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1950 French Championships – Women's Singles
Third-seeded Doris Hart defeated Patricia Todd (tennis), Patricia Todd 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1950 French Championships (tennis), 1950 French Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Margaret duPont ''(quarterfinals)'' # Louise Brough ''(semifinals)'' # Doris Hart ''(champion)'' # Patricia Todd (tennis), Patricia Todd ''(finalist)'' # Shirley Fry ''(quarterfinals)'' # Annalisa Bossi ''(quarterfinals)'' # Rita Anderson (tennis), Rita Anderson ''(third round)'' # Joan P. Curry ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier (tennis), Qualifier * WC = wild card (tennis), Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired (tennis), Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 References External links * on the French Open website {{DEFAULTSORT:French Championships - Women's Singles,1950 ... [...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] |