1950 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1950 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Louise Brough
Runner-up	Margaret duPont
Score	6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8
Events

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

01.

Louise Brough (champion)

02.

Margaret duPont (final)

03.

Doris Hart (semifinals)

04.

Pat Todd (semifinals)

05.

Shirley Fry (quarterfinals)

06.

Betty Harrison (quarterfinals)

07.

Gussie Moran (quarterfinals)

08.

Annalisa Bossi (first round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Louise Brough	2	6	6

5	Shirley Fry	6	3	0
					1	Louise Brough	6	6

					3	Doris Hart	4	3
3	Doris Hart	6	6

	Barbara Scofield	1	1
										1	Louise Brough	6	3	6

										2	Margaret duPont	1	6	1
6	Betty Harrison	2	2

4	Pat Todd	6	6
					4	Pat Todd	6	6	6

					2	Margaret duPont	8	4	8
7	Gussie Moran	4	4

2	Margaret duPont	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	1	Louise Brough	6	6
		Leonie Brighton	0	1
						1	L Brough	9	6
							J Mottram	7	2
		Joy Mottram	6	6
		Nel Hermsen	2	1
											1	L Brough	6	6
												E Andrews	0	0
		Evelyn Moeller	6	2	4
		Enid Andrews	4	6	6
							E Andrews	2	7	6
							G Bucaille	6	5	2
		Betty Rosenquest	6	5
		Ginette Bucaille	8	7

Section 2

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	5	Shirley Fry	6	6
		Susan Partridge	3	2
						5	S Fry	6	6
							R Anderson	1	1
		Rita Anderson	6	6
		Joan Quelch	2	1
										5	S Fry	6	7
											J Curry	2	5
		Betty Lombard	9	5	6
	Q	Margaret Knott	7	7	3
							E Lombard	4	5
							J Curry	6	7
	Q	Jean Trower	6	2	1
		Joan Curry	4	6	6

Section 3

First round				Second round				Third round				Fourth round

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

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

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

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

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

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

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

Section 7

First round	Second round				Third round				Fourth round

		Mary Fitzgibbon	5	1
		Mary Halford	7	6
						M Halford	6	6
						J Amouretti	2	3
		Josette Amouretti	6	6
		Solveig Glietenberg	4	4
										M Halford	2	1
									7	G Moran	6	6
		Etta Neuman	0	5
		Anne-Marie Seghers	6	7
						A-M Seghers	4	2
					7	G Moran	6	6
		Mary Lagerborg	4	6
	7	Gussie Moran	6	8

Section 8

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		Gertrude Kornfeld	2	6	3
		Lucia Manfredi	6	4	6
							L Manfredi	0	0
							J Quertier	6	6
		Jean Quertier	6	6
		Helena Matouš	2	2
											J Quertier	2	2
										2	M duPont	6	6
		Violette Rigollet	2	2
		Jean Walker-Smith	6	6
							J Walker-Smith	3	3
						2	M duPont	6	6
		Betty Cooke	0	3
	2	Margaret duPont	6	6

References

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

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1950 French Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1950 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

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

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