[Rollo]

Added some early round results to the events in the first weeks of June.

[newmark401]

A silly question, but I'm wondering why you didn't reformat/correct Ugarte's results before entering them in the actual thread? That would surely have saved you some time.

[Rollo]

A silly question, but I'm wondering why you didn't reformat/correct Ugarte's results before entering them in the actual thread? That would surely have saved you some time.

I've tried a copy and pasting all the results before in word. The problem is after copying the format doesn't convert well.

Another advantage is I'm going over all the results in the New York Times as I convert. This allows me to compare, double check, and where the NYT had additional info, add results.

It might be slower. It also looks strange while I'm converting. Once it's converted though I hope the end results is a good one.


I added in results from the Wimbledon Plate event. All the singles and doubles results (excluding mixed) from the Grand Slams have been added.

[Rollo]

Making good progess through August using the NYT. Draw is now complete for US women's National Doubles.

Note first name of Loeck is "Elizabeth"

[Rollo]

January and February are now covered in the NYT.

[Rollo]

Did the NYT for April.

[DavidK]

Just a few loose ends from the shrinking ALT for 1949. Sorry, but most dates are just guesses.

National Rankings
South Africa

1. Sheila Summers
2. Ethel Watermeyer
3. Ruth Smith Stevens
4. Mary Van Zyl Muller
5. Hazel Reddick
6. Phyllis Dimbleby
7. Beryl Nicholas Bartlett
8. Julia Tamsen Wipplinger
9. Peggy Pentelow
10.J. Tooth

United States
21. Barbara Wilkins

March-April ? Southern Transvaal, Johannesburg

FI Ethel Watermeyer d. Hazel Reddick 6-3 3-6 6-4

DF Watermeyer/Sheila Summers d. Beryl Bartlett/Wimble 6-3 3-6 6-4
(Summers did not play singles)


all Feb-Mar? - before National Championships

Exhibition, Capetown

Australia d. Westrn Province 4-1
Mary Muller d. Thelma Long 7-5 2-6 6-4

Exhibition, Capetown
South Africa d. Australia 5-2

Joyce Fitch d. Mary Muller 7-5 4-6 6-0
Fitch/Thelma Long d. Sheila Summers/Ethel Watermeyer 6-3 6-2

Exhibition, Benoni
Australia d. Southern Transvaal 3-2
Joyce Fitch d. Ethel Watermeyer 3-6 6-4 6-2
Thelma Coyne d. Sheila Summers 6-4 ?-6 6-2
Fitch/Coyne d. Summers/Watermeyer

usually early January ,Dixie Championships Tampa

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 Turber ?-6 6-3 6-4

SF Barnett d. Raful ?-? 6-1
SF Morrison d. Clarke 6-4 6-1

FI Morrison d. Barnett 6-3 6-4

DF Morrison/Clark d. Barnett/Lucy Masterson 6-3 6-3

usually early Spring, Blue and Gray Championships, Montgomery, Alabama

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

June?, Utah State, Salt Lake City
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

[Rollo]

Big thanks David! I was able to add in all of your contributions and also made some aditions to your South African Test match results (see the start of page 2).

I am still mining the Dunlop annula for 1949 and the US Newspaper archives.

[GeeTee]

Hey guys, here are some more 1949 bits n pieces.

Australian Rankings (issued April 1949)
01 Nancy Bolton VIC
02 Thelma Long NSW
03 Joyce Fitch NSW
04 Mary Hawton NSW
05 Marie Toomey NSW
06 Dulcie Young VIC
07 Esme Ashford NSW
08 Alison BAker TAS
09 Nell Hopman VIC
10 Sadie Newcombe SA

Jan Manly Seaside Sydney

SF Bevis d Jones 62 75

FI Bolton d Bevis 62 61

R1? Fogarty/Hobbs d Jones/Gwen Bryant 75 36 63

SF? Fitch/Bevis d Finn/Hattersley 75 62
SF Bolton/Proctor v Fogarty/B Hobbs

FI Bolton/Proctor d Fitch/Bevis 16 63 61

15 Jan Exhibition Perth (Grass)

Doris Hart d Joyce Fitch 97 64
Hart/George Worthington d Fitch/Frank Sedgman 64 79 64

Fitch led 30 and 53 in the first set and 20 and 43 in the second but did not have the same repertoire of strokes as the American.

Jan Australian Championships
Marjorie Williams

MCC Tournament

The MCC Tournament was played on the club's grass courts.

The softness of the courts after rain, was blamed for the losses of Frank Sedgman and others in 1949.

The Launceston Examiner says 'Mrs Bolton played poorly'. The Melbourne Argus said 'Mrs Bolton failed badly. Miss Toomey had such poor opposition that she hardly

received credit for the excellent tennis she played.'

QF
Mance v Strickland 63 63

Jill Tuckfield
Ann Chamblerlain

Tasmanian Championships (these finals 20 April)

SF Newcombe d H Bennett 60 60
SF Baker d G Tracey 62 62

FI Sadie Newcombe d Alison Baker 57 63 75

WD Newcombe/Tracey d Baker/Bennett 26 75 75

XD John Barnett/Alison Baker d Jack Crawford/B Bennett 61 61

Circa 17 April Darling Downs Championship Toowoomba

SF Lavina Mills (nee Singleton) d Greta Schultz 61 61
SF Heather Hargreave d B Bligh wo

FI Mills d Hargreave 64 64

WD Mrs Mills/Edie Finney (nee Nieymeyer) d Miss Doyle/Miss Head 62 63
XD Jack Arkinstall/Heather Hargreave d Ian Ayre/Edie Finney 46 64 86

2 May Maroochy Tournament Nambour

SF Vera Ashford d Lavinia Mills
SF Esme Ashford d I Watson 61 62
FI E Ashford d V Ashford 63 36 61

DF Ashford/Ashford d Finney/Mills 64 60

Jun Victorian Hardcourts

Margaret Wallis
Barbara McIntyre (later Mrs Tim RICH)
Joan Ryan
Dawn Putland

Jun Queens's Club

XD Geoff Brown/Joyce Fitch d George Worthington/Thelma Long 64 61

9 July Dublin Irish Championships

XD E Fannin RSA/Fitch d GP Jackson IRE/Long 60 75

16 July Bastad Swedish Championships

'opening round' (QF?)
?? Joyce Fitch d M Weiss 86 61

QF? Fitch/Long d I Bengtzen/M Nordquist 60 62
SF Fitch/Long d Mary Lagerborg/Weiss 62 61

30 July Scandinavian Championships Copenhagen

SF Thelma Long d Eva Munthe Fog 86 62

XDF Kurt Neilsen/Long d Haanes NOR/Miss Anderson 62 63

15 August Davos, SUI

FI Thelma Long d Lucia Manfredi ITA 63 62

August Australian HC

3 September = Sydney = Australian Hardcourt Championships

Round One
Allison Hattersley d Mary Schultz 64 60

Round Two
Nancye Bolton (1) d Mrs I Dickey 62 61
Lavina Mills d Beryl Penrose 86 62 62
Mary Hawton d Mrs M Davis 64 63
Faye Tyter d A Cowin 61 75
Clare Proctor d Phyllis Finn (later Mrs Lyall Morris) 64 62
(3) Sadie Newcombe d Edith Wild 75 61
Nell Hopman d Allison Hattersley 36 61 62
Esme Ashford d Carmen Borelli 97 64

In the final, 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.

Doubles
QF Bolton/Proctor bye?
QF Fogarty/Finn d Tyter/Wild 61 62
QF Hopman/Newcombe d Ridge/Colwell 60 60
QF Hawton/Ashford d Mills/Hattersley 61 16 61

SF Bolton/Proctor d Fogarty/Finn 61 62
SF Hawton/Ashford d Hopman/Newcombe 64 108

Mixed Round 1
Skenner/Mills d Occleshaw/Hattersley 46 62 62
Rose/Borelli d N Kirkby/Finn 64 57 64

QF Tregonning/Ashford d Ayre/Newcombe 63 62
QF J Gilchrist/Mrs Gilchrist d Candy/Hopman 36 64 64
QF Long/Bolton d Rose/Borelli 16 62 62
QF McGregor/Hawton d Skenner/Mills 62 61

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

FI Long/Bolton d Gilchrist/Gilchrist 62 62

JR Pam Southcombe d Carmen Borelli 61 64

Faye Tyter became Mrs Tod Richardson in 1951

3 September Lucerene

FI Thelma Long d Joy Gannon 64 63
WD Hermsen HOL/Long d Hibbert/Gannon 60 62
XD F Puncec YUG/Long d Tony Mottram/Joy Gannon GBR 46 63 64

Sep Eastbourne

R3 (QF?)Fitch d M Eyre 62 62
SF Weiss d Fitch 64 63

SF Fitch/Coutts d Weiss/Mrs J David 46 61 60

Sep NSW Hardcourts

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

Nov Queensland Champs
June Lea
Jill Ritchie
Lil Corbett

Mary Schultz's sister Greta also played tennis

Nov NSW Championship Seeds/Details

1 Bolton
2 Long
3 Fitch
4 Hawton
5 Ashford
6 Newcombe
7 Toomey
8 Hopman

1 Bolton/Long
2 Hawton/Fitch
3 Newcombe/Hopman
4 Toomey/Moran

1 Bromwich/Fitch
2 Drobny/Hawton
3 Worthington/Long
4 Rose/Bolton

Elaine Beecroft (NZL)
Moira Bleazard
Fay Tyter
Betty Potter (NZL)
Phyllis Finn
Betty Cox
Evelyn Attwood (NZL)
Diana Calder**
Judy Burke (NZL)
Dawn Kent ***
Jean MacGibbon (NZL)
Mavis Kerr (NZL)
Helen Taylor

** DIANA CALDER sailed off to the Caribbean for an extended holiday in late 1952. The next year, in Jamaica, she accepted a job as an air hostess when the regular hostess decided to stand down. Just before take off Calder asked the head of Royal Caribbean International Airways "are these planes safe?"

Shortly after takeoff, one of the plane's two engines failed and the plane crashed into the sea, killing 13 people including the 21 year old Australian.

*** DAWN KENT (Mrs Rupert HARDINGHAM from 1951) won the Hong Kong Tennis Championships in 1947 and 1948 when she was living there with friends.

December Victorian Championship details

Seeds
01 Bolton
02 Long
03 Fitch
04 Hawton
05 Toomey
06 Ashford
07 Hopman
08 Newcombe

01 Bolton/Long
02 Fitch/Hawton
03 Hopman/Ashford
04 Fogarty/Penrose

Judith Tissot ****
Jean Exelby
Joan Egar
Ann Chamberlain
Madge Exelby (Mrs Rex Hartwig from 1953)
Dawn Putland
Roma Lemke (Mrs Williams from 1950)
Patricia 'Pat' Warhurst (nee Lewis)
Wilma or Valda Hollow (twins who both played)
Margaret Wallis

**** JUDITH TISSOT (Mrs Edward Fitz-gerald) was a versatile champion in racquet sports. She was a Melbourne badminton star and won the 1952 Australian squash title; her first of four national championships, as well as representing her state in tennis. She travelled to Europe in 1953, with her friend Kay Neville Smith, hoping to see the coronation. While in Englend, both competed in tennis tournaments while Judy made the SF of the British Squash Championships.

After marriage in 1957, Judy had six children and devoted herself to coaching. Her daughter Sarah Fitzgerald, who won five World Open championships in the 1990s and is rated as one of the greatest squash players of all time.

[Rollo]

All added-and most appreciated GeeTee

[Jimbo109]

Originally Posted by Rollo

Week of April 25-May 1

April 25-30 Hard Court Championships Of Great Britain, Bournemouth (Clay)

FI Joan Cury d Jean Quertier 3-6 7-5 7-5

Joan Curry

[Jimbo109]

Originally Posted by Rollo

October 10-15 National Covered Court Chmps Of Great Britain (Indoors)
Venue: Queen's Club

The exact tournament's name was "British Covered Court Championships"

MX: Quertier/Geoff Paish d. ??

[DavidK]

Above corrected/added, thanks Jimbo

[Jimbo109]

July 24, South Queensland Championships, Ipswich, Australia

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

[Jimbo109]

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

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