The Majors   

DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerFinalistScoreSemifinalists
30-Aug-1944US National ChampionshipsGrassPauline Betz [USA]Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]6-3 8-6Brough, Cheney

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles  Pauline Betz (8)
Finals  Pauline Betz (11)
Match Wins  Pauline Betz (54)
Match Win Percentage  Pauline Betz (91.5%)(minimum 20 matches)
Three-Set Wins  Pauline Betz (9)
Three-Set Win Percentage  Pauline Betz (90.0%)(minimum 5 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played  Edna Steinbach (10)
Total Matches Played  Pauline Betz (59)
Events Played  Mary Arnold (15)

 

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%
3-Jan-1944AllahabadLaura Woodbridge [GBR] Maguire [IND]6-1 6-1050.0%
7-Jan-1944La Jolla InvitationalHardMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]1/4Louise Brough [USA]6-3 6-4Doyle, Arnold2100.0%
24-Jan-1944St. PetersburgClayHelen Cowles Leonard [USA]Nancy Morrison [USA]7-5 6-1Miller, Hardee0100.0%
28-Jan-1944New York 1 ExhoCarpetRound robin event175.0%
5-Feb-1944 Clewiston ExhoRound robin event0100.0%
6-Feb-1944Miami Beach 1 ExhoRound robin event0100.0%
7-Feb-1944Daytona Beach ExhoRound robin event0100.0%
8-Feb-1944Arcadia ExhoRound robin event0100.0%
11-Feb-1944Richmond Station ExhoRound robin event0100.0%
13-Feb-1944Miami Beach 2 ExhoRound robin event0100.0%
20-Feb-1944MiamiClayDoris Hart [USA]1/2Elizabeth Taylor [USA]6-1 6-0Sheer, Barnett0100.0%
4-Mar-1944 New York Eastern IndoorsCarpetNorma Taubele [USA]1/4Mary Jane Metcalf [USA]6-2 6-2Sanfilippo, Steinbach1100.0%
11-Mar-1944Palm SpringsHardPauline Betz [USA]1/8Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]7-5 6-4Donnelly, Brough387.0%
14-Mar-1944New York 2 ExhoCarpetRound robin event050.0%
25-Mar-1944Chestnut Hill IndoorsCarpetKay Winthrop Mckean [USA]Helen Pedersen [USA]6-0 7-5Atterbury, Taubele1100.0%
3-Apr-1944 BermudaBabs Freisenbruch [BER]Gladys Hutchings [BER]6-1 6-30100.0%
8-Apr-1944Mexico City ExhoAurora Legoretta [MEX]Jacque Virgil [USA]4-6 6-0 6-4050.0%
13-Apr-1944TucsonHardMargaret Varner [USA]Audrie Barnard [USA]6-2 6-2Bailey, Caldwell0100.0%
22-Apr-1944San Francisco East-WestHardRound robin event1100.0%
6-May-1944 Buenos Aires River PlateMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]Felisa Piedrola [ARG]6-0 4-6 6-2Topalian, Edwards087.0%
12-May-1944Los Angeles SoCal ChpsHardLouise Brough [USA]1/3Pauline Betz [USA]3-6 6-2 6-3Donnelly, Canning Todd294.0%
13-May-1944San Francisco Cal ClubHardMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]2/4Barbara Krase [USA]6-3 7-5Mccoy, Wolfenden1100.0%
15-May-1944Dublin HardClayMary Nichols [IRL]1/2Betty Lombard [IRL]3-6 6-4 6-30100.0%
18-May-1944San Pedro ExhoRound robin event0100.0%
21-May-1944Germantown ExhoClayRound robin event050.0%
3-Jun-1944 Berkeley StateHardLouise Brough [USA]2/3Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]6-2 6-2Canning Todd, Knode2100.0%
5-Jun-1944LausanneClayLolette Payot [SUI]1/2Heidi Enzen [SUI]6-0 6-2Almeras, Benveniste0100.0%
7-Jun-1944HartfordGrassHelen Pedersen [USA]1/2Norma Taubele [USA]6-1 5-7 6-1Norton, Rice1100.0%
8-Jun-1944CannesClayAlice Weiwers [LUX]1/2 Denarie [FRA]6-2 6-2050.0%
9-Jun-1944Brookline Sears CupRound robin event2100.0%
12-Jun-1944Brookline StateGrassHelen Pedersen [USA]2/2Kay Winthrop Mckean [USA]4-6 6-4 6-2Lopaus1100.0%
12-Jun-1944DetroitClayDodo Cheney [USA]1/2Mary Arnold [USA]7-5 6-4Betz, Hart2100.0%
12-Jun-1944Lake MohonkOlga Kallos [USA]Jean French [GBR]5-7 6-2 6-2Feind, Barnett087.0%
15-Jun-1944NiceClayAlice Weiwers [LUX]2/2Jeannette Poncelet [FRA]6-1 6-3050.0%
15-Jun-1944Washington DCAnn Gray [USA]Marion Chester [USA]6-0 6-10100.0%
17-Jun-1944CincinnatiClayDodo Cheney [USA]2/2Pauline Betz [USA]7-5 6-4Arnold, Fry1100.0%
18-Jun-1944ElizabethtownDoris Hart [USA]2/2Connie Clifton [USA]6-3 6-1Pratt, Lopaus4100.0%
22-Jun-1944Monte CarloClay FalconettiDaisy Speranza Wyns [FRA]6-3 6-3050.0%
26-Jun-1944Detroit ParksLillian Van Buren [USA]Mary Hernando [USA]3-6 6-4 6-1Prychitko, Smilka0100.0%
26-Jun-1944Dublin East IrelandGrassBetty Lombard [IRL]1/3Mary Nichols [IRL]6-4 6-30100.0%
27-Jun-1944AtlantaJacque Virgil [USA]Sara Comer [USA]6-4 6-2Shaw, Gibson Camp0100.0%
27-Jun-1944HackensackGrassNorma Taubele [USA]2/4Betty Pratt [USA]6-3 6-4Sanfilippo, Germaine2100.0%
1-Jul-1944 Haverford ExhoRound robin event050.0%
3-Jul-1944BrooklynGrassNorma Taubele [USA]3/4Connie Clifton [USA]10-8 6-4Atterbury, Steinbach394.0%
3-Jul-1944NeenahClayPauline Betz [USA]2/8Dodo Cheney [USA]6-1 6-2Arnold, Fry1100.0%
3-Jul-1944ZurichClayEdith Sutz [SUI]1/5Rita Rampinelli [SUI]6-2 7-50100.0%
4-Jul-1944Forest Hills ExhoRound robin event050.0%
6-Jul-1944DublinGrassMary Nichols [IRL]2/2Barbara Good [IRL]3-6 6-4 6-2Lister, Obrien097.0%
8-Jul-1944MontclairClayNorma Taubele [USA]4/4Helen Germaine [USA]6-1 6-2Lopaus, Steinbach4100.0%
10-Jul-1944River ForestClayMary Arnold [USA]Dodo Cheney [USA]9-7 6-4Wolf, Fry2100.0%
12-Jul-1944La Jolla OpenHardSarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]1/2Jean Doyle [USA]8-6 6-10100.0%
17-Jul-1944HaverfordGrassPauline Betz [USA]3/8Virginia Wolfenden [USA]6-2 6-3Knode, Arnold297.0%
17-Jul-1944MandevilleClayHope Bunting [JAM]Jean Mcnair [JAM]6-1 6-20100.0%
18-Jul-1944Biltmore ForestNancy Morrison [USA]Mary Louise Fowler [USA]6-8 6-1 6-3Moore, Harris0100.0%
24-Jul-1944Lake PlacidClayLouise Raymond [USA]Nancy Norton [USA]6-4 6-8 6-1Taylor, Eells0100.0%
24-Jul-1944NashvilleJean Clarke Stayer [USA]Mary Louise Fowler [USA]6-4 9-70100.0%
24-Jul-1944Soviet ChampionshipsClayGalina Ivanova [URS]Nadezhda Belonenko [URS]1-6 6-3 6-40100.0%
24-Jul-1944Villars-sur-OllonClayMarcelle Aubin [SUI]1/2Mrs Marie Weber [SUI]9-7 6-00100.0%
24-Jul-1944WengenClaySteffi Chapuis [SUI]1/2 Moser [SUI]6-1 6-20100.0%
27-Jul-1944SeabrightGrassPauline Betz [USA]4/8Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]6-2 2-6 6-3Hart, Wolfenden9100.0%
28-Jul-1944Tournoi de FranceClayRaymonde Veber [USA]Jacqueline Patorni [FRA]6-4 9-7Morel Deville, Pannetier096.0%
28-Jul-1944Villars-sur-Ollon PalaceClayMarcelle Aubin [SUI]2/2 Benveniste [SUI]6-1 6-20100.0%
1-Aug-1944 GstaadClayEdith Sutz [SUI]2/5 Halneschin [SUI]UNKFabbricotti, Weber0100.0%
2-Aug-1944WilmingtonGrassMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]3/4Louise Brough [USA]11-13 6-2 6-2Betz, Hart7100.0%
3-Aug-1944MontanaClayPierrette Dubois [SUI]Lolette Payot [SUI]7-5 9-7Blanc Wirtham, Aubin075.0%
7-Aug-1944Des MoinesPhyllis Grotjahn [USA]Doris Jensen [USA]6-4 6-10100.0%
7-Aug-1944MilwaukeeElizabeth Hardin [USA]Marilyn Mccrory [USA]6-1 3-6 6-3Beyer, Balke0100.0%
7-Aug-1944ZermattClaySteffi Chapuis [SUI]2/2Lucie Gansser [SUI]6-2 6-20100.0%
9-Aug-1944RyeGrassLouise Brough [USA]3/3Pauline Betz [USA]6-3 6-1Arnold, Hart9100.0%
13-Aug-1944Zurich ClosedClayEdith Sutz [SUI]3/5Pierrette Dubois [SUI]6-2 1-6 6-4Studer, Keller0100.0%
14-Aug-1944BrayBetty Lombard [IRL]2/3Sally Lister [GBR]4-6 6-2 6-3050.0%
14-Aug-1944New York ATA ChpsRoumania Peters [USA]Lillian Van Buren [USA]6-1 2-6 6-40100.0%
14-Aug-1944New York ATA Chps JuniorsAlthea Gibson [USA]Nana Vaughan [USA]6-1 6-30100.0%
15-Aug-1944Longwood BowlGrassPauline Betz [USA]5/8Louise Brough [USA]6-4 6-3Arnold, Cheney8100.0%
19-Aug-1944Harlem ExhoRound robin event050.0%
19-Aug-1944York MaineClayHelen Gurley [USA]Betty Hulbert [USA]6-3 7-50100.0%
25-Aug-1944PhiladelphiaGrassDorothy Knode [USA]Louise Snow [USA]6-4 6-2Corbett, Welsh095.0%
26-Aug-1944Santa MonicaHardGracyn Wheeler Kelleher [USA]Gussie Moran [USA]6-4 6-3Donnelly, Lewis0100.0%
28-Aug-1944Zurich ChpsClayEdith Sutz [SUI]4/5 Keller [SUI]6-4 6-10100.0%
30-Aug-1944US National ChampionshipsGrassPauline Betz [USA]6/8Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]6-3 8-6Brough, Cheney996.0%
31-Aug-1944BudapestClayAlice Florian [GER]Zsuzsa Vad [HUN]6-2 6-2050.0%
8-Sep-1944 MontreuxClayEdith Sutz [SUI]5/5Heidi Enzen [SUI]6-0 6-20100.0%
11-Sep-1944Dublin AutumnClayBetty Lombard [IRL]3/3Mary Nichols [IRL]6-3 3-6 6-30100.0%
11-Sep-1944GenevaClayLolette Payot [SUI]2/2Edith Sutz [SUI]6-1 6-30100.0%
11-Sep-1944HalifaxAnita Reid [TRI]Jamesie Crease [CAN]6-2 9-1Garten, Mortimer075.0%
16-Sep-1944Los Angeles Pac SouthwestHardPauline Betz [USA]7/8Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]6-4 6-3Cheney, Palfrey Cooke697.0%
17-Sep-1944GrazClayIngrid Pirich [YUG] Degle [AUT]6-3 6-3050.0%
23-Sep-1944Berkeley Pac CoastHardMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]4/4Louise Brough [USA]8-6 3-6 8-6Wolfenden, Hunter4100.0%
12-Oct-1944 Mexico CityClayPauline Betz [USA]8/8Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]6-1 7-5Arnold, Brough465.0%
6-Nov-1944 Buenos AiresClayFelisa Piedrola [ARG]Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]3-6 13-11 6-1Edwards, Abreu075.0%
30-Dec-1944 Los Angeles Mid-WinterHardSarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]2/2Mary Arnold [USA]6-1 6-1Purdy, Yeomans088.0%

 

1944 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]25854-52111.811875.511941.212004.8
2Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]26439-81992.121854.041747.031881.7
3Louise Brough [USA]21333-91973.131820.361667.921904.4
4Dodo Cheney [USA]28230-81941.741813.021830.641823.5
5Doris Hart [USA]19220-61883.451741.851792.5
6Mary Arnold [USA]28134-141882.051751.031782.761775.5
7Virginia Wolfenden [USA]26015-91830.961654.471736.5
8Shirley Fry [USA]17017-91768.181636.181680.7
9Helen Pedersen [USA]28214-81736.591663.521594.8
10Norma Taubele [USA]33423-61723.171647.2101650.111599.0
11Dorothy Knode [USA]19120-91720.871611.4111648.5
12Lilian Lopaus [USA]19011-91498.591411.6121417.4

 

1944 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
Pauline Betz [USA]17-May-194311-Mar-1946148Louise BroughSarah 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]145954-591.5%118-372.0%109-190.0%1211-191.0%1816-288.0%2826-292.0%11-0100.0%
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]134739-883.0%104-640.0%107-370.0%2522-388.0%43-175.0%2016-480.0%00-0-
Norma Taubele [USA]112923-679.3%54-180.0%42-250.0%00-0-55-0100.0%1712-570.0%65-183.0%
Dodo Cheney [USA]103830-878.9%42-250.0%73-442.0%43-175.0%2018-290.0%149-564.0%00-0-
Louise Brough [USA]124233-978.6%73-442.0%63-350.0%2016-480.0%32-166.0%2117-480.0%00-0-
Doris Hart [USA]82620-676.9%22-0100.0%42-250.0%00-0-87-187.0%1611-568.0%00-0-
Mary Arnold [USA]154834-1470.8%31-233.0%84-450.0%96-366.0%2318-578.0%1812-666.0%00-0-
Catherine Wolf [USA]4139-469.2%00-0-22-0100.0%00-0-139-469.0%00-0-00-0-
Dorothy Knode [USA]102920-969.0%11-0100.0%41-325.0%107-370.0%00-0-2014-670.0%00-0-
Shirley Fry [USA]92617-965.4%00-0-73-442.0%00-0-1410-471.0%127-558.0%00-0-
Helen Pedersen [USA]102214-863.6%32-166.0%42-250.0%00-0-00-0-1711-664.0%43-175.0%
Helen Germaine [USA]4117-463.6%10-10.0%53-260.0%00-0-32-166.0%85-362.0%00-0-
Virginia Wolfenden [USA]92415-962.5%10-10.0%86-275.0%63-350.0%00-0-1913-668.0%00-0-
Connie Clifton [USA]6159-660.0%20-20.0%42-250.0%00-0-64-266.0%63-350.0%00-0-
Edna Steinbach [USA]71710-758.8%00-0-106-460.0%00-0-32-166.0%127-558.0%21-150.0%
Peggy Welsh [USA]71710-758.8%00-0-32-166.0%32-166.0%42-250.0%95-455.0%00-0-
Kay Winthrop Mckean [USA]7127-558.3%21-150.0%30-30.0%00-0-00-0-62-433.0%54-180.0%
Lilian Lopaus [USA]102011-955.0%00-0-53-260.0%00-0-32-166.0%125-741.0%00-0-
Gloria Rustum [USA]6116-554.5%00-0-00-0-00-0-10-10.0%85-362.0%00-0-
Jean Rockey [USA]5116-554.5%00-0-11-0100.0%00-0-00-0-84-450.0%00-0-
Joanne Dunn Gibson [USA]6137-653.8%00-0-33-0100.0%00-0-95-455.0%42-250.0%00-0-
Gloria Thompson [USA]6137-653.8%00-0-00-0-31-233.0%106-460.0%00-0-00-0-
Mary Jane Metcalf [USA]7158-753.3%10-10.0%41-325.0%00-0-31-233.0%63-350.0%64-266.0%
Judy Atterbury [USA]8158-753.3%00-0-21-150.0%00-0-32-166.0%73-442.0%32-166.0%
Patricia Canning Todd [USA]8158-753.3%00-0-31-233.0%85-362.0%00-0-105-550.0%00-0-
Betty Pratt [USA]8158-753.3%10-10.0%20-20.0%00-0-32-166.0%83-537.0%00-0-
Nancy Corbett [USA]8179-852.9%00-0-42-250.0%00-0-106-460.0%84-450.0%00-0-
Betty Hulbert [USA]7147-750.0%10-10.0%11-0100.0%00-0-116-554.0%31-233.0%00-0-
Eleanor Purdy [USA]7125-741.7%00-0-42-250.0%21-150.0%00-0-104-640.0%00-0-
Mary Hardwick [GBR]12124-833.3%00-0-20-20.0%00-0-11-0100.0%00-0-20-20.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

MeetingsPlayerOpponentWinsLossesWin PercentageFinals
6Mary HardwickDorothy Round3350.0%0
6Dodo CheneyPauline Betz2433.3%2
6Louise BroughMargaret Osborne Dupont1516.7%4
6Margaret Osborne DupontPauline Betz1516.7%5
5Louise BroughPauline Betz2340.0%3
5Mary ArnoldPauline Betz050.0%0
5Mary HardwickAlice Marble050.0%0
4Mary ArnoldMargaret Osborne Dupont2250.0%0
3Kay Winthrop MckeanHelen Pedersen2166.7%2
3Dorothy KnodeMargaret Osborne Dupont030.0%0
3Betty LombardMary Nichols2166.7%3
3Margaret Osborne DupontNorma Taubele30100.0%0
3Dodo CheneyMary Arnold2166.7%2
3Doris HartPatricia Canning Todd30100.0%0
3Dorothy KnodePauline Betz030.0%0
3Judy AtterburyNorma Taubele030.0%0

 

Country Rankings    Top

How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.
Countryvs Others: MatchesWinsLossesWin PercFinalsWinsLossesWin Percvs Self: MatchesFinalsDiff TitlistsDiff FinalistsDiff Players
Luxembourg220100.0%220100.0%00111
Trinidad and Tobago220100.0%110100.0%00111
Switzerland110100.0%000-191251316
Yugoslavia110100.0%110100.0%00111
Germany110100.0%110100.0%00111
United States43321174.4%32166.7%672442747384
Cuba106460.0%000-00001
Argentina53260.0%000-92228
Uruguay42250.0%000-00001
Ireland52340.0%110100.0%3742338
United Kingdom2491537.5%31233.3%60137
Mexico131127.7%110100.0%301115
France8080.0%4040.0%2000428
Canada2020.0%1010.0%10013
Hungary1010.0%1010.0%00011

 

 

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