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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
18-Jan-1957	Australian Championships	Grass	Shirley Fry [USA]	Althea Gibson [USA]	6-3 6-4	Penrose, Coghlan
21-May-1957	Roland Garros	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-1 6-3	Jones, Sukova
24-Jun-1957	Wimbledon	Grass	Althea Gibson [USA]	Darlene Hard [USA]	6-3 6-2	Knode, Truman
29-Aug-1957	US National Championships	Grass	Althea Gibson [USA]	Louise Brough [USA]	6-3 6-2	Knode, Hard

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Althea Gibson (11)
Finals	Althea Gibson (12)
Match Wins	Darlene Hard (67)
Match Win Percentage	Althea Gibson (97.1%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Rosie Reyes (13)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Marta Hernandez (80.0%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Rosie Reyes (21)
Total Matches Played	Darlene Hard (88)
Events Played	Rosie Reyes (27)

 

Event Calendar    Top

Majors shown in bold, exhibitions and junior events in italics. For winners of multiple titles, events won shown in parentheses.
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Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Titles	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists	Top 10s	Geo%
2-Jan-1957	Boland		Daphne Seeney [AUS]	1/4	Renee Schuurman [RSA]	1-6 6-2 6-1		0	50.0%
5-Jan-1957	Auckland		Ruia Morrison [NZL]	1/3	Pat Nettleton [NZL]	7-5 5-7 6-1		0	100.0%
5-Jan-1957	Cape Town		Daphne Seeney [AUS]	2/4	Bernice Carr [RSA]	6-3 9-7	Nicholls, Schuurman	0	87.0%
7-Jan-1957	St. Petersburg		Karol Fageros [USA]	1/3	Rosie Reyes [FRA]	6-2 8-6	Jahn, Bueno	0	66.0%
8-Jan-1957	Cape Town U21		Estelle Van Tonder [RSA]		Jean Forbes [RSA]	4-6 6-3 6-4		0	100.0%
10-Jan-1957	Paris Coupe Gillou	Carpet	Thelma Long [AUS]	1/5	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	6-3 7-5	Bucaille, De La Courtie	1	71.0%
11-Jan-1957	Brisbane Exho	Grass	Round robin event					2	100.0%
13-Jan-1957	Southport Exho	Grass	Round robin event					2	100.0%
14-Jan-1957	Coral Gables	Clay	Karol Fageros [USA]	2/3	Maria Bueno [BRA]	2-6 6-2 6-2	Bonstrom, Reyes	0	53.0%
18-Jan-1957	Australian Championships	Grass	Shirley Fry [USA]		Althea Gibson [USA]	6-3 6-4	Penrose, Coghlan	2	90.0%
21-Jan-1957	Copenhagen Scandinavian Indoors	Carpet	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	1/3	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	6-3 6-4	Bucaille, Long	2	33.0%
28-Jan-1957	Cologne Indoors	Carpet	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	2/3	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	6-3 11-9	Long, Ward Hales	1	30.0%
28-Jan-1957	West Palm Beach	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	1/7	Karol Fageros [USA]	7-9 7-5 6-3	Reyes, Bueno	0	68.0%
1-Feb-1957	Paris Indoors	Carpet	Thelma Long [AUS]	2/5	Angela Buxton [GBR]	6-1 1-6 6-2	Shilcock, Kormoczy	2	62.0%
1-Feb-1957	Perth Exho	Grass	Round robin event					2	50.0%
4-Feb-1957	Fort Lauderdale	Clay	Maria Bueno [BRA]	1/2	Marta Hernandez [MEX]	6-2 6-1	Edwards, Bonstrom	0	58.0%
4-Feb-1957	Los Angeles Metro	Hard	Joan Johnson [USA]		Marilyn Joseph [USA]	3-6 6-3 6-1	Raymond, Kristenson	0	85.0%
4-Feb-1957	Palm Desert	Hard	Dodo Cheney [USA]	1/4	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	4-6 6-1 6-4	Moore, Tegland	0	87.0%
9-Feb-1957	Killara		Margaret Hellyer [AUS]	1/5	Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]	6-4 9-11 6-2	Leonard, Jones	0	100.0%
11-Feb-1957	New York	Carpet	Pat Stewart [USA]		Sheila Maroshick [USA]	6-1 6-4	Henschke, Mencher	0	100.0%
12-Feb-1957	Hellerup	Carpet	Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]	1/2	Else Stockel [DEN]	5-7 6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
14-Feb-1957	Colombo		Althea Gibson [USA]	1/11	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	6-0 13-11	Fonseka, Singh	1	50.0%
14-Feb-1957	Lyon	Carpet	Thelma Long [AUS]	3/5	Josette Billaz [FRA]	6-0 6-1	Kormoczy, Dolard	1	60.0%
18-Feb-1957	Miami City	Clay	Marta Hernandez [MEX]		Marilyn Stock [USA]	6-2 4-6 6-4	Van Den Bosch, Wright	0	75.0%
18-Feb-1957	Panama City		Dorothy Knode [USA]	2/7	Darlene Hard [USA]	2-6 8-6 6-1	Mitchell, Fageros	2	40.0%
23-Feb-1957	Gliwice	Carpet	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	1/2	Wanda Filipowna [POL]	9-7 6-2		0	100.0%
23-Feb-1957	Perth	Grass	Helen Collins [AUS]		Jill Langley [AUS]	3-6 6-4 6-4	Rogers, Thiele	0	100.0%
25-Feb-1957	Barranquilla	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	1/10	Angela Buxton [GBR]	7-5 7-5	Fageros, Hard	1	42.0%
28-Feb-1957	Phoenix	Hard	Louise Brough [USA]	1/5	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	2-6 6-3 6-4	Benigni, Wheeler	1	100.0%
28-Feb-1957	Pittsburgh	Carpet	Dorothy Knode [USA]	3/7	Lois Felix [USA]	6-1 6-0	Troccole, Floyd	1	100.0%
28-Feb-1957	San Francisco Golden Gate	Hard	Gerry Carter [USA]	1/3	Farel Footman [USA]	9-7 6-2	Krikorian, Kellogg	0	100.0%
3-Mar-1957	Nice	Clay	Nicole Broccardo [BEL]		Kay Newcombe [AUS]	6-1 6-1		0	50.0%
3-Mar-1957	St. Andrews	Grass	Darlene Hard [USA]	1/3	Betty Pratt [USA]	6-2 6-2	Buxton, Bloomer	2	50.0%
7-Mar-1957	Manila		Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	1/2	Desideria Ampon [PHI]	6-0 6-1		0	50.0%
7-Mar-1957	Warrnambool		Beverley Rae [AUS]		Margaret Carter [AUS]	6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
8-Mar-1957	Copenhagen Danish Indoors	Carpet	Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]	2/2	Else Stockel [DEN]	6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
10-Mar-1957	Boston	Carpet	Dorothy Levine [USA]		Lois Felix [USA]	6-1 6-1	Oconnell, Hubbell	0	100.0%
11-Mar-1957	Menton	Clay	Lucia Bassi [ITA]		Susannah Prettyjohn [GBR]	11-9 6-0		0	50.0%
14-Mar-1957	Palm Beach	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	2/10	Yola Ramirez [MEX]	6-1 6-0	Hard, Buxton	2	52.0%
14-Mar-1957	Reims	Carpet	Florence De La Courtie [FRA]		Beatrice De Chambure [FRA]	2-6 7-5 6-4		0	100.0%
15-Mar-1957	Cairo	Clay	Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]	1/5	Edda Buding [GER]	10-8 1-6 7-5		1	50.0%
15-Mar-1957	Sydney Hard	Clay	Beth Jones [AUS]		Mary Hawton [AUS]	6-3 4-6 6-2	Carter Reitano, Rae	1	90.0%
20-Mar-1957	Miami Good Neighbor	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	3/10	Darlene Hard [USA]	6-3 7-5	Bueno, Fageros	1	65.0%
21-Mar-1957	Roubaix		Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	1/5	Suzanne Schmitt [FRA]	7-5 6-1	Brunnarius, Boone	0	50.0%
21-Mar-1957	Tracy		Gerry Carter [USA]	2/3	Shirley Krikorian [USA]	6-4 7-5	Ohlandt, Countee	0	100.0%
25-Mar-1957	Alexandria	Clay	Edda Buding [GER]	1/2	Ilse Buding [GER]	6-4 1-0 RET	Polkowska, Kormoczy	0	25.0%
25-Mar-1957	Cannes Gallia	Clay	Marta Peterdy [HUN]		Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	6-1 6-4	De Chambure, Seghers	0	50.0%
25-Mar-1957	Moscow Indoors	Carpet	Vera Sukova [TCH]	1/7	Olga Miskova [TCH]	6-3 6-1	Kuzmenko, Gorinova	0	50.0%
29-Mar-1957	Brooklyn	Carpet	Dorothy Knode [USA]	4/7	Pat Stewart [USA]	6-1 6-1		1	100.0%
29-Mar-1957	Dubbo	Clay	Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]	1/5	Beth Jones [AUS]	6-1 6-2	Parmenter, Fenton	0	100.0%
1-Apr-1957	Beirut	Clay	Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]	2/5	Edda Buding [GER]	4-6 6-2 6-2	Holvoet, Buding	0	50.0%
1-Apr-1957	Cannes Carlton	Clay	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	2/5	Ginette Bucaille [FRA]	8-6 6-2	Kermina, Shilcock	1	50.0%
1-Apr-1957	Montego Bay	Grass	Darlene Hard [USA]	2/3	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	11-9 6-4	Bueno, Pratt	1	62.0%
1-Apr-1957	Roehampton	Clay	Christine Truman [GBR]	1/4	Joan Curry [GBR]	5-7 6-0 6-4	Panton, Watson	0	87.0%
4-Apr-1957	San Francisco Bay Counties	Hard	Barbara Benigni [USA]	1/2	Gerry Carter [USA]	8-6 6-3	Van Der Meer, Ohlandt	0	100.0%
8-Apr-1957	Nice Lawn Club	Clay	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	3/5	Jacqueline Kermina [FRA]	4-6 6-1 6-1	Bucaille, Jedrzejowska	0	50.0%
8-Apr-1957	Oslo	Carpet	Laila Schou Nilsen [NOR]		Lill Lind [NOR]	6-2 6-4		0	100.0%
8-Apr-1957	Palermo	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	4/5	Edda Buding [GER]	9-7 6-1	Lazzarino, Migliori	1	33.0%
8-Apr-1957	San Juan	Hard	Dorothy Knode [USA]	5/7	Betty Pratt [USA]	8-6 6-3	Hard, Bloomer	2	36.0%
11-Apr-1957	Johannesburg	Hard	Heather Nicholls [RSA]	1/6	Gwendy Love [RSA]	10-12 6-2 6-3	Carr, Reynolds	0	90.0%
11-Apr-1957	Wynnum		Rosemary White [AUS]		Dorothy Linde [AUS]	7-9 7-5 6-2		0	100.0%
13-Apr-1957	Monte Carlo	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]		Yola Ramirez [MEX]	6-2 6-1	Hellyer, Shilcock	0	43.0%
15-Apr-1957	Hampstead	Clay	Christine Truman [GBR]	2/4	Sheila Armstrong [GBR]	4-6 6-1 8-6	Jones, Wheeler	0	85.0%
19-Apr-1957	Birmingham	Clay	Ann Jones [GBR]	1/5	Rita Bentley [GBR]	6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
19-Apr-1957	Rockhampton		Fay Muller [AUS]	1/3	Eunice Asplin [AUS]	6-1 6-0		0	100.0%
22-Apr-1957	Aix-en-Provence	Clay	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	4/5	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	1-6 6-3 6-1	Reyes, Ramirez	0	25.0%
22-Apr-1957	Beaulieu	Clay	Renata Ostermann [GER]		Carmen Lampe [USA]	1-6 6-3 6-3		0	50.0%
22-Apr-1957	Chingford	Clay	Christine Truman [GBR]	3/4	Elaine Watson [GBR]	6-3 6-3	Curry, Mortimer	1	81.0%
22-Apr-1957	Houston River Oaks	Clay	Pat Naud [USA]		Anne Bagge [DEN]	6-2 6-2	Montgomery, Richey	0	92.0%
22-Apr-1957	Naples	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	5/5	Chiara Ramorino [ITA]	6-2 8-6	Migliori, Lazzarino	1	37.0%
22-Apr-1957	Sutton	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	4/10	Darlene Hard [USA]	6-4 5-7 6-3	Armstrong, Hird	1	92.0%
25-Apr-1957	Moscow Lizniki		Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]	3/5	Vera Sukova [TCH]	UNK		0	50.0%
25-Apr-1957	Ojai	Hard	Louise Brough [USA]	2/5	Sally Moore [USA]	9-7 2-6 6-3	Raymond, Tegland	1	94.0%
28-Apr-1957	Tel Aviv	Clay	Colette Holvoet [BEL]	1/2	Rita Fichman [ISR]	6-1 6-4	Winkler, Cohen Mintz	0	75.0%
29-Apr-1957	Bournemouth	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	5/10	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	3-6 6-3 6-2	Shilcock, Jones	3	83.0%
29-Apr-1957	Paris International	Clay	Jacqueline Kermina [FRA]	1/2	Maud Galtier [FRA]	6-1 3-6 8-6	Peterdy, Bucaille	0	84.0%
1-May-1957	Corpus Christi		Marilyn Montgomery [USA]		Anne Bagge [DEN]	11-9 6-2	Vilbig, Frizzell	0	87.0%
1-May-1957	Florence	Clay	Margaret Hellyer [AUS]	2/5	Thelma Long [AUS]	W/O	Bossi, Ramorino	1	41.0%
4-May-1957	Los Angeles SoCal Chps	Hard	Louise Brough [USA]	3/5	Sally Moore [USA]	6-3 7-5	Raymond, Green	1	94.0%
6-May-1957	Essen	Clay	Inge Pohmann [GER]		Gisela List [GER]	6-1 7-5		0	100.0%
6-May-1957	Hurlingham	Clay	Christine Truman [GBR]	4/4	Pat Hird [GBR]	6-2 6-1	Morrison, Armstrong	1	81.0%
6-May-1957	Rome	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	6/10	Dorothy Knode [USA]	1-6 9-7 6-2	Lazzarino, Buding	3	31.0%
10-May-1957	Vienna	Clay	Vera Sukova [TCH]	2/7	Jenny Staley Hoad [AUS]	6-4 6-1		0	50.0%
13-May-1957	Barcelona Godo	Clay	Yola Ramirez [MEX]	1/5	Darlene Hard [USA]	8-6 6-4	Estalella Manso, Reyes	1	62.0%
13-May-1957	Berkeley State	Hard	Janet Hopps [USA]		Mary Ann Mitchell [USA]	4-6 6-3 6-1	Benigni, Smith	0	100.0%
13-May-1957	Guildford	Clay	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	3/3	Ruia Morrison [NZL]	6-1 7-5	Robson, Hird	0	85.0%
13-May-1957	Sutton Coldfield	Clay	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	1/8	Rita Bentley [GBR]	9-7 7-5	Cheadle, Lawrenson	1	100.0%
13-May-1957	Wiesbaden	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	7/10	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-3 0-6 6-3	Seeney, Buding	1	33.0%
17-May-1957	Budapest Chps	Clay	Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]	4/5	Adrianna Lepesne [HUN]	7-5 6-1		0	100.0%
20-May-1957	St. Annes-on-Sea	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	2/8	Rita Bentley [GBR]	6-2 7-5	Armstrong, Hird	1	89.0%
21-May-1957	Roland Garros	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	8/10	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-1 6-3	Jones, Sukova	3	34.0%
27-May-1957	Belfast	Grass	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	1/2	Hana Sladek [CAN]	6-3 6-4	Bretland, Clarke	0	25.0%
27-May-1957	New Haven		Lois Felix [USA]	1/2	Kay Hubbell [USA]	6-3 6-3	Johnson, Lewis	0	100.0%
27-May-1957	Sacramento		Mary Ann Mitchell [USA]	1/3	Barbara Benigni [USA]	4-6 6-2 6-3	Carter, Van Der Meer	0	100.0%
27-May-1957	Surbiton	Grass	Althea Gibson [USA]	2/11	Thelma Long [AUS]	8-6 7-5	Morrison, Shilcock	2	78.0%
3-Jun-1957	Barnes	Grass	Jill Rook [GBR]		Pat Wheeler [GBR]	6-4 6-4	Walsh, Lintern	0	83.0%
3-Jun-1957	Cheltenham	Grass	Joan Curry [GBR]	1/3	Viola White [GBR]	6-8 6-1 6-2	Bramley, Macintosh	0	100.0%
3-Jun-1957	Manchester	Grass	Althea Gibson [USA]	3/11	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	6-3 6-4	Long, Bentley	3	66.0%
3-Jun-1957	Mill Valley	Hard	Barbara Benigni [USA]	2/2	Pat Naud [USA]	3-6 6-2 6-2	Van Der Meer, Carter	0	100.0%
3-Jun-1957	Montgomery		Owen Mchaney [USA]	1/2	Raymonde Veber [USA]	6-4 3-6 6-4	Clarke Stayer, Jahn	0	72.0%
3-Jun-1957	Newton		Baba Lewis [USA]		Mary Richards [USA]	6-3 6-0	Norton, Hills	0	100.0%
3-Jun-1957	Northumberland	Grass	Ann Jones [GBR]	2/5	Karol Fageros [USA]	6-4 5-7 6-3		0	50.0%
5-Jun-1957	Berlin	Clay	Jenny Staley Hoad [AUS]		Mary Hawton [AUS]	6-1 7-5		0	100.0%
5-Jun-1957	Noordwijk	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6/7	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	6-3 9-7	Ramirez, Hard	2	25.0%
6-Jun-1957	Budapest Natls		Zsofia Broszmann [HUN]		Adrianna Lepesne [HUN]	2-6 6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
6-Jun-1957	Dublin East Ireland		Betty Lombard [IRL]		June Fitzpatrick [IRL]	6-2 6-3	Flinn, Osullivan	0	100.0%
6-Jun-1957	Seattle		Sally Moore [USA]		Janet Hopps [USA]	6-4 6-4	Popple, Benigni	0	100.0%
6-Jun-1957	Tulsa		Carol Aucamp [USA]		June Ellingson [USA]	6-2 7-5	Bagge, Minor	0	83.0%
10-Jun-1957	Beckenham	Grass	Althea Gibson [USA]	4/11	Darlene Hard [USA]	6-3 3-6 6-4	Bloomer, Truman	1	52.0%
10-Jun-1957	Birmingham Priory	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	4/5	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-2 1-6 6-3	Nicholls, Jones	2	80.0%
10-Jun-1957	Braunschweig	Clay	Erika Vollmer [GER]	1/3	Margot Dittmeyer [GER]	3-6 6-4 10-8		0	100.0%
10-Jun-1957	Bristol	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	3/8	Edda Buding [GER]	7-5 6-0	Seeney, Ramirez	1	44.0%
10-Jun-1957	Bucharest	Clay	Jacqueline Kermina [FRA]	2/2	Ginette Bucaille [FRA]	7-5 6-8 7-5	Ponova, Kuzmenko	0	50.0%
10-Jun-1957	Chestnut Hill	Grass	Margaret Varner [USA]		Lois Felix [USA]	6-4 1-6 6-3	Lewis, Gunderson	0	94.0%
10-Jun-1957	Houston Sectional		Nancy Richey [USA]	1/3	Marilyn Montgomery [USA]	6-3 6-1	Beard, Brown	0	100.0%
10-Jun-1957	New Orleans		Jean Clarke Stayer [USA]		Marta Hernandez [MEX]	6-4 6-1	Cowan Clark, Bonstrom	0	72.0%
10-Jun-1957	Toronto Invitational		Louise Brown [CAN]	1/2	Hilde Doleschell [TCH]	1-6 6-0 8-6		0	50.0%
13-Jun-1957	Melbourne Hard	Clay	Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]	2/5	Mary Mccalman [AUS]	6-4 7-5	Langley, Nichols	0	77.0%
13-Jun-1957	Menlo Park		Mary Ann Mitchell [USA]	2/3	Pat Naud [USA]	7-5 6-2	Van Der Meer, Footman	0	100.0%
13-Jun-1957	St. Louis		Anne Bagge [DEN]		Bev Tolan [USA]	6-4 6-2	Puetz, Aucamp	0	88.0%
13-Jun-1957	Venice	Clay	Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	1/2	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	4-6 6-2 5-4 RET		0	100.0%
17-Jun-1957	Malvern	Grass	Ann Jones [GBR]	3/5	Edda Buding [GER]	6-2 6-4	Buding, Knapp	0	66.0%
17-Jun-1957	Queen's Club	Grass	Mimi Wheeler [USA]	1/3	Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]	6-1 5-7 6-3	Seeney, Morrison	4	41.0%
20-Jun-1957	Little Rock		Owen Mchaney [USA]	2/2	Marta Hernandez [MEX]	6-3 6-3	Bagge, Bonstrom	0	37.0%
24-Jun-1957	Chattanooga		Raymonde Veber [USA]		Marta Hernandez [MEX]	3-6 6-4 6-3	Clarke Stayer, Bonstrom	0	75.0%
24-Jun-1957	Mamroneck		Sachiko Kamo [JPN]		Isabelle Troccole [USA]	6-2 6-8 6-3	Wright, Stewart	0	92.0%
24-Jun-1957	Wimbledon	Grass	Althea Gibson [USA]	5/11	Darlene Hard [USA]	6-3 6-2	Knode, Truman	7	48.0%
27-Jun-1957	Bordeaux	Clay	Maud Galtier [FRA]		M A Courtois [FRA]	6-1 6-0		0	100.0%
1-Jul-1957	Cincinnati	Clay	Lois Felix [USA]	2/2	Pat Naud [USA]	7-5 2-6 7-5	Bonstrom, Hernandez	0	72.0%
1-Jul-1957	Oakland	Hard	Farel Footman [USA]		Gerry Carter [USA]	6-3 6-4	Smith, Kohler	0	100.0%
1-Jul-1957	Wimbledon Plate	Grass	Margaret Hellyer [AUS]	3/5	Renee Schuurman [RSA]	6-4 6-4	Walsh, Watson	0	46.0%
4-Jul-1957	Bastad	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	9/10	Yola Ramirez [MEX]	7-5 6-4	Reyes, Gustafsson	0	20.0%
4-Jul-1957	La Jolla	Hard	Dodo Cheney [USA]	2/4	Marilyn Joseph [USA]	6-3 6-3	Hay, Weast	0	100.0%
4-Jul-1957	White Sulphur Springs	Clay	Donna Floyd [USA]		Charlotte Decker [USA]	5-7 6-3 6-2	Loving, Reed	0	100.0%
6-Jul-1957	Edgbaston	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	4/8	Maria Amorim [BRA]	6-1 6-1	Robson, Morrison	1	50.0%
8-Jul-1957	Antwerp	Clay	Heather Nicholls [RSA]	2/6	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	3-6 6-4 6-1	Hawton, Grosfeld	0	62.0%
8-Jul-1957	Dublin	Grass	Sandra Reynolds [RSA]	1/2	Sheila Armstrong [GBR]	4-6 6-4 6-0	Edwards, Schuurman	0	65.0%
8-Jul-1957	Felixstowe	Grass	Pat Hird [GBR]		Inge Overgaard [DEN]	6-2 6-0		0	50.0%
8-Jul-1957	Milwaukee	Clay	Karol Fageros [USA]	3/3	Lois Felix [USA]	6-3 6-2	Hard, Montgomery	1	79.0%
8-Jul-1957	Nottingham	Grass	Margaret Hellyer [AUS]	4/5	Hazel Moorley [GBR]	6-4 7-5		0	50.0%
8-Jul-1957	Sunderland	Grass	Ann Jones [GBR]	4/5	Rita Bentley [GBR]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
8-Jul-1957	Topeka		Erika Puetz [USA]		Bev Tolan [USA]	6-1 RET	Weiss, Popple	0	100.0%
11-Jul-1957	Paris Criterium	Clay	Paule Courteix [FRA]		Aline Nenot [FRA]	8-6 2-6 7-5		0	100.0%
15-Jul-1957	Dusseldorf	Clay	Jean Forbes [RSA]		Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	6-1 6-3		0	50.0%
15-Jul-1957	Edinburgh		Rita Bentley [GBR]	1/2	Jill Rook [GBR]	5-7 6-2 6-0		0	100.0%
15-Jul-1957	Frinton-on-Sea	Grass	Ruia Morrison [NZL]	2/3	Heather Robson [NZL]	3-6 6-2 7-5	Bucaille, Hird	0	83.0%
15-Jul-1957	Newport Wales	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	5/8	Ann Jones [GBR]	6-2 6-4	Ernest, Lintern	1	100.0%
15-Jul-1957	Philadelphia Middle States	Grass	Mimi Wheeler [USA]	2/3	Janet Hopps [USA]	6-4 9-7	Osborne Dupont, Vosters	0	100.0%
15-Jul-1957	Prague	Clay	Vera Sukova [TCH]	3/7	Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	6-3 8-6	Miskova, Dvorackova	0	37.0%
15-Jul-1957	River Forest	Clay	Althea Gibson [USA]	6/11	Darlene Hard [USA]	6-2 6-3	Fageros, Felix	2	85.0%
15-Jul-1957	Sopot	Clay	Jana Dvorackova [TCH]		Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	7-5 6-1		0	50.0%
20-Jul-1957	Ipswich		Fay Muller [AUS]	2/3	Dorothy Linde [AUS]	6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
22-Jul-1957	Deauville	Clay	Susan Partridge [GBR]	1/2	Ginette Bucaille [FRA]	6-2 5-7 7-5		0	50.0%
22-Jul-1957	Gstaad	Clay	Heather Nicholls [RSA]	3/6	Sandra Reynolds [RSA]	2-6 7-5 6-4	Ramirez, Reyes	0	37.0%
22-Jul-1957	Haverford	Grass	Dorothy Knode [USA]	7/7	Darlene Hard [USA]	6-4 6-3	Hopps, Wheeler	2	92.0%
22-Jul-1957	Wheeling		Peachy Kellmeyer [USA]		Letty Ewing [USA]	6-2 7-5		0	100.0%
25-Jul-1957	Cologne	Clay	Daphne Seeney [AUS]	3/4	Thelma Long [AUS]	6-6 RET		1	100.0%
29-Jul-1957	Philadelphia District	Grass	Mimi Wheeler [USA]	3/3	Sally Moore [USA]	10-8 6-3	Arth, Hopps	0	94.0%
1-Aug-1957	Aix-les-Bains		Ruth Kaufmann [SUI]	1/3	Josette Billaz [FRA]	6-1 6-4		0	50.0%
3-Aug-1957	Hamburg	Clay	Yola Ramirez [MEX]	2/5	Rosie Reyes [FRA]	7-5 6-3	Hawton, Ward Hales	1	39.0%
4-Aug-1957	Copenhagen	Clay	Vera Nielsen [DEN]		Else Stockel [DEN]	1-6 6-3 6-3	Vagn Nielsen, Gram Andersen	0	100.0%
5-Aug-1957	Orange	Grass	Mary Ann Mitchell [USA]	3/3	Jeanne Arth [USA]	7-5 6-2	Hopps, Scofield	1	86.0%
8-Aug-1957	Barcelona Natls		Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	2/2	Pilar Barril [ESP]	6-0 6-2	Guri, Bartual	0	75.0%
8-Aug-1957	Ostend	Clay	Heather Nicholls [RSA]	4/6	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	6-3 6-4	Bucaille, Broccardo	0	50.0%
10-Aug-1957	Athens	Clay	Yola Ramirez [MEX]	3/5	Rosie Reyes [FRA]	6-2 6-0		0	50.0%
10-Aug-1957	Wightman Cup	Grass	Round robin event					3	50.0%
12-Aug-1957	Manchester-on-Sea	Grass	Althea Gibson [USA]	7/11	Louise Brough [USA]	9-7 6-4	Hard, Knode	5	68.0%
12-Aug-1957	Montreal		Louise Brown [CAN]	2/2	Sieglinde Boeck [CAN]	6-4 6-3	Doleschell, Butt	0	55.0%
12-Aug-1957	Ostrava	Clay	Vera Sukova [TCH]	4/7	Jana Dvorackova [TCH]	6-1 6-1	Pilarova, Miskova	0	100.0%
12-Aug-1957	Queens County		Gwen Mcevans [USA]	1/2	Jean Richardson [USA]	5-7 6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
12-Aug-1957	Scheveningen	Clay	Francoise Rouwenhorst [NED]		Fredy Marinkelle [NED]	6-0 3-6 6-3		0	100.0%
12-Aug-1957	St. Moritz Palace	Clay	Ruth Kaufmann [SUI]	2/3	Erika Vollmer [GER]	7-5 8-6	Zehden, Curry	0	33.0%
14-Aug-1957	Munich	Clay	Renee Schuurman [RSA]		Sandra Reynolds [RSA]	4-6 6-3 9-7	Buding	0	66.0%
15-Aug-1957	Beverly Hills	Hard	Dodo Cheney [USA]	3/4	Barbara Green [USA]	6-3 6-0	Yeomans, Omerly	0	100.0%
15-Aug-1957	Budapest Hungarian Chps	Clay	Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]	5/5	Jacqueline Kermina [FRA]	6-3 6-2	Lepesne, Broszmann	0	75.0%
15-Aug-1957	Knokke	Clay	Heather Nicholls [RSA]	5/6	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	UNK		0	50.0%
15-Aug-1957	Le Touquet		Myrtil Brunnarius [FRA]		Chantal Langanay [FRA]	6-2 3-6 6-2		0	100.0%
15-Aug-1957	Viareggio		Daphne Seeney [AUS]	4/4	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	6-3 7-5		0	50.0%
18-Aug-1957	Brumana	Clay	Yola Ramirez [MEX]	4/5	Margaret Hellyer [AUS]	6-2 7-5	Reyes, Amorim	0	30.0%
18-Aug-1957	Istanbul		Margaret Hellyer [AUS]	5/5	Rosie Reyes [FRA]	2-6 6-2 6-4		0	50.0%
18-Aug-1957	St. Moritz Suvretta	Clay	Erika Vollmer [GER]	2/3	Totta Zehden [GER]	6-2 2-6 6-2	Gremillet, Imbert	0	60.0%
19-Aug-1957	Salt Lake City		Mary Arnold [USA]		Joan Johnson [USA]	6-2 6-2	Krase, Stack	0	75.0%
19-Aug-1957	Wilberforce ATA Chps		Gwen Mcevans [USA]	2/2	Jean Richardson [USA]	8-6 6-3	Vaughan, Fine	0	100.0%
19-Aug-1957	Wilberforce Exho		Round robin event					2	100.0%
24-Aug-1957	St. Moritz Kulm	Clay	Erika Vollmer [GER]	3/3	Totta Zehden [GER]	6-0 6-1	Moreau, Gremillet	0	50.0%
27-Aug-1957	Basel	Clay	Ruth Kaufmann [SUI]	3/3	Alice Charbonnier [SUI]	6-0 6-2		0	100.0%
29-Aug-1957	Biarritz	Clay	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	2/2	Susan Partridge [GBR]	5-7 6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
29-Aug-1957	Kitzbuhel	Clay	Vera Sukova [TCH]	5/7	Daphne Seeney [AUS]	6-2 6-2		0	50.0%
29-Aug-1957	Poertschach	Clay	Vera Sukova [TCH]	6/7	Daphne Seeney [AUS]	6-1 6-1		0	50.0%
29-Aug-1957	Santa Monica	Hard	Dodo Cheney [USA]	4/4	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	6-3 0-6 6-4	Butt, Green	0	100.0%
29-Aug-1957	Shreveport		Nancy Richey [USA]	2/3	Carolyn Rodgers [USA]	11-9 6-2		0	100.0%
29-Aug-1957	US National Championships	Grass	Althea Gibson [USA]	8/11	Louise Brough [USA]	6-3 6-2	Knode, Hard	5	75.0%
5-Sep-1957	Austrian International	Clay	Vera Sukova [TCH]	7/7	Jenny Staley Hoad [AUS]	6-4 6-1		0	50.0%
5-Sep-1957	Baden	Clay	Yola Ramirez [MEX]	5/5	Edda Buding [GER]	6-2 6-1	Sladek, Reyes	0	62.0%
5-Sep-1957	Mamazet	Clay	Joan Curry [GBR]	2/3	Susan Partridge [GBR]	8-6 6-8 6-1		0	100.0%
5-Sep-1957	San Francisco City	Hard	Gerry Carter [USA]	3/3	Helen Hampton [USA]	6-3 6-1	Hurtt, Wilford	0	100.0%
5-Sep-1957	Warsaw	Clay	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	2/2	Zerik [POL]	6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
9-Sep-1957	Eastbourne	Grass	Ann Jones [GBR]	5/5	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	6-3 6-4	Rook, Evans	1	100.0%
9-Sep-1957	Sydney Metro	Clay	Jan Lehane [AUS]		Norma Marsh [AUS]	6-1 6-4	Jones, Turner	0	100.0%
9-Sep-1957	Toronto O'Keefe	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	10/10	Sachiko Kamo [JPN]	6-4 6-4	Hernandez, Brown	0	50.0%
10-Sep-1957	Brussels	Clay	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	5/5	Poucette Coessens [BEL]	6-0 6-3		0	100.0%
12-Sep-1957	Denver	Hard	Althea Gibson [USA]	9/11	Dorothy Knode [USA]	8-6 6-4	Fageros, Brough	3	93.0%
14-Sep-1957	Los Angeles Pac Southwest	Hard	Althea Gibson [USA]	10/11	Louise Brough [USA]	6-3 6-1	Hard, Baker Fleitz	3	92.0%
19-Sep-1957	Colmar	Clay	Totta Zehden [GER]		Anne Haillet [FRA]	6-2 6-3		0	50.0%
19-Sep-1957	Tel Aviv Maccabiah Games		Eva Duldig [NED]		Aileen Freeman [RSA]	6-0 6-1	Levy, Lewin	0	50.0%
22-Sep-1957	Berkeley	Hard	Althea Gibson [USA]	11/11	Louise Brough [USA]	6-4 6-3	Hawton, Hopps	2	90.0%
23-Sep-1957	Paris Coupe Poree	Clay	Edda Buding [GER]	2/2	Ilse Buding [GER]	3-6 6-3 6-1	Peterdy, Ward Hales	0	37.0%
26-Sep-1957	Portugal International		Rita Bentley [GBR]	2/2	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	6-2 4-6 6-2		0	50.0%
26-Sep-1957	Turin	Clay	Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	2/2	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	1-6 6-1 9-7	Migliori, Pericoli	0	100.0%
30-Sep-1957	Mexico City Natls	Clay	Rosie Reyes [FRA]	1/2	Yola Ramirez [MEX]	6-4 2-6 6-4	Hernandez, Ramirez	0	87.0%
3-Oct-1957	Riverside	Hard	Darlene Hard [USA]	3/3	Dodo Cheney [USA]	3-6 10-8 6-4	Johnson, Arnold	1	100.0%
5-Oct-1957	Canberra		Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]		Jan Whittle [AUS]	6-3 6-1		0	100.0%
5-Oct-1957	Strathfield	Grass	Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]	3/5	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	2-6 6-4 6-4	Lehane, Parmenter	0	100.0%
6-Oct-1957	Mexico City	Clay	Rosie Reyes [FRA]	2/2	Yola Ramirez [MEX]	6-3 6-3	Hernandez, Knode	2	62.0%
7-Oct-1957	Johannesburg Transvaal Chps	Hard	Bernice Carr [RSA]		Jean Forbes [RSA]	3-6 6-3 6-2	Kilian, Forbes	0	100.0%
9-Oct-1957	Glen Iris		Loris Nichols [AUS]		Beverley Rae [AUS]	3-6 7-5 6-2		0	100.0%
9-Oct-1957	Paris Natls	Clay	Suzanne Schmitt [FRA]		Arlette De Cazalet [FRA]	6-4 6-4	De La Courtie, Bucaille	0	88.0%
14-Oct-1957	Bloemfontein		Sandra Reynolds [RSA]	2/2	Jean Forbes [RSA]	8-6 6-3		0	100.0%
17-Oct-1957	San Diego		Karen Susman [USA]		Kathy Chabot [USA]	6-1 6-0	Snow, Bunker	0	100.0%
18-Oct-1957	Rockhampton Hard	Clay	Fay Muller [AUS]	3/3	Shirley Burton [USA]	6-2 6-2		0	50.0%
24-Oct-1957	Brisbane	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	6/8	Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]	7-5 6-3	Carter Reitano, Lehane	1	95.0%
24-Oct-1957	Buenos Aires BRA vs CHI	Clay	Round robin event					0	50.0%
24-Oct-1957	Newport Beach	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	1/2	Dodo Cheney [USA]	6-4 6-1	Moore, Canning Todd	0	100.0%
24-Oct-1957	Tel Aviv Autumn		Colette Holvoet [BEL]	2/2	Palma Winkler [ISR]	8-6 8-6	Fichman, Cohen Mintz	0	75.0%
4-Nov-1957	Buenos Aires	Clay	June Hanson [USA]		Nora Somoza [ARG]	6-1 6-1	Zavalia Bunge, Ayala	0	62.0%
4-Nov-1957	Torquay	Carpet	Joan Curry [GBR]	3/3	Rita Bentley [GBR]	6-2 10-8	Watson, Rook	0	100.0%
6-Nov-1957	Sydney	Grass	Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]	4/5	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	6-4 10-8	Hawton, Parmenter	1	92.0%
7-Nov-1957	Paris Coupe Canet	Carpet	Susan Partridge [GBR]	2/2	Maud Galtier [FRA]	4-6 6-1 6-4	Bucaille, De La Courtie	0	76.0%
7-Nov-1957	Tucson	Hard	Louise Brough [USA]	5/5	Vicky Palmer [USA]	6-2 2-6 6-0		1	100.0%
14-Nov-1957	Sao Paulo		Ingrid Metzner [BRA]		Maria Bueno [BRA]	6-3 4-6 6-4	Maia, Amorim	0	100.0%
16-Nov-1957	Santiago	Clay	Carmen Ibarra [CHI]		Nora Somoza [ARG]	6-3 6-4		0	50.0%
18-Nov-1957	Pitt Cup		Round robin event					0	100.0%
20-Nov-1957	Houston Fall		Nancy Richey [USA]	3/3	Lovie Beard [USA]	6-0 6-1		0	100.0%
21-Nov-1957	Adelaide	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	7/8	Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]	7-5 6-3	Hellyer, Seeney	1	95.0%
28-Nov-1957	Geneva	Carpet	S Rostaing [FRA]		Janine Bourgnon [SUI]	4-6 8-6 6-3		0	50.0%
28-Nov-1957	Sarasota		Laura Lou Jahn [USA]		Owen Mchaney [USA]	6-1 7-5	Robinson, Reed	0	100.0%
3-Dec-1957	Melbourne VIC vs NSW	Grass	Round robin event					0	100.0%
5-Dec-1957	Melbourne	Grass	Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]	5/5	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	7-5 7-5	Mccalman, Penrose	1	96.0%
12-Dec-1957	La Jolla Natls	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	2/2	Mimi Wheeler [USA]	6-1 6-1	Moore, Cheney	0	88.0%
23-Dec-1957	Melbourne South Yarra	Grass	Maureen Mccalman [AUS]		Eva Duldig [NED]	6-4 7-5	Nichols	0	66.0%
26-Dec-1957	Sydney Manly	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	8/8	Norma Marsh [AUS]	6-3 7-5	Fenton, Long	2	91.0%
28-Dec-1957	Cape Town	Hard	Heather Nicholls [RSA]	6/6	Sandra Reynolds [RSA]	6-3 3-6 6-4	Forbes, Carr	0	87.0%
28-Dec-1957	Nelson	Grass	Ruia Morrison [NZL]	3/3	Dawn Taylor [NZL]	6-4 6-8 6-1	Bignell, Tompkins	0	100.0%
28-Dec-1957	Noel d'Oran		Jacqueline Rees Lewis [FRA]		Michele Bourbonnais [FRA]	6-1 6-2		0	100.0%
30-Dec-1957	Tampa	Clay	Maria Bueno [BRA]	2/2	Laura Lou Jahn [USA]	6-4 6-1	Brown, Bagge	0	55.0%

 

1957 Year-End Elo Rankings    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added. Surface ratings are particularly susceptible to limited data.

Rank	Player	Age	Titles	W-L	Elo	hElo Rank	hElo	cElo Rank	cElo	gElo Rank	gElo	iElo Rank	iElo
1	Althea Gibson [USA]	30	11	66-2	2224.1	1	2001.4	1	2069.7	1	2112.6
2	Louise Brough [USA]	34	5	37-8	2033.6	2	1865.7	9	1782.9	2	1952.1
3	Dorothy Knode [USA]	32	7	60-9	2018.1	3	1799.9	3	1934.8	3	1895.2	3	1775.8
4	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	23	10	60-10	2006.6	4	1796.7	2	1998.3	5	1850.8
5	Darlene Hard [USA]	21	3	67-21	1946.8	5	1753.9	8	1794.5	4	1880.7
6	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	25	8	49-8	1934.6			4	1847.5	7	1839.6	1	1842.8
7	Thelma Long [AUS]	39	5	32-9	1913.8			5	1844.4	8	1782.2	2	1806.3
8	Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]	20	5	30-7	1882.0			22	1666.5	6	1840.6
9	Ann Jones [GBR]	19	5	22-8	1869.7			12	1759.4	9	1769.1
10	Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]	33	5	20-7	1859.8			6	1818.5	11	1739.3	8	1605.8
11	Heather Nicholls [RSA]	26	6	31-8	1850.8	9	1663.4	7	1818.2	15	1705.8
12	Mimi Wheeler [USA]	18	3	32-11	1842.5	8	1680.0	21	1672.4	10	1754.7
13	Janet Hopps [USA]	23	1	31-11	1827.1	7	1682.7			12	1722.8
14	Yola Ramirez [MEX]	22	5	40-18	1822.8			11	1762.7	25	1636.5
15	Edda Buding [FRG]	21	2	27-13	1818.1			14	1740.3	18	1679.3
16	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	25	3	33-11	1817.4			13	1742.6	13	1715.4	4	1720.5
17	Rosie Reyes [FRA]	18	2	38-25	1802.1			15	1734.0	16	1686.0
18	Christine Truman [GBR]	16	4	37-11	1801.9			10	1765.2	17	1680.9	9	1597.4
19	Dodo Cheney [USA]	41	4	19-6	1799.7	6	1690.8
20	Betty Pratt [USA]	32	0	21-9	1797.9	11	1631.8			14	1713.0

 

1957 Elo Number Ones    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Players who held the #1 position this season. (Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added.)

Player	Start	End	Consecutive Weeks	Preceded By	Followed By
Althea Gibson [USA]	4-Jun-1956	22-Jun-1959	160	Angela Mortimer	Angela Mortimer

 

Top Player Stats    Top

Detailed won-loss records for the 30 most active players. (Surface not known for all tournaments, and "carpet" includes a variety of other indoor surfaces, such as wood and tiles.)

Player	Events	Matches	W-L	W%	Finals	W-L	W%	3 Sets	W-L	W%	Hard	W-L	W%	Clay	W-L	W%	Grass	W-L	W%	Carpet	W-L	W%
Althea Gibson [USA]	17	68	66-2	97.1%	12	11-1	91.0%	6	6-0	100.0%	14	14-0	100.0%	6	6-0	100.0%	44	42-2	95.0%	0	0-0	-
Dorothy Knode [USA]	17	69	60-9	87.0%	12	7-5	58.0%	14	10-4	71.0%	9	8-1	88.0%	25	21-4	84.0%	27	23-4	85.0%	4	4-0	100.0%
Angela Mortimer [GBR]	16	57	49-8	86.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	0	0-0	-	12	9-3	75.0%	41	37-4	90.0%	4	3-1	75.0%
Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	19	70	60-10	85.7%	11	10-1	90.0%	15	11-4	73.0%	3	2-1	66.0%	41	41-0	100.0%	24	16-8	66.0%	0	0-0	-
Louise Brough [USA]	13	45	37-8	82.2%	9	5-4	55.0%	9	7-2	77.0%	22	19-3	86.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	21	17-4	80.0%	0	0-0	-
Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]	12	37	30-7	81.1%	7	5-2	71.0%	7	7-0	100.0%	0	0-0	-	7	6-1	85.0%	28	23-5	82.0%	0	0-0	-
Heather Nicholls [RSA]	14	39	31-8	79.5%	6	6-0	100.0%	12	9-3	75.0%	8	8-0	100.0%	19	16-3	84.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	0	0-0	-
Thelma Long [AUS]	15	41	32-9	78.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	0	0-0	-	13	10-3	76.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	14	12-2	85.0%
Christine Truman [GBR]	14	48	37-11	77.1%	4	4-0	100.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	0	0-0	-	25	23-2	92.0%	21	13-8	61.0%	2	1-1	50.0%
Darlene Hard [USA]	24	88	67-21	76.1%	11	3-8	27.0%	21	13-8	61.0%	11	9-2	81.0%	39	28-11	71.0%	36	29-7	80.0%	0	0-0	-
Anne Shilcock [GBR]	14	44	33-11	75.0%	4	3-1	75.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	0	0-0	-	16	13-3	81.0%	17	10-7	58.0%	12	10-2	83.0%
Mimi Wheeler [USA]	14	43	32-11	74.4%	4	3-1	75.0%	10	8-2	80.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	3	2-1	66.0%	34	26-8	76.0%	0	0-0	-
Lois Felix [USA]	13	43	32-11	74.4%	6	2-4	33.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	14	12-2	85.0%	17	12-5	70.0%	6	4-2	66.0%
Janet Hopps [USA]	12	42	31-11	73.8%	3	1-2	33.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	16	12-4	75.0%	0	0-0	-	24	18-6	75.0%	0	0-0	-
Mary Ann Mitchell [USA]	16	43	31-12	72.1%	4	3-1	75.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	22	15-7	68.0%	0	0-0	-
Karol Fageros [USA]	19	57	41-16	71.9%	5	3-2	60.0%	11	6-5	54.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	28	21-7	75.0%	18	11-7	61.0%	0	0-0	-
Sheila Armstrong [GBR]	13	42	30-12	71.4%	2	0-2	0.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	0	0-0	-	20	15-5	75.0%	23	15-8	65.0%	0	0-0	-
Ruia Morrison [NZL]	14	38	27-11	71.1%	4	3-1	75.0%	12	9-3	75.0%	0	0-0	-	15	9-6	60.0%	23	18-5	78.0%	0	0-0	-
Sally Moore [USA]	14	40	28-12	70.0%	4	1-3	25.0%	10	7-3	70.0%	20	13-7	65.0%	0	0-0	-	19	13-6	68.0%	0	0-0	-
Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	17	39	27-12	69.2%	10	5-5	50.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	0	0-0	-	24	18-6	75.0%	5	2-3	40.0%	8	5-3	62.0%
Yola Ramirez [MEX]	23	58	40-18	69.0%	10	5-5	50.0%	17	9-8	52.0%	0	0-0	-	48	35-13	72.0%	10	5-5	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Edda Buding [GER]	15	40	27-13	67.5%	8	2-6	25.0%	16	10-6	62.0%	0	0-0	-	28	19-9	67.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	0	0-0	-
Daphne Seeney [AUS]	19	44	29-15	65.9%	6	4-2	66.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	3	2-1	66.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	25	17-8	68.0%	0	0-0	-
Maria Bueno [BRA]	14	35	23-12	65.7%	4	2-2	50.0%	10	3-7	30.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	23	16-7	69.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Mary Hawton [AUS]	19	51	32-19	62.7%	2	0-2	0.0%	9	6-3	66.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	19	12-7	63.0%	27	17-10	62.0%	0	0-0	-
Rosie Reyes [FRA]	27	63	38-25	60.3%	6	2-4	33.0%	21	13-8	61.0%	0	0-0	-	43	25-18	58.0%	13	9-4	69.0%	0	0-0	-
Marta Hernandez [MEX]	24	57	34-23	59.6%	5	1-4	20.0%	15	12-3	80.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	31	20-11	64.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Margaret Hellyer [AUS]	26	54	32-22	59.3%	6	5-1	83.0%	14	8-6	57.0%	0	0-0	-	22	13-9	59.0%	29	17-12	58.0%	0	0-0	-
Ginette Bucaille [FRA]	18	39	21-18	53.8%	3	0-3	0.0%	11	4-7	36.0%	0	0-0	-	21	10-11	47.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	10	6-4	60.0%
Margareta Bonstrom [SWE]	21	36	16-20	44.4%	0	0-0	-	4	3-1	75.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	17	8-9	47.0%	9	4-5	44.0%	0	0-0	-

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
7	Shirley Bloomer	Darlene Hard	4	3	57.1%	3
6	Dorothy Knode	Shirley Bloomer	3	3	50.0%	3
6	Darlene Hard	Althea Gibson	0	6	0.0%	3
5	Shirley Bloomer	Yola Ramirez	5	0	100.0%	2
5	Althea Gibson	Shirley Fry	3	2	60.0%	1
5	Lorraine Coghlan	Mary Carter Reitano	4	1	80.0%	0
5	Rosie Reyes	Karol Fageros	3	2	60.0%	1
5	Shirley Bloomer	Mary Ann Mitchell	5	0	100.0%	0
4	Christiane Mercelis	Anne Shilcock	0	4	0.0%	1
4	Althea Gibson	Louise Brough	4	0	100.0%	4
4	Marta Hernandez	Margareta Bonstrom	3	1	75.0%	0
4	Lorraine Coghlan	Angela Mortimer	2	2	50.0%	4
4	Beverley Rae	Beryl Penrose	0	4	0.0%	0
4	Rosie Reyes	Dorothy Knode	1	3	25.0%	0
4	Rosie Reyes	Yola Ramirez	2	2	50.0%	4
4	Lorraine Coghlan	Beryl Penrose	3	1	75.0%	1
4	Maria Bueno	Darlene Hard	0	4	0.0%	0
4	Rosie Reyes	Darlene Hard	1	3	25.0%	0
4	Thelma Long	Anne Shilcock	2	2	50.0%	0

 

Country Rankings    Top

How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.

Country	vs Others: Matches	Wins	Losses	Win Perc	Finals	Wins	Losses	Win Perc	vs Self: Matches	Finals	Diff Titlists	Diff Finalists	Diff Players
Hungary	39	24	15	61.5%	6	5	1	83.3%	3	2	3	4	6
United States	461	274	187	59.4%	27	14	13	51.9%	729	62	36	59	352
South Africa	103	61	42	59.2%	9	5	4	55.6%	51	7	6	8	39
New Zealand	65	38	27	58.5%	1	0	1	0.0%	5	3	1	4	8
Mexico	117	68	49	58.1%	15	6	9	40.0%	8	0	2	2	11
Belgium	54	31	23	57.4%	12	7	5	58.3%	2	1	3	4	10
Brazil	47	27	20	57.4%	4	2	2	50.0%	3	1	2	3	4
Australia	215	111	104	51.6%	25	15	10	60.0%	217	16	14	24	102
United Kingdom	436	224	212	51.4%	34	22	12	64.7%	310	19	11	18	210
Italy	66	33	33	50.0%	5	2	3	40.0%	10	2	3	4	13
Germany	116	55	61	47.4%	9	2	7	22.2%	10	6	5	8	19
Sweden	42	18	24	42.9%	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	3
France	215	85	130	39.5%	16	3	13	18.8%	47	8	9	18	43
Denmark	43	15	28	34.9%	4	1	3	25.0%	5	3	3	5	7
Canada	59	19	40	32.2%	2	1	1	50.0%	7	1	1	3	15

 

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