The Majors   

DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerFinalistScoreSemifinalists
16-Jan-1958Australian ChampionshipsGrassAngela Mortimer [GBR]Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]6-3 6-4Carter Reitano, Holstein
20-May-1958Roland GarrosClayZsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]Shirley Bloomer [GBR]6-4 1-6 6-2Nicholls, Bueno
23-Jun-1958WimbledonGrassAlthea Gibson [USA]Angela Mortimer [GBR]8-6 6-2Kormoczy, Jones
29-Aug-1958US National ChampionshipsGrassAlthea Gibson [USA]Darlene Hard [USA]3-6 6-1 6-2Baker Fleitz, Arth

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles  Angela Mortimer (12)
Finals  Maria Bueno (17)
Match Wins  Maria Bueno (83)
Match Win Percentage  Althea Gibson (92.5%)(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins  Ann Jones (12)
Three-Set Win Percentage  Ann Jones (85.7%)(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played  Shirley Bloomer (17)
Total Matches Played  Maria Bueno (102)
Events Played  Maria Bueno (29)

 

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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DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerTitlesFinalistScoreSemifinalistsTop 10sGeo%
2-Jan-1958BolandJean Forbes [RSA]Merrill Mark [RSA]6-2 6-40100.0%
2-Jan-1958BulawayoGladys Williams [RSA]Renee Accom [RSA]6-1 6-40100.0%
2-Jan-1958Lower HuttRuia Morrison [NZL]1/3Sonia Cox [NZL]6-2 7-9 6-4Nettleton, Robson0100.0%
6-Jan-1958PerthGrassAngela Mortimer [GBR]1/12Jill Langley [AUS]6-1 6-1Blackburn166.0%
6-Jan-1958Phoenix ThunderbirdHardBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]1/6Louise Brough [USA]6-2 3-6 10-8Wheeler, Moore1100.0%
6-Jan-1958Port ElizabethHardHeather Nicholls [RSA]1/5Sandra Reynolds [RSA]6-3 5-7 7-5Schuurman, Forbes0100.0%
6-Jan-1958WellingtonGrassSonia Cox [NZL]Ruia Morrison [NZL]6-3 6-2Nelson, Nettleton0100.0%
7-Jan-1958Paris Coupe GillouCarpetGinette Bucaille [FRA]Florence De La Courtie [FRA]9-11 6-3 6-3Galtier, Buding080.0%
7-Jan-1958St. PetersburgClayMaria Bueno [BRA]1/10Laura Lou Jahn [USA]6-3 6-3Hopps, Felix057.0%
13-Jan-1958Coral GablesClayKarol Fageros [USA]1/2Maria Bueno [BRA]6-4 3-6 6-2Felix, Hopps077.0%
16-Jan-1958Australian ChampionshipsGrassAngela Mortimer [GBR]2/12Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]6-3 6-4Carter Reitano, Holstein293.0%
19-Jan-1958OrlandoClayMaria Bueno [BRA]2/10Janet Hopps [USA]6-4 6-3Jahn, Felix062.0%
20-Jan-1958Australian Championships JuniorsGrassJan Lehane [AUS]1/4Betty Holstein [AUS]7-5 6-10100.0%
21-Jan-1958Cologne IndoorsCarpetAnne Shilcock [GBR]1/3Edda Buding [GER]W/OVollmer, Dittmeyer066.0%
26-Jan-1958LeipzigCarpetInge Wild [GER]Anne Lindner [GER]6-1 6-2Jacke, Johannes0100.0%
27-Jan-1958Fort LauderdaleClayMaria Bueno [BRA]3/10Janet Hopps [USA]1-6 6-4 6-4Babbitt, Felix080.0%
30-Jan-1958HelsinkiCarpetErika Vollmer [GER]1/2Ginette Bucaille [FRA]5-7 6-3 6-2Jones, Bloomer137.0%
3-Feb-1958 AucklandAngela Mortimer [GBR]3/12Ruia Morrison [NZL]6-2 6-1Cox, Seeney150.0%
3-Feb-1958Paris IndoorsCarpetChristiane Mercelis [BEL]1/3Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]6-3 7-9 8-6Kormoczy, Bucaille050.0%
6-Feb-1958West Palm BeachJanet Hopps [USA]1/5Maria Bueno [BRA]6-3 7-5050.0%
17-Feb-1958Lyon Coupe CozonCarpetZsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]1/6Josette Billaz [FRA]6-2 5-7 6-2Armstrong, Galtier050.0%
20-Feb-1958HollywoodMaria Bueno [BRA]4/10Janet Hopps [USA]6-1 6-4Felix, Hitt062.0%
20-Feb-1958New YorkCarpetPat Stewart [USA]Sue Behlmar [USA]6-1 7-5Mitchell, Henschke090.0%
20-Feb-1958Palm DesertHardBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]2/6Sally Moore [USA]6-0 6-1Tegland, Cheney0100.0%
24-Feb-1958MiamiKarol Fageros [USA]2/2Barbara Scofield [USA]6-2 7-5Felix, Bueno172.0%
27-Feb-1958Cannes CarltonClayGerry Carter [USA]Nadine Janssen6-1 6-2Favre, Girard050.0%
2-Mar-1958 Johannesburg ExhoHardRound robin event150.0%
3-Mar-1958BarranquillaClayJanet Hopps [USA]2/5Maria Bueno [BRA]6-3 7-5Gibson, Fageros137.0%
3-Mar-1958Moscow Russian IndoorsCarpetValeria Kuzmenko [URS]1/2Yevgenia Larinova [URS]6-2 6-10100.0%
4-Mar-1958Moscow IndoorsCarpetChristiane Mercelis [BEL]2/3Suzanne Schmitt [FRA]7-5 6-2Tamm, Billaz066.0%
6-Mar-1958Pretoria ExhoHardRound robin event050.0%
7-Mar-1958BeaulieuClayEstrella Puente [URU]Marie Toomey [AUS]3-6 6-4 7-5Loubet, Carter028.0%
7-Mar-1958CairoClayDorothy Knode [USA]1/8Colette Holvoet [BEL]6-1 6-1Eid, Sofia120.0%
8-Mar-1958Durban ExhoHardRound robin event150.0%
10-Mar-1958BostonCarpetNancy Oconnell [USA]Bonnie Mencher [USA]6-8 6-3 6-1Stewart, Hubbell0100.0%
10-Mar-1958CaracasHardAlthea Gibson [USA]1/8Maria Bueno [BRA]6-1 4-6 9-7Hopps, Fageros133.0%
10-Mar-1958LondonCarpetAnne Shilcock [GBR]2/3Christine Truman [GBR]6-2 6-2Walsh, Ward Hales081.0%
13-Mar-1958CroixClayFlorence De La Courtie [FRA]1/3Ginette Bucaille [FRA]6-1 1-6 6-2Bouchet, Laurent0100.0%
13-Mar-1958Juan-les-PinsClayLucia Bassi [ITA]1/3Marie Toomey [AUS]6-2 5-7 6-4Casa, Puente025.0%
15-Mar-1958Port Elizabeth ExhoHardRound robin event150.0%
16-Mar-1958San JuanHardBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]3/6Althea Gibson [USA]6-4 10-8Hopps, Bueno235.0%
17-Mar-1958AlexandriaClayDorothy Knode [USA]2/8Andree Eid [EGY]6-1 6-0Rasson, Smith120.0%
17-Mar-1958Newcastle AusClayJan Lehane [AUS]2/4Thelma Long [AUS]6-3 9-7Coghlan, Holstein1100.0%
18-Mar-1958Cannes GalliaClayEdda Buding [GER]1/2Maria Teresa Riedl [ITA]6-2 6-3Puente, Wolf Peterdy042.0%
22-Mar-1958Cape Town ExhoHardRound robin event150.0%
24-Mar-1958Montego BayGrassAlthea Gibson [USA]2/8Maria Bueno [BRA]6-1 6-3Baker Fleitz, Hopps335.0%
27-Mar-1958Brisbane HardClayLorraine Coghlan [AUS]1/5Mary Hawton [AUS]6-3 6-3Muller, Lehane090.0%
27-Mar-1958BrooklynMargaret Stark [USA]Pat Dubnik [USA]7-5 6-3Iovenko, Heldman0100.0%
27-Mar-1958FullertonHardDarlene Hard [USA]Carole Herrick [USA]6-0 7-5Walker, Davis1100.0%
27-Mar-1958JohannesburgHardBernice Carr [RSA]1/4Heather Nicholls [RSA]3-6 7-5 6-4Brough, Bloomer190.0%
27-Mar-1958MentonClayZsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]2/6Lucia Bassi [ITA]6-4 6-1Migliori, Mercelis033.0%
31-Mar-1958Miami BeachClayMaria Bueno [BRA]5/10Janet Hopps [USA]7-5 9-7Gibson, Jahn273.0%
31-Mar-1958Monte CarloClayZsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]3/6Mimi Wheeler [USA]6-2 6-3Mercelis, Ramirez233.0%
31-Mar-1958RoehamptonClayTournament not completedTruman (F), Walsh (F), Catt, Panton091.0%
3-Apr-1958 Southport EnglandClayAngela Buxton [GBR]Margaret Odonnell [AUS]6-2 6-3050.0%
6-Apr-1958BirminghamClayAnn Jones [GBR]1/3Deidre Catt [GBR]6-4 6-2Morrison, Pitt083.0%
7-Apr-1958Aix-en-ProvenceClayZsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]4/6Yola Ramirez [MEX]6-4 7-5Wolf Peterdy, Reyes171.0%
7-Apr-1958HampsteadClayChristine Truman [GBR]1/4Sheila Armstrong [GBR]6-3 5-7 6-3Knight, Wheeler092.0%
7-Apr-1958JacksonvilleClayMaria Bueno [BRA]6/10Karol Fageros [USA]7-5 6-0Snow, Jahn145.0%
10-Apr-1958NiceClayTournament not completedHellyer, Bourbonnais, Toomey, Knode133.0%
10-Apr-1958Tel Aviv SpringColette Holvoet [BEL]Palma Winkler [ISR]6-2 6-1Cohen Mintz, Bornstein075.0%
13-Apr-1958San RemoClayHeather Nicholls [RSA]2/5Rosie Reyes [FRA]6-2 6-4Lazzarino, Ramirez041.0%
14-Apr-1958CannesClayFlorence De La Courtie [FRA]2/3Christiane Mercelis [BEL]6-3 6-8 8-6Rees Lewis, Puente037.0%
14-Apr-1958ChingfordClayChristine Truman [GBR]2/4Ann Jones [GBR]6-3 8-6Mortimer, Armstrong188.0%
14-Apr-1958Houston InvitationClayMaria Bueno [BRA]7/10Nancy Richey [USA]6-4 6-2Montgomery, Rodgers190.0%
14-Apr-1958SuttonClayShirley Bloomer [GBR]1/8Anne Shilcock [GBR]6-3 10-8Ward Hales, Evans085.0%
17-Apr-1958HobartJan Lehane [AUS]3/4Betty Holstein [AUS]6-2 7-50100.0%
21-Apr-1958BournemouthClayShirley Bloomer [GBR]2/8Ann Jones [GBR]6-4 6-4Truman, Mortimer180.0%
21-Apr-1958OjaiHardJanet Hopps [USA]3/5Sally Moore [USA]2-6 6-4 6-0Johnson, Cheney0100.0%
21-Apr-1958PalermoClayHeather Nicholls [RSA]3/5Yola Ramirez [MEX]5-7 6-3 6-2Migliori, Lazzarino125.0%
26-Apr-1958Paris InternationalClayMartha Wolf Peterdy [FRA]1/2Jacqueline Kermina [FRA]8-6 7-5Schmitt, Courteix085.0%
28-Apr-1958HurlinghamClayShirley Bloomer [GBR]3/8Sonia Cox [NZL]6-1 6-1Armstrong, Wheeler079.0%
29-Apr-1958NaplesClayYola Ramirez [MEX]1/3Heather Nicholls [RSA]7-5 6-4Wheeler, Bueno130.0%
1-May-1958 StuttgartClayMargot Dittmeyer [GER]1/2Ruth Kaufmann [SUI]6-3 9-7050.0%
3-May-1958Los Angeles SoCal ChpsHardBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]4/6Janet Hopps [USA]7-5 6-4Cheney, Moore1100.0%
5-May-1958CroydonClayAngela Mortimer [GBR]4/12Ruia Morrison [NZL]6-1 6-0Walsh, Hird077.0%
6-May-1958RomeClayMaria Bueno [BRA]8/10Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]3-6 6-3 6-3Ramirez, Bloomer131.0%
12-May-1958BarcelonaClayLorraine Coghlan [AUS]2/5Mary Hawton [AUS]6-2 6-1Long, Reyes037.0%
12-May-1958San FranciscoHardJanet Hopps [USA]4/5Pat Naud [USA]3-6 6-1 6-1Benigni, Footman0100.0%
12-May-1958WiesbadenClayMaria Bueno [BRA]9/10Renee Schuurman [RSA]3-6 8-6 6-2Reynolds133.0%
13-May-1958GuildfordClayPat Nettleton [NZL]Ruia Morrison [NZL]6-4 5-7 7-5Hill, Marsh060.0%
17-May-1958WolverhamptonGrassRita Bentley [GBR]1/2Hazel Cheadle [GBR]8-6 6-20100.0%
18-May-1958Paris FRA vs GBRClayRound robin event050.0%
20-May-1958BerlinClayEdda Buding [GER]2/2Lucia Bassi [ITA]6-2 6-0Pohmann, Vogler075.0%
20-May-1958Roland GarrosClayZsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]5/6Shirley Bloomer [GBR]6-4 1-6 6-2Nicholls, Bueno431.0%
26-May-1958New HavenLois Felix [USA]Margaret Varner [USA]8-6 6-3Johnson, Hubbell0100.0%
26-May-1958SurbitonGrassAlthea Gibson [USA]3/8Mimi Wheeler [USA]6-1 6-0Armstrong, Shilcock172.0%
26-May-1958Sutton ColdfieldGrassAngela Mortimer [GBR]5/12Rita Bentley [GBR]6-4 6-0Cheadle, Catt0100.0%
29-May-1958BrusselsClayDorothy Knode [USA]3/8Christiane Mercelis [BEL]6-1 6-2150.0%
29-May-1958HoustonClayNancy Richey [USA]Lovie Beard [USA]6-0 6-00100.0%
2-Jun-1958 BarnesGrassRosemary Walsh [USA]Norma Marsh [AUS]6-2 2-6 11-9Mccamley, Waters042.0%
2-Jun-1958BelfastMarie Toomey [AUS]Paule Courteix [FRA]6-1 6-1Hogan, Osullivan050.0%
2-Jun-1958CheltenhamGrassAngela Mortimer [GBR]6/12Ann Jones [GBR]6-3 6-3Nettleton, Rook080.0%
2-Jun-1958ManchesterGrassAlthea Gibson [USA]4/8Maria Bueno [BRA]6-1 8-6Shilcock, Fageros350.0%
2-Jun-1958MontgomeryClayOwen Mchaney [USA]1/3Marta Hernandez [MEX]8-6 6-4Montgomery, Aucamp063.0%
2-Jun-1958NewcastleGrassRuia Morrison [NZL]2/3Isabelle Troccole [USA]6-3 5-7 8-6Cox, Catt068.0%
5-Jun-1958Johannesburg CommercialJoan Cross Johnson [RSA]Joan Scott [RSA]3-6 6-1 6-1Gerson, Nette075.0%
9-Jun-1958BeckenhamGrassSandra Reynolds [RSA]1/4Jean Forbes [RSA]6-4 6-4Schuurman, Carr041.0%
9-Jun-1958BraunschweigClayMargot Dittmeyer [GER]2/2Renata Ostermann [GER]7-5 6-20100.0%
9-Jun-1958BristolGrassMaria Bueno [BRA]10/10Angela Mortimer [GBR]6-0 6-3Coghlan, Long244.0%
9-Jun-1958London ENG vs RSAGrassRound robin event050.0%
9-Jun-1958MemphisClayOwen Mchaney [USA]2/3Baby Vivanco [MEX]6-1 1-6 6-0Cowan Clark, Loubat073.0%
9-Jun-1958ScarboroughGrassHeather Nicholls [RSA]4/5Mary Hawton [AUS]6-1 6-4Muller, Troccole036.0%
12-Jun-1958PragueHardVera Sukova [TCH]1/3Jana Volkova [CZE]6-2 6-3Ancincova, Miskova075.0%
12-Jun-1958St. LouisCarol Aucamp [USA]Justina Bricka [USA]UNKDavidson, Puetz0100.0%
13-Jun-1958Wightman CupGrassRound robin event250.0%
16-Jun-1958Little RockClayOwen Mchaney [USA]3/3Marta Hernandez [MEX]2-6 6-0 6-2Palafox, Vivanco063.0%
16-Jun-1958MalvernGrassAnn Jones [GBR]2/3Edda Buding [GER]6-1 6-4050.0%
16-Jun-1958Queen's ClubGrassBernice Carr [RSA]2/4Margaret Varner [USA]6-4 5-7 8-6Osborne Dupont, Snow032.0%
23-Jun-1958ChattanoogaMarta Hernandez [MEX]Carol Aucamp [USA]6-2 6-4Weiss, Nein090.0%
23-Jun-1958MamaroneckCarole Wright [USA]Pat Stewart [USA]5-7 6-2 6-2Liguori, Lampe092.0%
23-Jun-1958WimbledonGrassAlthea Gibson [USA]5/8Angela Mortimer [GBR]8-6 6-2Kormoczy, Jones638.0%
30-Jun-1958BethesdaClayAdrienne Ayares [USA]Baba Lewis [USA]2-6 6-1 6-2Floyd, Gunderson0100.0%
30-Jun-1958CincinnatiClayGwyn Thomas [USA]1/2Marta Hernandez [MEX]6-1 6-2Hagan, Vivanco075.0%
30-Jun-1958Wimbledon PlateGrassSandra Reynolds [RSA]2/4Margaret Hellyer [AUS]6-2 6-2Schuurman, Moore050.0%
7-Jul-1958 AntwerpClayLorraine Coghlan [AUS]3/5Yola Ramirez [MEX]6-2 6-0050.0%
7-Jul-1958BastadClayHeather Nicholls [RSA]5/5Karol Fageros [USA]2-6 6-0 6-0Ward Hales, Gustafsson057.0%
7-Jul-1958DublinGrassDorothy Knode [USA]4/8Shirley Bloomer [GBR]4-6 7-5 7-5Moore, Fitzpatrick181.0%
7-Jul-1958DurhamGrassAnn Jones [GBR]3/3Honor Clarke [GBR]6-0 6-0Rook, Leather1100.0%
7-Jul-1958IndianapolisClaySue Hodgman [USA]Marilyn Montgomery [USA]6-3 6-0Hagan, Oconnell054.0%
7-Jul-1958NottinghamGrassRuia Morrison [NZL]3/3Louise Snow [USA]6-2 7-5Hird, Hellyer058.0%
7-Jul-1958OltenClaySonja Pachta [AUT]Lucia Bassi [ITA]8-6 10-8Studer, Ostermann025.0%
8-Jul-1958Vittel FRA vs GERRound robin event050.0%
10-Jul-1958GermantownGwen Mcevans [USA]Ann Mitchell [USA]6-3 3-2 RET0100.0%
10-Jul-1958La JollaHardDodo Cheney [USA]Mary Arnold [USA]6-4 6-2Gay, Joseph0100.0%
10-Jul-1958Paris NatlsClayNicole Huve [FRA]Jacqueline Berson [FRA]6-4 4-6 6-20100.0%
10-Jul-1958PoznanClayJadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]Wanda Filipowna [POL]6-1 6-10100.0%
12-Jul-1958Edinburgh ENG vs SCORound robin event0100.0%
13-Jul-1958HoylakeGrassMargaret Odonnell [AUS]Sonia Cox [NZL]6-1 6-3Curry, Trewby060.0%
13-Jul-1958Philadelphia Middle StatesGrassMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]Gwyn Thomas [USA]6-2 6-4Mitchell, Vosters097.0%
14-Jul-1958Frinton-on-SeaGrassChristine Truman [GBR]3/4Anne Shilcock [GBR]6-3 7-5Hird, Snow093.0%
14-Jul-1958Newport WalesGrassAngela Mortimer [GBR]7/12Ann Jones [GBR]6-2 6-2Bentley, Armstrong2100.0%
14-Jul-1958River ForestClayDorothy Knode [USA]5/8Karol Fageros [USA]6-3 6-8 6-2Vivanco, Hernandez175.0%
17-Jul-1958Belgian ChpsClayChristiane Mercelis [BEL]3/3Poucette Coessens [BEL]6-0 6-10100.0%
17-Jul-1958BudapestClayZsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]6/6Vera Sukova [TCH]6-3 6-3150.0%
17-Jul-1958TravemundeErika Vollmer [GER]2/2Karin Warnke [GER]6-2 7-50100.0%
21-Jul-1958GstaadClayLorraine Coghlan [AUS]4/5Yola Ramirez [MEX]3-6 6-2 6-0Mercelis, Bueno137.0%
21-Jul-1958HaverfordGrassAlthea Gibson [USA]6/8Sally Moore [USA]7-5 2-6 6-4Thomas, Varner390.0%
21-Jul-1958SeattleJanet Hopps [USA]5/5Barbara Browning [USA]6-3 6-3Yeomans, Davis0100.0%
21-Jul-1958Soviet ChampionshipsValeria Kuzmenko [URS]2/2Anna Dmitrieva [URS]6-4 6-20100.0%
28-Jul-1958Bastad NatlsBibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]Solveig Gustafsson [SWE]6-0 2-6 6-30100.0%
28-Jul-1958BedfordGrassRita Bentley [GBR]2/2Margaret Odonnell [AUS]6-3 6-3050.0%
28-Jul-1958CologneClayIlse Buding [GER]Edda Buding [GER]2-6 6-1 8-60100.0%
28-Jul-1958DenverHardDorothy Knode [USA]6/8Janet Hopps [USA]6-2 4-2 RETDavidson, Fageros190.0%
28-Jul-1958PhiladelphiaGrassGwyn Thomas [USA]2/2Margaret Varner [USA]1-6 6-1 6-4Gunderson, Floyd097.0%
28-Jul-1958VancouverGrassEleanor Dodge [CAN]Barbara Browning [USA]6-3 6-4Brown, Butt064.0%
31-Jul-1958DeauvilleSuzanne Schmitt [FRA]C M C Grosveld [NED]6-2 6-1Carter, Decloux050.0%
31-Jul-1958New South WalesMary Carter Reitano [AUS]1/2Jan Lehane [AUS]0-6 6-2 6-40100.0%
31-Jul-1958Philadelphia ConsolationGrassNancy Reed [USA]Jane Feise [USA]8-6 7-5Fretz, Sylvester0100.0%
3-Aug-1958 HamburgClayLorraine Coghlan [AUS]5/5Shirley Bloomer [GBR]6-4 7-5Mortimer, Bueno242.0%
4-Aug-1958Scotch PlainsArvelia Mitchell [USA]Gwen Mcevans [USA]6-4 7-5Allen, Kornegay0100.0%
4-Aug-1958South OrangeGrassAlthea Gibson [USA]7/8Sally Moore [USA]9-7 6-2Knode, Jones478.0%
11-Aug-1958St. Moritz CarltonClayMargaret Hellyer [AUS]1/2Martha Wolf Peterdy [FRA]6-3 6-4Zehden, Gremillet028.0%
12-Aug-1958Manchester-on-SeaGrassDorothy Knode [USA]7/8Mary Ann Mitchell [USA]6-3 6-0Jones, Truman382.0%
13-Aug-1958MunichClayAngela Mortimer [GBR]8/12Yola Ramirez [MEX]3-6 6-4 6-1Dittmeyer, Ramorino125.0%
14-Aug-1958Beverly HillsHardDiane Wootton [USA]Dodo Cheney [USA]W/OGay, Yeomans0100.0%
14-Aug-1958KnokkeClayShirley Bloomer [GBR]4/8Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]6-4 6-2Hird, Mercelis050.0%
14-Aug-1958OstravaVera Sukova [TCH]2/3Jana Volkova [CZE]6-3 6-2Ancincova, Strachova075.0%
18-Aug-1958Los Angeles Natl ParksMary Arnold [USA]Barbara Browning [USA]7-5 6-4Johnson, Wootton090.0%
18-Aug-1958Wilberforce ATA ChpsMary Etta Fine [USA]Darnella Everson [USA]6-0 6-0Vaughan, Harrison0100.0%
19-Aug-1958KitzbuhelClayAngela Mortimer [GBR]9/12Rosie Reyes [FRA]6-0 5-7 10-8Mortimer, Reyes120.0%
21-Aug-1958St. Moritz PalaceClayMargaret Hellyer [AUS]2/2Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]6-4 7-5Wolf Peterdy, Zehden033.0%
25-Aug-1958IstanbulLea Pericoli [ITA]1/2Shirley Bloomer [GBR]6-2 4-6 6-3050.0%
25-Aug-1958Saint-PalaisFlorence De La Courtie [FRA]3/3Marie Odile Bouchet [FRA]6-0 6-10100.0%
25-Aug-1958St. Moritz SuvrettaClayMartha Wolf Peterdy [FRA]2/2Margaret Hellyer [AUS]6-4 4-6 8-6Billaz, Zehden028.0%
26-Aug-1958PoertschachClayAngela Mortimer [GBR]10/12Rosie Reyes [FRA]6-2 6-1Herdy120.0%
28-Aug-1958AthensClayShirley Bloomer [GBR]5/8Lea Pericoli [ITA]4-6 6-4 6-4050.0%
28-Aug-1958La BaulePaule Courteix [FRA]1/2Solange Galtier [FRA]4-6 6-1 6-10100.0%
28-Aug-1958Saint-GervaisRuth Kaufmann [SUI]Florence De La Courtie [FRA]6-3 7-5050.0%
28-Aug-1958Sydney Metro HardClayJan Lehane [AUS]4/4Noelene Turner [AUS]6-1 6-1Turner0100.0%
29-Aug-1958US National ChampionshipsGrassAlthea Gibson [USA]8/8Darlene Hard [USA]3-6 6-1 6-2Baker Fleitz, Arth476.0%
1-Sep-1958 Aix-les-BainsJosette Billaz [FRA]Ginette Bucaille [FRA]6-3 6-40100.0%
1-Sep-1958KatowiceClayVera Sukova [TCH]3/3Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]8-6 6-2Broszmann, Smitova050.0%
2-Sep-1958BadenClayAngela Mortimer [GBR]11/12Edda Buding [GER]5-7 6-3 8-6Ward Hales, Vollmer162.0%
8-Sep-1958EastbourneGrassAnne Shilcock [GBR]3/3Sue Waters [GBR]6-0 6-0Odonnell, Catt075.0%
8-Sep-1958TorontoClayDorothy Knode [USA]8/8Thelma Long [AUS]1-6 6-2 6-4Coghlan, Jones350.0%
10-Sep-1958DubrovnikClayPaula Vajda [HUN]Jelena Gencic [YUG]6-4 6-3050.0%
15-Sep-1958Johannesburg Transvaal ChpsHardBernice Carr [RSA]3/4Doreen Van Tonder [RSA]6-3 6-1Mark, Forbes088.0%
15-Sep-1958Los Angeles Pac SouthwestHardBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]5/6Darlene Hard [USA]6-3 9-7Bueno, Long283.0%
22-Sep-1958BerkeleyHardChristine Truman [GBR]4/4Darlene Hard [USA]6-2 6-4Long, Bueno184.0%
22-Sep-1958Paris Coupe PoreeCarpetAline Nenot [FRA]Marie Toomey [AUS]6-4 5-7 6-0De La Courtie, Hamelin064.0%
29-Sep-1958Mexico City NatlsClayYola Ramirez [MEX]2/3Rosie Reyes [FRA]8-6 6-2Hernandez, Vivanco088.0%
2-Oct-1958 BolognaClayLea Pericoli [ITA]2/2Maria Teresa Riedl [ITA]6-1 3-6 8-6Migliori, Ramorino0100.0%
2-Oct-1958Glen IrisEva Duldig [NED]Margo Rayson [AUS]1-6 13-11 6-3050.0%
2-Oct-1958RiversideHardKaren Susman [USA]1/2Dodo Cheney [USA]6-2 6-1Johnson, Davis0100.0%
6-Oct-1958Mexico CityClayYola Ramirez [MEX]3/3Rosie Reyes [FRA]6-0 6-3Fageros, Long056.0%
6-Oct-1958Nice NatlsPaule Courteix [FRA]2/2Florence De La Courtie [FRA]6-3 6-3Rees Lewis, Kermina0100.0%
13-Oct-1958Sydney MetroGrassMary Carter Reitano [AUS]2/2Betty Holstein [AUS]6-3 5-7 9-7Robberds, Turner0100.0%
13-Oct-1958Tel Aviv AutumnClayMarie Brown [USA]Tova Bornstein [ISR]6-1 7-5Cohen Mintz, Winkler075.0%
20-Oct-1958Newport BeachHardKaren Susman [USA]2/2Helene Weil [USA]6-3 6-3King, Chabot0100.0%
22-Oct-1958BrisbaneGrassDaphne Seeney [AUS]Sandra Reynolds [RSA]7-5 6-1Lehane, Schuurman077.0%
30-Oct-1958Lyon Sporting ClubLucia Bassi [ITA]2/3Andree Gremillet [FRA]6-3 6-1050.0%
3-Nov-1958 Sao PauloClayShirley Bloomer [GBR]6/8Maria Bueno [BRA]6-4 6-3Fageros, Hellyer125.0%
3-Nov-1958TorquayCarpetAngela Mortimer [GBR]12/12Ann Jones [GBR]6-1 6-0Ward Hales, Rook2100.0%
6-Nov-1958AdelaideGrassSandra Reynolds [RSA]3/4Jan Lehane [AUS]6-4 6-2Schuurman, Carter Reitano090.0%
6-Nov-1958Paris Coupe CanetCarpetMaud Galtier [FRA]Marie Odile Bouchet [FRA]6-4 8-6Partridge, Bucaille090.0%
6-Nov-1958Phoenix SouthwesternHardVicky Palmer [USA]Jane Brisack [USA]6-0 6-2Butt, Pennies0100.0%
19-Nov-1958SydneyGrassRenee Schuurman [RSA]Jan Lehane [AUS]6-2 4-6 6-4Carter Reitano, Rae093.0%
20-Nov-1958GenevaCarpetLucia Bassi [ITA]3/3Andree Gremillet [FRA]6-4 6-3050.0%
24-Nov-1958Buenos AiresClayShirley Bloomer [GBR]7/8Margaret Hellyer [AUS]2-6 6-2 10-8Fageros, Somoza069.0%
24-Nov-1958SarasotaLaura Lou Jahn [USA]Carol Ann Kalogeropoulos [GRE]4-6 6-2 6-3Riley, Sommerfield075.0%
2-Dec-1958 LahoreLouise Snow [USA]Parveen Ahmed [PAK]6-3 6-4050.0%
2-Dec-1958SantiagoClayShirley Bloomer [GBR]8/8Carmen Ibarra [CHI]2-6 6-0 6-2Hellyer, Ayala025.0%
4-Dec-1958MelbourneGrassSandra Reynolds [RSA]4/4Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]6-4 8-6Carter Reitano, Schuurman080.0%
4-Dec-1958Saint-QuentinMichele Bourbonnais [FRA]Paule Courteix [FRA]6-1 6-00100.0%
11-Dec-1958La Jolla NatlsHardBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]6/6Karen Susman [USA]6-1 8-6Cheney, Moore193.0%
29-Dec-1958East LondonHardBernice Carr [RSA]4/4Dora Kilian [RSA]2-6 6-3 6-4Forbes, Bartlett088.0%

 

1958 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.
RankPlayerAgeTitlesW-LElohElo RankhElocElo RankcElogElo RankgEloiElo RankiElo
1Althea Gibson [USA]31849-42230.612012.012040.912144.3
2Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]34627-22036.921999.941860.721764.1
3Dorothy Knode [USA]33839-72011.631801.241947.531887.3
4Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]28632-31982.121882.491785.4
5Shirley Bloomer [GBR]24856-101967.471736.031967.981791.141704.6
6Angela Mortimer [GBR]261261-51940.961889.021897.111770.6
7Heather Nicholls [RSA]27529-71936.351770.751898.5121760.8
8Christine Truman [GBR]17452-101933.461738.281868.361812.461682.7
9Maria Bueno [BRA]191083-191920.7101687.991862.251836.5
10Yola Ramirez [MEX]23336-131895.2101842.7201698.3
11Janet Hopps [USA]24546-161857.741771.6131763.8171724.8
12Thelma Long [AUS]40031-161855.181699.4121786.6151739.8
13Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]40117-51847.8111763.3
14Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]21543-131847.6161558.071868.9141747.6
15Anne Shilcock [GBR]26328-91833.7141737.6131751.731738.1
16Mimi Wheeler [USA]19028-131822.9111681.6151718.1161727.4
17Ann Jones [GBR]20349-121821.3111790.571794.571625.9
18Sandra Reynolds [RSA]19427-121820.9141620.3171693.1101767.5
19Sally Moore [USA]18030-171793.8131657.1181720.9
20Jeanne Arth [USA]23014-61785.0191715.3

 

1958 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.)
PlayerStartEndConsecutive WeeksPreceded ByFollowed By
Althea Gibson [USA]4-Jun-195622-Jun-1959160Angela MortimerAngela 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.)
PlayerEventsMatchesW-LW%FinalsW-LW%3 SetsW-LW%HardW-LW%ClayW-LW%GrassW-LW%CarpetW-LW%
Althea Gibson [USA]125349-492.5%98-188.0%64-266.0%87-187.0%74-357.0%3938-197.0%00-0-
Angela Mortimer [GBR]176661-592.4%1412-285.0%98-188.0%00-0-2926-389.0%3028-293.0%55-0100.0%
Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]93532-391.4%66-0100.0%65-183.0%2525-0100.0%00-0-107-370.0%00-0-
Shirley Bloomer [GBR]206656-1084.8%128-466.0%1712-570.0%54-180.0%4744-393.0%117-463.0%32-166.0%
Dorothy Knode [USA]164639-784.8%88-0100.0%87-187.0%33-0100.0%2220-290.0%2317-673.0%00-0-
Christine Truman [GBR]186252-1083.9%54-180.0%96-366.0%98-188.0%2724-388.0%2016-480.0%64-266.0%
Maria Bueno [BRA]2910283-1981.4%1710-758.0%168-850.0%1612-475.0%5849-984.0%2319-482.0%00-0-
Heather Nicholls [RSA]123629-780.6%75-271.0%86-275.0%86-275.0%2219-386.0%75-271.0%00-0-
Ann Jones [GBR]186149-1280.3%83-537.0%1412-285.0%00-0-2521-484.0%2822-678.0%86-275.0%
Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]185643-1376.8%85-362.0%127-558.0%32-166.0%2925-486.0%2517-868.0%00-0-
Anne Shilcock [GBR]143728-975.7%53-260.0%53-260.0%00-0-1511-473.0%1713-476.0%87-187.0%
Janet Hopps [USA]216246-1674.2%115-645.0%85-362.0%2117-480.0%2217-577.0%116-554.0%00-0-
Yola Ramirez [MEX]164936-1373.5%83-537.0%159-660.0%00-0-4131-1075.0%85-362.0%00-0-
Ruia Morrison [NZL]174935-1471.4%73-442.0%1310-376.0%21-150.0%2417-770.0%2015-575.0%00-0-
Christiane Mercelis [BEL]143525-1071.4%53-260.0%149-564.0%00-0-2112-957.0%75-271.0%88-0100.0%
Sandra Reynolds [RSA]163927-1269.2%64-266.0%127-558.0%73-442.0%85-362.0%2520-580.0%00-0-
Karol Fageros [USA]185437-1768.5%52-340.0%104-640.0%74-357.0%3121-1067.0%139-469.0%00-0-
Mimi Wheeler [USA]134128-1368.3%20-20.0%95-455.0%32-166.0%1712-570.0%2214-863.0%00-0-
Thelma Long [AUS]174731-1666.0%20-20.0%166-1037.0%86-275.0%2415-962.0%1610-662.0%00-0-
Sally Moore [USA]174730-1763.8%40-40.0%134-930.0%159-660.0%00-0-3322-1166.0%00-0-
Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]184830-1862.5%30-30.0%127-558.0%00-0-2716-1159.0%85-362.0%139-469.0%
Lois Felix [USA]163823-1560.5%11-0100.0%32-166.0%42-250.0%1610-662.0%127-558.0%00-0-
Sheila Armstrong [GBR]174225-1759.5%10-10.0%135-838.0%00-0-2516-964.0%128-466.0%51-420.0%
Sonia Cox [NZL]153722-1559.5%41-325.0%63-350.0%00-0-1510-566.0%1911-857.0%00-0-
Rosie Reyes [FRA]163923-1659.0%50-50.0%51-420.0%00-0-3219-1359.0%85-362.0%00-0-
Mary Hawton [AUS]143420-1458.8%30-30.0%73-442.0%10-10.0%159-660.0%1912-763.0%00-0-
Marta Hernandez [MEX]204224-1857.1%41-325.0%74-357.0%42-250.0%2714-1351.0%83-537.0%00-0-
Pat Hird [GBR]143218-1456.3%00-0-20-20.0%00-0-1912-763.0%136-746.0%00-0-
Margaret Hellyer [AUS]244222-2052.4%52-340.0%124-833.0%00-0-3217-1553.0%105-550.0%21-150.0%
Florence De La Courtie [FRA]193316-1748.5%63-350.0%138-561.0%00-0-157-846.0%41-325.0%74-357.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

MeetingsPlayerOpponentWinsLossesWin PercentageFinals
7Maria BuenoJanet Hopps5271.4%6
5Maria BuenoKarol Fageros4180.0%2
5Althea GibsonJanet Hopps3260.0%0
5Maria BuenoLois Felix50100.0%0
5Maria BuenoThelma Long4180.0%0
4Ann JonesAngela Mortimer1325.0%3
4Sally MooreGwyn Thomas3175.0%0
4Lorraine CoghlanYola Ramirez40100.0%2
4Maria BuenoShirley Bloomer1325.0%1
3Ann JonesSheila Armstrong30100.0%0
3Owen MchaneyLois Felix030.0%0
3Janet HoppsLois Felix30100.0%0
3Rosie ReyesAngela Mortimer030.0%2
3Christine TrumanAnne Shilcock2166.7%2
3Sally MooreDodo Cheney30100.0%0
3Lorraine CoghlanAngela Mortimer1233.3%1
3Zsuzsa KormoczyMaud Galtier30100.0%0
3Jill RookAngela Mortimer030.0%0
3Yola RamirezThelma Long2166.7%0
3Maria BuenoBeverly Baker Fleitz1233.3%0

 

Country Rankings    Top

How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.
Countryvs Others: MatchesWinsLossesWin PercFinalsWinsLossesWin Percvs Self: MatchesFinalsDiff TitlistsDiff FinalistsDiff Players
Hungary3328584.8%770100.0%00224
Brazil104842080.8%1710758.8%00112
South Africa140905064.3%129375.0%47871237
Belgium43271662.8%63350.0%11235
New Zealand92573562.0%62433.3%1133310
United States49728521257.3%36211558.3%567393254308
Mexico117675057.3%134930.8%902310
Australia30715814951.5%2681830.8%110871469
United Kingdom46922424547.8%2618869.2%39715713247
Italy85384744.7%94544.4%812313
France2018012139.8%1741323.5%5410101640
Chile2491537.5%1010.0%00011
Germany101356634.7%74357.1%1245826
Cuba2561924.0%000-00005
Canada4774014.9%110100.0%501116

 

 

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