The Majors
Date | Tournament | Surface | Winner | Finalist | Score | Semifinalists |
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27-Aug-1942 | US National Championships | Grass | Pauline Betz [USA] | Louise Brough [USA] | 4-6 6-1 6-4 | Osborne Dupont, Bernhard |
Top Performances Top
Titles | Louise Brough (8) | |
Finals | Louise Brough (11) | |
Match Wins | Louise Brough (42) | |
Match Win Percentage | Louise Brough (93.3%) | (minimum 20 matches) |
Three-Set Wins | Louise Brough (7) | |
Three-Set Win Percentage | Barbara Krase (1.0) | (minimum 5 three-set matches) |
Three-Set Matches Played | Doris Hart (9) | |
Total Matches Played | Louise Brough (45) | |
Events Played | Margaret Osborne Dupont (11) |
Event Calendar Top
Majors shown in bold, exhibitions and junior events in italics. For winners of multiple titles, events won shown in parentheses.Skip to: Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
1942 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 |
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1 | Louise Brough [USA] | 19 | 8 | 42-3 | 2076.6 | 1 | 1875.8 | 1 | 1996.9 | ||||
2 | Pauline Betz [USA] | 23 | 6 | 32-3 | 2040.5 | 2 | 1827.7 | 1 | 1964.5 | 2 | 1918.9 | ||
3 | Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA] | 24 | 4 | 35-7 | 1923.7 | 3 | 1787.4 | 4 | 1829.6 | 1 | 1677.9 | ||
4 | Helen Bernhard [USA] | 0 | 15-5 | 1902.7 | 2 | 1747.2 | 3 | 1842.4 | |||||
5 | Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher [USA] | 28 | 1 | 16-6 | 1814.0 | 4 | 1703.5 | ||||||
6 | Doris Hart [USA] | 17 | 2 | 28-9 | 1801.8 | 3 | 1688.3 | 5 | 1720.4 | ||||
7 | Hope Knowles [USA] | 2 | 20-9 | 1745.4 | 6 | 1667.2 | 4 | 1571.6 | |||||
8 | Helen Pedersen [USA] | 26 | 0 | 15-9 | 1739.3 | 7 | 1662.6 | 3 | 1577.8 | ||||
9 | Barbara Krase [USA] | 19 | 2 | 18-6 | 1707.6 | 5 | 1615.2 | 5 | 1451.0 | ||||
10 | Kay Winthrop Mckean [USA] | 28 | 2 | 13-8 | 1679.6 | 8 | 1582.8 | 2 | 1640.9 | ||||
11 | Shirley Fry [USA] | 15 | 2 | 16-5 | 1631.2 | 7 | 1419.1 | 10 | 1517.7 | ||||
12 | Marchetta Donnelly [USA] | 18 | 0 | 14-11 | 1615.8 | 6 | 1479.3 | 9 | 1537.1 |
1942 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 |
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Sarah Palfrey Cooke [USA] | 15-Sep-1941 | 27-Jul-1942 | 46 | Pauline Betz | |
Louise Brough [USA] | 3-Aug-1942 | 10-May-1943 | 41 | Pauline Betz |
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% |
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Louise Brough [USA] | 11 | 45 | 42-3 | 93.3% | 11 | 8-3 | 72.0% | 8 | 7-1 | 87.0% | 14 | 12-2 | 85.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 29 | 28-1 | 96.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Alice Weiwers [LUX] | 8 | 12 | 11-1 | 91.7% | 8 | 7-1 | 87.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 12 | 11-1 | 91.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Pauline Betz [USA] | 9 | 35 | 32-3 | 91.4% | 8 | 6-2 | 75.0% | 7 | 5-2 | 71.0% | 5 | 5-0 | 100.0% | 5 | 5-0 | 100.0% | 19 | 16-3 | 84.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA] | 11 | 42 | 35-7 | 83.3% | 6 | 4-2 | 66.0% | 7 | 4-3 | 57.0% | 13 | 12-1 | 92.0% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 27 | 21-6 | 77.0% | 2 | 2-0 | 100.0% |
Mary Arnold [USA] | 6 | 18 | 15-3 | 83.3% | 3 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 5 | 3-2 | 60.0% | 17 | 15-2 | 88.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 4 | 3-1 | 75.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Dodo Cheney [USA] | 4 | 11 | 9-2 | 81.8% | 2 | 2-0 | 100.0% | 3 | 1-2 | 33.0% | 6 | 5-1 | 83.0% | 5 | 4-1 | 80.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Joanne Dunn Gibson [USA] | 4 | 10 | 8-2 | 80.0% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 4 | 3-1 | 75.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Patricia Canning Todd [USA] | 7 | 19 | 15-4 | 78.9% | 3 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 5 | 5-0 | 100.0% | 8 | 4-4 | 50.0% | 4 | 4-0 | 100.0% |
Catherine Wolf [USA] | 5 | 13 | 10-3 | 76.9% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 3 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 4 | 2-2 | 50.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Shirley Fry [USA] | 7 | 21 | 16-5 | 76.2% | 2 | 2-0 | 100.0% | 4 | 4-0 | 100.0% | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 11 | 7-4 | 63.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Doris Hart [USA] | 11 | 37 | 28-9 | 75.7% | 5 | 2-3 | 40.0% | 9 | 5-4 | 55.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 8 | 6-2 | 75.0% | 26 | 20-6 | 76.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Barbara Krase [USA] | 8 | 24 | 18-6 | 75.0% | 6 | 2-4 | 33.0% | 6 | 6-0 | 100.0% | 14 | 10-4 | 71.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% |
Helen Bernhard [USA] | 5 | 20 | 15-5 | 75.0% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 5 | 2-3 | 40.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 6 | 5-1 | 83.0% | 13 | 10-3 | 76.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher [USA] | 7 | 22 | 16-6 | 72.7% | 5 | 1-4 | 20.0% | 8 | 4-4 | 50.0% | 22 | 16-6 | 72.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Edna Steinbach [USA] | 4 | 11 | 8-3 | 72.7% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 4 | 3-1 | 75.0% | 7 | 5-2 | 71.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Daphne Buckell [USA] | 5 | 14 | 10-4 | 71.4% | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 6 | 3-3 | 50.0% | 6 | 4-2 | 66.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Hope Knowles [USA] | 11 | 29 | 20-9 | 69.0% | 5 | 2-3 | 40.0% | 4 | 2-2 | 50.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 19 | 12-7 | 63.0% | 7 | 5-2 | 71.0% |
Jacque Virgil [USA] | 4 | 11 | 7-4 | 63.6% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 3 | 1-2 | 33.0% | 12 | 7-5 | 58.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Helen Pedersen [USA] | 10 | 24 | 15-9 | 62.5% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 7 | 4-3 | 57.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 20 | 13-7 | 65.0% | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% |
Kay Winthrop Mckean [USA] | 10 | 21 | 13-8 | 61.9% | 2 | 2-0 | 100.0% | 4 | 3-1 | 75.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 12 | 6-6 | 50.0% | 6 | 5-1 | 83.0% |
Van Lennep [SUI] | 7 | 10 | 6-4 | 60.0% | 6 | 3-3 | 50.0% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 10 | 6-4 | 60.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Betty Pratt [USA] | 4 | 10 | 6-4 | 60.0% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 10 | 6-4 | 60.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Pearl Harland [USA] | 6 | 14 | 8-6 | 57.1% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 13 | 7-6 | 53.0% | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Marchetta Donnelly [USA] | 11 | 25 | 14-11 | 56.0% | 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 8 | 5-3 | 62.0% | 10 | 4-6 | 40.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 14 | 9-5 | 64.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Bunny Vosters [USA] | 9 | 17 | 9-8 | 52.9% | 1 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 4 | 1-3 | 25.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 17 | 9-8 | 52.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Dorothy Knode [USA] | 7 | 13 | 6-7 | 46.2% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 4 | 1-3 | 25.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% |
Gloria Evans [USA] | 5 | 9 | 4-5 | 44.4% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 9 | 4-5 | 44.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Virginia Rice [USA] | 5 | 9 | 4-5 | 44.4% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 9 | 4-5 | 44.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Argyll Rice [USA] | 7 | 11 | 4-7 | 36.4% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 3 | 2-1 | 66.0% | 6 | 1-5 | 16.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Peggy Welsh [USA] | 7 | 9 | 2-7 | 22.2% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 6 | 1-5 | 16.0% | 0 | 0-0 | - |
Most Common Head-to-Heads Top
Meetings | Player | Opponent | Wins | Losses | Win Percentage | Finals |
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5 | Louise Brough | Margaret Osborne Dupont | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | 2 |
4 | Louise Brough | Pauline Betz | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 |
4 | Margaret Osborne Dupont | Barbara Krase | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 4 |
4 | Doris Hart | Pauline Betz | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 3 |
4 | Barbara Krase | Daphne Buckell | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 1 |
3 | Bunny Vosters | Hope Knowles | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 1 |
3 | Mary Arnold | Joanne Brooke | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 |
3 | Helen Pedersen | Helen Bernhard | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 0 |
3 | Doris Hart | Margaret Osborne Dupont | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 |
3 | Edith Sutz | Van Lennep | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 2 |
3 | Louise Brough | Marchetta Donnelly | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 |
3 | Margaret Osborne Dupont | Pauline Betz | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 0 |
3 | Louise Brough | Helen Bernhard | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 |
3 | Alice Weiwers | Aimee Charpenel | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 2 |
3 | Helen Pedersen | Peggy Welsh | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 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 |
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Luxembourg | 12 | 11 | 1 | 91.7% | 8 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
United States | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 611 | 55 | 27 | 51 | 344 |
Czechoslovakia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Italy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 31 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 30 |
India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
Germany | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46.2% | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 25 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 33 |
Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Switzerland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 32 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
France | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25.0% | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
Cuba | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
United Kingdom | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15.4% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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