The Majors   

DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerFinalistScoreSemifinalists
1-Sep-1943US National ChampionshipsGrassPauline Betz [USA]Louise Brough [USA]6-3 5-7 6-3Hart, Cheney

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles  Pauline Betz (8)
Finals  Pauline Betz (8)
Match Wins  Pauline Betz (36)
Match Win Percentage  Pauline Betz (94.7%)(minimum 20 matches)
Three-Set Wins  Pauline Betz (4)
Three-Set Win Percentage  Pauline Betz (80.0%)(minimum 5 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played  Judy Atterbury (8)
Total Matches Played  Pauline Betz (38)
Events Played  Pauline Betz (11)

 

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%
5-Jan-1943Mexico City 1ClayPauline Betz [USA]1/8Doris Hart [USA]6-2 6-3Roldan, Legoretta271.0%
11-Jan-1943All India ChpsRound robin eventRow (F), Dubash (F), Woodbridge, Anklesaria075.0%
5-Feb-1943 BombayLeela Row [IND]Laura Woodbridge [GBR]6-3 6-4050.0%
6-Feb-1943La Jolla InvitationalHardDodo Cheney [USA]Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher [USA]6-4 6-1Donnelly, Arnold0100.0%
14-Feb-1943Miami Mid-WinterClayPauline Betz [USA]2/8Doris Hart [USA]6-2 6-1Paige, Hires2100.0%
14-Feb-1943Orlando ExhoRound robin event1100.0%
15-Feb-1943St. PetersburgHelen Cowles Leonard [USA]Ann Washington [USA]6-1 6-3Hardee, Dillon0100.0%
20-Mar-1943 St. Louis IndoorsCarpetGloria Thompson [USA]1/2Jean Langenberg [USA]8-6 6-4Dierberger, Hulbert0100.0%
22-Mar-1943Brookline Natl IndoorsCarpetPauline Betz [USA]3/8Kay Winthrop Mckean [USA]6-4 6-1Lopaus, Corbett2100.0%
22-Mar-1943HavanaCarpetMyrtha Mederos Casanovas [CUB]Berta Garcia [CUB]6-3 9-70100.0%
21-Apr-1943 NiceClaySimone Lafargue [FRA]1/2Alice Weiwers [LUX]6-1 3-6 6-4Pannetier, Poncelet087.0%
8-May-1943 Buenos Aires River PlateClayMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]Felisa Piedrola [ARG]6-3 6-2Topalian, Aguirre088.0%
9-May-1943BudapestClayMarta Peterdy [HUN]1/2 Gallner [HUN]3-6 6-3 6-2Hensch, Jusits0100.0%
10-May-1943Lausanne MontchoisiClay Walthard [SUI]1/2 Benveniste [SUI]6-4 6-10100.0%
15-May-1943Los Angeles SoCal ChpsHardLouise Brough [USA]1/4Dodo Cheney [USA]6-3 6-2Yeomans, Arnold1100.0%
17-May-1943Painesville ExhoHardRound robin event0100.0%
22-May-1943Berkeley California ClubTournament not completedOsborne Dupont (F), Krase (F), Mccoy, Stanton1100.0%
22-May-1943Budapest NatlClayMarta Peterdy [HUN]2/2Alice Florian [GER]6-4 6-3Gallner, Jusits075.0%
27-May-1943Atlanta CityMarjorie Waite [USA]1/4Florence Camp [USA]6-4 10-8Robson, Fowler0100.0%
2-Jun-1943 San AntonioShelby Frizzell [USA]Ethel Norton [USA]6-2 6-4Startzman, Ronk0100.0%
4-Jun-1943Sears CupGrassRound robin event0100.0%
5-Jun-1943Berkeley StateHardMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]1/2Dorothy Knode [USA]1-6 6-2 6-3Catton, Buckell1100.0%
7-Jun-1943NeuchatelClayPierrette Dubois [SUI]1/6Steffi Chapuis [SUI]2-6 6-4 6-4Studer, Sutz0100.0%
7-Jun-1943Philadelphia Eastern StatesGrassBarbara Strobhar [USA]Peggy Welsh [USA]6-2 10-8Peterson, Gillingham Chew0100.0%
12-Jun-1943Brookline IntercollegiateGrassJudy Atterbury [USA]Connie Clifton [USA]6-1 3-6 7-5Blanchard, Vihlen0100.0%
12-Jun-1943ChicagoMitzi Radek [USA]Marian Hart [USA]10-8 6-2Balke, Passow Lamp0100.0%
12-Jun-1943St. Louis Triple AGloria Thompson [USA]2/2Betty Hulbert [USA]6-4 9-7Kaye, Zacny0100.0%
14-Jun-1943Detroit Natl ClayClayPauline Betz [USA]4/8Nancy Corbett [USA]6-1 6-0Peterson, Hernando1100.0%
14-Jun-1943Lausanne ClosedClayLolette Payot [SUI]1/2Heidi Enzen [SUI]UNK0100.0%
14-Jun-1943Philadelphia DistrictGrassDonalda Gillingham Chew [USA]Mrs Walter Tillman [USA]6-4 8-6Redford, Riegel0100.0%
19-Jun-1943CincinnatiClayPauline Betz [USA]5/8Catherine Wolf [USA]6-0 6-2Thompson, Corbett3100.0%
21-Jun-1943Brookline StateGrassKay Winthrop Mckean [USA]Judy Atterbury [USA]6-4 2-6 10-8Stafford, Clifton0100.0%
21-Jun-1943WestfieldBetty Pratt [USA]1/2Lilian Lopaus [USA]6-3 6-4Evans, Rockey0100.0%
24-Jun-1943ZurichClayEdith Sutz [SUI]Rita Rampinelli [SUI]6-4 8-6Oetiker, Keller0100.0%
26-Jun-1943HackensackClayBetty Pratt [USA]2/2Patricia Cumming [USA]6-2 2-6 7-5Sanfilippo, Germaine096.0%
28-Jun-1943Atlanta Southern ChpsClayMarjorie Waite [USA]2/4Florence Camp [USA]6-1 5-7 6-4Robson, Fowler0100.0%
1-Jul-1943 Detroit Public ParksFlora Lomax [USA]Mary Hernando [USA]6-1 6-3Sirvis, Van Buren0100.0%
1-Jul-1943Lake MohonkGladys Taylor [USA]Jean French [GBR]6-3 6-4Niven, Bruneau087.0%
5-Jul-1943DublinGrassBetty Lombard [IRL]1/4Mary Nichols [IRL]6-1 6-0Curley, Poole095.0%
7-Jul-1943Lausanne NatlsClayPierrette Dubois [SUI]2/6Edith Sutz [SUI]2-6 6-1 6-1Studer, Aubin0100.0%
10-Jul-1943Berlin vs BudapestClayRound robin event0100.0%
12-Jul-1943Detroit CityConstance Ebbers [USA]Mary Hernando [USA]UNKBeyer, Peterson0100.0%
12-Jul-1943Dublin East IrelandGrassBetty Lombard [IRL]2/4Sally Lister [GBR]6-2 4-6 6-3050.0%
12-Jul-1943La Jolla OpenHardJacque Virgil [USA]Jean Doyle [USA]6-4 3-6 6-20100.0%
17-Jul-1943ArdsleyLilian Lopaus [USA]Betty Pratt [USA]13-11 6-40100.0%
19-Jul-1943Biltmore ForestMarjorie Waite [USA]3/4Florence Camp [USA]6-2 6-2Fowler, Clarke Stayer0100.0%
19-Jul-1943Crans-sur-SierreClayPierrette Dubois [SUI]3/6 Walthard [SUI]6-3 6-10100.0%
19-Jul-1943GalwayBetty Lombard [IRL]3/4G Mcauley [IRL]6-0 6-00100.0%
20-Jul-1943BrooklynClayHelen Bernhard [USA]Norma Taubele [USA]8-6 6-1Clifton, Purdy097.0%
26-Jul-1943Fort Meade ExhoRound robin event050.0%
26-Jul-1943Philadelphia Eastern ClayClayVirginia Redford [USA]Pearl Barandon [USA]6-3 6-20100.0%
26-Jul-1943Villars-sur-OllonClayMarcelle Aubin [SUI]Pierrette Dubois [SUI]9-11 6-4 6-40100.0%
26-Jul-1943WengenClaySteffi Chapuis [SUI] Breitschuh [SUI]6-2 7-50100.0%
27-Jul-1943Tournoi de FranceClaySimone Lafargue [FRA]2/2Alice Weiwers [LUX]6-1 7-5050.0%
29-Jul-1943BastadClayMagda Rurac [ROU]Hilde Sperling [DEN]1-6 6-4 6-1050.0%
30-Jul-1943MontanaClay Walthard [SUI]2/2Pierrette Dubois [SUI]6-1 6-30100.0%
2-Aug-1943 BraunschweigClayHilde Doleschell [TCH]Inge Pohmann [GER]6-1 6-4050.0%
2-Aug-1943ChattanoogaMarjorie Waite [USA]4/4Jean Clarke Stayer [USA]6-2 6-2Rappell, Davenport0100.0%
2-Aug-1943Detroit Highland ParkMary Lou Beyer [USA]Mary Hernando [USA]5-7 6-2 6-40100.0%
2-Aug-1943GstaadClayPierrette Dubois [SUI]4/6Steffi Chapuis [SUI]7-5 6-40100.0%
2-Aug-1943WilmingtonGrassLouise Brough [USA]2/4Doris Hart [USA]6-2 2-6 6-4Knode, Osborne Dupont4100.0%
8-Aug-1943DexterDorothy Gooch [USA]1/2Mrs Hector Hebert [USA]6-0 6-40100.0%
9-Aug-1943BrayBetty Lombard [IRL]4/4Sally Lister [GBR]4-6 6-4 6-1050.0%
9-Aug-1943Saint MoritzClayPierrette Dubois [SUI]5/6Steffi Chapuis [SUI]6-2 6-30100.0%
10-Aug-1943Fort Sheridan ExhoRound robin event050.0%
11-Aug-1943Camp Grant ExhoRound robin event050.0%
11-Aug-1943RyeGrassMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]2/2Doris Hart [USA]6-2 6-4Betz, Brough593.0%
14-Aug-1943Fort Des Moines ExhoRound robin event050.0%
17-Aug-1943New York Negro ChpsDorothy Morgan [USA]Edith Diggs [USA]6-2 6-20100.0%
17-Aug-1943SouthamptonPauline Betz [USA]6/8Louise Brough [USA]11-9 6-13100.0%
19-Aug-1943HamtramckMary Hernando [USA]1/2Gertrude Bartholomew [USA]6-3 6-20100.0%
19-Aug-1943York MaineDorothy Gooch [USA]2/2Jean Pipes [USA]7-5 7-50100.0%
21-Aug-1943Philadelphia Middle StatesGrassNorma Taubele [USA]Louise Snow [USA]1-6 6-2 8-6Welsh, Clifton194.0%
23-Aug-1943DavosClay Mueller [SUI] Kleiner [SUI]6-1 6-30100.0%
23-Aug-1943LeukerbadClayPierrette Dubois [SUI]6/6Colette Muret [FRA]6-0 6-1050.0%
23-Aug-1943ThurgauClayLuzia Studer [SUI]1/2Rita Rampinelli [SUI]6-1 6-20100.0%
25-Aug-1943Des MoinesDoris Popple [USA]Dorothy Busch [USA]6-1 7-5Tillotsen, Jensen0100.0%
25-Aug-1943Monte CarloClaySuzanne Pannetier [FRA]Alice Weiwers [LUX]W/O050.0%
28-Aug-1943Santa MonicaHardMarchetta Donnelly [USA]Gussie Moran [USA]6-1 6-1Dupont, Lewis0100.0%
30-Aug-1943Budapest IntlClayAlice Florian [GER]Ilona Jusits [HUN]6-1 6-4050.0%
1-Sep-1943 Juan-les-PinsClayAlice Weiwers [LUX]Arlette Halff [FRA]6-2 6-3050.0%
1-Sep-1943US National ChampionshipsGrassPauline Betz [USA]7/8Louise Brough [USA]6-3 5-7 6-3Hart, Cheney493.0%
2-Sep-1943San DiegoJean Doyle [USA]Betty Struthers [USA]8-6 8-60100.0%
8-Sep-1943MontreuxClayLolette Payot [SUI]2/2Edith Sutz [SUI]6-1 6-3Funk, Mueller0100.0%
9-Sep-1943MonacoClay Rebuttati [MON]Daisy Speranza Wyns [FRA]5-7 6-4 6-3050.0%
9-Sep-1943SaginawMary Hernando [USA]2/2Lucille Dailey [USA]6-8 6-2 6-40100.0%
11-Sep-1943Los Angeles Pac SouthwestHardLouise Brough [USA]3/4Mary Arnold [USA]6-3 6-3Donnelly, Osborne Dupont3100.0%
13-Sep-1943LuganoClayLuzia Studer [SUI]2/2Edith Sutz [SUI]0-6 6-2 6-30100.0%
15-Sep-1943Saratoga Springs ExhoRound robin event0100.0%
25-Sep-1943Berkeley Pac CoastHardLouise Brough [USA]4/4Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]6-3 2-6 6-2Mccoy, Knode2100.0%
28-Sep-1943Allentown ExhoRound robin event0100.0%
10-Oct-1943 Mexico City 2ClayPauline Betz [USA]8/8Dodo Cheney [USA]7-5 6-5Osborne Dupont, Brough364.0%
11-Dec-1943 Los Angeles Mid-WinterMary Arnold [USA]Louise Brough [USA]6-3 6-2Virgil, Wheeler Kelleher1100.0%
27-Dec-1943Brookline Natl JuniorsCarpetShirley Fry [USA]Lilian Lopaus [USA]6-1 6-3Vihlen, Pratt1100.0%

 

1943 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
1Pauline Betz [USA]24836-22084.121826.411956.511961.311834.7
2Louise Brough [USA]20429-51938.711857.241625.721911.3
3Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]25224-71899.831776.131656.931822.0
4Doris Hart [USA]18016-51866.921724.241795.4
5Betty Pratt [USA]18215-51526.851497.161416.131399.7
6Lilian Lopaus [USA]18117-71499.471391.851417.321419.9
7Connie Clifton [USA]19013-81468.761438.271396.441309.5

 

1943 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
Louise Brough [USA]3-Aug-194210-May-194341Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Pauline Betz [USA]17-May-194311-Mar-1946148Sarah Palfrey Cooke

 

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%
Pauline Betz [USA]113836-294.7%88-0100.0%54-180.0%21-150.0%1919-0100.0%98-188.0%44-0100.0%
Marjorie Waite [USA]61514-193.3%44-0100.0%33-0100.0%00-0-44-0100.0%32-166.0%00-0-
Gloria Thompson [USA]41412-285.7%22-0100.0%22-0100.0%00-0-53-260.0%10-10.0%66-0100.0%
Louise Brough [USA]93429-585.3%74-357.0%64-266.0%1212-0100.0%32-166.0%1412-285.0%00-0-
Dodo Cheney [USA]41512-380.0%31-233.0%22-0100.0%87-187.0%43-175.0%43-175.0%00-0-
Pierrette Dubois [SUI]8108-280.0%86-275.0%32-166.0%00-0-108-280.0%00-0-00-0-
Norma Taubele [USA]61814-477.8%21-150.0%22-0100.0%00-0-86-275.0%108-280.0%00-0-
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]93124-777.4%32-166.0%73-442.0%119-281.0%43-175.0%1210-283.0%00-0-
Mary Arnold [USA]51713-476.5%21-150.0%20-20.0%118-372.0%00-0-32-166.0%00-0-
Doris Hart [USA]52116-576.2%40-40.0%31-233.0%00-0-86-275.0%1411-378.0%00-0-
Betty Pratt [USA]82015-575.0%32-166.0%21-150.0%00-0-87-187.0%42-250.0%32-166.0%
Kay Winthrop Mckean [USA]4129-375.0%21-150.0%22-0100.0%00-0-00-0-86-275.0%43-175.0%
Helen Bernhard [USA]386-275.0%11-0100.0%32-166.0%00-0-44-0100.0%53-260.0%00-0-
Lilian Lopaus [USA]92417-770.8%31-233.0%63-350.0%00-0-32-166.0%74-357.0%75-271.0%
Peggy Welsh [USA]3107-370.0%10-10.0%00-0-00-0-00-0-107-370.0%00-0-
Dorothy Knode [USA]51611-568.8%10-10.0%21-150.0%64-266.0%00-0-117-463.0%00-0-
Marchetta Donnelly [USA]5128-466.7%11-0100.0%11-0100.0%118-372.0%00-0-00-0-00-0-
Mary Hernando [USA]6128-466.7%52-340.0%42-250.0%00-0-32-166.0%00-0-00-0-
Connie Clifton [USA]82113-861.9%10-10.0%72-528.0%00-0-54-180.0%159-660.0%10-10.0%
Nancy Corbett [USA]6159-660.0%10-10.0%42-250.0%00-0-97-277.0%20-20.0%32-166.0%
Eleanor Purdy [USA]5127-558.3%00-0-32-166.0%00-0-32-166.0%95-455.0%00-0-
Gloria Evans [USA]5127-558.3%00-0-10-10.0%00-0-32-166.0%52-340.0%00-0-
Judy Atterbury [USA]8169-756.3%21-150.0%83-537.0%00-0-21-150.0%138-561.0%10-10.0%
Louise Snow [USA]595-455.6%10-10.0%43-175.0%10-10.0%11-0100.0%74-357.0%00-0-
Gussie Moran [USA]495-455.6%10-10.0%11-0100.0%85-362.0%00-0-00-0-00-0-
Donalda Gillingham Chew [USA]6116-554.5%11-0100.0%43-175.0%00-0-00-0-116-554.0%00-0-
Jean French [GBR]5105-550.0%10-10.0%10-10.0%00-0-53-260.0%20-20.0%00-0-
Jean Rockey [USA]594-544.4%00-0-11-0100.0%00-0-31-233.0%31-233.0%00-0-
Berta Garcia [CUB]583-537.5%10-10.0%11-0100.0%00-0-21-150.0%52-340.0%10-10.0%
Jacque Virgil [USA]6114-736.4%11-0100.0%11-0100.0%32-166.0%00-0-31-233.0%00-0-

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

MeetingsPlayerOpponentWinsLossesWin PercentageFinals
4Mary HardwickAlice Marble1325.0%0
3Mary HardwickDorothy Round1233.3%0
3Louise BroughMary Arnold2166.7%2
3Louise BroughMargaret Osborne Dupont30100.0%1
3Margaret Osborne DupontPauline Betz1233.3%0
3Steffi ChapuisPierrette Dubois030.0%3
3Doris HartPauline Betz030.0%2
3Marjorie WaiteFlorence Camp30100.0%3
3Louise BroughDodo Cheney2166.7%1
2Pauline BetzKay Winthrop Mckean20100.0%1
2Dorothy KnodeHelen Bernhard20100.0%0
2Mary HernandoConstance Ebbers1150.0%1
2Mary Louise FowlerMarjorie Waite020.0%0
2Nina IrwinMarie Tifft20100.0%0
2Betty PrattLilian Lopaus1150.0%2
2Edith SutzPierrette Dubois020.0%1
2Pierrette Dubois Walthard1150.0%2
2Barbara KrasePatsy Mccoy1150.0%0
2Doris HartMargaret Osborne Dupont1150.0%1
2Mary HernandoAmy Roosevelt20100.0%0

 

Country Rankings    Top

How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.
Countryvs Others: MatchesWinsLossesWin PercFinalsWinsLossesWin Percvs Self: MatchesFinalsDiff TitlistsDiff FinalistsDiff Players
India220100.0%110100.0%10113
Czechoslovakia110100.0%110100.0%00111
Switzerland110100.0%110100.0%231581316
Romania110100.0%110100.0%00111
Ireland43175.0%220100.0%2021322
United States3526974.3%110100.0%594483157406
Luxembourg63350.0%41325.0%00111
Germany42250.0%31233.3%10123
France83537.5%63350.0%402510
Cuba83537.5%000-11123
United Kingdom2281436.4%4040.0%30036
Hungary31233.3%21150.0%41134
Mexico151146.7%000-200012
Chile1010.0%000-00001
Denmark1010.0%1010.0%00011

 

 

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