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#1 · (Edited)
Overview of 1949

American dominance continued unabated in 1949. In fact, with Doris Hart winning the Aussie all 4 grand slams were won by Americans, the first time one nation has swept all 4 slams in one year. Yankee control was so complete that in one World Ranking list there were 9 Americans in the top ten. Potter's list (for complete list see below) had Brit Betty Hilton at #9. Gillou's list had 2 Brits-Hilton at #5 and Walker-Smith at #10. Oliff's list contained 4 non-Americans.

The dupont-Brough reign continued. duPont's 2 majors came in the French and American titles. Had she won the close Wimbledon final she would have a rare triple, but Brough is toughest on Centre Court. The Wimbledon final was a fluctuating affair. duPont had 4 set points at 5-4; she lost the set 10-8, then swept through tthe second at 6-1. The final set was almost a repeat of the first.Brough was two points from defeat at 5-6. She held on and eventually won the match at 10-8. Brough followed her triumph by winning the womens doubles with friend dupont. The triple proved too much though, as a tired Louise and partner Bromwich fell to Sheila Summers and Sturgess 9-7 9-11 7-5.

In all Brough was on court 5 hours in 3 finals-the last ending past 9 PM.


Perennial #3 Doris Hart looked ready to challenge for the top when she won Australia, but an eye injury kept her out of Wimbledon. Doris' late season performance gave her fans hope;she knocked off duPont before the US title and then beat Louise at Forest Hills. The problem is she has yet to beat both tennis queens back to back. Each time she takes out one the other is waiting in the wings to get revenge.

Outside of American tennis things look bleak. Dunlop's Annual noted that "the 1949 season for England's ladies was dissapointing". Bright spots included the play of Betty Hilton and Joan Curry's shock win over Louise Brough on a slow wet clay court at the French. This was Louise's first loss ever to a foreigner. Joan couldn't follow through with her upset though, losing to Bossi in the quarters at Paris. Bossi's semi performance was the first time an Italian has made the semis of a major.

Mrs duPont announces she will play less in 1950.



World Rankings

By Pierre Gillou of France

01 Margaret duPont (US)
02 Louise Brough (US)
03 Doris Hart (US)
04 Pat Todd (US)
05 Betty Hilton (GB)
06 Gussie Moran (US)
07 Helen Pastall Perez (US)
08 Shirley Fry (US)
09 Beverly Baker Bennett (US)
10 Jean Walker-Smith (GB)

By John Olliff of Great Britain

01 Margaret duPont (US)
02 Louise Brough (US)
03 Doris Hart (US)
04 Nancye Bolton (AUS)
05 Pat Todd (US)
06 Betty Hilton (GB)
07 Sheila Summers (SA)
08 Annalissa Bossi (ITY)
09 Joan Curry (GB)
10 Jean Walker-Smith (GB)

Some of Olliff's comments

"Mrs duPont just gets the verdict over Miss Brough. She won the American and the French Chmps and came within two points of beating Miss Brough in the final of Wimbledon."

"Mrs Bolton must be taken on trust as she did not play outside Australia during the season"

By Edward Potter of American Lawn Tennis

01 Margaret duPont (US)
02 Louise Brough (US)
03 Doris Hart (US)
04 Helen Pastall Perez (US)
05 Pat Todd (US)
06 Shirley Fry (US)
07 Gussie Moran (US)
08 Beverly Baker Bennett (US)
09 Dottie Head (US)
10 Betty Hilton (GB)

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This thread owes a debt of gratitude to Ugarte (with a big assist from DavidK), whose results thread for 1949 may be found at: http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=395067

I also want to thank GeeTee with a major assist in providing Australian results.
 
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#27 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of June 6-12

June 3-9 The Priory Birmingham UK (Grass)

3R
Louise Brough d. Shelly Rodway 6-2 6-0
Barbara Knapp d. Mrs Thompson 6-1 6-1
Joy Gannon d. Mrs Margaret Knott 6-1 6-2
Mary Halford d. Mrs Carter 9-7 6-0
Betty Hilton d. Elsie Phillips 6-4 6-3
Bibbi Gullbrandsson d. B Goodman 6-1 6-1
Joey David d. L Bishop 6-3 6-2
Margaret Dupont Osborne d. N Cooper 6-0 6-0

QF
L Brough d. B Knapp 6-3 6-0
M Halford d. J Gannon 6-3 6-4
B Hilton d. B Gullbrandsson 6-2 6-1
M Dupont Osborne d. J David 6-1 6-2

SF
L Brough d. M Halford 6-0 6-1
M Dupont Osborne d. B Hilton 4-6 6-1 6-2

FI: Louise Brough (US) d. Margaret du Pont (US) 6-4 6-3

Doubles

QF: Brough/duPont d Knapp/Stevens 6-2 6-2

FI: Louise Brough (US)/Margaret dupont (US) d. Joy Gannon/Betty Hilton 6-4 6-2

Manterola has dates of June 3-4 and 6-9, suggesting a day off in the middle of the event.

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June 6-11 Kent Championships Beckenham UK (Grass)

1R: Pat Canning Todd (US) d Mrs BM Quelch 6-2 6-0
1R: 1R: Megan Buxton-Knight d. Mrs E Corbyn 6-4 6-1
1R: Ethel Toots Watermeter (SA) d. Effie Peters 7-5 6-0
1R: Joan Hartigan Bathhurst (Aus) d. M E Beale 6-4 6-1
1R: Jacqueline Marcellin (Fra) d. Sheila Grubb 6-2 6-2
1R: Patsy Rodgers d. E Dewdney 6-0 6-4
1R: Dorrit Herbst d. Lucy Byrne 6-3 1-6 6-3
1R: Mollie Blair d. Natalie Gourlay 6-1 6-3

1R: Helen Pedersen Rihbany (US) d A Cloke 6-1 6-2
1R: Jenny Wagstaff d. Mary Muller (SA) default
1R: Bea Walter d. Enid Andrews 5-7 6-3 6-2
1R: Jean Walker-Smith d. Katherine Keith-Steele 6-1 6-0
1R: Margaret Carlisle d. Rita Anderson (US) default
1R: Enid Sutton d. Gladys Lewis 6-3 6-0
1R Sheila Townsend d Virginia Lee Boyer (US) 6-4 4-6 6-4
1R: Sheila Summers (SA) d. Mrs C Kingsley 6-1 6-1

2R: Todd d. Knight 6-1 6-3
2R: Watermeter d. Bathhurst 6-3 6-3
2R: Rodgers d. Marcellin 6-3 6-1
2R: Blair d. Herbst 6-2 6-0

2R: Rihbany d. Wagstaff 6-1 6-2
2R: Walker-Smith Jean d. Walter 6-2-6-2
2R: Carlisle d Sutton 9-7-6-4
2R: Summers d Townsend 6-1-6-0

QF: Todd d Watermeyer 6-2 6-0
QF: Rodgers d Blair 1-6 6-3 7-5
QF: Walker-Smith d Rihbany default (due to a cold)
QF: Summers d Carlisle 6-1 6-1

SF: Todd d Rodgers 6-1 6-1
SF: Summers d Walker-Smith 3-6 6-3 6-2

FI: Pat Todd (US) d. Sheila Summers (SA) 6-3 6-0

DF: Mollie Blair/Jean Quertier d Sheila Summers (SA)/Toots Watermeyer (SA) 8-6 6-3

MX: Jean Walker-Smith/Sawhney d Pat Todd (US)/Ed Cochell (US) default

*The NYT refers to Megan Knight as Miss M Buxton-Knight. Patsy Rodgers is 20 years old. This is Todd's 3rd straight grass court win since arriving in England. She deliberately skipped the French this year after her controversial default there in 1948 for refusing to play a semifinal on an outside court.

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June 6-11 West of England Bristol UK (Grass)

2R
Joan Curry d. Mrs Swann 6-1 6-1
Sheila Dowdeswell d. Margaret Eyre 6-1 6-4
Joy Hibbert d. Rosemary Bulleid 6-4 9-7
Helena Straubeova d. Mrs Cleland 6-3 6-1
Peggy Dawson Scott d. P Venter 6-2 6-2
Betty Cooke d. Mrs Howell 6-1 6-3
Hilary Stoodley Morgan d. Angela Mortimer 6-1 6-3
J Moss d. ?

QF
J Curry d. S Dowdeswell 6-1 6-2
J Hibbert d. H Straubeova 1-6 6-3 6-4
P Dawson Scott d. B Cooke 6-3 6-0
H Stoodley Morgan d. J Moss 6-1 6-3

SF
J Curry d. J Hibbert 6-2 6-3
P Dawson Scott d. H Stoodley Morgan 6-1 6-2

FI: Joan Curry d. Peggy Dawson-Scott 3-6 6-3 9-7

DF: Curry/Dawson-Scott d J Coles/Kay Tuckey 6-0 6-3

MX: Cooke/Felicisimo Ampon d Peggy Dawson-Scott/Samaii 6-2 6-3

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June 4-9, Glamorgan Championships, Dinas Powis, Wales (Grass)

QF
Georgie Woodgate d. ?
Audrey Mothersole d. Mrs Kerr 6-2 4-6 7-5
A Bates d. M Carr 6-4 6-1
Billie Woodgate d. Laura Morgan 6-4 4-6 6-2

SF
G Woodgate d. A Mothersole 6-1 6-4
A Bates d. B Woodgate 5-7 6-1 10-8

FI: Georgie Woodgate d. A Bates 6-0 7-5

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June 6-13 Victorian Hard Court Championships Melbourne, Australia (Clay)

1R
Joan Ryan d. M Stewart 6-2 6-3
M Rowe d. Mrs Peggy Menzies w.o
Fay Chamberlain d. R Lemke 6-4 6-4

2R
Dulcie Whittaker Young d. Loris Nichols 6-2 6-4
Margaret Wallis d. ?
Mrs S Johnston d. Mrs Wattleworth 6-4 6-2
Barbara McIntyre d. R Strahan 1-6 7-5 6-2
J Ryan d. F Chamberlain 6-4 6-1
E Robertson d. M Rowe 6-1 6-1
Dawn Putland d. B Lazer 6-0 6-1
Dot Morgan d. Mrs Watt 6-3 6-2

QF Dulcie Whittaker Young d Margaret Wallis 6-3 6-1
QF S Johnston d Barbara McIntyre 6-3 6-4
QF E Robertson d Joan Ryan 8-6 6-3
QF Dawn Putland d Dot Moran 2-6 6-4 6-4

SF: Young d Johnston 6-4 8-6
SF: Putland d E Robertson 6-1 8-6

FI: Dulcie Young d Dawn Putland 7-5 4-6 6-2

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June 7-14, Danish Hard Court Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark (Clay)

FI: Else Prochownik d. Lisa Gram-Andersen 6-0 5-7 6-3

DF: Mrs D. Dahl/Else Prochownik d. Mrs T. Hansen/Mrs I. Schroder 6-3 6-1

MX: Lisa Gram-Andersen/ Jannik Ipsen d. Eva Munthe-Fog/Anker Jacobsen 9-7 6-4

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June 9-11, West of Scotland Championships, Glasgow, Scotland (Grass)

FI: Mrs L. Black d. Heather Macfarlane 4-6 6-1 6-3

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(Whitsuntide) June ?? Berlin Championships, Berlin, Germany

Won by Ruth von Falkenhayn.

Source: Ein Jahrhundert Tennis in Berlin, pp.234–235

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ends June 13, Blue and Gray Championships, Montgomery, Alabama

Draw=At least 10

1R
[1] Ewing McAllester d Betty Nicrosi 6-0 6-2
[2] Virginia Dumas [2] d Mrs Andrews def

QF Ewing McAllester d. Nan Krieger 6-1 6-0
QF Betty Carr d. Cecele Greene 6-3 6-1
QF Elinor Shaw d. Pat Treeman 6-2 6-3
QF Virginia Dumas d. Cleo Hughes 6-0 6-1

SF McAllester d. Carr 6-2 6-0
SF Shaw d. Dumas 6-4 3-6 6-2

FI Shaw d. McAllester 6-4 8-6

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June 10-11, Sears Cup, Philadelphia Cricket Club, Pennsylvania, US (Grass)

June 10

Eastern d Middle Atlantic 9-0


Betty Rosenquest d Charlotte Decker 6-3 6-2
Midge Buck d Adrienne Ayares 6-3 6-2
Barbara Wilkins d Barbara Scarlett 6-3 8-6
Elfi Carroll d Judy Wallace 6-1 6-2
Nina Irwin d Sue Devlin 8-6 6-1
Edna Salichs d Mrs Frank Pace 6-2 6-1

Rosenquest/Buck d Decker/Wallace 6-2 6-3
Wilkins/Irwin d Ayares/Scarlett 6-2 6-8 6-3
Carroll/Louise Ganzenmuller d Devlin/Mrs Arthur Varela 6-2 7-5

New England d Middle States 5-4

Baba Lewis (NE) d Bunny Vosters 8-10 9-7 6-2
Dorothy Head (MS) d Sylvia Knowles 6-1 6-3
Jane Austin (MS) d Lois Felix 6-3 6-3
Virginia Rice Johnson (NE) d Pearl Barandon 2-6 6-3 6-2
Lois Ladd (NE) d Deborah Welsh 6-3 6-3
Annette Danenhower (MS) d Nancy Norton 10-8 6-0

Vosters/Head d Knowles/Johnson 8-6 9-7
Lewis/Felix d Austin/Barandon 6-1 3-6 10-8
Ladd/Charlotte Alling d Walsh/Danenhower 6-0 6-1

June 11

Consolation: Middle States d Middle Atlantic 7-2


Vosters d Decker 6-3 7-5
Head d Ayares 6-2 6-3
Austin d Scarlett 7-5 6-4
Wallace d Welsh 6-3 6-2
Danenhower d Devlin 6-2 7-5
Dorothy Byerly (MS) d Pace 6-3 4-6 6-0

Vosters/Head d Decker/Wallace 6-2 6-2
Ayares/Scarlett d Austin/Barandon 6-2 6-3
Welsh/Danenhower d Devlin/Varela 6-3 6-0

Championship: Eastern d New England 8-1

Rosenquest d Lewis 1-6 6-4 6-4
Buck d Knowles 6-3 6-4
Wilkins d Felix 6-3 5-7 6-3
Carroll d Johnson 6-4 6-0
Irwin d Ladd 6-2 6-2
Salichs d Norton 6-1 6-3

Rosenquest/Buck d Knowles/Johnson 6-2 6-3
Lewis/Felix d Wilkins/Irwin 6-3 8-6
Carroll/Ganzenmuller d Ladd/Alling 6-1 6-4
 
#28 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of June 13-19

June 13-18 London Grass Court Championships, London, GB (Grass)
Venue: Queens Club

1R: Pat Canning Todd (US) d B.I.S. Gourlay 6-3 6-2
1R: Gussie Moran (US) d Sheila Dowdeswell (Kenya) 6-2 7-5
1R: Shirley Fry (US) d Bea Walter 4-6 6-1 6-4

1R: Gem Hoahing d. Francine Isaac 6-1 7-5
1R: Helen Rihbany d. Patsy Rodgers 6-2 6-1
1R: Betty Wilford d. M Acrivou 6-1 6-1
1R: Toots Watermeyer d. Edith Middleton 6-1 6-0
1R: Georgie Woodgate d. Mrs A L George 6-2 6-1
1R: Kay Tuckey d. Mary Lagerborg 3-6 6-0 6-1
1R: Joyce Fitch d. Joy Hibbert 6-2 6-1
1R: Molly Blair d. Annalisa Bossi 7-5 6-3

2R: Jean Walker-Smith d. Edith Sutz 6-2 6-1
2R: Thelma Long d. Jacqueline Marcellin 6-1 6-0
2R: Sheila Summers d. Betty Wilford 6-1 6-1
2R: Shirley Fry d. Fitch 6-3 3-6 8-6
2R: Jean Quertier d. Gladys Lines 3-6 6-2 6-1
2R: Betty Coutts d. Bibi Gullbrandsson 4-6 6-3 6-2
2R: Enid Andrews d. Nel Hermsen w/o

2R Louise Brough (US) d Pat O'Connell 6-0 6-1
2R Gem Haohing d Helen Pedersen Rihbany (US) 6-1 2-6 6-4
2R Betty Hilton d Gloria Butler (US) 6-1 6-3
2R Todd d Ethel "Toots" Watermeyer (SA) 6-1 6-2
2R Moran d Georgie Woodgate 6-3 6-1
2R Kay Tuckey d Arvilla McGuire (US) 6-3 6-1
2R Molly Blair d Virginia Lee Boyer (US) 6-3 6-1
2R Fry d Joyce Fitch (Aus)
2R Margaret Osborne duPont (US) d Gay Chandler 6-1 6-1

3R Brough d Jean Walker-Smith 6-2 6-3
3R Thelma Long (Aus) d Joy Gannon 2-6 6-2 6-2
3R Hoahing d Sheila Summers (SA) 6-3 6-4
3R Todd d Hilton 6-3 6-0

3R Moran d Tuckey 6-4 6-2
3R Fry d Blair 6-3 6-3
3R Jean Quertier d Betty Coutts 6-0 6-3
3R duPont d Enid Andrews 6-0 6-0

QF: Brough d Long 6-2 6-2
QF: Todd d Hoahing 6-2 6-1
QF: Moran d Fry 7-5 6-0
QF: duPont d Quertier 6-2 6-2

SF: Brough d Todd 6-1 6-1
SF: duPont d Moran 2-6 6-3 6-3

FI: Louise Brough (US) d Margaret duPont (US) 3-6 6-1 6-3

Doubles

FI: Gussie Moran (US)/Pat Todd (US) d. Joy Gannon/Betty Hilton 6-3 9-7

MX: Joyce Fitch (Aus)/Geoff Borwn (Aus) d Thelma Long (Aus)/George Worthington (Aus) 6-4 6-1

Brough stamps herself as the Wimbledon favorite by slapping down Todd with authority and winning in 3 over DuPont. Moran gave Margaret trouble in the semis until the vet broke up Gussie's hard falt drives by alternating drop shots with coming to net. duPont always seems to be a bridesmaid at Queen's-this is her 4th final in a row without winning the singles title.

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June 13-18 Durham County Championships Sunderland, GB (Grass)

FI: Helena Straubeova (Cz) d Lucia Manfredi (Ity) 6-1 6-3

DF: Sargeant/Wright d Lucia Manfredi (Ity)/Helena Straubeova (Cz) 6-3 6-0

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June 13-19 Southern Championships Nashville, Tennessee, US
Venue: Belle Meade Country Club

Seeds:
[1] Morrison
[2] Barnett
[3] Clarke

1R
Nancy Morrison d Lucy Masterson ???
Ann Marshall d Eunice Foster ???
Ewing McAllister d Jane Freeman ???
Mary Wellford d Edna Jean Little ???

2R
Morrison d Marshall ???
Marta Barnett d Irma Maas 6-0 6-1

QF: Marta Barnett d Elinor Shaw 6-2 6-0
QF: Marion Raful d Ewing McAllister 6-0 5-7 6-2
QF: Nancy Morrison d Virginia Dumas 6-3 6-0
QF: Jean Clarke d Sara Mae Turber 6-3 6-1

SF: Barnett d Raful 6-2 6-1
SF: Morrison d Clarke 6-4 6-1

FI: Nancy Morrison d Marta Barnett 6-3 6-4

DF: Jean Clarke/Nancy Morrison d Marta Barnett/Lucy Masterson 6-3 6-3
 
#29 · (Edited by Moderator)
June 20-July 3 WIMBLEDON

First Round
Louise Brough (US) [1] bye
Edith Middleton bye
Betty Coutts bye
Mary Halford bye

Margot Flowerdew bye
Enid Sutton [Q] bye
Rosemary Walsh [Q] bye
Meg Buxton-Knight (Eg) [Q] bye

Nelly Adamson (Frn) [7] bye
Laila Schou-Nielsen (Norway) bye
Barbara Knapp (US) bye
Molly Blair bye

Edith Sutz (Swt) bye
Erica Percival bye
Hilary Stoodley-Morgan bye
Freda Hammersley bye

Pat Todd (US) [3] d. Norma Potts [Q] 6-0 6-1
Billie Woodgate d. Virginia Lee Boyer (US) 6-4 5-7 6-2
Rita Anderson (US) d. Hilde Doleschell (Ost) 2-6 6-3 6-4
Sheila Dowdeswell (Ken) d. Zena Lusty [LL] walkover

Jacqueline Marcellin (Frn) d. Lesley Fulton 6-3 3-6 6-4
Margot Parker d. Mary Fitzgibbon (Ire) 6-2 2-6 6-4
Natalie Gourlay d.Leonie Brighton 10-8 2-6 6-2
Viola White d. Violette Rigollet (Swt) 6-4 6-8 6-3

Joan Curry [8] d. Phyllis King 6-1 6-4
Sheila Summers (SA) d. Annelisa Bossi (Ity) 7-5 6-3
Jean Walker-Smith d. Jacqueline Beswick [Q] 6-3 6-3
Bibbi Gullbrandson (Swd) d. Mary Stephens [Q] 6-1 6-3

Maria Weiss (Arg) d. Betsy Venter 11-9 6-0
Margot Gordon d. Patsy Rogers 6-0 6-2
Thelma Long (Aus) d. Penny Durlac 6-1 6-1
Miriamme de Borman (Bel) d. Gloria Butler (US) 9-7 6-2

Helena Straubeova (Cz) d. Lorna Byrne [Q] 6-1 6-3
Janet Morgan d. Mrs. Joey David 3-6 6-3 6-4
Ethel "Toots" Watermeyer (SA) d. Joan Quelch [Q] 6-3 6-0
Elsie Phillips d. Eva Fog (Den) 8-6 6-3

Beryl Parker [Q] d. Pat Cowney 6-4 3-6 6-2
Colette Boegner (Frn) d. Pat Ward 6-0 6-0
Peggy Dawson-Scott d. A.G. Bates 6-3 6-1
Jean Quertier [6] d. Margaret Knott 6-2 6-2

Helen Rihbany (US) d. Molly Stone 6-1 6-2
Kay Tuckey d. Joy Hibbert 6-1 6-3
Joy Gannon d. Joan Bathurst (Aus) 6-0 6-4
Georgie Woodgate d. Noelle Knight 6-3 6-2

Gem Hoahing d. Wendy Stork 2-6 6-4 6-2
Jacqueline Boutin (Frn) d. Effie Peters 6-2 6-4
Betty Wilford d. Audrey Mothersole [Q] 6-2 5-7 6-1
Gussy Moran (US) [4] d. Bea Walter 3-6 6-2 6-3

Anne Marie Seghers (Frn) bye
Betty Hilton bye
K. Keith-Steele bye
Enid Andrews bye

Arvilla McGuire (US) bye
Natalie Feiron [Q] bye
Mary Lagerborg (Swd) bye
Shirley Fry (US) [5] bye

Nel Hermsen (Neth) bye
Betty Lombard (Ire) bye
Joyce Fitch (Aus) bye
Patsy O'Connell bye

Betty Cooke bye
Gay Chandler bye
Gladys Lines bye
Margaret duPont (US) [2] bye
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Second Round
Brough [1] d. Middleton 6-1 6-1
Halford d. Coutts 6-3 9-7
Sutton [Q] d. Flowerdew 3-6 6-3 6-2
Walsh [Q] d. Buxton-Knight [Q] 6-4 3-6 10-8

Adamson [7] d. Schou-Nielsen 6-1 6-4
Blair d. Knapp 3-6 7-5 6-1
Percival d. Sutz 6-4 2-6 7-5
Hammersley d. Stoodley-Morgan 7-5 6-3

Todd [3] d. B. Woodgate 6-1 6-2
Dowdeswell d. Anderson 6-3 2-6 6-2
Marcellin d. Parker 6-4 6-2
White d. Gourlay 5-7 6-3 6-2

Summers d. Curry [8] 6-3 7-5
Walker-Smith d. Gullbrandson 6-1 6-3
Weiss d. Gordon 5-7 8-6 6-2
Long d. Borman 6-0 6-2

Straubeova d. Morgan 7-5 2-6 7-5
Watermeyer d. Phillips 6-1 6-2
Boegner d. Parker 6-1 6-0
Dawson-Scott d. Quertier [6] 6-4 6-4

Rihbany d. Tuckey 6-3 3-6 8-6
Gannon d. G. Woodgate 6-3 6-0
Hoahing d. Boutin 6-4 6-0
Moran [4] d. Wilford 6-1 6-4

Hilton d. Seghers 7-5 6-2
Andrews d. Keith-Steele 6-3 6-2
McGuire d. Feiron [Q] 6-2 6-2
Fry [5] d. Lagerborg 6-0 6-2

Hermsen d. Lombard 6-3 6-2
Fitch d. O'Connell 4-6 6-0 6-1
Chandler d. Cooke 6-1 9-7
duPont [2] d. Lines 6-1 6-1
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Third Round
Brough [1] d. Halford 6-1 6-0
Walsh [Q] d. Sutton [Q] 6-4 6-4
Blair d. Adamson [7] 6-2 7-5
Hammersley d. Percival 7-5 6-2

Todd [3] d. Dowdeswell 6-1 6-0
Marcellin d. White 4-6 6-3 6-4
Walker-Smith d. Summers 6-2 6-2
Long d. Weiss 3-6 7-5 6-3

Watermeyer d. Straubeova 6-1 6-2
Dawson-Scott d. Boegner 11-9 0-6 7-5
Rihbany d. Gannon 7-5 7-5
Hoahing d. Moran [4] 6-2 5-7 6-3

Hilton d. Andrews 6-1 3-6 6-3
Fry [5] d. McGuire 6-3 6-4
Fitch d. Hermsen 6-1 6-1
duPont [2] d. Chandler 6-1 6-1
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Fourth Round
Brough [1] d. Walsh [Q] 6-1 6-2
Blair d. Hammersley 6-3 6-1
Todd [3] d. Marcellin 6-2 6-1
Walker-Smith d. Long 6-1 6-3

Dawson-Scott d. Watermeyer 6-4 7-5
Rihbany d. Hoahing 6-4 6-4
Hilton d. Fry [5] 4-6 6-1 6-4
duPont [2] d. Fitch 6-0 6-1
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Quarters
Brough [1] d. Blair 6-2 6-3
Todd [3] d. Walker-Smith 3-6 6-4 6-3
Rihbany d. Dawson-Scott 7-5 7-5
duPont [2] d. Hilton 6-1 6-3

Semis
Brough [1] d. Todd [3] 6-3 6-0
duPont [2] d. Rihbany 6-2 6-2

Final
Brough [1] d. duPont [2] 10-8 1-6 10-8
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Gussie's unmentionables get plenty of mention and attention during the fortnight. Overnight the terms "lace panties" and "Gorgeous Gussie" are all the rage in London.

The NYT calls Gem "A tiny Chinese ballet dancer."

Gussie and her panties are such a hit that the Wimbledon committee is forced to put her on centre court even after her singles loss. Her and Pat Todd appear on Centre Court for their doubles quarterfinal, and almost unheard of occurance.

Margaret's "great chance" came at 6-5 30-0 in the third when Brough wins 4 points in a row and never looks back. After an hours rest the pair win the doubles title. Brough's bid for a triple crown falls just short in the final, a 9-7 9-11 7-5 loss by Bromwich/Brough to Sturgess/Summers. Brough thus played 3 matches comprising 117 games and 8 sets in one day. Total time on court: 5 hours and 20 minutes.

Notes: Dunlop's Annual will provide the correct draw order and seeds.
What is currently posted came from ALT
 
#30 · (Edited by Moderator)
Wimbledon doubles,Mixed, and Plate

Womens' Doubles
First Round

Brough/duPont [1] bye
Halford/Kay Stammers Menzies bye
Maeve Brennan (Irl)/Hermsen bye
Boutin/Seghers bye

V.M. Miles/Morgan bye
Kormoczy/Wolf-Peterdy bye
Hoahing/Parker bye
Summers/Watermeyer bye

Gannon/Hilton [4] d. Andrews/Tuckey 6-8 6-2 6-1
Middleton/Walter d. Durlac/Knapp 6-2 2-6 6-3
Margaret Carlisle/Katie Johns d. Mary Eyre/Viola White 8-6 7-5
Phyllis King/Stork d. Bathurst/Dowdeswell 7-5 6-4

Gullbrandson/Lagerborg d. Fulton/Liebert 6-3 6-4
Nancy Glover/Margot Gordon d. Butler/McGuire 6-2 6-1
Louise Anderson/M. Guthrie d. F.G. Downing/E.M. Frost 7-9 6-2 6-4
Georgina Greiss (Eg)/Venter d. Cooke/Flowerdew 4-6 7-5 6-4

Lines/Ward d. Borman/Bossi 6-2 7-5
Knight/Sutton d. Rigollet/Sutz 6-0 6-3
Fitch/Long d. O. Anderson/R. Woodgate 6-0 6-0
Fry/Rihbany d. Marcellin/Straubeova 6-3 6-0

O'Connell/Peters d. Cooper/Cowney 6-1 8-6
Adamson/Boegner d. Andy Ross-Dilley/Joan Ross-Dilley 6-1 6-4
Doleschell/Weiss d. N. Cole/Hilaire Newberry 6-1 6-2
Blair/Quertier [3] d. Schou-Nilesen/Simmers 6-3 6-3

Hammersley/G. Woodgate bye
FitzGibbon/Lombard bye
Rodgers/Walker-Smith bye
Gourlay/Hibbert bye

Coutts/David bye
Boyer/Chandler bye
Dawson-Scott/Wilford bye
Moran/Todd [2] bye
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Second Round
Brough/duPont [1] d. Halford/Menzies 6-3 6-0
Brennen/Hermsen d. Boutin/Seghers 6-3 6-2
Miles/Morgan d. Kormoczy/Wolf-Peterdy default
Summers/Watermeyer d. Hoahing/Parker 6-4 6-1

Gannon/Hilton [4] d. Middleton/Walter 6-4 4-6 6-2
King/Stork d. Carlisle/Johns 6-4 6-3
Glover/Gordon d. Gullbrandson/Lagerborg 5-7 6-2 6-3
Anderson/Guthrie d. Georgina Greiss (Eg)/Venter 9-7 6-2

Knight/Sutton d. Lines/Ward 4-6 6-3 6-2
Fry/Rihbany d. Fitch/Long 5-7 7-5 6-4
Adamson/Boegner d. O'Connell/Peters 6-4 6-0
Blair/Quertier [3] d. Doleschell/Weiss 6-0 6-3

Hammersley/G. Woodgate d. FitzGibbon/Lombard 7-5 9-7
Rodgers/Walker-Smith d. B.Gourlay/Hibbert 5-7 6-2 6-1
Coutts/David d. Boyer/Chandler 6-2 6-4
Moran/Todd [2] d. Dawson-Scott/Wilford 6-1 2-6 7-5
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Third Round
Brough/duPont [1] d. Brennen/Hermsen 6-2 6-0
Summers/Watermeyer d. Miles/Morgan 6-2 6-3
Gannon/Hilton [4] d. King/Stork 3-6 6-0 6-0
Glover/Gordon d. Anderson/Guthrie 6-1 6-4

Fry/Rihbany d. Knight/Sutton 6-2 6-2
Blair/Quertier [3] d. Adamson/Boegner 6-0 7-9 6-2
Rodgers/Walker-Smith d. Hammersley/G. Woodgate 7-5 6-2
Moran/Todd [2] d. Coutts/David 6-2 6-2
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Quarters
Brough/duPont [1] d. Summers/Watermeyer 6-1 6-2
Gannon/Hilton[4] d. Glover/Gordon 6-2 6-2
Fry/Rihbany d. Blair/Quertier [3] 6-3 5-7 11-9
Moran/Todd [2] d. Rodgers/Walker-Smith 6-2 6-2

Semis
Brough-duPont [1] d. Gannon/Hilton [4] 6-2 6-2
Moran/Todd [2] d. Fry/Rihbany 6-0 7-5

Final
Brough-duPont [1] d. Moran/Todd [2] 8-6 7-5

Mixed Doubles
First Round

24 byes on this side of the draw

Kay Stammers Menzies/Frank Sedgeman (Aus)d Anne-Marie Seghers (Fr)/Robert Abdesselam (Fr) 6-3 6-3
Peggy Dawson-Scott/Headley T Baxter d Arvilla McGuirre (US)/Christian Grandet (Fr) 6-8 6-1 10-8
Nel Hermsen (Neth)/Dragutin Mitic (Yug) d Phyllis Mudford King/Buster Andrews (NZ) 6-1 6-0
Ethel "Toots" Watermeyer (SA)/Nigel M Cockburn (SA) d Laura Morgan/Warwick C Shute 6-2 6-4
Billie Woodgate/Ernest Wittmann (Pol) d Meg Buxton-Knight (Eg) /David Samaai (SA)6-4 3-6 7-5
Nancy Glover/Herman David d Edith Sutz (Cz)/Hans Huonder (Swz) 6-2 6-4
Thelma Long (Aus)/George Worthington (Aus) d Glady Lines/Bent Kozeluh (Den) 6-2 6-1
Jacqueline Boutin (Fr)/Robert Colin (Fr) d Mrs Joey David/Mike Lloyd 6-2 6-3

Helena Straubeova (Cz)/Milan Matous (Cz) d Wendy Stork/Douglas G Snart 6-4 6-1
Violette Rigollet (Swz)/Rene Buser (Swz) d Enid Andrews/Roland E Carter 6-3 6-3
Colette Boegner (Fr)/Jean Borotra (Fr) d M.I. Maier (Sp)/Jaime Bartroli (Sp) 6-0 6-4
Georgie Woodgate/Tim Lewis d Georgina Greiss (Eg)/Mahmoud Talaat (Eg) 6-3 6-4
Joyce Fitch (Aus)/Geoff Brown (Aus) d Louise Anderson/Wladyslaw Skonecki (Pol) default
Leonie Brighton/Lesley Carter d Joan Curry/Paddy Roberts 6-2 6-8 6-4
Susan Billington/Henry Billington d Edith Middleton/J Roy Mansell 7-5 6-4
Patsy O'Conell d H.Alan Coldham (Aus) d Elsie Phillips/Peter E Hare 1-6 6-3 5-2

24 byres on this side of the draw


Second Round

Louise Brough (US)/John Bromwich [1] d Jean Walker-Smith/Subba LR Sawhney (Ind) 6-0 6-0
Molly Blair/Dennis Coombe (NZ) d Suzi Kormoczy (Hun)/Kalman Feher (Hun) default
Gay Chandler/George McVeagh (Ire) d Virginia Boyer (US)/Thorgny Haanes (Nor) 6-4 6-0
Betty Hilton/Don Butler d Mrs M. Isaac (Bel)/Franjo Puncec (Yug) 6-3 5-7 6-1
Betsy Venter (SA)/Adly Shaffei (Eg) d Betty Lombard (Irl)/Cyril A Kemp (Irl) 0-6 8-6 6-4
Shirley Fry (US)/Ricardo Balbiers (Chl)d Hilde Doleschell (Ast)/Hand Redl (Ast) 4-6 6-2 6-2
Jean Quertier/Geoff Paish d Freda Hammersley/Stephen G Nimr (Eg) 6-0 6-2
Effie Peters/Claude Lister d Patsy Rodgers/Gerry Oakley 7-5 6-3

Maria Weiss (Arg)/Heraldo Weiss (Arg) d Gussie Moran/Bob Falkenburg [3] default
Nathalie Feiron/Laurie Proctor d Pepe Riba (Sp)/Eddie Mandelbaum (Eg) 6-3 4-6 6-4
Bibbi Gullbrandsson (Swd)/Torsten Johansson (Swd) d Joy Hibbert/Pierre Geelhand de Merxem (Bel)
Nelly Adamson (Fr)/Paul Remy (Fr) d. Betty Couuts/GI Bayley 6-3 3-6 6-3
Menzies/Sedgeman d Dawson-Scott/Baxter 6-4 6-3
Watermeyer/Cockburn d Hermsen/Mitic 6-4 6-4
B Woodgate/Wittmann d Glover/David 6-3 7-5
Long/Worthington d Boutin/Colin 6-0 6-1

Straubeova/Matous d Rigollet/Buser 6-4 6-4
Boegner/Borotra d Woodgate/Lewis 6-4 12-10
Fitch/Brown d Brighton/Cater 6-2 6-3
O'Connell/Coldham d Billington/Billingotn 6-3 7-5
Betty Wilford/Derek Bull d Myriamme de Borman (Bel)/Marcel Coen (Eg) 5-7 6-3 13-11
Gloria Butler (US)/Feliscimo Ampon (Phl) d Jacqueline Marcellin (Fr)/Jacques Thomas (Fr) 6-2 6-1
Helen Rihbany (US)/Eustace Fannin (SA) d Lesley Fulton/John B Fulton 6-4 6-4
Sheila Summers (SA)/Eric Sturgess (SA)[4] d Gem Hoahing/Tommy Anderson 6-2 6-2

Joy Gannon/Tony Mottram d Bea Carris Walter/Czeslaw Spychala (Pol) 4-6 6-3 6-3
Annalissa Bossi (It)/Marcelo del Bello (It) d Rita Anderson (US)/Cliff Hovell 7-5 3-6 6-3
Kay Tuckey/Alex Hamburger d Sheila Dowdeswell (Ken)/Ignacy Tlocynski (Pol) 6-3 8-6
Laila Schou-Nilsen (Nor)/Nils-Erik Hessen (Nor) d Mary Lagerborg (Swd)/Guy Cooper 6-1 6-1
Mary Halford/Hans Van Swol (Neth) d Molly Stone/Syd Levy (SA) 6-3 6-4
Pat Todd (US)/Earl Cochell (US) d Marta Wolf-Peterdy (Hun)/Deszo Vad (Hun) default
Eva Fog (Den)/Erik Bjerre (Den) d Mary FitzGibbon (Ire)/Guy Jackson (Ire) 3-6 6-4 7-5
Margaret duPont (US)/Bill Sidwell (Aus) [2] d Natalie Gourlay/Bobby Meredith 6-0 6-0


Third Round

Brough/Bromwich [1] d Blair/Coombe 6-2 6-2
Hilton/Butler d Chandler/McVeagh 6-2 7-5
Fry/Balbiers d Venter/Shaffei 8-6 6-4
Quertier/Paish d Peters/Lister 6-2 6-3
Weiss/Weiss d Feiron/Proctor 6-2 6-4
Gullbrandsson/Johansson d Adamson/Remy 6-4 5-7 6-3
Menzies/Sedgeman d Watermeyer/Cockburn 6-1 6-4
Long/Worthington d B Woodgate/Whitman 6-3 6-2

Straubeova/Matous d Boegner/Borotra 8-6 8-6
Fitch/Brown d O'Connell/Coldham 6-2 7-5
Butler/Ampon d Wilford/Bull 2-6 6-4 6-1
Summers/Sturgess [4] d Rihbany/Fannin 6-2 6-1
Gannon/Mottram d Bossi/del Bello 6-2 6-2
Tuckey/Hamburger d Schou-Niessen/Hessen 6-3 2-6 6-4
Todd/Cochell d Halford/Van Swol 6-1 6-2
duPont/Sidwell [2] d Fog/Bjerre 6-2 6-1

Fourth Round

Brough/Bromwich [1] d Hilton/Butler 6-0 6-3
Quertier/Paish d Fry/Balbiers 6-4 6-1
Gullbrandsson/Johansson d Weiss/Weiss 6-3 5-7 7-5
Long/Worthington d Menzies/Sedgeman 3-6 6-4 10-8

Fitch/Brown d Straubeova/Matous 6-0 6-4
Summers/Sturgess [4] d Butler/Ampon 6-3 6-2
Gannon/Mottram d Tuckey/Hamburger 6-2 4-6 7-5
duPont/Sidwell [2] d Todd/Cochell 6-4 3-6 6-3

Quarter Finals

Brough/Bromwich [1] d Quertier/Paish 3-6 9-7 6-0
Long/Worthington d Gullbrandsson/Johansson 9-7 6-1
Summers/Sturgess [4] d Fitch/Brown 3-6 6-4 6-3
duPont/Sidwell [2] d Gannon/Mottram 6-1 6-4

Semi Finals

Brough/Bromwich [1] d Long/Worthington 6-1 6-2
Summers/Sturgess [3] d duPont/Sidwell 6-4 7-9 6-3

Final

Sheila Summers/Eric Sturgess [3] d Louise Brough/John Bromwich [1] 9-7 9-11 7-5


Wimbledon Plate

1R
Margot Lumb Gordon d. A Bates 6-2 6-3
Anne-Marie Seghers d. Betsy Venter 6-2 5-7 6-4
Pat Cowney d. Norma Potts 3-6 6-2 6-3
Myriam de Borman d. Audrey Mothersole 6-3 6-3
Barbara Knapp d. Mary Lagerborg 5-7 6-4 6-4
Beryl Parker d. Wendy Stork 8-6 6-3
Billie Woodgate d. Edith Sutz 6-2 6-4
Patsy Rodgers d. Jean Quelch 6-2 6-2
Bibbi Gullbrandsson d. Edith Middleton 0-6 6-0 6-0
Georgie Woodgate d. Pat Ward 7-5 6-3
Margot Parker d. Katherine Keith-Steele 6-2 8-6
Joey David d. Effie Peters 7-5 6-2
Gladys Lines d. Virginia Lee Boyer 6-1 8-6

2R
Laila Schou-Nielsen d. Jacqueline Boutin 6-3 3-6 7-5
Violette Rigollet d. Megan Buxton-Knight 6-0 7-5
Penny Durlac d. Betty Wilford 3-6 7-5 6-4
Kay Tuckey d. Janet Morgan 6-3 7-5
M Lumb Gordon d. A M Seghers 6-3 5-7 10-8
M de Borman d. P Cowney 6-2 6-4
B Knapp d. B Parker 8-6 6-1
Annalissa Bossi d. B Woodgate 6-2 6-4
P Rodgers d. Jacqueline Beswick 6-3 6-2
B Gullbrandsson d. G Woodgate 6-4 6-2
M Parker d. Mary Stephens 6-2 6-0
J David d. G Lines 6-2 8-6
Hilda Doleschell d. Rita Anderson 6-1 7-5
Hilary Stoodley Morgan d. Margaret Knott 6-4 3-6 6-2
Leonie Brighton d. Eva Munthe Fog 6-3 6-3

3R
L Schou-Nielsen d. V Rigollet 8-6 6-4
K Tuckey d. P Durlac 6-2 6-4
M Lumb Gordon d. M de Borman 6-2 7-5
A Bossi d. B Knapp 13-11 6-3
B Gullbrandsson d. P Rodgers 7-5 1-6 6-3
J David d. M Parker 6-3 6-2
H Doleschell d. H Stoodley Morgan 6-3 3-6 6-3
L Brighton d. Lorna Byrne 6-2 7-5

QF
K Tuckey d. L Schou-Nielsen 6-4 6-3
A Bossi d. M Lumb Gordon 4-6 6-3 6-4
B Gullbrandsson d. J David 6-1 3-6 6-1
H Doleschell d. L Brighton 6-4 6-4

SF Bossi d Tuckey 4-6 6-4 6-1
SF Gullbrandsson d Doleschell 6-3 6-0

FI Annalissa Bossi d Bibbi Gullbrandsson 6-0 7-5
 
#31 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of June 20-26

June 20-26 New Jersey State Championships Maplewood, New Jersey, United State
Venue: Maplewood Country Club

Singles (Draw=at least 65)

Rosenquest and Wilkens both get 1R byes.

2R
Betty Rosenquest d Pat Cavanagh 6-1 6-1
Noreen Haney d Marie Louise Bruneau 6-2 6-0
Barbara Wilkens d Pat Wolfsken 6-1 6-1
Pat Stuhler d Linda Roberts 6-0 6-0

3R
Rosenquest d Patricia Connors
Wilkens d Betty Coumbe 6-1 6-1
Stuhler d Isabelle Troccole 6-3 6-1

4R
Rosenquest d Helen Germaine 3-6 6-3 6-2
Ann Gray d Rhoda Hopkins 6-3 6-2
Edna Salichs d Carolyn Ligouri 6-1 6-2
Millicent Lang d Jean French default

QF: Rosenquest d Gladys Heldman 6-2 6-2
QF: Ann Gray d Haney [4] 4-6 6-3 6-3
QF: Wilkens d Millicent Lang 6-3 4-6 6-4
QF: Stuhler d Edna Salichs 6-2 4-6 6-4

SF: Rosenquest d Gray 6-3 6-4
SF: Wilkens d Stuhler [3] 6-4 7-5

FI: Betty Rosenquest [1] d Barbara Wilkens [2] 11-9 6-3

DF: Betty Rosenquest/Barbara Wilkens d Helen Germaine/Millicent Lang 6-4 6-3

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June 20-26 Hotel Del Coronado Invitation California

1R
Kelleher d D. Whitney 6-0 6-1
J. Little d L. McNeil 6-0 6-0

2R
Baker d M Siegel 6-0 6-0
J Jackson d F. Allen 6-1 6-2
Kimbrell d K. Parrish 6-2 6-2
McCord d L. Goebel 2-6 6-3 6-0
Kelleher d G Robinson 6-2 6-3
Jahn d E Proctor 6-3 def
Struthers d A Kime 6-0 6-1
Yeomans d J Little 4-6 6-2 6-4

QF
Baker d Jeri Jackson 6-4 6-4
Kelleher d Laura Lou Jahn 6-4 6-3
Struthers d Pat Yeomans 6-1 6-1
Kimbrell d M. McCord 6-4 3-6 8-6

SF: Beverly Baker d Barbara Kimbrell Barbara 6-1 6-3
SF: Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher d Betty Struthers 3-6 6-2 6-4

FI Beverly Baker [1] d Gracyn Kelleher 6-1 6-4

DF: Maureen Connolly/Betty Struthers d. Beverly Baker/Gracyn Kelleher 7-5 6-4

Gussy Moran does not defend as she is overseas at Wimbledon.

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June 20-26, Wurzburg, Germany (Clay)

FI: Alice Von Tarnay d. Minni Hein Muller 6-3 4-6 6-4
 
#205 ·
June 20-26 Hotel Del Coronado Invitation California
1R
Kelleher d D. Whitney 6-0 6-1
J. Little d L. McNeil 6-0 6-0

2R
Baker d M Siegel 6-0 6-0
J Jackson d F. Allen 6-1 6-2
Kimbrell d K. Parrish 6-2 6-2
McCord d L. Goebel 2-6 6-3 6-0
Kelleher d G Robinson 6-2 6-3
Jahn d E Proctor 6-3 def
Struthers d A Kime 6-0 6-1
Yeomans d J Little 4-6 6-2 6-4

QF
Baker d Jeri Jackson 6-4 6-4
Kelleher d Laura Lou Jahn 6-4 6-3
Struthers d Pat Yeomans 6-1 6-1
Kimbrell d M. McCord 6-4 3-6 8-6
 
#32 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of June 27-July 3

June 27- July 3 Tri State Championships Cincinnati, Ohio, US (Clay)
Venue: Cincinnati Tennis Club

1R
Leone Balke d Nancy Cox 6-1 6-1
Barbara Beckel d Susan Hagen 6-2 6-3
Elaine Loeck d Dorores Sturenberg 6-1 6-0
Dorothy Watman d. Bonnie MacKay 6-1 6-2
Gladys Heldman d. Mary Stuerenberg 6-0 6-0
Mary Lou Beyer d Marjorie Roselle 7-5 3-6 6-2
Melita Ramirez d Sara Mae Turber w.o
Dorothy Watman d Bonnie MacKay ???
Gladys Heldman vs Mary Stuerenberg ???
Nancy Morrison d Jane Haggart 6-0 6-1
Catherine Malcolm d Joan Strubbe 6-1 6-1
Ewing McAllister d Betty Roush 6-2 6-2
Nancy Pearce d Jan Weigel w.o
Joyce Higgy d. Ruth Salzmann w.o

2R
Beverly Baker d Balke 6-0 6-1
Loeck d Beckel [7] 5-7 6-2 6-4
Ramirez d Beyer 6-0 6-3
Watman d Heldman ???
Morrison d Greta Rogers ???
Malcolm d Higgy ???
McAllister d Pearce 8-6 6-3
Magda Rurac d Mary Hrdlicka 6-3 6-1

QF: Beverly Baker [1] d Elaine Loeck 6-2 6-0
QF: Melita Ramirez (Mex) [1F] d Dorothy Watman [3] 7-5 6-3
QF: Nancy Morrison [2] d Catherine Malcolm [5] 3-6 6-3 6-4
QF: Magda Rurac (Rom) [2F] d Ewing McAllister [4] 6-1 6-2

SF: Baker [1] d Ramirez [1F] 6-0 6-4
SF: Rurac [2F] d Morrison [2] 3-6 6-3 6-3

FI: Magda Rurac [2F] d Beverly Baker [1] 6-4 2-6 6-0

DF: Morrison/Rurac d Barbara Beckel/Malcolm 6-2 6-4

Melita Ramirez [1] and Magda Rurac [2] were foreign seeds according to the book From Club to Center Court. Could the book be in error-with Magda as the #1 foreign seed?

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ends July 4, Utah State, Salt Lake City, Utah, US

SF: Tipton d Leah Daly 6-1 6-0
SF: Smith d Sarah McChrystal 6-1 6-0

FI: Wilma Smith d. Sally Tipton 2-6 6-0 7-5

DF: Smith/Kay Christopolous d. Diane Hunsaker/Emma Lou Warner 4-6 6-2 6-1

MX Smith/Fred Lewis d Diane Hunsaker/Bob Williams ???

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June 30-July 3, Closed German Championships, Wiesbaden, Germany (Clay)

"noteworthy earlier rounds"
Eilemann d. [Totta] Zehden 8-6 2-6 6-2
Müller-Hein d. Pohmann 6-4 10-8

FI: Alice von Tarnay d. Mini Müller-Hein 6-0 6-4

DF: Mini Müller-Hein/Alice von Tarnay d. Joan Kramer/Margarethe von Gerlach 6-1 6-0

MX: Margarethe von Gerlach/Dr Jürgen Günter d. Ursula Eilemann/Ernst Buchholz 6-3 6-4
 
#33 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of July 4-10

July 4-9 Irish Championships, Dublin, Ireland (Grass)

Draw=30

Seeds (alphabetical)

Joyce Fitch (AUS)
Shirley Fry (USA)
Thelma Long (AUS)
Helen Rihbany (USA)

1R: Thelma Long (AUS) d. Helen Manning 6-0 6-0
1R: Maeve Brennan d. A. McCabe 6-2 6-2
1R: Mary Halford (GBR) d. C. Egan 6-1 6-2
1R: Bea Walter (GBR) d. A. Pearson default
1R: Barbara Good d. Beth Lindsay 6-0 6-2
1R: Betty Lombard d. L. Masterson 6-0 6-1
1R: C. O’Connor d. Miriam Meenan default
1R: June Fitzpatrick d. P. McAuliffe 6-3 6-1
1R: V. Lee Boyer (USA) d. P. Towers 6-3 6-0
1R: Pam O’Brien d. I. McDonnell 6-1 6-1
1R: Mary Fitzgibbon d. Heather Boyd 6-2 6-2
1R: Joyce Fitch (AUS) d. Veronica Miley default
1R: Mrs H.F. Ballagh d. J. Owens 6-2 6-4
1R: Shirley Fry (USA) d. M. Ryan 6-0 6-0

2R: Long d. O’Connor 6-1 6-0
2R: Halford d. Fitzpatrick 6-2 6-1
2R: Walter d. N. Sheehan 6-0 6-1
2R: Fitch d. Lee Boyer 6-3 6-0
2R: Rihbany d. Brennan 6-4 6-4
2R: Lombard d. Good 6-4 6-3
2R: Fitzgibbon d. O’Brien 6-3 6-1
2R: Fry d. Ballagh 6-0 6-0

QF Thelma Long (Aus) d Mary Halford 6-2 6-0
QF Helen Pedersen Rihbany (US) d Elizabeth Lombard 6-2 6-0
QF Joyce Fitch (Aus) d Bea Walter 6-1 6-1
QF Shirley Fry (US) d Fitzgibbon 6-3 6-4

SF Fry d. Fitch 4-6 6-0 6-3
SF Long d. Rihbany 6-0 6-0

FI: Thelma Long (Aus) d. Shirley Fry (US) 6-1 4-6 9-7

Doubles (draw=11)

1R: Joyce Fitch (AUS)/Thelma Long (AUS) d. B. Hogan/R. Strahan 6-1 6-0
1R: Maeve Brennan/Barbara Good d. S. Hannan/Alice Miley 6-0 6-0
1R: Mary Fitzgibbon/Betty Lombard d. Mrs H.F. Ballagh/Mrs M. Dunne 6-3 6-0

QF: Fitch/Long d. V. Lee Boyer (USA)/Pam O’Brien 6-0 6-0
QF: Mary Halford (GBR)/Bea Walter (GBR) d. S. Hannan/G. Scally 6-1 6-0
QF: Fitzgibbon/Lombard d. Brennan/Good 6-0 6-2
QF: Shirley Fry (USA)/Helen Rihbany (USA) d. E. Dolan/M. Seale 6-1 6-0

SF: Fitch/Long d. Halford/Walter 6-3 4-6 6-0
SF: Fry/Rihbany d. Fitzgibbon/Lombard 6-3 6-4

DF: Fitch/Long d. Fry/Rihbany 6-0 6-2.

Mixed (draw=15)

1R: Joyce Fitch (AUS)/Eustace Fannin (RSA) d. Miss Reeves/R.C. Fawsitt 6-0 6-4
1R: V. Lee Boyer (USA)/S. Levy d. Betty Lombard/Cyril Kemp 7-5 8-6
1R: Shirley Fry (USA)/Nigel Cockburn (GBR) d. Maeve Brennan/Joe McHale 6-2 6-3
1R: Mary Fitzgibbon/Jim Fitzgibbon d. P. Doran/F.J. Timoney 6-0 6-2
1R: Mary Halford (GBR)/Joe Hackett d. Pam O’Brien/Ivor Boden 6-2 6-2
1R: Bea Walter (GBR)/Dick Sandys d. J. McDonnell/M. O’Dwyer 6-0 6-0
1R: Thelma Long (AUS)/Guy Jackson d. Heather Bretland/R. Blair-White 6-2 6-0
Helen Rihbany (USA)/Trevor McVeagh had a bye.

QF: Fitch/Fannin d. Lee Boyer/Levy 6-3 6-4
QF: Halford/Hackett d. Helen Rihbany (USA)/Trevor McVeagh 6-2 6-3
QF: Fry/Cockburn d. Walter/Sandys 6-2 6-1
QF: Long/Jackson d. M. Fitzgibbon/J.J. Fitzgibbon 6-2 6-2

SF: Fitch/Fannin d. Halford/Hackett 6-2 6-4
SF: Long/Jackson d. Fry/Cockburn 6-4 6-1

MX: Joyce Fitch (Aus)/Eustace Fannin (SA) d Thelma Long (Aus)/GP Jackson 6-0 7-5

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July 4-9 Nottingham Tournament Nottingham, UK (Grass)

QF: Pat Canning Todd (US) d Stokes 6-2 6-1
QF: Dowling d Mobbs 3-6 8-6 9-7
QF: Helen Fletcher d Arvilla McGuirre (US) 6-3 3-6 6-3
QF: Edith Middleton d Speraing 6-2 6-2

SF: Todd d Dowling 6-2 6-1
SF: Middleton d Fletcher 7-9 6-2 7-5

FI: Pat Todd (US) d. Edith Middleton 6-1 6-2

DF: Arvilla McGuirre (US)/Pat Todd (US) d Mobbs/Stephens 9-7 6-1

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July 4-9 East Of England Championships Felixstowe (Grass)

SF: Ward d Josefa de Riba (Sp) 6-4 6-4
SF: David d Bibbi Gullbrandson (Swe) 6-8 6-4 7-5

FI: Pat Ward d Joey David 7-5 6-2

DF: Jean Quertier/Pat Ward d Maier/Josefa Riba (Sp) 6-1 7-5

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July 4-9 Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston UK (Grass)

Singles (Draw=at least 33)

2R: Barbara Knapp d. B Goodman 6-3 6-2
2R: Pat Cowney d. A W Holm 6-3 6-3

3R: Maria Weiss (Arg) d. Hazel Cheadle 6-3 6-4
3R: Rosemary Walsh d. M Bell 6-3 6-0
3R: Elsie Phillips d. Susan Partridge 6-0 6-2
3R: Beryl Parker d. N M Cooper 6-1 6-1

3R: Knapp d. Cowney 6-0 6-2
3R: Margaret Knott d. Joey Ross-Dilley 7-5 6-4
3R: Mrs M J Baker d. L M Bishop 6-3 6-4
3R: Joy Gannon d. D E Gaskell 6-0 6-1

QF: Weiss d Walsh 6-3 6-4
QF: Phillips d Parker 6-3 6-2
QF: Knapp d Knott 6-4 7-5
QF: Gannon d Baker 6-2 6-2

SF: Weiss d Phillips 5-7 6-2 6-4
SF: Gannon d Knapp 6-3 6-4

FI: Maria Weiss (Arg) d Joy Gannon 9-7 6-3

DF: Joy Gannon/Maria Weiss (Arg) d Freda Hammersley/Dorothy Little 6-1 7-5

Little =Dorothy Round Little, 1934 and 37 Wimbledon champ.
Hammersley=Freda James, doubles specialist of the 1930s

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July 4-10 Western Championships, Chicago, Illinois, US (Clay)

Preliminary round
Pat Stewart d Adeline Butkus 6-0 6-1
Louanne Early d Dorothy Green 6-1 6-1

1R
Elizabeth Loeck d Mitzi Alex 7-5 6-4
Mary Ann Hobart d Barbara Beckel def
Mary Lou Beyer d Irma Maas 7-5 6-2
Mela Ramirez d Mary Koltes 6-0 6-2
Magda Rurac d Alice Eells 6-1 6-0
Mary Hrdlicka d Ruth Salzman 6-2 6-2
Lucille Davidson d Gladys Heldman 6-4 7-5
Doris Henderson d Pat Eisendraft 6-3 7-5
Ewing McAllester d Helen Detweiler 6-2 6-1
Liz Coleman d Fran O'Donnell 6-1 6-0
Marian Raful d Dorothy Watman 6-4 6-2
Doris Popple d Pat Stewart 6-2 6-1
Catherine Malcolm d Mary Lou Morey 6-0 6-3
Toby Greenberg d Louanne Early 7-5 6-0
Violet Kastl d Leona Balke 6-1 6-0

2R
McAllester d Hobart 8-6 6-1
Beverly Baker d Loeck 6-0 6-2
Rurac d Hrdlicka 6-2 6-1
Davidson d Raful 1-6 8-6 6-4
Ramirez d Beyer 6-1 6-4
Malcolm d Popple 6-3 6-4
Coleman d Greenberg 6-2 6-2
Kastl d Henderson 6-2 6-0

QF: Baker d McAllister 6-3 6-1
QF: Rurac d Davidson 6-2 6-0
QF: Coleman d Kastl 7-5 6-2
QF: Ramirez d Malcolm 3-6 10-8 6-3

SF: Baker d Ramirez (Mex) 6-3 5-7 6-1
SF: Rurac d Coleman 6-2 6-4

FI: Magda Rurac (Rom) d. Beverly Baker 2-6 6-3 7-5.

Baker led 3-0 in the third set of a "grueling match," failing to put away the resourceful Rumanian. Both women had won semi matches earlier in the day, with Bev having the harder time of it. On match point Magda's shot barely cleared the net.

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July 4-9, Matlock, Great Britain (Grass)

SF
Helena Straubeova d. J Knowles 5-7 6-3 6-0
Mrs Constantine d. J Mallen 10-8 4-6 6-4

FI: Helena Straubeova d. Mrs Constantine 9-7 6-3

DF: Mrs Jonas/Mrs Constantine d Knowles/Mrs Hancock 6-3 4-6 6-4

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July ? Antwerp, Belgium (Clay)

SF
Sheila Summers d. ?
Ethel Watermeyer d. Gussie Moran 1-6 6-3 6-4

FI: Sheila Summers d. Ethel Watermeyer 6-2 1-6 6-2
 
#206 ·
July 4-10 Western Championships, Chicago, Illinois, US (Clay)
Preliminary round
Pat Stewart d Adeline Butkus 6-0 6-1
Louanne Early d Dorothy Green 6-1 6-1

1R
Elizabeth Loeck d Mitzi Alex 7-5 6-4
Mary Ann Hobart d Barbara Beckel def
Mary Lou Beyer d Irma Maas 7-5 6-2
Mela Ramirez d Mary Koltes 6-0 6-2
Magda Rurac d Alice Eells 6-1 6-0
Mary Hrdlicka d Ruth Salzman 6-2 6-2
Lucille Davidson d Gladys Heldman 6-4 7-5
Doris Henderson d Pat Eisendraft 6-3 7-5
Ewing McAllester d Helen Detweiler 6-2 6-1
Liz Coleman d Fran O'Donnell 6-1 6-0
Marian Raful d Dorothy Watman 6-4 6-2
Doris Popple d Pat Stewart 6-2 6-1
Catherine Malcolm d Mary Lou Morey 6-0 6-3
Toby Greenberg d Louanne Early 7-5 6-0
Violet Kastl d Leona Balke 6-1 6-0

2R
McAllester d Hobart 8-6 6-1
Beverly Baker d Loeck 6-0 6-2
Rurac d Hrdlicka 6-2 6-1
Davidson d Raful 1-6 8-6 6-4
Ramirez d Beyer 6-1 6-4
Malcolm d Popple 6-3 6-4
Coleman d Greenberg 6-2 6-2
Kastl d Henderson 6-2 6-0

QF: Beverly Baker d Ewing McAllister 6-3 6-1
QF: Rurac d Davidson 6-2 6-0
QF: Coleman d Kastl 7-5 6-2
QF: Ramirez d Malcolm 3-6 10-8 6-3

Since there was a prelim round, it's possible that we're missing a 1R match for Baker.
 
#34 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of July 11-17

July ?? Natal Championships Durban., South Africa (Clay)

FI Ruth Stevens d. Hazel Redick 11-9 6-3

DF: L O'Leary/Hazel Redick d Muller/V Valentine-Brown 1-6 6-2 6-4

MX: Muller/de Beer d M Morphew/Kirby 6-4 4-6 6-1

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July 11-16 Frinton On Sea Tournament , Frinton, UK (Grass)

QF Pat Canning Todd (US) d Du Buisson 6-0 6-0
QF Joefa de Riva (Esp) d Ruck 6-1 6-1
QF Joey David d M Glanville 6-3 6-2
QF Molly Blair d M Maier 6-4 6-2

SF Todd d de Riba 6-3 6-0
SF Blair d David 7-5 6-8 6-4

FI Pat Todd (US) d Molly Blair 6-2 6-2

DF: Joey David/Pat Todd (US) d Molly Blair/Pat O'Connell 6-4 6-2

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July 11-17 Swedish Championships Bastad, Sweden (Clay)

1R: Joyce Fitch (Aus) d Maria Weiss (Arg) 8-6 6-1

FI Thlema Long (Aus) d Hilde Sperling (Den) 6-2 6-3

Doubles

1R: Joyce Fitch/Thelma Long d I Bengtzen/M Nordquist 6-0 6-2

SF: Fitch/Long d Mary Lagerborg/Maria Weiss (Arg) 6-2 6-1

FI: Joyce Fitch (Aus)/Thelma Long (Aus) d Bibbi Gullbrandsson/Hilde Sperling (Den) 6-1 6-1

MX: Thelma Long (Aus)/George Worthington (Aus) d Joyce Fitch (Aus)/Eric Sturgess (SA) 3-6 6-2 6-3

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July 11-16 Welsh Championships, Newport, Wales, GB (Grass)

1/4F
Georgie Woodgate d. Manon James 6-1 6-3
Beatrice Walter d. Laura Morgan 6-2 6-3
Mrs Ernest d. A Bates 7-5 6-0
Helena Straubeova d. Lucy Byrne 6-0 6-4

SF
G Woodgate d. B Walter 6-4 6-2
H Straubeova d. Mrs Ernest 6-2 6-3

FI: Georgia Woodgate d. Helena Straubeova (Cz) 4-6 6-3 6-2

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July 11-17, Swiss International Championships, Gstaad, Switzerland (Clay)

1R: Broz (AT) d. Frau Langloh 61 62

2R: Sheila Summers [2] d. _ _ _ (by default?)
2R: Rigollet d. Frau Bek 60 61
2R: Anne-Marie Seghers d. Venter (RSA) 61 61
2R: Halff (FRA) d. Mlle. Charbonnier 61 62
2R: Shirley Fry [3] d. Gertrude Kornfeld 61 60
2R: Ruth Kaufmann d. _ _ _ (by default?)
2R: Annalissa Bossi d. Wollstadt (Wollstatt) 60 60
2R: Broz (AT) d. Frau Spahr 61 62

2R: Joan Curry d. Miss Greiss (EGY) 62 63
2R: Studer d. _ _ _ (by default?)
2R: Virginia Lee Boyer (US) d. Mrs Aja Fehr 6-0 6-4
2R: Weber d. _ _ _ (by default?)
2R: Watermeyer d. Moser 60 62
2R: Tuckey d. Hermsen (NED) 64 64
2R: Etta Neumann (AT) d. _ _ _ (by default?)
2R: Dubois d. _ _ _ (by default?)

3R: Sheila Summers d. Rigollet 63 61
3R: Anne-Marie Seghers d. Halff 75 26 86
3R: Fry d. Ruth Kaufmann 6-2 6-2
3R: Annalissa Bossi d. Broz 64 62 or 62 64

3R: Joan Curry (GB) d Liz Studer 6-2 6-0
3R: Boyer d. Mrs Marie Weber 6-2 6-0
3R: Toots Watermeyer (SA) d. Kay Tuckey (GB) 6-2 6-3
3R: Etta Neumann (AT) d. Dubois 60 61

QF: Sheila Summers (SA) d Anne-Marie Seghers 6-2 6-0
QF: Fry d. Annalissa Bossi (Ity) 7-5 1-6 6-4
QF: Curry d Boyer 6-3 6-1
QF: Watermeyer d Neumann 6-0 6-1

QF: Fry d. Annalissa Bossi (Ity) 7-5 1-6 6-4
QF: Sheila Summers (SA) d Anne-Marie Seghers 6-2 6-0
QF: Watermeyer d Neumann 6-0 6-1
QF: Curry d Boyer 6-3 6-1

SF: Summers d Fry 6-1 0-6 9-7
SF: Curry d Watermeyer 6-0 6-8 6-1

FI: Sheila Summers (SA) d. Joan Curry (GB) 6-3 6-3

Doubles

SF: Shirley Fry (US)/Helen Rihbany (US) d Arlette Halff (Fra)/Anne-Marie Seghers (Fra) 7-5 8-6

FI: Sheila Summers (SA)/Toots Watermeyer (SA) d. Shirley Fry (US)/Helen Rihbany (US) 8-6 6-3.

MX: Shirley Fry (US)/Jaroslav Drobny (Cz) d. Sheila Summers (SA)/Earl Cochell (US) 6-2 6-3

The women were totally overshadowed by the dramatic defections of Czechs Drobny and Cernik.

Draw notes:
  • number at least 33 (exactly 33 or few more)
  • per newspapers: it appears that the no.1 seed is placed at the bottom, the no.2 seed on top of the draw
  • official withdrawal: seed 4 Helen Rhibany ("malaise" - only singles), default: seed 1 Pat Todd ("did not show up")
  • 4 defaults are certain, 2 more assumed --> no notice anywhere who profited (at the bottom either Neumann or Dubois had to face Todd in 2R)


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July 11-17 US National Clay Court Championships River Forest, Illinois, US (Clay)
Venue: River Forest Country Club

Singles (Draw=32)

1R: Beverly Baker [1] d Catherine Malcolm 6-3 6-3
1R: Ewing McAllister d Gladys Heldman 4-6 6-2 7-5
1R: Doris Popple d Marie Pickrell 6-3 6-3
1R: Elaine Lewicki d Beverly Siebert default
1R: Violet Kastl d Bonnie MacKay 6-3 6-0
1R: Elizabeth Loeck d Daisy Grey default
1R: Shirley Arth d Nancy Corbett 6-3 6-1
1R: Melita Ramirez (Mex) d Doris Amundsen 6-0 6-0

1R: Wilma Smith [2] d Irma Mass 6-0 6-1
1R: Jeanne Arth d Mary Koltes 6-2 6-8 6-4
1R: Joan Symon d Doris Henderson 6-1 6-2
1R: Rosemary Buck d Mitzi Alex 2-6 6-3 6-2
1R: Lucille Davidson d Toby Greenberg 7-9 6-3 6-2
1R: Sara Mae Turber d Martha Miller 6-2 4-6 7-5
1RL Dorothy Watman d Leone Balke 6-3 6-2
1R: Magda Rurac (Rom) d Phyllis Schneider 6-0 6-0

2R: Baker [1] d McAllister 6-2 6-0
2R: Popple d Lewicki 6-4 3-6 6-3
2R: Kastl d Loeck 6-1 6-3
2R: M Ramirez d S Arth 6-0 6-4

2R: W Smith [2] d J Arth 6-0 6-2
2R: Buck d Symon 6-2 6-1
2R: Davidson d Turber 6-0 6-3
2R: Rurac d Watman 6-1 6-2

QF: Baker [1] d Popple 2-6 8-6 6-2
QF: M Ramirez d Kastl 2-6 8-6 6-3
QF: Buck d W Smith [2] 6-4 7-5
QF: Rurac d Davidson 6-1 6-3

SF: Baker d M. Ramirez 6-8 6-1 6-2
SF: Rurac d Buck 6-2 6-4

FI: Magda Rurac (Rom) d. Beverly Baker 2-6 9-7 6-3

The NYT calls Melita Ramirez "Mela".

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July 11-19 Middle States Women's Grass Court Championships, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US (Grass)
Venue: Philadelphia Cricket Club

1 Round
Rhoda Hopkins d. Ann Dietrich 6-1 6-3
Jean Crook d. Mrs Theodore Lesko 6-4 6-4
Jean French d. Ruth Marshall 6-2 3-6 6-1
Betty Taylor d. Mrs Torrence Hunt 6-3 6-0
Margaret Graham d. Helen Schoble 6-3 6-3
Cecile Bowes d. Ann Hoffman 6-0 6-2
Jane Austin d. Charlotte Prizer 6-0 6-1
Joy Valderrama d. Mrs Jack Gilliford 4-6 6-1 6-1
Madge Harshaw Vosters d. Barbara Neely 6-1 6-0
Sue Peterson d. Mrs George Stow 6-2 6-3
Pearl Barandon d. Isabella Melick 6-0 6-0
Marie Louise Bruneau d. Mrs McMilligan 6-2 6-0
Charlotte Decker d. Mrs Beatty 6-3 6-3
Gwyneth Johnson d. Anne LeDuc 6-2 6-3
Marjorie Norris d. Willa Elliott 6-1 6-2
Annette Dannehower d. Margaret Schoble 7-5 6-2
Betty Rosenquest d. Emily Dorrance 6-0 6-1
Betty Coumbe d. Ethel Wilent w.o
Anne Reilly d. Sue Budd 6-4 6-1
Sylvia Knowles d. Peggy Omerly 6-1 7-5
Katherine Garrigues d. Frances Lee 6-3 6-0
Ann Joan Fennessey d. Antoinette Loughran 6-1 6-0
Mrs Charles Dickey d. Alice Fehrenbach 6-2 5-7 7-5
Dorothy Byerly d. Mrs Molly Thayer 4-6 7-5 6-3

2 Round
Dorothy Head d. Barbara Garforth 6-0 6-0
Anne Tillman d. Gloria Young 10-8 6-1
R Hopkins d. J Crook 6-2 6-2
K Garrigues d. A J Fennessey 6-0 7-5
J Austin d. J Valderrama 6-2 6-2
Cecilia Riegel d. Dorothy Smoker 6-2 6-0
C Bowes d. M Graham default
S Knowles d. B Taylor 6-0 6-1
B Rosenquest d. Mrs Dickey default
French d Reilly 3-6 6-4 6-3
Anne Gray d. Dot Evans 6-0 6-0
C Decker d. G Johnson 6-1 6-2
M Norris d. A Dannehower 10-8 6-4
B Coumbe d. D Byerly 6-3 2-6 6-3
P Barandon d. M L Bruneau d. 6-2 6-1
M Harshaw Vosters d. S Peterson 6-1 6-1

3 Round
D Head d. A Tillman 6-3 6-1
R Hopkins d. French 6-4 6-0
J Austin d. K Garrigues 6-3 6-0
S Knowles d. Bowes 6-2 6-1
B Rosenquest d. Coumbe 6-2 6-2
A Gray d. C Riegel 6-1 6-2
C Decker d. M Norris 6-4 6-3
M Harshaw Vosters d. P Barandon 6-2 6-4

QF: Dottie Head d Rhoda Hopkins 6-4 6-0
QF: Sylvia Knowles d Jane Austin 6-4 6-4
QF: Betty Rosenquest d Anne Gray 6-1 6-0
QF: Bunny Harshaw Vosters d Charlotte Decker 6-1 6-0

SF Head d Knowles 6-3 6-0
SF Vosters d Rosenquest 8-6 8-6

FI: Dottie Head [1] d. Bunny Vosters 6-4 2-6 6-4

Doubles

SF: Head/Rosenquestd Decker/Gray 6-3 6-2
SF: Norris/Valderrama d Annette Dannehower/Ann Tillman Ann 6-3 13-11

FI: Dottie Head/Betty Rosenquest d. Marjorie Norris/Joy Valderrama 6-2 6-1

Rain delayed the final a couple of days.

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July 11-17, La Jolla, California, US (Hard)

1R: Laura Lou Jahn d [4] June Gay 6-0 6-2
1R: Anita Kanter d Lee Goebel 6-0 6-3

QF: [2] Betty Struthers d June Levine 6-2 6-1

SF: Jahn d Struthers 0-6 7-5 6-2

FI: Maureen Connolly d. Laura Lou Jahn 3-6 6-2 6-3

Girls FI: Maureen Connolly d. Laura Lou Jahn 6-3 6-1

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July 11-16, East of Ireland Championships, Dublin, Ireland
Venue: Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club

FI: Betty Lombard d. Mary Fitzgibbon 6-4 6-1

DF: Mary Fitzgibbon/Betty Lombard d. Maeve Brennan/Pam O'Brien 7-5 6-2

MX: Betty Lombard/Eustace Fannin (SA) d. Maeve Brennan/Guy Jackson 6-4 6-4

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July 11-16 Scottish Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland (Grass)

2R
Gem Hoahing d. Norma Seacy 6-3 6-1
C Alison d. Mrs Guthrie 6-1 6-2
Heather Macfarlane d. Mrs Band 6-1 6-0
Helen Proudfoot d. R Stevenson 6-0 6-4
Patsy Rodgers d. Chloe Rhodes 6-4 6-3
E Vlandy d. A.C Gordon 6-2 6-1
Mollie Welsh d. M Stevenson 6-4 6-4
Joy Hibbert d. Joyce Reid 6-1 6-4

QF
G Hoahing d. C Alison 6-1 6-1
H Macfarlane d. H Proudfoot 7-5 8-6
E Vlandy d. P Rodgers 7-5 6-4
J Hibbert d. M Welsh 6-4 4-6 6-4

SF
G Hoahing d. H Macfarlane 6-3 6-3
J Hibbert d. E Vlandy 7-5 6-1

FI: Gem Hoahing d. Joy Hibbert 8-6 6-3

DF: Proudfoot/Welsh d Hoahing/Rodgers 7-9 6-2 6-3
 
#35 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of July 18-24

July 18-24 Middle Atlantic Tennis Tournament, Washington, D.C. US

4R
Magda Rurac d Pearl McCoy 6-1 6-1

QF
Rurac [1F?] d Sara Moore 6-0 6-1
Willie Herbert [2] d Barbara Scarlett 6-3 8-6
Ann Gray [1] d Marion Ausness 6-1 6-2
Charlotte Decker [3] d Adrienne Ayres 7-5 11-9

SF
Rurac d Herbert 6-1 6-3
Gray d Decker 8-6 6-2

FI: Magda Rurac (Rom) d. Ann Gray 6-3 6-3

DF: Barry/Magda Rurac (Rom) d. Ausness/Estes 3-6 6-0 6-0

A minor event, Magda still impresses because this is her 5th straight tournament won. A "packed gallery" watches Rurac "slash her forehand" then chip the backhand away to the opposite end. Magda only lost 14 games out of 64.

In some other yearly threads, we have Willie Herbert as "Mrs Willie," suggesting that Herbert is a married name, and perhaps that Willie was her husband's given name. Multiple sources for this event refer to her as Miss Willie Herbert.

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July 18-24 Pennsylvania Grass and Eastern States Chmps , Haverford, Pennsylvania, US (Grass)
Venue: Merion Cricket Club

Singles (Draw=60)

1R: Beverly Baker d Mrs Willa Elliott 6-0 6-0
1R: Ann Perry Tillman-bye
1R: Marjorie Norris d Louise Darlington 6-4 6-0
1R: Sue Petersen d Gweneth Jonson 7-5 6-1
1R: Anne Leduc Anne d Mrs Thayer 8-6 4-6 6-4
1R: Sylvia Knowles d Helen Scobble 6-1 6-1
1R: Ceclia Riegel d Margaret Graham 6-4 6-2
1R: Mrs Ellwood Beatty d Marie Picknell default

1R: Peggy Omerly d Emily Wallace 6-1 6-0
1R: Betty Rosenquest d Joy Valderrama 6-4 7-5
1R: Rosemary Buck d Margaret Schoble 6-0 6-2
1R: Mrs Torrance Hunt d Mrs Gerald Roror 4-6 6-3 7-5
1R: Nancy Morison d Betty Taylor 6-3 6-0
1R: Flo Pinkham d Katherine Garrgies 8-6 10-8
1R: Jean French d Mckmilligan 6-0-6-0
1R: Cecelie Bowes d Mrs Elizabeth Loeck 6-4 7-5

1R: Dottie Head d Emily Doorance 6-1 6-0
1R: Jean Crook d Marie Louise Bruneau 6-3 6-3
1R: Deborah Welsh d Dorothy Byerly 6-1 6-3
1R: Betty Coumbe-bye
1R: Baba Madden Lewis d Frances Lee default
1R: Carolyn Liguori d Antoinette Loughran 6-1 6-0
1R: Wilma Smith d Sue Budd 6-1 6-0
1R: Anne Danenhower d Jeryl Faulkner 6-2 6-4

1R: Nina Irwin d Jane Austin 6-2 2-6 9-7
1R: Dorothy Evans-bye
1R: Kay Hubbell d Ann Dietrich 6-2 6-2
1R: Gladys Heldman-bye
1R: Rhoda Hopkins s Stow 6-1 6-2
1R: Pearl Barnadon d Isabel Troccole 6-3 3-6 6-2
1R: Ruth Marshall d Gilliford 6-0 6-0
1R: Madge Harshaw Vosters d Gloria Young 6-0 6-0

2R: Baker d Tillman 6-2 6-0
2R: Norris d Leduc 6-2 7-5
2R: Knowles d Peterson 6-1 6-0
2R: Beatty d Riegel 6-1 6-1
2R: Rosenquest d Omerly 6-1 6-0
2R: R. Buck d Mrs Hunt 6-0 6-1
2R: Morison d Pinkham 6-3 6-1
2R: Bowes d French 5-7 6-3 6-1

2R: Head d Crook 6-2 6-2
2R: Welsh d Coumbe 6-1 6-1
2R: Lewis d Liguori 6-1 6-2
2R: W Smith d Danenhower 6-2 6-3
2R: Irwin d Evans 6-2 6-3
2R: Hubbell d Heldman 6-3 6-1
2R: Hopkins d Barandon 2-6 6-1 6-1
2R: Vosters d Marshall 6-2 6-1

3R: Baker d Norris 6-1 6-1
3R: Knowles d Beatty 6-1 6-2
3R: Rosenquest d R. Buck 6-1 6-1
3R: Morrison d Bowes 6-3 6-1

3R: Head d Welsh 6-1 6-3
3R: Lewis d W. Smith 6-3 6-2
3R: Irwin d Hubbell 3-6 6-1 6-4
3R: Vosters d Hopkins 6-1 6-1

QF: Baker d Knowles 6-4 6-1
QF: Rosenquest d Morrison 6-1 12-10
QF: Lewis d Head 6-4 6-1
QF: Vosters d Irwin 6-2 7-5

SF: Baker d Rosenquest 6-3 9-7
SF: Lewis d Vosters 6-1 7-5

FI: Beverly Baker d. Baba Lewis 6-1 6-2.

Doubles (Draw=25)

1R: Brough/duPont-bye
1R: Hunt/Thayer-bye
1R: Bradley-Sexton/Mitchell-bye
1R: Crook/Hubbell d Danenhower/Welsh 6-2 6-4
1R: Morrison/Vosters d Lucille Klammer/Valderrama 6-1 6-2
1R: Marly-Power/Rorer d Marshall/Norris 6-4 7-5
1R: Austin/Hopkins d Byerly/Betty Taylor 6-0 6-1
1R: Liguori/Troccole d Budd/Omerly 6-3 6-2

1R: Midge Buck/Hart d Gweneth Johnson/Dorothy Smoker 6-0 6-0
1R: Bruneau/Mcilvaine d Helen and Margaret Schoble 6-2 6-3
1R: Knowles/Lewis d Evans/Tony Laughran 6-0 6-1
1R: Bowes/Irwin d Emily Dorrance/Gloria Young 7-5 6-1
1R: Loeck/W.Smith -bye
1R: Frances Lee/Milligan-bye
1R: Rosemary Bukc/Heldman-bye
1R: Head/Rosenquest-bye

2R: Brough/duPont d Hunt/Thayer 6-0 6-0
2R: Crook/Hubbell d Bradley-Sexton/Mitchell 6-1 6-0
2R: Morrison/Vosters d Marly-Power/Rorer 6-0 6-1
2R: Austin/Hopkins d Liguori/Troccole 6-2 4-6 6-2

2R: M Buck/Hart d Bruneau/Mcilvaine 6-0 6-0
2R: Knowles/Lewis d Boews/Irwin 6-3 5-7 6-0
2R: Loeck/W.Smith d R Buck/Heldman 4-6 6-4 6-4
2R: Head/Rosenquest d Frances Lee/Milligan 6-1 6-1

QF: Brough/duPont d Crook/Hubbell 6-1 6-1
QF: Morrison/Vosters d Austin/Hopkins 6-2 6-2
QF: M Buck/Hart d Knowles/Lewis 6-1 6-4
QF: Head/Rosenquest d Loeck/W.Smith 6-1 6-1

SF: Brough/duPont d Morrison/Vosters 6-2 6-2
SF: Buck/Hart d Head/Rosenquest 6-1 0-6 6-3

FI: Louise Brough/Margaret dupont d. Midge Gladman Buck/Doris Hart 6-3 6-3

Mixed Doubles

SF: Baker/Stewart d Rosenquest/Bill Vogt 12-14 6-4 6-4

FI: Bunny Vosters/Vic Seixas d Beverly Baker/Hugh Stewart 7-5 6-4

The " big 3 opt" for doubles only, as Brough and duPont are just back from Wimbledon and Doris si returning from eye surgery.

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ends July 24, South Queensland Championships, Ipswich, Australia

FI: Lavina Mills d. I. Watson 7-5 6-4

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ends July 24 Dusseldorf, Germany

?R: Frau von Gerlach d. Miss Venter (RSA) [played, no score]

QF: Maria Weiss (Arg) d Frau Druch 6-3 6-4

SF: Weiss d. Frau Hammann [played, no score]
SF: Pohmann d. Frau von Gerlach 6-3 6-3

FI: Inge Pohmann d. Maria Weiss 4-6 6-4 9-7

WD: Maria Weiss / Pohmann d. Frau von Gerlach / Rosenthal 6-1 7-5

XD: Maria Weiss / Weiss d. Miss Venter (RSA) / Fornstedt (SWE) 7-5 6-4

WS-final after MS-final "under violent sun"
Pohmann led 5-2 in 3rd, had her first match point at 5-4

Over 200 contestants from 7 nations here. The event marked a return of Germany to the international tennis stage. Attendance of 3,000 on final's day.

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July 16-24, Hungarian Closed Championships, Budapest, Hungary (Clay)

FI: Gyuláné Erdődi d. Dezsőné Hidassy 7-5 2-6 6-3

DF: Gyuláné Erdődi/Ilona Jusits d. Mrs Andor/Mrs M. Katona ????

MXF: Gyuláné Erdődi/Dezső Vad d. Mrs M. Katona/Zoltán Katona 6-3 5-7 6-3


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July 19-24, Closed Belgian Championships, Brussels, Belgium (Clay)

FI: Myriam de Borman d. Janine de Ridder 6-1 6-1

MX: Francine Isaac/Jackie Brichant d. Mlle Ruys/Reoman 8-6 6-2


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in summer, Houlgate, France (Clay)
Venue: Sporting Club

FI: Mme Egnell d. ??

MX: Mme Baudoin/Gallard d. ??
 
#36 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of July 25-31

July 27-August 1 Maidstone Invitation , East Hampton, New York, US (Grass)

Singles (Draw=24)

1R: Margaret Osborne duPont-bye
1R: Nancy Morrison-bye
1R: Ann Gram-bye
1R: Baba Madden Lewis-bye
1R: Dottie Head d Rosemary Buck 6-1 7-5
1R: Shirley Fry d Rhoda Hopkins 7-5 6-1
1R: Virginia Rice Johnson d Patricia Skidmore 6-1 6-0
1R: Doris Hart d Mrs Elizabeth Loeck 6-1 6-2

1R: Magda Rurac (Rom)-bye
1R: Midge Van Ryn Buck-bye
1R: Stlvia Knowles-bye
1R Gussie Moran-bye
1R: Beverly Baker d Frances Gensler Morrisey 6-1 6-2
1R: Barbara Wilkins d Mrs Wilma Smith 6-4 6-2
1R: Helen Perez d Polly Goodrich 6-2 6-1
1R: Louise Brough d Louise Raymond Ganzenmuller 6-1 6-1

2R: duPont d Morrison 6-1 6-2
2R: Lewis d Gram 6-2 6-1
2R: Fry d Head 6-3 6-2
2R: Doris Hart d Rice 6-0 6-0

2R: Rurac d Buck 4-6 10-8 retired
2R: Moran d Knowles 6-0 6-1
2R: Baker d Wilkins 6-2 6-2
2R: Brough d Perez 6-0 6-0

QF: duPont d Lewis 6-4 6-2
QF: Hart d Fry 6-0 6-4
QF: Brough d Baker 6-4 6-3
QF: Moran d Rurac 6-0 6-1

SF: Hart d. DuPont 6-2 6-3.
SF: Brough d. Moran 6-3 6-0

FI: Louise Brough d. Doris Hart 6-1 7-5.

Doubles (Draw=12)

1R: Baker/Perez Helen d Hopkins/Loeck 6-1 6-4
1R: Rurac/W.Smith d. Rosemary Buck/Morison Morrison 6-2 6-4
1R :Ganzenmuller/Head d Polly Goodrich/Morrisey 6-1 6-2
1R: Fry/Hart d Ann Gram/Ann Weks 6-2 6-0

QF: Brough/duPont Virginia Johnson/Wilkins 6-2 6-1
QF: Rurac/W. Smith d Baker/Perez 3-6 6-4 6-1
QF: Fry/Hart d Louise Ganzenmuller/Head 6-4 6-2
QF: Midge Buck/Moran d Knowles/Lewis 6-1 6-3

SF: Brough/duPont d Rurac/W. Smith 8-6 7-5
SF: Fry/Hart d Buck/Moran 7-9 6-0 6-2

FI: Brough/duPont d Hart/Fry 6-2 6-4

Hart shocks DuPont-it is Margaret's worst scoreline in memory-prompting many to question if the 31 year-old is "past it".The NYT reported that "the big gallery sat in amazement at [duPont's]downfall, noting Margaret "made more errors than is her wont."Beating both Brough AND Dupont is still too much for Hart though-who falls to Brough in the final. This was Doris' first event after an eye condition that has kept her sidelined for months.

A sprained back prevented Magda from doing herself justice in the singles.

*Loeck is from San Francisco. This is her first time on the Eastern Grass circuit.

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July 21-29, Malayan Championships, Singapore, Malaya

FI: Joyce Fraser d. Susan de Vries 6-2 6-4

DF: Joyce Fraser/M. Millet d. Miss Hevel/Susan de Vries ????

MX: Mrs Tan Liep Tjiauw/Tan Liep Tjiauw d. Joyce Fraser/Ong Chew Bee 6-1 8-6

Joyce listed as Mrs D Fraser

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ends July 30 Scandinavian Tournament , Copenhagen, Denmark (Clay)

SF: Thelma Long (Aus) d Eva Munthe Fog 8-6 6-2

FI Thelma Long (Aus) d Lisa Gram Andersen 6-4 6-3

MX: Thelma Long (Aus)/Kurt Neilsen d Miss Anderson/Haanes(Nor) 6-2 6-3

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July 25-30 Newcastle Tournament , Newcastle, England, GB (Grass)

SF: Joyce Fitch (Aus) d Reese 6-1 6-0
SF: Billie Woodgate d Taylor 7-5 6-3

FI: Joyce Fitch (Aus) d Billie Woodgate 6-2 6-0

DF: Joyce Fitch (Aus)/Billie Woodgate d Darling/Heppenstall 6-0 6-3

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July 25-30 Bedford, Bedford, England, GB

FI: Gem Hoahing d Edith Middleton 6-3 6-1

DF: Gem Hoahing/Edith Middleton d Bevan/M Smith 8-6 6-1

MX: Gem Hoahing/Bjerre d Edith Middleton/Lo 4-6 6-1 6-4

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ends July 31 Bavarian International, Munich, Germany (Clay)
????

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July 26-August 1, Kenyan Championships, Nairobi, Kenya

FI: Mrs J. Mark d. M. Muir 6-2 6-1

DF: Margo Flowerdew/Mrs J. Mark d. Mrs H. Thompson/Mrs C. Wood 6-3 6-0

MX: Margo Flowerdew/FrankFlowerdew d. Mrs J. Mark/J. England 6-2 4-6 11-9

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July 25-30, Championships of the Province of Munster, Sunday's Well, County Cork, Ireland

FI: Mary Fitzgibbon d. Maeve Brennan 6-1 6-3

DF: Maeve Brennan/Mary Fitzgibbon d. M. Foley/D. O'Sullivan 6-1 6-2

MX: Maeve Brennan/Joe Hackett d. Mary Fitzgibbon/F. South 6-3 6-3

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July 28 - August 2, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (Grass)

QF
Pat Cowney d. Mrs Bidmead 6-0 6-3
Gill Worrall d. Norma Potts 1-6 6-3 8-6
Elsie Phillips d. Mrs Holloway 6-0 6-1
Miss Griffith d. Jane Godfrey 6-0 6-3

SF
P Cowney d. G Worrall 6-1 6-2
E Phillips d. Miss Griffith 6-0 6-2

FI: Elsie Phillips d. Patricia Cowney 8-6 6-3

DF: Patricia Cowney/Elsie Phillips d. Isabel Greatrex/D. Griffith 3-6 6-0 6-1

MX: Ted Tinling/Patricia Cowney/Ted Tinling d. D. Griffith/J.B. Griffith 7-5, 6-3

Greatrex is the married name of Isabel Follows.

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July 29-August 1, Ilkley, Yorkshire, England (Grass)

QF
Dorothy Round Little d. J Gaunt 4-6 6-2 8-6
D James d. G.W Brocklehurst 6-4 6-3
Mrs Hardy d. Mrs Harrison 6-2 4-6 6-1
Evelyn Moeller d. Sheila Speight 6-1 6-1

SF
D Round Little d. D James 3-6 6-4 7-5
E Moeller d. Mrs Hardy 6-0 5-7 6-2

FI: Evelyn Moeller d. Dorothy Little 6-3 6-1

DF: Evelyn Moeller/Sheila Speight d. Betty Fulton/Sheila Hardy ????

MX: Sheila Speight/W.T. Anderson d. Betty Fulton/J.B. Fulton 6-2 6-1

Hardy is the married name of Sheila Barraclough.

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July 25-30, Wiltshire Championships, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England (Grass)

FI: Viola White d. Mrs J. Murphy 6-2 6-2

DF: Mrs B. Dupont/Viola White d. Wendy Dewar Durie/Mrs J. Murray 6-3 3-6 6-2

MX: Viola White/C.A. Horton d. Mrs J. Murray/S.A. Wilcox 6-3 7-5

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July 25-30, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England (Grass)

QF
Madge Slaney d. Mrs Swan 6-3 7-5
Katherine Keith-Steele d. Sue Waters 6-3 6-3
Georgie Woodgate d. Effie Peters 6-4 6-4
Barbara Knapp d. Andy Ross-Dilley 6-2 6-1

SF
M Slaney d. K Keith-Steele 7-5 6-4
B Knapp d. G Woodgate 9-7 2-6 6-3

FI: Barbara Knapp d. Madge Slaney 6-4 7-5

DF: Margot Parker/Slaney d. N Cole/H Newberry 6-2 7-5

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July 25-31, Swiss Closed Championships, Geneva (Clay)

SF
Violette Rigollet d. Alice Charbonnier 6-0 2-6 8-6
Edith Sutz Boehm d. Mrs Bekurn w.o

FI: Violette Rigollet d. Edith Bohm 6-3 4-6 6-2

DF: Boehm/Keller d Mrs Bek/Rita Rampinelli 6-4 6-3

MX: Charbonnier/J Schaublin d Rita Rampinelli/R Brechbul 6-4 7-5

Mrs Bohm, recently wed, was the former Edith Sutz.

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July 18-30, All-Jamaican Championships, Kingston, Jamaica
Venue: Saint Andrew Club

SF: Ivy Cover Ramsay d. Marjorie Aris 6-3 6-3
SF: Babs Praczukowski d. Mary Davidson 6-3 6-3

FI: Ivy Cover Ramsay d. Babs Praczukowski 6-4 2-6 6-3

DF: Gillian Arengo-Jones/Babs Praczukowski d. Daphne Browning/Joy Mott-Trille 6-3 6-4

MX: Babs Praczukowski/Donald Leahong d. Ivy Cover Ramsay/Ronald Sturdy 10-8 2-6 6-2

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July 25-30, Bury and West Suffolk, Great Britain (Grass)

SF
Pat Ward d. D Gaskell 6-3 6-1
Wendy Stork d. Mrs DuBuisson 6-4 8-10 6-3

FI: Pat Ward d. Wendy Stork 6-4 5-7 6-4

DF: Stork/Ward d DuBuisson/Gaskell 6-4 6-1
 
#37 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of August 1-7

August 1-6 Hampshire Championships Bournemouth UK (Grass)

1/4F
Betty Uber d. Susan Partridge 6-3 6-2
Hilaire Newberry d. C Wishart 2-6 6-1 7-5
Margaret Emerson d. P Scott 6-4 6-0
N Cole d. J Davy 4-6 7-5 6-3

SF
H Newberry d. B Uber 6-1 7-5
M Emerson d. N Cole 4-6 6-2 6-4

FI: M. Emerson d. Newberry 6-0 6-2

DF: Coles/Wavish d Paul/Betty Uber 6-4 6-4

MX: Betty Uber/Ireson d Sulman/Anderton 6-2 6-2

Mrs HS Uber=Betty Uber, famed badminton star.

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August 1-7 23rd Annual Eastern Grass Championships Orange, New Jersey, US. (Grass)

Singles (Draw=32)

1R: Shirley Fry d Marie Pickrell default
1R: Dottie Head d Ellizabeth Loeck 6-1 6-2
1R: Laura Lou Jahn d Gladys Heldman 6-3 7-5
1R: Gussie Moran [2] d Nina Irwin 6-1 6-1
1R: Helen Pastall Perez d Jean French 6-4 6-4
1R: Barabara Scofield d Virginia Lee Boyer 6-3 6-1
1R: Wilma Smith d Ann Gray 7-5 6-4
1R: Pat Canning Todd [4] d Rosemary Buck 6-2 6-1

1R: Doris Hart [1] d Virginia Rice Johnson default
1R: Louise Raymond Ganzenmuller d Helen Germaine 6-1 6-3
1R: Helen Pedersen Rihbany d Sheila Duggan 6-1 6-0
1R: Nancy Morrison d Pat Cumming Stuhler 6-1 6-1
1R: Betty Rosenquest d Edna Salichs 6-2 6-3
1R: Magda Rurac d Barbara Wilkins 6-3 6-3
1R: Midge Van Ryn Buck Elfi Carroll 6-4 6-2
1R: Beverly Baker [3] d Sylvia Knowles 6-2 6-4

2R: Fry d Head 6-3 6-1
2R: Moran [2] d Jahn 8-6 6-0
2R: Perez d. Scofield ????
2R: Todd [4] d W Smith 6-1 6-4

2R: Hart [1] d Ganzenmuller 6-0 6-2
2R: Morrison d Rihbany default
2R: Rurac d Roseqnquest 8-6 6-2
2R: Baker [3] d M Buck 6-0 8-6

QF: Fry d Moran [2] 6-3 3-6 6-4
QF: Todd [4] d Perez 1-6 6-2 6-3
QF: Hart [1] d Morrison 6-3 6-3
QF: Baker [3] d Rurac 9-7 7-5

SF: Fry d. Todd [4] 4-6 7-5 6-4.
SF: Hart [1] d. Baker [3] 7-5 6-3

FI: Doris Hart [1] d. Shirley Fry 6-3 6-4.

Doubles

1R Perez/W.Smith d Coumbe/Loeck 6-0 6-0
1R Moran/Todd d Constance Dengel/Sheila Duggan 6-0 6-0

QF Fry/Hart d Campbell/Stuhler 6-3 6-1
QF Buck/Knowles d Perez/W. Smith 7-5 2-6 6-4
QF Moran/Todd d Head/Rosenquest 3-6 6-2 6-3
QF Rurac/Wilkens d Buck/Scofield default

SF Fry/Hart d Buck/Knowles 6-0 6-3
SF Moran/Todd d Rurac/Wilkens 6-1 6-1

FI: Gussie Moran/Pat Todd d Shirley Fry/Doris Hart 6-4 3-6 6-4

Brough-Dupont "sit this one out" for some reason.

The NYT lists Loeck as Mrs Elizabeth K Loeck.

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ends August 6, Northern Suburbs Championships, Sydney (or Killara?), NSW, Australia

FI: Dorn Fogarty d. Phyllis Finn 6-3 9-7

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August 1-7 Canadian Championships, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Seeds
1. Lewis
2. Hopkins
3. Sullivan

1R
Desiree Keating d Gwen Lugar 6-2 6-2

2R
Pat Macken d Mrs E Zinck 6-0 6-0
Dorothy Jones d Keating 6-1 4-6 6-1
Pat Lowe d Mrs F V Woodbury 6-1 6-3
Louise Brown d Nancy Jones 6-0 6-1
Pauline Robinson d Jean Harris 6-4 3-6 6-0
Mrs C H Mitchell d Margaret MacPherson 6-0 6-0
Ruth Porter d Patricia Cowan 6-4 6-2

3R
Baba Lewis d Mrs H L Roper 6-1 6-1
Louise Brown d. Dorothy Hurst 6-3 10-8
Mitchell d Lowe 11-9 6-3
Macken d. Edith Sullivan 4-6 6-2 6-3
Robinson d Joyce Hart 6-1 6-1
Rhoda Hopkins d. Vilda Large 6-0 6-2
Porter d Jones 6-4 6-2

QF
Baba Madden Lewis d. L Brown 6-0 6-2
Elaine Fildes d. Mrs Mitchell 6-1 7-5
P Macken d. Pauline Robinson 6-3 6-3
R Hopkins d. Ruth Porter 6-4 6-4

SF
B Madden Lewis d. E Fildes 6-2 6-3
P Macken d. R Hopkins 6-4 6-0

FI: Baba Lewis (US) d. Pat Macken 6-0 6-2

Doubles

QF Lewis/Sullivan d Mrs Brown/Dorothy Hurst 6-3 2-6 6-3

FI: Baba Lewis (US)/Edie Sullivan (US) d. Elaine Fildes (GB)/Pat Macken 6-2 6-2.

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August 1-6, South of Scotland Championships, Moffat, Scotland

FI: J. Norden d. Mrs J. Dunn 6-2 6-0

DF: M. Brown/Mrs D. Smart d. Mrs J. Mather/F. Mearns 6-3 8-6

MX: J. Reid/A.J. Gould d. Mrs D. Smart/H. Dick 6-1 6-2

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August 3-6, Hull, Yorkshire, England (Grass)

SF
Georgie Woodgate d. M Dickinson 6-3 6-2
Billie Woodgate d. Mrs Dowling 6-4 6-2

FI: Georgie Woodgate d. Billie Woodgate 6-4 6-4

DF: Billie Woodgate/Georgie Woodgate d. B. Duthie/I. Johnson 6-1 10-8

MX: Georgie Woodgate/Ted Tinling d. Billie Woodgate/ J.B. Shields 7-5 6-1

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August 1-6, Carmarthenshire Championships, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales (Grass)

QF
A Bates d. Patsy Rodgers 6-4 2-6 6-4
Barbara Behr d. Laura Morgan 6-3 7-5
Mrs Ernest d. E Dickens 6-2 6-3
Joyce Fitch d. Mrs Richards 6-0 6-3

SF
B Behr d. A Bates 6-3 6-3
J Fitch d. Mrs Ernest 6-1 6-1

FI: Joyce Fitch (Aus) d. Barbara Behr 6-2 6-8 6-0

DF: Barbara Behr/Joyce Fitch (Aus) d. Betty Coutts/Patsy Rodgers 7-5 7-5

MX: Barbara Behr/Abe Segal (SA) d. Joyce Fitch (Aus)/Wynne Williams 6-2 6-4

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August 1-6, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England (Grass)

FI: Joan David d. Jean Knight 6-3 4-6 6-2

DF: Elsa Haylock/Priscilla Tupholme d. Joan David/Jean Knight 7-5 4-6 6-4

MX: Joan David/J.M. Lloyd d. Elsa Haylock/R. Morton 6-2 10-12 6-2

Does Joan David=Mrs Joey David?
Does Jean Knight=Mrs K Knight?

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August 3-6, Suffolk Championships, Framlingham, Suffolk, England (Grass)

FI: Wendy Stork d. D. Gaskell 6-4 6-2

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August 1-6, Berkshire Championships, Reading, Berkshire, England (Grass)

FI: Margot Parker d. Madge Slaney 9-7 retired

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August 1-6 Paignton, England

FI: Joan Curry d. Barbara Lance 6-2 6-2

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August ? Le Zoute, Belgium (Clay)

QF
Betty Wilford d. Gloria Butler 6-3 1-6 8-6

SF
B Wilford d. Marcella Van Leer 6-4 6-1
Nany De Ridder d. ?

‘FI: Nany De Ridder d. Betty Wilford 1-6 6-0 9-7

DF: Wilford/Violette Rigollet d Ruys Melle/De Ridder 6-0 7-5

MX: Violette Rigollet/Jaroslav Drobny d Wilford/Geelhand 6-1 6-1
 
#38 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of August 8-14

August 8-14 Essex Country Club Invitational, Manchester, Massachusetts, US (Grass)

Singles (Draw=46)

Domestic Seeds: [1] Brough [2] duPont [3] Hart [4] Moran [5] Baker [6] Todd [7] Fry [8] Perez
Foreign Seeds: [1] Quertier [2] Rurac (Rom) [3] Hilton [4] Walker-Smith

1R: Margaret Osborne duPont d Argyll Rice 6-1 6-2
1R: Helen Pedersen Rihbany d Gladys Heldman 6-0 6-1
1R: Betty Rosenquest d Emily Dorrance 6-0 6-0
1R: Wilma Smith d Kay Hubbell 6-3 6-4
1R: Sylvia Knowles d Nancy Norton 6-3 6-2
1R: Helen Pastall Perez d Isabel Hart 6-0 6-1
1R: Barabra Scofield d Betty Struthers 6-1 6-4

1R: Virginia Rice Johnson d Catherine Malcolm 6-2 6-1
1R: Midge Gladman Buck d Lois Felix 5-7 6-4 7-5
1R: Mo Connolly d Katherine Coolidge 6-3 6-1
1R: Magda Rurac (Rom) d Marjorie Morris 6-2 6-1
1R: Dottie Head d Diana Mcilvaine 6-0 6-2
1R: Nancy Morrison d Virginia Lee Boyer 6-4 7-5
1R: Pat Canning Todd d Lois Ladd 6-0 6-2

2R: duPont d Helen Pedersen Rihbany 7-5 6-1
2R: Rosenquest d W. Smith 6-2 7-5
2R: Knowles d Betty Hilton (GB) default
2R: Perez d Scofield 7-5 10-8
2R: Louise Warfield d Jean Quertier (GB) default
2R: Gussie Moran d Rhoda Hopkins 6-1 6-2
2R: Mrs Elizabeth Loeck d Molly Blair (GB) default
2R: Shirley Fry d Baba Madden Lewis 6-1 6-4

2R: Doris Hart d Johnson 6-1 6-3
2R: M Buck d Connolly 6-2 6-4
2R: Head d Rurac 6-3 2-6 6-4
2R: Todd d Morrison 6-1 6-3
2R: Beverly Baker d Rosemary Buck 6-2 6-3
2R: Rachel Francke d Jean Walker-Smith (GB) default
2R: Edith Ann Sullivan d Kay Tuckey (GB) default
2R: Louise Brough d Charlotte Alling 6-0 6-0

3R: duPont d Rosenquest 6-4 6-0
3R: Perez d Knowles 6-3 6-4
3R: Moran d Warfield 6-0 6-0
3R: Fry d Loeck 6-3 6-4

3R: Hart d M Buck 6-2 6-2
3R: Todd d Head 6-2 6-2
3R: Baker d Francke 6-0 6-0
3R: Brough d Sullivan 6-0 6-1

QF: Brough [1] d. Baker [5] 6-8 6-1 6-3
QF: Hart [3] d. Todd [6] 6-3 6-2
QF: duPont [2] d. Perez [8] 6-4 6-2
QF: Fry [7] d. Moran [4] 6-2 6-2

SF: Hart [3] d. Brough [1] 6-4 3-6 6-1
SF: duPont [2] d. Fry [7] 4-6 6-4 6-2

FI: Margaret duPont [2] d. Doris Hart [3] 3-6 6-4 6-3

Doubles (Draw=21)

Foreign Seeds: [1F] Blair/Quertier

1R: Louse Brough/Margaret duPont [1] d Norris/Sullivan default
1R: Perez/Walker-Smith d Felix/Hubbell 5-7 6-2 6-2
1R: Lewis/Morrison d Dorrance/Prizer 6-1 6-1
1R: Connolly/Struthers d Malcolm/Rice 6-3 6-0
1R: Shirley Fry/Doris Hart [2] d Boyer/Ladd 6-1 6-0

2R: Brough/duPont [1] d Perez/W. Smith 6-0 6-4
2R: Baker/Walker-Smith d Connolly/Struthers 11-13 6-3 6-4
2R: Moran/Todd d Charlotte Alling/Norton 6-0 6-3
2R: Betty Hilton (GB)/Kay Tuckey (GB) d. ????

2R: Johnson/Rurac d Rosemary Buck/Knowles 4-6 6-1 6-4
2R: Head/Rosenquest d Loeck/Betty Rustum 6-1 6-2
2R: Midge Buck/Scofield d Blair/Quertier [1F] 5-7 6-4 retired
2R: Fry/Hart [2] d Lewis/Morrison 6-4 8-6

QF: Brough/duPont [1] d Baker/Walker-Smith 6-1 6-1
QF: Head/Rosenquest d Hilton/Tuckey 6-3 3-6 7-5
QF: Moran/Todd d Johnson/Rurac 6-3 6-1
QF: Fry/Hart [2] d M. Buck/Scofield 6-4 6-3

SF: Brough/duPont [1] d. Head/Rosenquest 6-1 7-5
SF: Moran/Todd d Fry/Hart [2] 6-4 7-5

FI: Louise Brough/Margaret duPont [1] d. Gussy Moran/Pat Todd 6-4 7-5.

MX: Midge Buck/Richard Buck d. Dottie Head/Edward Bacon 6-4 6-3

It's Maidstone in reverse, with Doris beating Brough but losing to DuPont. No one has beaten BOTH Brough and Dupont in the same event since Pauline Betz! Doris won the semi after a two hour drizzle held up play. Sawdust was on the spaces behind the baselines to prevent falls. The English Wightman Cup contingent arrives by boat the day before. The exhausted Brits all default in singles, worn out by a rough passage on the Coronia. Brutal heat soared over 100 degrees F two days in a row. Brit Molly Blair collapses from the heat in a doubles on the second day of the event.

Rain sogs the courts beofre the semis; officals put down sawdust to prevent falls.

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August 9-14, International German Championships, Hamburg, Germany (Clay)
Venue: Rothenbaum Club

Singles (Draw=at least 22)

1R: Alice von Tarnay-bye
1R: Anne Schneider-bye
1R: Lotte Tidow-bye
1R: Eva Fuchs-bye
1R: Maria Weiss (Arg) d. Frau Zimmermann 6-4 6-2
1R: Erika Vollmer d. ‘Henny’ Buja 10-8 6 4
1R: Thilde Dietz d. Georgina Greiss (Egy) 6-4 6-0
1R: Betsy Venter (SA) d. Marie von Ende 6-3 6-1

1R: Erna Reimann d. [S.] Cooper (GB) 2-6 6-3 8-6
1R: Lisa Fabian-bye
1R: Gertrud Rosenthal d. Ruth von Falkenhayn 6-3 6-8 6-3
1R: Inge Pohmann-bye
1R: Totta Zehden-bye
1R: Ushi Heidtmann-bye
1E: ????-bye
1R: Maria Eberstein-bye

2R: von Tarnay d. Schneider 6-1 6-2
2R: Tidow d. Fuchs 7-9 6-2 6-2
2R: Weiss d. Vollmer 6-2 6-0
2R: Venter d. Dietz 6-2 6-3

2R: Reimann d. Fabian 6-3 6-4
2R: Pohmann d. Rosenthal 2-6 6-3 6-4
2R: Totta Zehden d. Uschi Heidtmann 6-4 6-3
2R: Eberstein d. ????

QF: von Tarnay d. Tidow 6-2 4-6 6-0
QF: Weiss d. Venter 6-1 6-1
QF: Pohmann d. Reimann 6-1 6-4
QF: Eberstein d. Zehden 6-4 4-6 6-3

SF: Weiss d. von Tarnay 6-4 6-4
SF: Pohmann d. Eberstein 3-6 6-1 6-1

FI: Maria Weiss (Arg) d. Inge Pohmann 6-3 6-8 9-7

Doubles (Draw=at least 13)

1R: Thilde Dietz/Ushi Heidtmann-bye
1R: Anne Schneider/Ruth von Falkenhayn d. Lisa Fabian/Erna Reimann 6-4 6-1
1R: Inge Pohmann/Maria Weiss (Arg) d. Lotte Trede/Anneliese Tübben 6-2 6-2
1R: Eva Fuchs/Gertrud Rosenthal-bye

1R: ????-bye
1R: Georgiana Greiss (Egy)/Betsy Venter (SA) d. Maria Eberstein/Lotte Tidow 4-6 6-3 6-3
1R: Erika Vollmer/Frau Zimmermann d. Susanne Flemming/Marie von Ende 8-6 5-7 8-6
1R: Alice von Tarnay/Totta Zehden d. Frau Klein/Inge Sehl 4-6 6-1 6-1

QF: Thilde Dietz/Ushi Heidtmann d. Schneider/von Falkenhayn 6-3 6-4
QF: Pohmann/Weiss d. Eva Fuchs/Gertrud Rosenthal 6-2 6-2
QF: Greiss/Venter d. ????
QF: von Tarnay/Zehden d. Vollmer/Zimmermann 6-4 6-0

SF: Dietz/Heidtmann d. Pohmann/Weiss 10-12 6-3 6-2
SF: von Tarnay/Zehden d. Greiss/Venter 7-5 6-2

FI: Alice von Tarnay/Totta Zehden d. Thilde Dietz/Uschi Heidtmann 6-1 6-4

Mixed Doubles (Draw=26)

QF: Gertrud Rosenthal/Horst Hermann d. Alice von Tarnay/Ernst Buchholz 9-7 4-6 6-1
QF: Totta Zehden/Georg Brandt d. Maria Weiss (Arg)/Jack Harper (Aus) 6-2 6-3
QF: Thilde Dietz/Werner Beuthner d. Anneliese Tübben/Jan Dostál (Cz) 6-0 6-4
QF: Inge Pohmann/Engelbert Koch d. Erika Vollmer/Heraldo Weiss (Arg) 6-4 6-8 6-3

SF: Zehden/Brandt d. Rosenthal/Hermann 4-6 6-3 6-3
SF: Pohmann/Koch d. Dietz/Beuthner 6-4 6-8 6-3

FI: Inge Pohmann/Engelbert Koch d. Totta Zehden/Georg Brandt 6-4 2-6 6-0

Note: I am assuming there were no byes after the 1R, which means either missing scores or (more probably) defaults.

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August 10-15, International Polish Championships, Sopot, Poland (Clay)

FI: Jadwiga Jedrzejowska d. Olga Miskova (Cz) 2-6 6-1 6-0

MX: Jadwiga Jedrzejowska/Wladyslaw Skonecki d. Olga Miskova (Cz)/Jiri Javorsky (Cz) 7-5 6 -3

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August 8-13 Torquay Tournament, Torquay, GB

QF: Joan Curry d E Stephens 6-1 6-1
QF: Pat Ward d E Philips 6-4 6-4
QF: Joy Gannon d Hilary Morgan 6-0 6-2
QF: Joyce Fitch (Aus) d Murdock 6-1 6-1

SF: Curry d Ward 6-3 6-0
SF: Gannon d Fitch 1-6 6-4 6-0

FI: Joan Curry d Joy Gannon 6-3 6-3

DF: Joan Curry/Joy Gannon d Joyce Fitch (Aus)/Pat Ward 6-4 2-6 6-1

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August 8-13, Derbyshire Championships, Buxton, England (Grass)

QF
Gem Hoahing d. Mrs Wesmacott 6-0 6-0
Barbara Knapp d. Billie Woodgate 8-6 6-1
Edith Middleton d. J Knowles 6-4 6-2
Georgie Woodgate d. Mrs Dagger 6-0 6-0

SF
G Hoahing d. B Knapp 6-4 6-1
G Woodgate d. E Middleton 6-2 6-2

FI: Gem Hoahing d. Georgie Woodgate 6-1 6-1

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ends August 15 Davos, Davos, Switzerland (Clay)

FI: Thelma Long (Aus) d Lucia Manfredi (Ity) 6-3 6-2

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ends August 14, New York State Ne*ro Championships, New York City, New York, US
Venue: Cosmopolitan Tennis Club

QF: Daisy Gary [8] d Dorothy Davis [3] 6-4 1-6 6-4

SF: Althea Gibson [1] d Gary [8] 6-0 6-1

FI: Althea Gibson d. Nana Davis 6-0 6-0

MX: Gibson/Dr. Johnson d Deloris Perkins/Harold Mitchell 6-3 3-6 6-3

Girls FI: Joan Cooley d Delores Freeman 6-4 6-4

Gibson was the defending champ.

"Miss Davis, an excellent player, showed very little interest in her match with Althea. Whenever there is a tournament it is usually Nana and Althea who play in the final match. Nana always comes in second."

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August 8-13, Championships of the South-Eastern Counties and of County Wicklow, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

FI: Betty Lombard d. Mary Halford (GB) 6-0 7-5

DF: Mary Fitzgibbon/Betty Lombard d. Mary Halford (GB)/E. McCloskie 6-0 6-2

MX: Mary Fitzgibbon/James Fitzgibbon d. Mary Halford (GB)/Cyril Kemp 4-6 1-1 retired

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August 8-13, Bude, Cornwall, England (Grass)

FI: N. Feiron d. R. James 6-0 6-2

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August 8-13, Falmouth, Cornwall, England (Grass)

FI: Elaine Watson d. B. Rigano 0-6 7-5 6-0

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August 8-13, Cranleigh, England (Grass)

QF
Janet Morgan d. Mrs McAlpine 6-1 6-0
Andy Ross-Dilley d. S Palmer 6-4 6-1
M Carr d. Joey Ross-Dilley 6-2 6-1
Edie Luxton d. J Mead 6-2 6-1

SF
A Ross-Dilley d. J Morgan 8-6 6-3
E Luxton d. M Carr 6-3 3-6 6-3

FI: Edie Luxton d. Andy Ross-Dilley 3-6 6-2 7-5

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August 9-13, Norfolk Championships, Cromer, Norfolk, England (Grass)

1/4F
Joy Hibbert d. S.H Johns 6-1 6-2
Mrs Cooper d. Margaret Emerson 1-6 6-3 6-3
Mrs Rogerson d. Mrs Hankey 6-4 6-2
Gladys Lines d. Norma Maingay 6-1 6-3

SF
J Hibbert d. Mrs Cooper 6-2 6-3
G Lines d. Mrs Rogerson 6-2 1-6 6-2

FI: Joy Hibbert d. Gladys Lines default

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August 8-13, Worthing, Sussex, England (Grass)

FI: Katherine Keith-Steele d. Enid Sutton 6-4 5-7 6-3

This grass court tournament had not been held since before World War Two.

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August 8-13 Yorkshire Championships, ????, England

FI: Barbara Behr d. Lesley Fulton 6-3 6-2

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August 8-16, Viareggio, Italy (Clay)
Venue: Circolo Tennis Viareggio

FI: Annalisa Bossi d. Nicla Migliori 6-4 6-3

MX: Nicla Migliori/Mario Belardinelli d. Annalisa Bossi/Ronaldo del Bello 6-4 7-9 6-4
 
#39 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of August 15-21

August 15-21 US National Doubles Championships, Longwood, Massachusetts, US (Grass)

Draw=25

there were 6 seeded treams according to the NYT.
Domestic Seeds: [1] Brough/duPont [2] Moran/Todd
Foreign Seeds: [1] Blair/Quertier


First Round

Louise Brough/Margaret duPont-bye
Rosemary Buck/Sylvia Knowles-bye
Adrienne Ayares/Barbara Scarlett -bye
Betty Hilton/Kay Tuckey (GB) d. Virginia Boyer/Lois Ladd 7-5 6-1
Dottie Head/Betty Rosenquest d Mrs John Lewis/Mrs Rowland Stanley 6-0 6-0
Maureen Connolly/Betty Struthers d Charlotte Alling/Nancy Norton 7-5 6-1
Midge Gladman/Barbara Scofield d Marjorie Norris/Argyll Rice 6-3 6-2
Baba Lewis/Magda Rurac d. Mrs. Herron/Dora Martin 6-2 6-0

Bev Baker/Jean Walker-Smith d Elena Russell/Mrs Clarence Walker 6-2 6-1
Virginia Rice Johnson/Nancy Morrison d Gladys/Heldamn/Rhoda Hopkins 6-4 6-2
Kay Hubbell/Lois Felix d Elizabeth Loeck/Catherine Malcolm 6-4 6-4
Gussie Moran/Pat Todd d. Rachel Franke/Louise Warfield 6-0 6-0
Shirley Fry/Doris Hart-bye
Mrs. Elwood Beatty/Charlotte Prizer-bye
Helen Pastall Perez-bye
Molly Blair/Jean Quertier (GB) -bye

Second Round

Brough/duPont d. Buck/Knowles 6-1 6-2
Hilton/Tuckey d. Ayares/Scarlett 6-2 6-1
Head/Rosenquest d. Connolly/Struthers 6-0 9-7
Buck/Scofield d. Lewis/Rurac 7-5 6-1

Baker/Walker-Smith d. Johnson/Morrison 6-4 6-3
Moran/Todd d. Lois Felix/Kay Hubbell 6-2 7-5
Shirley Fry/Doris Hart d. d. Mrs. Elwood Beatty/Charlotte Prizer 6-1 6-0
Molly Blair/Jean Quertier (GB) d. Helen Perez/Wilma Smith 6-3 6-1

Quarters

Brough/duPont [1] d. Hilton/Tuckey 6-4 6-0
Head/Rosenquest d. Buck/Scofield 6-2 10-8
Moran/Todd d. Baker/Walker-Smith 6-2 6-4
Shirley Fry/Doris Hart d. Blair/Quertier 6-4 6-1

Semis

Brough/duPont [1] d. Head/Rosenquest 6-1 6-1
Fry/Hart d. Moran/Todd 12-10 4-6 6-4

Final:

Louise Brough/Margaret duPont [1] d. Shirley Fry/Doris Hart 6-4 8-6

Fry and Hart save 5 set points in a close and exciting semi filled with quick volley exchanges. A crowd of 5,000 comes out, many standing to see the action.

Brough and duPont win their 8th consecutive US National title. The pair have won 15 straight tournaments since losing to Hart and Todd in the 1947 Wimbledon final. The pair have lost only two matches on turf (grass) in their entire history as a pair.

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August 15-21 Longwood Invitation Chesnut Hill, Masachusetts, US (Grass)

QF: Nancy Morrison d Molly Blair (GB) 6-2 3-1 retired
QF: Betty Hilton (GB) d Lois Felix default
QF: Kay Tuckey (GB) d Rhoda Hopkins 6-2 6-1
QF: Jean Walker-Smith (GB) d Jean Quertier (GB) 6-3 6-1

SF: Hilton d Morrison 6-1 6-3
SF: Walker-Smith d Tuckey 6-1 6-1

FI: Betty Hilton (GB) d Jean Walker-Smith (GB) 6-4 6-8 6-2

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August 15-21, Public Park Championships, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US (Clay)

1R
Eugenia Zacny d. Barbara Roop 6-0 6-0
Marion Raful d. Peggy Markel 6-0 6-0
Jane Guest d. Carol Deuser 4-6 6-4 6-1

2R
Joy Liken d. Nora Prosser 6-3 4-6 6-2
Josephine Marschel d. Phyline Kerr 6-0 6-0
Mary Hernando d. Mary Borelli 6-1 6-0
M Raful d. E Zacny 6-3 9-7
J Guest d. Dolly Harris 6-0 6-3
Lucille Davidson d. Alice Walton 6-1 6-2
Jane Little d. Ethel Marshall 6-3 6-3
Sara Moore d. Bea Massman 8-6 6-1

QF
J Liken d. J Marschel 6-3 6-2
M Raful d. M Hernando 6-1 6-0
L Davidson d. J Guest 0-6 6-2 6-0
J Little d. S Moore 6-1 6-2

SF
M Raful d. J Liken 7-9 7-5 6-2
L Davidson d. J Little 6-1 11-9

FI: Lucille Davidson d. Marion Raful 6-2 6-4

DF: Prosser/Davidson d. Marshall/Massman 6-2 6-2

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August 15-20 Scottish Hard Court Championships, St Andrews, Scotland, GB (Clay)

SF: Maria Weiss (Arg) d Proudfoot 6-0 6-0
SF: Anita Lizana Ellis d E Valndy 6-0 6-1

FI: Maria Weiss (Arg) d Anita Ellis 6-4 6-1

DF: Proudfoot/M Welsh d Anita Ellis/Maria Weiss (Arg) 6-4 5-7 7-5

Ellis won the US Nationals in 1937 as Anita Lizana.

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August 15-20 North Of England Championships Scarborough, GB (Grass)

Singles (Draw=17)

1R: Margaret Emerson d. D Griffith 6-4 6-1

2R: Gem Hoahing d. Doreen Litherland 6-3 6-1
2R: Barbara Knapp d. Mrs W S A Hann 6-2 6-3
2R: Barbara Behr d. Susan Partridge 6-3 4-6 6-2
2R: Georgie Woodgate d. F A Tickler 6-1 6-3

2R: Freda James Hammersley d. Mrs J P McSwiggin 6-4 6-3
2R: Emerson d. Evelyn Moeller 6-2 6-4
2R: Billie Woodgate d. Nora Maingay 6-2 6-2
2R: Joyce Fitch (Aus) d. Enid Sutton 6-2 6-2

QF: Hoahing d Knapp 6-0 6-3
QF: Behr d G Woodgate 7-5 6-3
QF: Hammersley d Emerson 7-5-6-3
QF: Fitch d B Woodgate 4-6 6-2 6-2

SF: Fitch d Hammersley 7-5 6-1
SF: Hoahing d Behr 7-5 6-1

FI: Gem Hoahing d Joyce Fitch (Aus) 6-3 6-2

DF: Joyce Fitch (Aus)/Billie Woodgate d Freda Hammersley/Georgie Woodgate 7-5 4-6 6-1

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August 15-20 West Sussex Championships, Bognor, GB (Grass)

QF
Leonie Brighton d. Joy Hibbert 13-11 6-3
Megan Buxton-Knight d. J Dron 8-6 6-1
Katherine Keith-Steele d. Mrs Barnett 6-0 9-7
Gladys Lines d. Mrs Roberts 6-1 6-0

SF
L Brighton d. M Buxton-Knight 6-2 6-1
G Lines d. K Keith-Steele 2-6 6-1 6-1

FI: Gladys Lines d Leonie Brighton 6-4 6-4

DF: Joy Hibbert/Gladys Lines d Couper/Southam 7-5 6-4

MX: Anne Shilcock/Bayley d Joan Ross-Dilley/Pettigrew 2-6 6-4 6-1

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ends August 21, Central Northern Championships, Tamworth, NSW, Australia

FI: Nancye Bolton d. ????

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August 15-20, Saint Ives, Cornwall, England (Grass)

FI: Patricia Cowney d. V. Gardner 7-5 6-4

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August 15-20 Exmouth, England

QF
Joey David d. E Stephens 6-4 6-3
Elsie Phillips d. Rosemary Walsh 6-2 6-2
Barbara Lance d. Lucy Byrne 6-3 6-3
Viola White d. Mrs Goulding 6-2 6-2

SF
J David d. E Phillips 6-1 6-4
V White d. B Lance 6-1 6-4

FI: Viola White d. Joey David 6-3 7-5

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August 15-20, Dutch Closed Championships, The Hague, Netherlands (Clay)

SF
Joopie Roos d. Madzy Rolin Couquerque 6-3 6-4
Nel Hermsen d. Mrs Gertrude Terwindt Blaisse 2-6 8-6 6-3

FI: Nel Hermsen d. Jopie Roos 6-3 6-2

DF: Jopie Roos/Trude Terwindt d. Els Belzer/Madzy Rollin-Couquerque 0-6 6-4 6-3

MX: Nel Hermsen/Johan Linck d. Trudi Terwindt/Ivo Rinkel 2-6 7-5 6-3

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August ? Montana, Switzerland (Clay)

FI: Thelma Coyne Long d. Violette Rigollet 6-2 3-6 6-4


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WPIX starts a TV show titled "To the Ladies". Former tennis champ Sarah Palfrey has segments where she interviews female sports champs. It's on Thursdays 4:40-5
 
#40 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of August 22-28

August 22-28 Yugoslav International, Opatija, Croatia, Yugoslavia

FI: Lisl Broz (Aut) d Alice Charbonnier (Fra) 6-2 9-7

MX: D. Laszlo/Dragutin Mitic d. Lisl Broz (Aut)/Milan Branovic default

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August 22-27 Budleigh Tournament, Budleigh Salterton, England, GB (Grass)

QF: Joyce Fitch (Aus) d Phillips 6-0 6-1
QF: Margot Parker d Viola White 6-2 6-2
QF: Rosemary Walsh d Hilary Stoodley Morgan 6-2 6-1
QF: Joey David d Pat Cowney 6-4 6-2

SF: Fitch d Parker 6-4 6-3
SF: Walsh d David 3-6 6-3 6-3

FI: Joyce Fitch (Aus) d Rosemary Walsh 6-1 6-0

DF: Margaret Eyre/Viola White d Joyce Fitch (Aus)/Lance 6-0 7-5

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August 22-27, Carlisle, Cumberland, England (Grass)

QF
Maria Weiss d. J Knowles 6-2 6-1
Joyce Reid d. J Leatherland 3-6 6-3 6-4
Helen Proudfoot d. Norma Seacy 6-2 6-0
Patsy Rodgers d. Mrs Mitchell 7-5 6-2

SF
M Weiss d. J Reid 6-2 6-0
H Proudfoot d. P Rodgers 9-7 2-6 6-2

FI: Maria Weiss (Arg) d. Helen Proudfoot 6-2 6-0

DF: Patsy Rodgers/Maria Weiss (Arg) d. Helen Proudfoot/E. Vlandy 6-3 6-1

MX: Maria Weiss (Arg)/Heraldo Weiss (Arg) d. Patsy Rodgers/W.T. Anderson 7-5 6-1

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August 22-27, Heaton Tournament, Bradford, England

QF
Barbara Behr d. Mrs Heaton 6-3 6-1
L Raffan d. E Baugh 7-5 6-3
Evelyn Moeller d. M Mitchell 6-2 6-1
Mrs Lesley Hunter Fulton d. J Mowatt 6-1 6-1

SF
B Behr d. L Raffan 7-5 6-4
Mrs L Hunter Fulton d. E Moeller 3-6 6-2 6-3

FI: Barbara Behr d. Lesley Hunter Fulton 3-6 8-6 7-5

DF: Fulton/Mrs Hann d. Moeller/Behr 3-6 6-2 6-4

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August 22-27, Folkestone, England

QF
Sheila Grubb d. Mrs Collier 6-3 7-5
Billie Woodgate d. Laura Morgan 6-3 3-6 7-5
Gladys Lines d. M Crombie 6-2 6-2
Barbara Knapp d. Anne Shilcock 6-2 6-2

SF
S Grubb d. B Woodgate 3-6 6-1 6-3
B Knapp d. G Lines 2-6 6-3 6-1

FI: Barbara Knapp d. Sheila Grubb 6-2 6-4

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August 26-31 4th International Championships of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Clay)

QF: Annalisa Bossi (Ity) d. ????
QF: Peggy Dawson-Scott (GB) d Vera Mattar (Leb) 6-4 12-14 6-4
QF: Joan Curry (GB) d Gorodetsky 6-4 6-2
QF: Lucia Manfredi (Ity) d. ????

SF: Bossi d Dawson-Scott 6-1 6-0
SF: Manfredi d Curry 5-7 10-8 6-3

FI: Annalisa Bossi (Ity) d Lucia Manfredi (Ity) 6-1 8-6

DF: Milla Gorodetsky/Bahtiye Musluoglu d. Joan Curry (GB)/Peggy Dawson-Scott (GB) 6-3 6-4

MX: Joan Curry (GB)/Gottfried von Cramm (Ger) d. Peggy Dawson-Scott (GB)/Jack Harper (Aus) 6-2 6-4

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August 22-27, Ostend, Belgium (Clay)

FI: Anne-Marie Seghers (Fra) d. Gem Hoahing (GB) 6-3 9-7

DF: Gem Hoahing (GB)/Anne-Marie Seghers (Fra) d. Nel Hermsen (Neth)/Jacqueline Marcellin (Fra) 5-7 6-2 6-1

MX: Gem Hoahing (GB)/Erik Bjerre (Den) d. Violette Rigollet (Swt)/Pierre Geelhand 6-3 1-6 8-6

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August 22-27, New Malden, London, England (Clay)

SF: Katherine Keith-Steele d. Andy Ross-Dilley 6-1 9-7
SF: Georgie Woodgate d. Joey Ross-Dilley 6-0 6-2

FI: Georgie Woodgate d. Katherine Keith-Steele 6-0 8-6

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August 22-27, American Tennis Association Championships, Wilberforce, Ohio, US

SF Mary Etta Fine d Roumania Peters 6-2 6-2
SF Althea Gibson d Margaret Peters 6-2 6-3

FI Gibson d Fine 6-2 6-2

DF: Won by Margaret Peters/Roumania Peters

MX: Won by Althea Gibson/Walter Johnson

Gibson headed a 10-member group from Florida A&M College, including Helen Munday ("national girls' champion")
 
#41 · (Edited)
Aug 29-Sep 5 US NATIONAL CHMPS


Draw of 57.

Seeding:

US seeds:
1. Louise Brough
2. Margaret Dupont
3. Doris Hart
4. Shirley Fry
5. Pat Todd
6. Gussy Moran
7. Beverly Baker

Foreign Seeds=FS in draw.
1. Betty Hilton-Britain
2. Magda Rurac-Rumania
3. Jean Quertier-Britain
4. Jean Walker-Smith-Britian
5. Kay Tuckey-Britian
5. Holly Blair-Britain
6. Patricia Macken-Canada
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1st Round:
Louise Brough [1] bye
Lois Felix bye
Jean French bye
Kay Tuckey (5) d. Argyll Rice 7-5 6-4

Beverly Baker [8] d. Elizabeth Loeck 6-3 6-0
Dottie Head d. Ruth Pate 6-1 6-1
Ann Gray d. Katherine Hubbell 6-1 6-1
Jean Quertier (3) d. Baba Lewis 3-6 6-2 6-3
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Doris Hart [3] d. Midge Buck 6-3 6-2
Helen Rihbany d. Edna Sachs 6-1 6-0
Virginia Lee Boyer d. Rhoda Hopkins 2-6 6-4 6-0
Molly Blair (6) d. Deborah Welsh 6-4 6-2

Maureen Connolly d. Marjorie Norris 6-3 6-1
Barbara Scofield d. Louise Ganzenmuller 6-4 8-6
Madge Vosters d. Barbara Scarlett 6-3 6-2
Magda Rurac (2) d. Laura Lou Jahn 6-4 4-6 6-4
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Margaret duPont [2] d. Nina Irwin 6-1 6-0
Nancy Morrison d. Charlotte Decker 6-4 7-5
Betty Rosenquest d. Glagys Heldman 6-2 6-0
Rosemary Buck d. Patricia Macken (8) 6-4 3-6 6-3

Pat Todd [5] d. Wilma Smith 6-1 6-1
Barbara Wilkens d. Elfii Carroll 6-4 6-3
Sylvia Knowles d. Jane Austin 6-3 6-2
Jean Walker-Smith (4) d. Gloria Butler 6-1 6-1

Shirley Fry [4] d. Elaine Lewicki 6-0 8-6
Virginia Johnson d. Millicent Lang 6-1 6-3
Helen Perez d. Adrienne Ayares 6-1 6-4
Patricia Stuhler d. Lee Van Keuren 6-1 6-0

Gussy Moran [8] bye
Betty Struthers bye
Marion Raful bye
Betty Hilton (1) bye

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2nd Round:
Brough [1] d. Felix 6-0 6-0
Tuckey (5) d. French 6-1 6-1
Baker [8] d. Head 6-0 6-4
Quertier (3) d. Gray 6-1 6-2

Hart [3] d. Rihbany 6-0 7-5
Blair (6) d. Boyer 6-4 6-4
Scofield d. Connolly 6-4 6-3
Rurac (2) d. Vosters 6-1 6-1

duPont [2] d. Morrison 6-3 6-1
Rosenquest d. R. Buck 6-1 6-1
Todd [5] d. Wilkens 6-4 6-2
Walker-Smith (4) d. Knowles 6-2 7-5

Fry [4] d. Johnson 6-1 6-4
Perez d. Stuhler 6-4 6-4
Moran [8] d. Struthers 6-2 8-6
Hilton (1) d. Raful 6-1 6-2
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3rd Round:
Brough [1] d. Tuckey (5) 6-3 7-5
Baker [7] d. Quertier (3) 6-1 6-3
Hart [3] d. Blair (6) 6-1 6-4
Scofield d. Rurac (2) 8-10 6-4 6-4
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duPont [2] d. Rosenquest 4-6 6-2 6-2
Todd [5] d. Walker-Smith (4) 7-5 6-4
Perez d. Fry [4] 7-5 7-5
Hilton (1) d. Moran [6] 6-4 4-6 6-3
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Quarters:
Brough [1] d. Baker [7] 6-1 2-6 6-2
Hart [3] d. Scofield 6-2 6-0
duPont [2] d. Todd [5] 6-3 10-8
Hilton (1) d. Perez 6-2 6-3
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Semis:
Hart [3] d. Brough [1] 7-5 6-1
duPont [2] d. Hilton (1) 6-2 6-3
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Final:
Dupont [2] d. Hart [3] 6-4 6-1


Mixed Doubles

First Round
Louise Brough/Eric Sturgess d Brabara Scarlet/Henri Rochon default
Bunny Vosters/Vic Seixas d Dottie Head/Diehl Mateer 6-2 6-2
Baba Lewis/Maecello del Bello d Lois Felix/Theodore Backe 6-4 6-4
Argyll Rice/Felicisimo Ampon d Kay Tuckey/Paul Remy 6-2 4-6 8-6

Virginia Rice Johnson/Sidney Schwartz d Kay Stammers Menzies/Willmer Allison 6-2 7-5
Gussie Moran/Pancho Gonzales d Betty Struthers/Pierre Canepele 6-4 4-6 6-3


Quarter Finals
Moran/Gonzalez d Rurac/Cucelli 6-2 2-6 8-6
Brough/Sturgess s Vosters/Seixas 6-3 6-4
duPont/Talbert d Hilton/Abdesselam 6-1 6-3
Todd/Drobny d Hart/Sedgeman 7-6 6-3

Semi Finals
Brough/Sturgess d Moran/Gonzalez 6-8 6-3 15-13
duPont/Talbert d Todd/Drobny 6-0 6-2

Final
Louise Brough/Eric Sturgess d Margaret duPont/Bill Talbert 4-6 6-3 7-5


Margaret gained a measure of revenge against naysayers predicting a Brough or Hart victory, aided by the fact that both were on the other side of the draw. It was a letdown final for those hoping Doris would finally break through and win a major. The match "scarcely drew a ripple of applause" from the gallery. 20 out of 27 points Dupont won in set two were from Hart's errors. The youngest entrant out of the field of 57 was 14 year old Maureen Connolly. However, more fans came out to see pretty blonde Laura Lou Jahn, who had a crowd four deep around a field court. Connolly and Jahn are expected to be future champs.


NBC affiliate WNBT has TV broadcasts from Forest Hills on Sept 3-5 from 2 to 5PM (could be other days as well).
 
#42 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of August 29-September 4

September 1-5, International Turkish Championships, Ankara, Turkey (Clay)

QF
E Neumann d. Peggy Dawson Scott 8-6 6-3
Joan Curry d. Vera Mattar ?

SF
Annalissa Bossi d. E Neumann ?
Bahtiye Musluoglu d. J Curry 6-8 6-3 6-0

FI: Annalissa Bossi (Ity) d. Bahtiye Musluoglu 6-4 6-4

DF: Milla Gorodetsky/Bahtiye Musluoglu d. Joan Curry (GB)/Peggy Dawson-Scott (GB) 6-1 6-3

MX: Peggy Dawson-Scott (GB)/Pierre Geelhand (Bel) d. E. Neuman/Hans Redl (Aut) 6-3 6-3

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ends September 3 Lucerne. Lucerne, Switzerland (Clay)

FI: Thelma Long (Aus) d Joy Gannon (GB) 6-4 6-3

DF: Nel Hermsen (Neth)/Thelma Long (Aus) d Joy Gannon/Hibbert 6-0 6-2

MX: Thelma Long (Aus)/F Puncec (Yug) d Joy Gannon(GB)/Tony Mottram (GB) 4-6 6-3 6-4

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August 26-September 3 Australian Hard Court Championships Sydney, Australia (Clay)

Singles Draw=17

1R: Alison Hattersley d Mary Schultz 6-4 6-0

2R: Nancye Bolton [2] d Mrs I Dickey 6-2 6-1
2R: Lavina Mills d Beryl Penrose 8-6 6-2 6-2
2R: Mary Hawton d Mrs M Davis 6-4 6-3
2R: Faye Tyter d A Cowin 6-1 7-5

2R: Clare Proctor d Phyllis Finn 6-4 6-2
2R: Sadie Newcombe [3] d Edith Wild 7-5 6-1
2R: Nell Hopman d Hattersley 3-6 6-1 6-2
2R: Esme Ashford d Carmen Borelli 9-7 6-4

QF: Bolton [1] d Mills 6-2 6-1
QF: Ashford d Hopman 6-3 6-4
QF: Proctor d Newcombe [3] 7-5 7-5
QF: Hawton d Tyter 6-3 6-0

SF Ashford d Bolton [1] 6-4 8-6
SF Hawton d Proctor 6-1 6-3

FI: Mary Hawton d Esme Ashford 6-1 6-1

Doubles

QF: Bolton/Proctor-bye?
QF: Fogarty/Finn d Tyter/Wild 6-1 6-2
QF: Hopman/Newcombe d Ridge/Colwell 6-0 6-0
QF: Hawton/Ashford d Mills/Hattersley 6-1 1-6 6-1

SF: Bolton/Proctor d Fogarty/Finn 6-1 6-2
SF: Hawton/Ashford d Hopman/Newcombe 6-4 10-8

FI: Esme Ashford/Mary Hawton d Nancye Bolton/Clare Proctor 6-1 7-5

Mixed Doubles (Draw=10)

1R: Lavina Mills/Skenner d Aliosn Hattersley/Ian Occleshaw 4-6 6-2 6-2
1R: Carmen Borelli/Rose d Phyllis Finn/N Kirkby 6-4 5-7 6-4

QF Esme Ashford/Donald Tregonning d Sadie Newcombe/Ayre 6-3 6-2
QF Beris Gilchrist/Jack Gilchrist d Nell Hopman/Don Candy 3-6 6-4 6-4
QF Nancye Bolton/Colin Long d Rose/Borelli 1-6 6-2 6-2
QF Mary Hawton/Ken McGregor d Mills/Skenner 6-2 6-1

SF Bolton/Long d Tregonning/Ashford
SF Gilchrist/Gilchrist d McGregor Hawton 16 64 64

FI: Nancye Bolton/Colin Long d Gilchrist/Gilchrist 6-2 6-2

JR: Pam Southcombe d Carmen Borelli 6-1 6-4


Mrs Bolton gave one of her poorest exhibitions of tennis for a long time. Frequently she double faulted and appeared to be completely out of touch.

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August 29-September 3, Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England

FI: F. Cooke d. N. Thurgood 6-0 6-3
 
#43 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of September 5-11

September 9-10 Wightman Cup, Merion, Pennsylvania, US (Grass)
Venue: Merion Cricket Club.

British Captain: Kay Menzies.

United States d Great Britain 7-0

September 9


Doris Hart d Jean Walker-Smith (GB) 6-3 6-1
Margaret Osborne duPont d. Betty Hilton (GB) 6-1 6-3
Shirley Fry/Doris Hart d Molly Blair/Jean Quertier (GB) 6-1 6-2

Already underdogs, the Brits are bothered by a heavy wind. under pressure from the harder hitting Americans, their lobs fly long or sit up begging to be killed. Hilton, a recent semifinalist at Forest Hills, is particularly dissapointing.

September 10

Doris Hart d Betty Hilton (GB) 6-1 6-3
Margaret duPont d Jean Walker-Smith (GB) 6-4 6-2
Beverly Baker d Jean Quertier (GB) 6-4 7-5
Gussy Moran/Pat Todd d Betty Hilton/Kay Tuckey (GB) 6-4 8-6

Brough doesn't play because of an injured right hand. The venue is perhaps an indication that interest in the Cup is waning, as this is the first Wightman Cup in the US not contested at Forest Hills. A capacity crowd of 1,500 sees the second days play. Britain comes close to winning a set when Quertier leads 5-2 in the second, but Baker comes back. The end result is another predicatable US blowout.

Dunlop's incorrectly gives the dates as August 10-11.

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September 5-10* South Of England Championships Eastbourne (Grass)
Venue: Devonshire Park

Singles (Draw=28)

1R: Gem Hoahing d. Andy Ross-Dilley 7-5 6-2
1R: Bea Walter d. Sheila Grubb 6-1 6-1
1R: Gladys Lines d. Margot Parker 6-4 4-6 6-4
1R: Margaret Emerson d. M Grace 6-4 6-3
1R: Betty Coutts-bye
1R: Georgie Woodgate-bye
1R: Barbara Knapp d. Megan Buxton-Knight 6-0 9-7
1R: J Wallace d. Susan Partridge 6-1 6-1

1R: Joyce Fitch (Aus)-bye
1R: D Griffith d. Joey Ross-Dilley 7-9 6-1 7-5
1R: Mary Eyre d. J Carr 7-5 6-2
1R: Gay Chandler d. Pat Ward 6-1 6-2
1R: Joey David-bye
1R: Billie Woodgate d. Susan Powell 6-2 6-1
1R: Pat Cowney d. Helen Fletcher 6-3 6-4
1R: Maria Weiss d. Katherine Keith-Steele 6-1 6-2

2R: Hoahing d. Walter 6-2 7-5
2R: Lines d. Emerson 6-1 2-6 6-3
2R: Coutts d. G Woodgate 7-5 10-8
2R: Knapp d. Wallace 6-2 6-1

2R: Joyce Fitch d. Griffith 6-2 6-8 7-5
2R: Eyre d. Chandler 1-6 6-1 6-4
2R: David d. B Woodgate 6-3 3-6 6-2
2R: Weiss d. Cowney 6-4 6-3

QF: Hoahing d. Lines 4-6 6-2 6-4
QF: Coutts d. Knapp 6-3 6-4
QF: Fitch d. Eyre 6-2 6-2
QF: Weiss d. David 6-3 6-4

SF: Hoahing d. Coutts 7-5 6-2
SF: Weiss d. Fitch 6-4 6-3

FI: Gem Hoahing d Maria Weiss (Arg) 6-4 6-2

Doubles

SF: Coutts/Fitch d Mrs Joey David/Maria Weiss(Arg) 4-6 6-1 6-0

FI: Betty Coutts/Joyce Fitch (Aus) d Gem Hoahing/Margot Parker 6-2 6-1

The QF=3R. *may have ended as late as the 13th

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September 5-10, Irish Hard Court Championships, Elm Park, Dublin, Ireland (Clay)
Venue: Elm Park

FI: Betty Lombard d. Maeve Brennan 6-1 8-6

DF: Roguie Bain/Betty Lombard d. Maeve Brennan/M. McCoy 10-8 2-6 7-5

MX: Maeve Brennan/Guy Jackson d. Betty Lombard/Eustace Fannin (SA) 6-0 6-3

This tournament was usually held in spring, with a lesser tournament being held at the same venue in autumn, but from 1949 one main tournament was held in early autumn.

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September 4-10, Zurich, Switzerland (Clay)

FI: Joy Gannon d. Liezl Brosz 6-4 6-3

DF: Gannon/ J Hibbert d. Brosz/Nel Hermsen 8-6 6-1
 
#44 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of September 12-18

September 7-17 Pacific Southwest Championships Los Angeles, California US (Hard/Cement)

1R
Maureen Connolly d Joan Dasteel 7-5 6-1
Helen Pastall Perez d Virginia Strub 6-2 6-2
Gracyn Kelleher d Alice Wanee 6-4 6-2
Pat Yeomans d Estelle Proctor 6-3 6-0
Jane Little d Wilma Smith 6-4 6-2
Magda Rurac d K Parrish 6-0 6-2
Margaret Czuleger d B Bradley default
Shirley Brockman d F Dong 6-0 6-1
Nancy Chaffee d J Fleet 6-0 6-2
F Allen d Elsie Gabel 3-6 6-3 6-2

2R
Doris Hart [1] d Barbara Green 6-2 6-3
Perez [5] d Little 6-2 6-2
Pat Canning Todd d Ida Schnall 6-0 6-0
Dottie Head d Marianne (or Peggy) Kerr 6-0 6-0
Connolly d Brockman 6-2 10-8
Shirley Fry d Czuleger 6-0 6-0
Dorothy Cheney d F Leland 6-0 6-1
Kay Tuckey d C Barker default
Kelleher d Yeomans 6-2 6-3
Rurac d Marjorie McCord 6-2 4-6 6-4
Chaffee d Allen 6-3 6-1
N Morrison d N Gross 6-0 6-0
Beverly Baker d E Kreuger default
Mary Arnold Prentiss d Gladys Heldman 6-3 6-1
Betty Hilton d Carol Diem default
Jessie Lalone d ?

3R: Hart [1] d Lalone 6-0 6-2
3R: Cheney d Tuckey 6-2 2-6 6-2
3R: Perez [5] d Rurac (Rom) 3-6 6-2 6-4
3R: Todd d Kelleher 6-3 6-4

3R: Beverly Baker d Prentiss 5-7 7-5 6-2
3R: Head d Hilton (GB) 6-1 6-3
3R: Chaffee d Morrison 6-3 6-2
3R: Fry d Connolly 4-6 6-2 6-2

QF: Hart [1] d Cheney 6-4 6-1
QF: Perez [5] d Todd 6-4 6-1
QF: Baker d Head 7-5 6-0
QF: Fry d Chaffee 6-3 6-2

SF: Perez [5] d Hart [1] 6-1 6-1
SF: Baker d Fry 7-5 6-3

FI: Helen Pastall Perez [5] d Beverly Baker 7-5 5-7 4-1 retired (hand cramp)

Doubles

SF: Fry/Hart [1] d Cheney/Kelleher 6-1 3-6 6-3
SF: Moran/Todd d Morrison/Prentiss 6-1 6-4

FI: Shirley Fry/Doris Hart [1] d Gussie Moran/Pat Todd 6-2 6-4

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September 8-16 Eastern Mediterranean Championships Athens, Greece (Clay)

QF
E Neumann d. Peggy Dawson Scott 6-4 6-3

SF
Annalissa Bossi d. E Neumann ?
Joan Curry d. Lucia Manfredi 6-4 6-3

FI: Annalissa Bossi (Ity) d Joan Curry (GB) 7-5 6-8 6-3.

DF: Joan Curry (GB)/Peggy Dawson-Scott (GB) d Georgina Greiss (Egypt)/Betsy Venter (SA) 6-0 6-3

MX: Joan Curry (GB)/Gottfried von Cramm (Ger) d. Peggy Dawson-Scott/Pierre Geelhand (Bel) 6-2 6-4

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September 1-15, International Hungarian Championships, Budapest, Hungary (Clay)

FI: Olga Miskova (Cz) d. Jadwiga Jedzrejowska (Pol) 6-3 4-6 6-4

DF: Klara Hensch/Mrs Rudnai d. Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (Pol)/Olga Miskova (Cz) 4-6 6-4 9-7

MX: Erzsebet Erdodi/Dezso Vad d. Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (Pol)/Wladyslaw Skonecki (Pol) 6-0 6-0

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September 10-12 New South Wales Hard Court Championships Dubbo, Australia (Clay)

1R: Clare Proctor d. J McCutcheon 6-1 6-3

QF: Mary Hawton d Fay Tyter 6-1 6-0
QF: Clare Proctor d Beryl Penrose 1-6 6-2 6-4
QF: Phyllis Finn d. H Utz 6-1 6-2
QF: Esme Ashford d. B Cox 6-2 6-4

SF: Hawton d Proctor 6-3 6-1
SF: Finn d Ashford 3-6 6-0 6-4

FI: Mary Hawton d Phyllis Finn 6-3 6-0

DF: Esme Ashford/Mary Hawton d Helen Utz/Peggy Utz 6-3 6-0

Helen Utz (later Mrs Doyle) and Peggy Utz (later Mrs Peardon) are daughters of former champions HS (Harold 'Barney') Utz and Gwen Utz (nee Chiplin).

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September 12-17 Scottish Lowland Championships Peebles, Scotland, GB

1/4F
Thelma Long d. Billie Woodgate 6-1 6-2
M Macfarlane d. Pat Cowney 4-6 6-3 6-3
Rita Anderson d. E Vlandy 6-4 6-2
Betty Coutts d. J.F Wilson 6-3 6-0

SF
T Long d. M Macfarlane 6-3 6-1
R Anderson d. B Coutts 6-3 6-1

FI: Thelma Long (Aus) d Rita Anderson default

DF: Betty Coutts/Billie Woodgate d Rita Anderson/Thelma Long (Aus) default

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September 12-17, Phyllis Court, Henley, England (Clay)

QF
Joey David d. Mrs Maltby 8-6 6-3
Edie Luxton d. G Sandeman 6-0 6-1
Judy Wallace d. Mrs Wantoch 6-1 6-2
Madge Slaney d. Mrs Downing 6-0 6-0

SF
J David d. E Luxton 6-3 7-5
M Slaney d. J Wallace 6-2 6-2

FI: Madge Slaney d. Joey David 6-0 4-6 6-3

DF: Slaney/Luxton d David/Wallace 7-5 7-5

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September 11-18 International Austrian Championships, Vienna, Austria (Clay)

R16 (=1R or 2R)
Traudl Worisek d. Hermsen (NED) 2-6 6-3 6-4 "sensational upset"

SF: Doleschell d. Eliässon (SWE) 6-0 6-4 or 6-1 6-2
SF: Strecker d. Worisek 6-0 6-2 or 6-2 6-0

FI: Hilde Doleschell d. Hella Kovac 10-8 10-8

MX: Hilde Doleschell/Rohllson d. Mrs H. Eliaseon/H. Eliaeson 6-1 6-1

WS-final: "three and a half hours marathon" !! (reported accross all newspapers)

1,500 for finals

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Circa mid-September, Closed Swedish Hard Court Championships, Stockholm, Sweden (Clay)

FI: Bibbi Gullbrandsson d. Mary Lagerborg 6-3 6-3

DF: Bibbi Gullbrandsson/Lilleba Klofsten d. Britt Carlgren/Mary Lagerborg 6-0 4-6 6-4

MX: Bibbi Gullbrandsson/Torsten Johansson d. Mrs I. Eggert/Nils Rohlsson 6-1 2-6 6-3

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ends circa September 17 Chilean International, Santiago, Chile (Clay)

Was there a women's event?


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September 16-18, Tennismeisterschaften der Ostzone/East German Closed Outdoor Championships, Leipzig, East Germany (Clay)
Venue: Zentrale Sportgemeinschaft Industrie-Mitte am Ziegeleiweg

Single (Draw=32)

1R: Irmgard Hallbauer d. Frl Polzin 6-2 6-2
1R: Frl Volgmann d. Frl Flad default
1R: Frl Siebert d. Frl Voss 6-4 6-1
1R: Frl Jacke d. Frl Görs 6-0 10-8
1R: Frl Stein d. Frl Elbel 6-1 6-3
1R: Frl Kinel d. Frl Volkmann 12-10 11-9
1R: Paula Seiffert d. Frl Heidmann default
1R: Frl Stübinger d. Frl Becker 6-0 6-1

1R: Anneliese Timme d. Frl Trommlitz 6-1 6-0
1R: Frau Müller-Hahn d. Frl Lehmann 6-2 6-0
1R: Frl Mente d. Frl Schröder 6-3 6-4
1R: Frl Aster d. Frl Frick 6-2 6-2
1R: Ursula Hörselmann d. Frl Schmid 6-1 7-5
1R: Frl Bley d. Frl Neubauer 6-4 8-6
1R: Frl Hobohm d. Frl Kisse 6-1 6-3
1R: Ursula Heidemüller d. Frl Barz 6-2 6-1

2R: Hallbauer d. Volgmann 6-0 6-0
2R: Siebert d. Jacke 6-2 6-2
2R: Stein d. Kinel 6-2 6-2
2R: Stübinger d. Seifert 6-3 0-6 6-0

2R: Timme d. Müller-Hahn 6-3 8-6
2R: Aster d. Mente 6-0 6-1
2R: Hörselmann d. Bley 6-1 6-1
2R: Heidemüller d. Hobohm 6-3 7-5

QF: Hallbauer d. Siebert 6-0 6-4
QF: Stübinger d. Stein 6-3 6-4
QF: Timme d. Aster 1-6 6-2 6-2
QF: Heidemüller d. Hörselmann 6-3 6-2

SF: Hallbauer d. Stübinger 6-3 6-0
SF: Heidemüller d. Timme 6-3 6-2

FI: Irmgard Hallbauer d. Ursula Heidemüller 6-2 6-4

Notes: Irmgard Hallbauer and her future husband, Wolfgang Jacke, also won the mixed doubles event at this tournament, which was effectively the first edition of the East German Closed Outdoor Championships. A women’s doubles event might also have been part of the programme, which also featured some junior events. The early rounds of these latter events were held at the Bruno-Plache-Stadium in Probstheida, while the finals were also held at the Zentrale Sportgemeinschaft Industrie-Mitte, a sports club located at am Ziegeleiweg in Leipzig.
 
#45 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of September 19-25

September 19-25 National Hard Court Championships Berkeley, California, US (Hard/Cement)

Singles (Draw=44)

1R
Joan Symon d Harriet Hardy 6-3 6-3
Arvilla McGuire d Claudette Peters default
Nancy Wolfenden d Rose Chavez 6-2 6-1
Betty Hilton d Lou Gates 6-2 6-1
Dorothy Head d. R Beth 6-0 6-4
Gussie Moran d. Bessie Pickett 6-4 6-3 (SF Examiner says Fickert)

2R
Doris Hart d Kay Dimmick 6-3 6-1
Wilma Smith d. Elaine Donnelly 6-1 6-0 ***
Betty Caro d Nora Nordstrom 6-0 6-2
Crane d ???
Kovacs d Pat Mahoney 6-1 6-2
Barbara Chandler d Nona Jordan 6-1 6-2
Barbara Scofield d Joan Symon 6-1 6-1 ***
Hilton d Nancy Wolfenden 6-0 6-3
Moran d Arvilla McGuire 6-2 2-0 retired
Shirley Butterfield d. Nancy Miller 6-3 7-5 ***
Nancy Chaffee d Pat Pettis 6-1 6-2
Kay Tuckey d Phoebe Johnson 7-5 5-0 ret
Dottie Head d Bea Springer 6-2 6-1
Nancy Morrison d Gladys Wenger 6-2 6-1
Margaret Warren d. Elizabeth Loeck 6-3 6-0 ***
Shirley Fry d Marilyn Stevens 6-3 6-0

3R: Hart d Wilma Smith 6-1 6-0
3R: Betty Caro d Delpha Crane 6-3 6-0 ***
3R: Virginia Kovacs d Barbara Chandler 6-2 6-3 ***
3R: Scofield d Betty Hilton (GB) 4-6 6-1 8-6

3R: Moran d Shirley Butterfield 6-1 6-2
3R: Nancy Chaffee d Kay Tuckey (GB) 7-5 6-2
3R: Dottie Head d Nancy Morrison 6-0 6-0
3R: Fry d Margaret Warren 9-7 3-0 retired

QF: Hart d Kovacs 8-6 6-4
QF: Scofield d Caro 6-1 6-0
QF: Chaffee d Moran 1-6 6-3 6-1
QF: Head d Fry 6-2 10-8

SF: Hart d Scofield 6-3 5-7 6-3
SF: Head d Chaffee 6-2 6-4

FI: Doris Hart [1] d Dottie Head 6-3 6-4

Doubles

SF: Fry/Hart d Head/W. Smith 6-2 7-5

FI: Virginia Kovacs/Gussie Moran d Shirley Fry/Doris Hart [1] 6-2 6-4

Matches marked with *** may be assigned to the wrong round. These are best guesses based on incomplete newspaper coverage.

Unseeded Dottie Head reaches the final. Crowd for finals was 2,500. This was also the Pacific Coast Championships. Hart hit too hard, overpowering Head. Dotie had a glimmer of hope in the second set; she was ahead 4-2.

2nd seed Pat Todd withdrew with blistered feet.

The following exhibition was played on September 18th in conjunction with the tournament:

Virginia Kovacs vs Barbara Scofield 6-3 1-6

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September 19-24, Worthing, Sussex, England (Clay)

1R
Billie Woodgate d. M Vizard 6-2 6-1
G Leigh Brown d. A Pearce 6-0 6-0
Jean Trower d. M Moss 2-6 6-3 6-4
Gem Gilbert d. M Haydon 6-3 6-3
A Orton d. Mrs Keele 6-0 6-0
V Fisher d. J Dewell 6-1 7-5
Mrs Lawrence d. Q Allen 1-6 7-5 6-3
Joey Ross Dilley d. P.M Smith 6-4 6-2
Judy Wallace (Nz) d. M Harding 6-4 9-7
Mrs Bromfield d. M Hunniset 6-4 6-4
Andy Ross Dilley d. Sheila Griffin 6-0 6-2
Anne Shilcock d. J.A Covell 6-4 9-7
Mary Harris d. J Eldridge 6-3 6-1
A Miton d. Miss Evarny 6-4 9-7
Joey David d. E Latimer 6-1 6-1

2R
B Woodgate d. G Leigh Brown 6-1 6-0
G Gilbert d. J Trower 6-2 6-2
A Orton d. V Fisher 6-1 6-1
Joey Ross Dilley d. Mrs Lawrence 6-2 5-7 6-2
J Wallace d. Mrs Bromfield 8-6 7-5
Andy Ross Dilley d. Mrs Roberts 6-0 6-3
A Shilcock d. M Harris 6-3 6-2
J David d. A Miton 6-0 6-1

QF
B Woodgate d. G Gilbert 7-9 6-3 8-6
J Ross Dilley d. A Orton 6-0 6-3
J Wallace d. A Ross Dilley 3-6 6-3 6-1
A Shilcock d. J David w.o

SF
B Woodgate d. J Ross Dilley 6-2 6-1
J Wallace d. A Shilcock 8-6 6-2

FI: J. Wallace (NZ) d. Billie Woodgate 7-5 6-1

DF: Betty Coutts/Shilcock d Betty Couper/Madie Moss 1-6 6-0 11-9

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ends September 26, Riverina Championships, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

FI: Phyllis Finn d. ????

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September 19-24, Cirencester Hard Courts, Great Britain (Clay)

QF
Pam Bocquet d. J Auden 6-2 6-0
Mary Eyre d. Mrs Gwen Scott 6-1 6-2
Rosemary Walsh d. J Davy 6-2 4-6 8-6
Elsie Phillips d. Mrs Hall 6-1 6-2

SF
M Eyre d. P Bocquet 4-6 7-5 6-4
E Phillips d. R Walsh 7-5 6-3

FI: Elsie Phillips d. Mary Eyre 6-1 6-3

DF: Bocquet/Eyre d Walsh/Phillips 2-6 6-4 6-3
 
#46 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of September 26-October 2

September 25 - October 2, Marcel Poree Cup, Paris, France
Venue: Roland Garros

PR
N Kauffmann d. Mme Michel Bernard 6-4 1-6 6-4
Arlette Neufeld Halff d. ? 6-2 6-1

1R
Arlette De Cazalet d. N Kauffmann 6-0 6-1
Myrtil Brunnarius d. Paulette Ravoux 4-6 6-4 6-2
Suzanne Pannetier d. Simone Hollier-Larousse 3-6 6-2 7-5
Gilberte Jamain d. Andrée Varin 6-1 6-4
Maria Weiss (Arg) d. Josette Amouretti 6-4 6-0
Maud Galtier d. Jacqueline Foy 8-6 6-0
A Neufeld Halff d. Ginette Jucker Bucaille 4-6 6-2 6-3
Jacqueline Marcellin d. Michèle Bourbonnais w.o

QF
A De Cazalet d. M Brunnarius 7-5 6-1
G Jamain d. S Pannetier 6-2 6-2
M Weiss d. M Galtier 6-3 6-4
J Marcellin d. A Neufeld Halff 6-1 6-2

SF
A De Cazalet d. G Jamain 6-8 6-2 6-3
M Weiss d. J Marcellin 6-0 6-1

FI: Arlette De Cazalet d. Maria Weiss 6-3 6-2

DF: Simonne Mathieu/Weiss d Brunnarius/Pannetier 7-5 7-5

MX: Maud Galtier/Jean Ducos d Colette Boegner/Jean Borotra 6-3 4-6 7-5

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October ???? Orange Free State Championships Bloemfontein, South Africa (Clay)

FI: Mrs M MacLear d Mrs D Coetzee 6-3 3-6 9-7

DF: Mclear/Mundell d Coetze/Wessek 6-4 6-8 6-1

MX: A Treyvallan/D Lurie d T Gouws/du Toit 4-6 6-2 7-5

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September 26-October 2 National Championships Of Italy, Bologna, Italy (Clay)

FI: Annalissa Bossi d Nicla Migliori 3-6 7-5 6-3

DF: Lucia Manfredi/Migliori d Annigoni/Vittoria Tonolli 6-1 7-5

*A closed event for Italians only

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ends ca. October 3, Soviet Championships, Venue uncertain, USSR

FI: Nadezhda Belonenko d. Tatiana Nalimova 6-3 8-6

DF: Galina Korovina/Tatiana Nalimova d. Nadezhda Belonenko/Olga Kalmikova 6-4 6-4

MX: Olga Kalmikova/Nikolai N. Ozerov d. Tatiana Nalimova/Eduard E. Negrebetsky 4-6 8-6 6-4

Kalmikova was from the Ukraine.
 
#47 · (Edited)
Week of October 3-9

October 2-9 Pan American Championships Mexico City, MEX, (Clay)

1R Shirley Fry (US) d Martha Alvarez 6-1 6-0
1R Nancy Morrison (US) d ??? default

2R Doris Hart (US) d Elvira Legaspi de Ampudia 6-1 6-3
2R Kay Tuckey (GB) d Elda Peralta 6-3 6-2
2R Fry d Mignon De Plaza 6-4 4-6 6-0
2R Melita Ramirez d ????
2R Morrison d ????
2R Betty Hilton (GB) d Trini Cervantes 6-1 6-3
2R Hilde Heyn d ????
2R Barbara Scofield (US) d Rodriguez 6-0 6-0

QF Hart d Tuckey 6-2 6-2
QF Fry d Ramirez 7-5 6-2
QF Hilton d Morrison (US) 6-4 6-4
QF Scofield d Heyn 6-4 4-6 6-3

SF Hart d Fry 6-4 7-5
SF Hilton d Scofield 6-1 7-9 6-3


FI Doris Hart (US) d Betty Hilton (GB) 6-1 2-6 6-3

Doubles
SF Fry/Hart d Peralta/M. Ramirez 6-1 6-1
FI Fry/Hart d Hilton/Tuckey 6-3 9-7

Mixed F: Hart/Giovanni Cucelli d M Ramirez/Gustavo Palafox 6-4 6-2
 
#48 · (Edited)
Week of Ocotber 10-16

October 10-15 British Covered Court Championships (Indoors)
Venue: Queen's Club

Singles (Draw=24)


1R: Mary Halford d. Pat Cowney 7-9 6-1 7-5
1R: Bea Walter d. Lucy Byrne 6-2 6-4
1R: Joy Hibbert d. Margaret Carlisle 6-0 6-4
1R: Effie Peters d. Ann Shilcock 6-0 6-0
1R: Peggy Dawson-Scott d. Patsy O’Connell 6-3 6-2
1R: Leonie Brighton d. Pat Ward 1-6 6-1 6-4
1R: Rita Anderson d. Jean Quelch 6-1 6-1
1R: Joey David d. Nathalie Feiron 6-2 10-8

2R: Joan Curry d. Lorna Cornell 6-0 6-0
2R: Gay Chandler d. Betty Coutts 7-5 2-6 6-3
2R: Halford d. Walter 7-5 6-4
2R: Hibbert d. Peters 1-6 8-6 6-4

2R: Dawson-Scott d. Brighton 6-4 6-2
2R: Anderson d. David 9-7 4-6 6-2
2R: Georgie Woodgate d. Patsy Rodgers 6-3 6-2
2R: Jean Quertier d. Billie Woodgate 9-7 2-6 6-2

QF: Curry d. Chandler 6-1 6-4
QF: Halford d. Hibbert 6-1 6-2
QF: Dawson-Scott d. Anderson 6-1 6-0
QF: Quertier d. Georgie Woodgate 4-6 6-3 6-2

SF: Curry d. Halford 6-4 6-2
SF: Quertier d. Dawson-Scott 7-5 6-2

FI Joan Curry d Jean Quertier 6-1 6-0

DF: Mary Halford/Pat O'Connell d Bea Walter/Georgie Woodgate 6-8 6-3 10-8

MX: Jean Quertier/Geoff Paish d. ?

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Sydney Metropolitan Grass Court Chmps Strathfield (Grass)
Dates were: September 17 24 28-October 1 3 5 8 15

QF Dorn Fogarty d Beryl Penrose 6-3 3-6 7-5
QF Phyllis Finn d Alice Hattersley 4-6 6-4 6-3

SF Esme Ashford d Fogarty 6-2 6-2
SF Mary Hawton d Finn 8-6 6-4

FI Mary Hawton d Esme Ashford 6-1 6-1

DF Ashford/Hawton d Nancye Bolton/Clare Proctor 6-1 7-5
 
#49 · (Edited by Moderator)
Week of October 17-23

October 17-22, Cromer Covered Court Championships, Great Britain

Draw=13

1R
Edith Middleton bye
Elsie Phillips d. Mrs Gaskell 6-1 6-0
Mrs Rogerson d. S Johns 6-4 6-2
Patricia Cowney bye
Rosemary Walsh d. B Allsopp 8-6 8-6
Mrs Carter d. A Rose 7-5 5-7 7-5
Mrs DuBuisson d. Helen Fletcher 6-4 7-5
Joy Hibbert bye

QF
E Phillips d. E Middleton 3-6 6-4 8-6
P Cowney d. Mrs Rogerson 6-3 6-4
R Walsh d. Mrs Carter 6-1 6-3
J Hibbert d. Mrs DuBuisson 6-8 6-2 6-1

SF
E Phillips d. P Cowney 6-3 8-6
J Hibbert d. R Walsh 0-6 6-2 6-3

FI: Joy Hibbert d. Elsie Phillips 6-3 2-6 8-6

DF: Middleton/Hibbert d Walsh/Phillips 6-1 6-3
 
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