1946 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles

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Pauline Betz defeated Louise Brough 6-2 6-4 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships.

See also:

1946 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Earlier Rounds 2.3.1 Section 1 2.3.2 Section 2 2.3.3 Section 3 2.3.4 Section 4 2.3.5 Section 5 2.3.6 Section 6 2.3.7 Section 7 2.3.8 Section 8 3 External links

[edit] Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Pauline Betz is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Pauline Betz (Champion)
2. Margaret Osborne (Semifinalist)
3. Louise Brough (Finalist)
4. Kay Menzies (Quarterfinalist)
5. Dorothy Bundy (Semifinalist)
6. Jean Bostock (Quarterfinalist)
7. Doris Hart (Quarterfinalist)
8. Simone Laffargue (Fourth round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Pauline Betz	6	6
	Joan Curry		0	3
								1	Pauline Betz	6	6
								5	Dorothy Bundy	2	3
	4	Kay Menzies	6	1	3
	5	Dorothy Bundy	4	6	6
															1	Pauline Betz	6	6
															3	Louise Brough	2	4
	6	Jean Bostock	1	2
	3	Louise Brough	6	6
								3	Louise Brough	8	7
								2	Margaret Osborne	6	5
	7	Doris Hart	7	4	4
	2	Margaret Osborne	5	6	6

[edit] Earlier Rounds

[edit] Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							1	Betz	6	6
								De Meulemeester	3	1
														1	Betz	6	6
															Gannon	1	0
								Gannon	6	6
								Poynder	2	2
																					1	Betz	6	6
																						Cooper	1	0
								Cooper	6	8
								Webs	1	6
															Cooper	0	7	6
															McKelvie	6	5	4
								Chandler	5	4
								McKelvie	7	6

[edit] Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							8	Laffargue	6	6
								Jedrzejowska	4	4
														8	Laffargue	6	7
															Morgan	1	5
								Morgan	5	9	6
								Lister	7	7	3
																					8	Laffargue	3	3
																						Curry	6	6
								Van Der Wal	6	5	4
								Straubeova	1	7	6
															Straubeova	0	2
															Curry	6	6
								Curry	6	6
								Russocki	1	1

[edit] Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
4	Menzies	6	6
	O'Connell	1	1				4	Menzies	6	6
	Law	6	6					Law	3	1
	Woodgate	1	3											4	Menzies	6	6
	Yorke	6	6												Yorke	1	2
	Wilford	2	2					Yorke	6	6
	Godefroy							Godefroy	2	2
	Hammersley	w/o																			4	Menzies	6	6
	Macpherson-Grant	6	6																			Macpherson-Grant	0	2
	Chamberlain	1	4					Macpherson-Grant	6	2	6
	Wenyon	6	5	6				Wenyon	3	6	1
	Goodwyn	1	7	4											Macpherson-Grant	3	6	6
	Herbst	6	6												Vincart	6	2	4
	Nielsen	3	2					Herbst	6	2	0
	Vincart	6	3	6				Vincart	1	6	6
	Porter	4	6	4

[edit] Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
5	Bundy	6	6
	Murdock	0	1				5	Bundy	6	6
	Passingham	6	6					Passingham	4	1
	Osborne	4	2											5	Bundy	9	6
	Blaisse-Terwindt	6	6												Winthrop	7	0
	Couper	1	1					Blaisse-Terwindt	6	0	1
	Winthrop	6	6					Winthrop	2	6	6
	Maingay	0	1																		5	Bundy	6	6
	Lincoln	6	6																			Nuthall	3	2
	Litherland	3	4					Lincoln	2	6	6
	Kenyon	6	6					Kenyon	6	2	3
	James	3	4												Lincoln	1	6	1
	Coutts	6	3	6											Nuthall	6	4	6
	Roberts	2	6	3				Coutts	0	5
	Nuthall	7	3	8				Nuthall	6	7
	Mathieu	5	6	6

[edit] Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	Glover	7	6
	Mason	5	0					Glover	7	0	3
	Lines	6	6					Lines	5	6	6
	Heppenstall	4	4												Lines	8	1	2
	Vivian	6	6												Vivian	6	6	6
	Anderson	1	1					Vivian	6	6
	Quertier	6	6					Quertier	0	3
	Marcellin	2	4																			Vivian	0	1
	Peters	6	6																		6	Bostock	6	6
	Knight	1	3					Peters	5	6	4
	Inglebert	6	6					Inglebert	7	2	6
	Liebert	4	2												Inglebert	2	2
	Woodgate	4	7	6										6	Bostock	6	6
	Dawson-Scott	6	5	4				Woodgate	0	3
6	Bostock	6	6				6	Bostock	6	6
	Sutz	1	4

[edit] Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	Powell	6	11
	Uber	1	9					Powell	6	3	2
	Halford	6	6					Halford	3	6	6
	Jarvis	1	3												Halford	6	6	7
	Boegner	6	6												Boegner	8	4	5
	Luxton	4	0					Boegner	6	6
	Strawson	6	6					Strawson	0	1
	Macnair	3	0																			Halford	1	3
	Todd	6	4	6																	3	Brough	6	6
	Thomas	1	6	4				Todd	6	6
	Haylock	8	4	6				Haylock	1	0
	Mechel	6	6	1											Todd	6	7	1
	Landry	7	1	6										3	Brough	2	9	6
	Couquerque	5	6	3				Landry	2	1
3	Brough						3	Brough	6	6
	Burton	w/o

[edit] Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
								Rogers	6	2	2
								Hoahing	2	6	6
															Hoahing	2	6	1
															Carris	6	1	6
								Mobbs	7	6	2
								Carris	5	8	6
																						Carris	8	2	2
																					7	Hart	6	6	6
								Panton	7	6
								Belin	5	3
															Panton	1	4
														7	Hart	6	6
								Ingram	0	1
							7	Hart	6	6

[edit] Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
								Patorni	6	6
								Hermsen	2	1
															Patorni	3	2
															Hilton	6	6
								Hilton	6	6
								Lewis	3	2
																						Hilton	1	1
																					2	Osborne	6	6
								Pannetier	6	6
								De Borman	4	0
															Pannetier	0	0
														2	Osborne	6	6
								Stork	2	0
							2	Osborne	6	6

[edit] External links

• 1946 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw