1950 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles

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Louise Brough defeated Margaret Du Pont 6-1 3-6 6-1 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships.

See also:

1950 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. Louise Brough is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Louise Brough (Champion)
2. Margaret Du Pont (Finalist)
3. Doris Hart (Semifinalist)
4. Pat Todd (Semifinalist)
5. Shirley Fry (Quarterfinalist)
6. Betty Harrison (Quarterfinalist)
7. Gertrude Moran (Quarterfinalist)
8. Annelise Bossi (First round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

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

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	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 Du Pont	1	6	1
	6	Betty Harrison	2	2
	4	Pat Todd	6	6
								4	Pat Todd	6	6	6
								2	Margaret Du Pont	8	4	8
	7	Gertrude Moran	4	4
	2	Margaret Du Pont	6	6

[edit] Earlier Rounds

[edit] Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							1	Brough	6	6
								Brighton	0	1
														1	Brough	9	6
															Mottram	7	2
								Mottram	6	6
								Hermsen	2	1
																					1	Brough	6	6
																						Andrews	0	0
								Moeller	6	2	4
								Andrews	4	6	6
															Andrews	2	7	6
															Bucaille	6	5	2
								Rosenquest	6	5
								Bucaille	8	7

[edit] Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							5	Fry	6	6
								Partridge	3	2
														5	Fry	6	6
															Anderson	1	1
								Anderson	6	6
								Quelch	2	1
																					5	Fry	6	7
																						Curry	2	5
								Lombard	9	5	6
							Q	Knott	7	7	3
															Lombard	4	5
															Curry	6	7
							Q	Trower	6	2	1
								Curry	4	6	6

[edit] Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
3	Hart	6	8
	Tuckey	4	6				3	Hart	6	6
	Gullbrandsson-Sanden	6	6					Gullbrandsson-Sanden	1	0
	Dowdeswell	3	4											3	Hart	6	6
	Hoahing	6	6												Hoahing	2	3
	Dubois	2	3					Hoahing	6	6
Q	Johns	6	6				Q	Johns	4	3
	David	4	0																		3	Hart	6	6
	Rihbany	6	6																			Chaffee	2	2
	Peters	0	4					Rihbany	1	3
	Chaffee	6	6					Chaffee	6	6
	Barnett	2	4												Chaffee	6	6
	Hammersley	6	6												Hammersley	2	0
	Walter	3	4					Hammersley	7	6
	Hibbert	6	6					Hibbert	5	1
	Coutts	3	4

[edit] Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	Weiss	6	5	6
8	Bossi	1	7	3				Weiss	6	6
Q	Varin	8	10				Q	Varin	1	1
	Walsh	6	8												Weiss	6	6
	Bocquet	6	6												Bocquet	4	3
	Stork	4	3					Bocquet	6	6
	Woodgate	8	9					Woodgate	2	1
	Lines	6	7																			Weiss	4	6
	Bulleid	3	6	6																		Scofield	6	8
	Galtier	6	2	3				Bulleid	0	1
	Scofield	6	6					Scofield	6	6
	Stoodley-Morgan	4	1												Scofield	6	7
	Dawson-Scott	6	7												Dawson-Scott	1	5
Q	Luxton	3	5					Dawson-Scott	6	6
	Jamain	6	7					Jamain	0	3
	Ross-Dilley	4	5

[edit] Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	Ward	6	6
	Van Leer	3	1					Ward	2	2
	Long	6	6					Long	6	6
	Middleton	0	0												Long	5	7	2
	Schmier	2	6	6											Head	7	5	6
	Carlisle	6	3	4				Schmier	2	0
	Head	6	6					Head	6	6
	Behr	2	2																			Head	3	2
	Woodgate	6	6																		6	Harrison	6	6
	Byrne	4	2					Woodgate	6	6
Q	Wagstaff	6	2	7			Q	Wagstaff	1	0
	Parker	1	6	5											Woodgate	7	5
	Morrison	6	6											6	Harrison	9	7
	Cowney	1	2					Morrison	3	5
6	Harrison	6	6				6	Harrison	6	7
	Knapp	3	1

[edit] Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	McKelvie	6	6
	Bates	4	3					McKelvie	6	0	6
	Morgan	9	6					Morgan	4	6	3
	Parker	7	4												McKelvie	6	6
	Chandler	6	6												King	4	4
Q	Beswick	4	3					Chandler	2	3
	King	5	7	6				King	6	6
	Emerson	7	5	0																		McKelvie	1	2
	Wilford	7	6																		4	Todd	6	6
Q	Phillips	5	4					Wilford	7	2	4
	Rogers	6	6					Rogers	5	6	6
	Fletcher	3	0												Rogers	0	1
	Cornell	6	6											4	Todd	6	6
Q	Liebert	2	4					Cornell	1	2
4	Todd	6	6				4	Todd	6	6
Q	Worrall	0	0

[edit] Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
								Fitzgibbon	5	1
								Halford	7	6
															Halford	6	6
															Amouretti	2	3
								Amouretti	6	6
								Glietenberg	4	4
																						Halford	2	1
																					7	Moran	6	6
								Neuman	0	5
								Seghers	6	7
															Seghers	4	2
														7	Moran	6	6
								Lagerborg	4	6
							7	Moran	6	8

[edit] Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
								Kornfeld	2	6	3
								Manfredi	6	4	6
															Manfredi	0	0
															Quertier	6	6
								Quertier	6	6
								Matous	2	2
																						Quertier	2	2
																					2	Du Pont	6	6
								Rigollet	2	2
								Walker-Smith	6	6
															Walker-Smith	3	3
														2	Du Pont	6	6
								Cooke	0	3
							2	Du Pont	6	6

[edit] External links

• 1950 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw