q United Kingdom K Johns 4 3
Q United Kingdom Katie Johns 6 6 3 United States D Hart 6 6
United States Helen Rihbany 6 6 United States N Chaffee 2 2
United Kingdom Effie Peters 0 4 United States H Rihbany 1 3
United States Nancy Chaffee 6 6 United States N Chaffee 6 6
United States Marta Barnett 2 4 United States N Chaffee 6 6
United Kingdom Freda Hammersley 6 6 United Kingdom W Hammersley 2 0
United Kingdom Bea Walter 3 4 United Kingdom W Hammersley 7 6
United Kingdom Betty Coutts 3 4 United Kingdom J Hibbert 5 1
United Kingdom Joy Hibbert 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Italy Annalisa Bossi 1 7 3
Argentina Mary Terán de Weiss 6 5 6 Argentina M Terán de Weiss 6 6
United Kingdom Rosemary Walsh 6 8 Q France A Varin 1 1
Q France Andrée Varin 8 10 Argentina M Terán de Weiss 6 6
United Kingdom Pam Bocquet 6 6 United Kingdom P Bocquet 4 3
United Kingdom Wendy Stork 4 3 United Kingdom P Bocquet 6 6
United Kingdom Billie Woodgate 8 9 United Kingdom R Woodgate 2 1
United Kingdom Gladys Lines 6 7 Argentina M Terán de Weiss 4 6
United Kingdom Rosemary Bulleid 3 6 6 United States B Scofield 6 8
France Maud Galtier 6 2 3 United Kingdom R Bulleid 0 1
United Kingdom Hilary Stoodley-Morgan 4 1 United States B Scofield 6 6
United States Barbara Scofield 6 6 United States B Scofield 6 7
United Kingdom Peggy Dawson-Scott 6 7 United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott 1 5
Q United Kingdom Edie Luxton 3 5 United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott 6 6
France Gilberte Jamain 6 7 France G Jamain 0 3
United Kingdom Andy Ross-Dilley 4 5

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Belgium Marcelle van Leer 3 1
United Kingdom Pat Ward 6 6 United Kingdom P Ward 2 2
United Kingdom Edith Middleton 0 0 Australia T Long 6 6
Australia Thelma Long 6 6 Australia T Long 5 7 2
United Kingdom Margaret Carlisle 6 3 4 United States D Head 7 5 6
Netherlands Mrs MA Schmier 2 6 6 Netherlands Mrs MA Schmier 2 0
United Kingdom Barbara Behr 2 2 United States D Head 6 6
United States Dorothy Head 6 6 United States D Head 3 2
United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate 6 6 6 United Kingdom E Harrison 6 6
United Kingdom Lorna Byrne 4 2 United Kingdom G Woodgate 6 6
United Kingdom Beryl Parker 1 6 5 Q United Kingdom J Wagstaff 1 0
Q United Kingdom Jenny Wagstaff 6 2 7 United Kingdom G Woodgate 7 5
United States Nancy Morrison 6 6 6 United Kingdom E Harrison 9 7
United Kingdom Pat Cowney 1 2 United States N Morrison 3 5
United Kingdom Barbara Knapp 3 1 6 United Kingdom E Harrison 6 7
6 United Kingdom Betty Harrison 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Alex McKelvie 6 6
United Kingdom Audrey Bates 4 3 United Kingdom A McKelvie 6 0 6
United Kingdom Margot Parker 7 4 United Kingdom J Morgan 4 6 3
United Kingdom Janet Morgan 9 6 United Kingdom A McKelvie 6 6
United Kingdom Gay Chandler 6 6 United Kingdom P King 4 4
Q United Kingdom Jacqueline Beswick 4 3 United Kingdom G Chandler 2 3
United Kingdom Phyllis King 5 7 6 United Kingdom P King 6 6
United Kingdom Margaret Emerson 7 5 0 United Kingdom Alex McKelvie 1 2
United Kingdom Betty Wilford 7 6 4 United States P Todd 6 6
Q United Kingdom Elsie Phillips 5 4 United Kingdom E Wilford 7 2 4
United Kingdom Helen Fletcher 3 0 United Kingdom P Rodgers 5 6 6
United Kingdom Patsy Rodgers 6 6 United Kingdom P Rodgers 0 1
Q United Kingdom Nancy Liebert 2 4 4 United States P Todd 6 6
United Kingdom Lorna Cornell 6 6 United Kingdom L Cornell 1 2
Q United Kingdom Gill Worrall 0 0 4 United States P Todd 6 6
4 United States Pat Todd 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Republic of Ireland Mary Fitzgibbon 5 1
United Kingdom Mary Halford 7 6
United Kingdom M Halford 6 6
France J Amouretti 2 3
France Josette Amouretti 6 6
South Africa Solveig Glietenberg 4 4
United Kingdom M Halford 2 1
7 United States G Moran 6 6
Austria Etta Neuman 0 5
France Anne-Marie Seghers 6 7
France A-M Seghers 4 2
7 United States G Moran 6 6
Sweden Mary Lagerborg 4 6
7 United States Gussie Moran 6 8

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Israel Gertrude Kornfeld 2 6 3
Italy Lucia Manfredi 6 4 6
Italy L Manfredi 0 0
United Kingdom J Quertier 6 6
United Kingdom Jean Quertier 6 6
Czechoslovakia Helena Matouš 2 2
United Kingdom J Quertier 2 2
2 United States M duPont 6 6
Switzerland Violette Rigollet 2 2
United Kingdom Jean Walker-Smith 6 6
United Kingdom J Walker-Smith 3 3
2 United States M duPont 6 6
United Kingdom Betty Cooke 0 3
2 United States Margaret duPont 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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