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1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1951 Wimbledon Championships. Louise Brough was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Fry. Seeds Louise Brough ''(semifinals)'' Margaret duPont ''(quarterfinals)'' Doris Hart (champion) Shirley Fry ''(final)'' Beverly Baker ''(semifinals)'' Pat Todd ''(withdrew)'' Nancy Chaffee ''(quarterfinals)'' Jean Walker-Smith ''(quarterfinals)'' Pat Todd withdrew before the tournament began. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Madzy Couquerque. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1951 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Women's Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships The Wimbledon Championships, commonly k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Hart
Doris Hart (June 20, 1925 – May 29, 2015) was an American tennis player from who was active in the 1940s and first half of the 1950s. She was ranked world No. 1 in 1951. She was the fourth player, and second woman, to win a Career Grand Slam in singles. She was the first of only three players (all women) to complete the career "Boxed Set" of Grand Slam titles, which is winning at least one title in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam events. Only she and Margaret Court achieved this during the amateur era of the sport. Hart played collegiate tennis for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Tennis career Hart reached 67 Grand Slam finals and won 35 titles, tying with Louise Brough for sixth on the all-time list (behind Margaret Smith Court (64), Martina Navratilova (59), Billie Jean King (39), Serena Williams (39), and Margaret Osborne duPont (37)). Six of her titles were in women's singles, 14 in women's doubles, and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicla Migliori
Nicla Migliori (born Artigiani; 30 April 1923 — 25 July 2008) was an Italian tennis player. Born in Pisa, Migliori was one of Italy's top players of the 1950s. She won 17 national titles, which included singles triumphs in 1951 and 1955. Against international opponents at the Internazionali d' Italia she made the singles semi-finals twice and one doubles final. Known for her abilities at the net, she was a women's doubles semi-finalist at the 1953 French Championships with Silvana Lazzarino. She reached the singles fourth round at Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ... in 1954. From 1968 to 1975 she was non-playing captain of the Italy Federation Cup team. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Migliori, Nicla 1923 births 2008 deaths Italian female tennis player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Halford (tennis)
Mary Eileen Halford, (nee Whitmarsh; 14 December 1915 — 1 November 2009) was a British tennis player and coach. In the 1940s she married Peter Halford, who played for the Great Britain national field hockey team. Born in Dulwich, Halford made her Wimbledon debut at age 17 in 1933 and was the youngest competitor in the women's event that year. She made the singles fourth round at Wimbledon on four occasions and was a mixed doubles semi-finalist in 1936 with Frank Wilde. In 1946 she played Wightman Cup tennis for Great Britain. Halford became non-playing captain of the Wightman Cup team in 1954. Her final year as captain in 1958 saw Great Britain win the tournament for the first time in 28-years, after which she announced her retirement. She was honoured with an OBE in the 1959 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1959 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of thos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiane Mercelis
Christiane Mercelis (born 5 October 1931) is a Belgian former tennis player active in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1949, Mercelis won the Girls' Singles of the Wimbledon Championships. She competed every year at Wimbledon between 1951 and 1968, and at the French Open between 1952 and 1965. In the French Open, she reached the quarter-finals in 1957. Mercelis played for Belgium in the Federation Cup from 1963 to 1964 and from 1966 to 1969, losing all five singles matches, and winning two of her eight doubles matches. She is the oldest player to have played for Belgium at 37 years 231 days in her last doubles match against South Africa on 24 May 1969, which she won partnering Michele Kahn. In the Belgian Tennis Championships. she won 13 singles titles, 14 women's doubles titles, and 16 mixed doubles titles, of which 13 were partnering Jacky Brichant. Titles Mercelis won 17 singles and 17 doubles titles in official tournaments. Singles *1956: Nice *1957: Cannes, Nice, Aix-en-Prove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Deloford
Rosemary Deloford (née Walsh, born 26 April 1928) is a British former squash and tennis player. A native of Birmingham, Deloford competed regularly at the Wimbledon Championships during her career. She reached the singles fourth round in 1949, claimed the 1954 All England Plate and was a doubles quarter-finalist in 1955. Deloford won the Surrey tennis championships in Surbiton in 1955. As a squash player she was a semi-finalist at both the British Open The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ... and U.S. national championships. Deloford was married to tennis player John Laurence "Jack" Deloford at a London church in 1955. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Rosemary 1928 births Possibly living people British female tennis players English female tennis players English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Bates
Audrey Glenys Bates (1922-2001) was a Welsh international in four sports for Wales: table tennis, tennis squash and lacrosse. Early life She was educated at Howell's School, Llandaff, and was later the school's games coach. Table tennis career She won a bronze medal in the 1951 World Table Tennis Championships in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) with Audrey Coombs and Betty Gray for Wales. Squash career She was an international squash player and competed in the British Open Squash Championships as a seeded player. She played for Wales between 1947 and 1965. Tennis career She first played tennis at the Radyr club age just 9, before joining the Whitchurch and Cardiff Lawn Tennis Club. Audrey played at Wimbledon in the singles and doubles and was a member of the Welsh lawn tennis team from 1947 to 1954. Awards and honors *Bates was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvilla McGuire
Arvilla McGuire Manning (March 26, 1928 – August 17, 2013) was an American tennis player. A native of Piedmont, California, McGuire ranked number one in the state for the 14s age division and was sixth in the United States for the 18s. She competed in four editions of the Wimbledon Championships, reaching the singles third round twice. In 1951 she was runner-up to Betty Lombard at the Irish Championships Irish Open may refer to: *Irish Open (golf), a golf tournament on the European Tour **Irish Senior Open, a golf tournament on the European Seniors Tour **Ladies Irish Open, a golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour * Irish Open (darts), annual .... McGuire married Edward M. Manning, Jr. in 1956 and they had two sons. References {{DEFAULTSORT:McGuire, Arvilla 1928 births 2013 deaths American female tennis players Tennis people from California People from Piedmont, California Sportspeople from Alameda County, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Thomas
Vera Sybil Thomas (née Dace; 3 December 1921 – 9 July 1995) was an English international table tennis and tennis player. Table tennis career She won seven medals at the World Table Tennis Championships including three gold medals; two in the team events and one as a member of the winning doubles team in the 1948 World Table Tennis Championships with Peggy Franks. She also won three English Open titles. Tennis career As a tennis player she competed in 15 editions of the Wimbledon Championships between 1946 and 1961. Her best result in the singles was reaching the fourth round in 1948 in which she lost to Nelly Landry. Personal life She married Arthur Thomas in 1947 and became Vera Thomas-Dace. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists * List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships The tables below are the English representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Quertier
Jean Rinkel-Quertier (née Quertier; 12 November 1925 – 23 January 2019), was a female former tennis player from England who was active in the late 1940s and 1950s. Career Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the final of the mixed doubles event at the 1949 French Championships. Partnering Gerry Oakley, she lost the final to the South African team of Sheila Piercey Summers and Eric Sturgess in straight sets. She reached the semifinals of the doubles event at the 1952 and 1953 Wimbledon Championships partnering compatriot Susan Partridge and Helen Fletcher respectively. They lost on both occasions in straight sets to the eventual champions and first-seeded team of Shirley Fry and Doris Hart. Her best Grand Slam singles performance was reaching the quarterfinals of the French (1949, 1953), Wimbledon (1948, 1952) and U.S. Championships (1951, 1953). In 1949 and 1950, she played against compatriot Joan Curry in the final of the British Covered Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Harrison (tennis)
Patricia Harrison is a British former tennis player. A native of Manchester, Harrison was active in the 1950s. Harrison claimed the 1953 All England Plate and was a regular Lancashire county champion. In 1954 she became engaged to James Hugh Brown, a company director and county tennis player. Competing under her married name, she made the round of 16 at the 1956 Wimbledon Championships The 1956 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1956. It was the 70th ..., which was her best performance at the tournament. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Pat Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British female tennis players English female tennis players Tennis people from Lancashire Sportspeople from Manchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Curry
Patricia Joan Curry Hughesman (December 1918 – August 2020) was a British squash and tennis player who won the British Open Squash Championships three times in a row from 1947 to 1949. Her toughest victory was in 1948, when she beat the 10-time British Open winner Janet Morgan in five sets. She was also the runner-up at the championship three consecutive times from 1950 to 1952. Career Curry was born in Penzance, Cornwall in December 1918. In tennis she won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships in 1949 after a two sets victory in the final against Jean Quertier, conceding just one game. The following year, 1950, she lost her title to Quertier who beat her in a three-sets final. At the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth she was a singles runner-up to Australian Nancye Bolton in 1947 and won the title in 1949 and 1950, against Quertier and Mary Terán de Weiss in the final respectively. She won three consecutive singles title at the West of En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Blair
Winifred "Molly" Lincoln Blair (nee Lincoln; 4 July 1918 — 2 February 2004) was a British tennis player. Blair was born in Romford in the east of London and started playing tennis aged 11. She was the 1935 national schoolgirls' champion and in 1936 was runner-up in a junior Wimbledon tournament. A regular competitor at Wimbledon during the 1940s, Blair twice reached the women's doubles semi-finals. Her best performance in singles came at the 1949 Wimbledon Championships, where she beat French Open champion Nelly Landry en route to the quarter-finals. She played mixed doubles at the tournament with husband Norman Blair. Blair represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup from 1946 to 1948. In the 1948 Wightman Cup she earned plaudits for her performance in a surprise doubles win, partnering Jean Bostock against Doris Hart and Patricia Todd Patricia Todd (born July 25, 1955) is an American politician from Alabama. A Democrat, she was elected in November 2006 as a member of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |