The Majors   

DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerFinalistScoreSemifinalists
28-Aug-1945US National ChampionshipsGrassSarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]Pauline Betz [USA]3-6 8-6 6-4Brough, Hart

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles  Pauline Betz (8)
Finals  Pauline Betz (13)
Match Wins  Pauline Betz (50)
Match Win Percentage  Pauline Betz (86.2%)(minimum 20 matches)
Three-Set Wins  Pauline Betz (8)
Three-Set Win Percentage  Dorothy Knode (83.3%)(minimum 5 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played  Sarah Palfrey Cooke (12)
Total Matches Played  Pauline Betz (58)
Events Played  Pauline Betz (17)

 

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%
1-Jan-1945Sydney ManlyGrassJoyce Fitch [AUS]1/2Alison Hattersley [AUS]6-0 6-4Hobbs Rocavert0100.0%
12-Jan-1945Curacao ExhoPauline Betz [USA]1/8Dodo Cheney [USA]6-4 6-40100.0%
17-Jan-1945BarodaLaura Woodbridge [GBR]1/2Mrs Romans [IND]3-6 6-4 6-4Dubash, Dorabji075.0%
27-Jan-1945St. PetersburgClayBetty Hulbert [USA]1/4Jean Clarke Stayer [USA]6-1 9-7Morrison, Cowles Leonard093.0%
29-Jan-1945La JollaHardSarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]1/6Pauline Betz [USA]6-4 4-6 6-2Lewis, Yeomans194.0%
5-Feb-1945 MadrasGrassLaura Woodbridge [GBR]2/2Doreen Sansoni [SRI]3-6 6-2 6-0050.0%
8-Feb-1945MontevideoMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]Felisa Piedrola [ARG]W/OGottesman, Edwards050.0%
15-Feb-1945Stockholm IndoorsCarpetMary Lagerborg [SWE]Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]6-4 6-10100.0%
17-Feb-1945Bassford WoodCarpetNorma Taubele [USA]1/2Helen Germaine [USA]1-6 6-3 6-2Steinbach, Irwin1100.0%
18-Feb-1945Miami Mid-WinterClayBetty Hulbert [USA]2/4Shirley Catton [USA]6-8 8-6 6-3Curtis, Goll0100.0%
2-Mar-1945 Palm SpringsHardPauline Betz [USA]2/8Sarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]6-0 2-6 6-4Brough, Osborne Dupont587.0%
23-Mar-1945Chestnut HillCarpetHelen Pedersen [USA]1/2Kay Winthrop Mckean [USA]4-6 6-2 6-3Rice, Taubele1100.0%
29-Mar-1945Melbourne KooyongNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]1/5Thelma Long [AUS]6-1 6-20100.0%
30-Mar-1945BombayLeela Row [IND]Lakshmi Merchant [IND]6-1 6-1Dadabhoy, Newlands0100.0%
2-Apr-1945 KingstonIvy Cover Ramsey [JAM]Hope Bunting [JAM]6-4 6-2Mcnair, Chevolleau0100.0%
14-Apr-1945San BernardinoHardPauline Betz [USA]3/8Sarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]2-6 6-1 6-3Osborne Dupont, Brough495.0%
15-Apr-1945Mills College ExhoRound robin event3100.0%
18-Apr-1945UCLA ExhoRound robin event2100.0%
5-May-1945 San FranciscoHardMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]1/4Patricia Canning Todd [USA]6-2 7-5Krase, Hunter195.0%
12-May-1945Buenos Aires River PlateClayFelisa Piedrola [ARG]Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]7-9 9-7 6-0De Bondar, Lehmann0100.0%
12-May-1945Los Angeles SoCal ChpsHardPauline Betz [USA]4/8Sarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]1-6 10-8 6-4Brough, Arnold496.0%
12-May-1945Miami BeachClayBetty Hulbert [USA]3/4Connie Clifton [USA]6-4 6-1Curtis, Morrison0100.0%
15-May-1945NeuchatelClayEdith Sutz [SUI]1/3Steffi Chapuis [SUI]6-1 6-20100.0%
17-May-1945Los Angeles SoCal Chps JuniorsHardNancy Chaffee [USA]Helen Perez [USA]6-2 6-3Varner, Moss0100.0%
31-May-1945Paris CityAnne Marie Seghers [FRA]Micheline Inglebert [FRA]6-2 6-30100.0%
2-Jun-1945 Berkeley StateHardMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]2/4Louise Brough [USA]6-4 6-3Wolfenden, Canning Todd2100.0%
11-Jun-1945BarnesV Miles [GBR]Patsy Rodgers [GBR]6-2 6-40100.0%
12-Jun-1945Brookline IntercollegiateGrassRound robin event0
13-Jun-1945Longwood StateGrassHelen Pedersen [USA]2/2Kay Winthrop Mckean [USA]6-2 6-2Taubele, Hubbell1100.0%
18-Jun-1945BirminghamBetty Hulbert [USA]4/4Gloria Thompson [USA]6-0 3-6 6-4Padgett, Clarke Stayer195.0%
18-Jun-1945St. PaulMartha Miller [USA]Martha Davis [USA]8-6 3-6 7-50100.0%
20-Jun-1945Dublin East IrelandGrassBetty Lombard [IRL]1/3Mary Nichols [IRL]4-6 6-0 6-30100.0%
22-Jun-1945Sears CupGrassRound robin event194.0%
25-Jun-1945CincinnatiClayPauline Betz [USA]5/8Dodo Cheney [USA]6-2 6-0Arnold, Fry598.0%
25-Jun-1945Fort WorthMargaret Varner [USA]1/2Patty Nixon [USA]6-1 7-5Buck0100.0%
25-Jun-1945Lausanne ClosedClayLolette Payot [SUI]1/2Heidi Enzen [SUI]6-4 7-50100.0%
30-Jun-1945HackensackNorma Taubele [USA]2/2Helen Pedersen [USA]6-2 6-2Pratt, Lopaus1100.0%
30-Jun-1945River ForestClaySarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]2/6Pauline Betz [USA]6-3 7-5Arnold, Hart5100.0%
5-Jul-1945 BrooklynClayLilian Lopaus [USA]Norma Taubele [USA]7-5 6-4Rice, Germaine1100.0%
9-Jul-1945DublinGrassBetty Lombard [IRL]2/3Barbara Good [IRL]6-3 2-6 7-5Lister, Blayney093.0%
9-Jul-1945NeenahHardDoris Hart [USA]Mary Arnold [USA]6-3 8-6Palfrey Cooke, Purdy3100.0%
9-Jul-1945PhiladelphiaGrassShirley Fry [USA]Helen Pedersen [USA]7-5 6-2Krase, Clifton1100.0%
16-Jul-1945HamtramckLillian Van Buren [USA]Mary Hernando [USA]6-0 6-1Prychitko, Delatte0100.0%
16-Jul-1945Jackson HeightsClaySarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]3/6Mary Arnold [USA]6-3 6-0Cheney, Canning Todd594.0%
16-Jul-1945LimerickBetty Lombard [IRL]3/3P Connor [IRL]6-3 6-20100.0%
16-Jul-1945Villars-sur-OllonClay Essinger [SUI] Sfezzo [SUI]UNK0100.0%
17-Jul-1945HaverfordGrassDorothy Knode [USA]Barbara Scofield [USA]6-4 6-4Snow, Corbett0100.0%
23-Jul-1945MontanaClayRita Rampinelli [SUI] Benveniste [SUI]6-0 6-20100.0%
23-Jul-1945Villars-sur-Ollon PalaceClayAnny Oetiker [SUI] Keller [SUI]9-7 4-6 6-20100.0%
26-Jul-1945SeabrightGrassPauline Betz [USA]6/8Louise Brough [USA]10-8 6-3Osborne Dupont, Canning Todd7100.0%
26-Jul-1945Soviet ChampionshipsClayGalina Ivanova [URS]Nadezhda Belonenko [URS]2-6 6-2 7-50100.0%
27-Jul-1945Tournoi de FranceClayLolette Payot [SUI]2/2Simone Lafargue [FRA]6-4 6-3050.0%
30-Jul-1945WilmingtonGrassMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]3/4Pauline Betz [USA]3-6 6-4 7-5Palfrey Cooke, Brough898.0%
6-Aug-1945 GermantownKathryn Irvis Jones [USA]1/2Lillian Van Buren [USA]7-5 6-8 7-5Moore, Thornton0100.0%
6-Aug-1945ZermattClaySteffi Chapuis [SUI]1/2 Benveniste [SUI]6-1 6-20100.0%
8-Aug-1945RyeGrassSarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]4/6Pauline Betz [USA]5-7 6-3 6-2Brough, Osborne Dupont996.0%
9-Aug-1945MilwaukeeElizabeth Hardin [USA]Marilyn Mccrory [USA]0-6 6-1 7-50100.0%
11-Aug-1945New York ATA ChpsKathryn Irvis Jones [USA]2/2Lillian Van Buren [USA]6-4 2-6 7-5Vaughan, Peters0100.0%
12-Aug-1945Los Angeles IndustrialElsie Gabel [USA]Louise Whitford [USA]6-2 6-3Wanee, Schnall0100.0%
13-Aug-1945BaselClayEdith Sutz [SUI]2/3 Keller [SUI]7-5 8-6Chapuis, Studer0100.0%
13-Aug-1945BrayNora Conway [IRL]Barbara Good [IRL]6-2 8-60100.0%
13-Aug-1945BrooklineGrassPauline Betz [USA]7/8Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]6-4 8-6Brough, Palfrey Cooke996.0%
18-Aug-1945EssexGrassRound robin event6100.0%
18-Aug-1945Essex ExhoGrassRound robin event2100.0%
20-Aug-1945DetroitMary Hernando [USA]Constance Ebbers [USA]6-4 6-1King, Prychitko0100.0%
20-Aug-1945Saint MoritzClaySteffi Chapuis [SUI]2/2Edith Sutz [SUI]7-5 6-20100.0%
23-Aug-1945East HamptonGrassSarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]5/6Dodo Cheney [USA]6-4 8-6Canning Todd, Knode293.0%
27-Aug-1945Lausanne Club des SportsClayHeidi Enzen [SUI]Anny Oetiker [SUI]1-6 8-6 8-60100.0%
28-Aug-1945US National ChampionshipsGrassSarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]6/6Pauline Betz [USA]3-6 8-6 6-4Brough, Hart996.0%
1-Sep-1945 ToledoGeraldine Leitner [USA]Stephanie Prychitko [USA]6-2 6-00100.0%
2-Sep-1945PragueClayHelena Straubeova [TCH] Vseteckova [CZE]9-7 6-3050.0%
3-Sep-1945Dublin AutumnClayMary Nichols [IRL]Nora Conway [IRL]0-6 6-3 6-10100.0%
3-Sep-1945MontreuxClayAlice Weiwers [LUX]Heidi Enzen [SUI]6-3 6-3Bucaille, Blanc Wirtham025.0%
5-Sep-1945StockholmClayAlva Bjoerk [SWE]Mary Lagerborg [SWE]6-1 7-50100.0%
12-Sep-1945Sydney StrathfieldGrassAlison Hattersley [AUS]Joan Hartigan [AUS]62 63Fitch, Jones0100.0%
13-Sep-1945AmsterdamTruid Terwindt [NED]Joopy Van Der Wal [NED]7-5 7-5Hermsen, Kool0100.0%
15-Sep-1945Los Angeles Pac SouthwestHardMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]4/4Louise Brough [USA]11-9 6-2Moran, Cheney682.0%
17-Sep-1945LuganoClayEdith Sutz [SUI]3/3 Fischbach [SUI]6-1 6-0Bek, Schnyder0100.0%
22-Sep-1945Berkeley Pac CoastPauline Betz [USA]8/8Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]6-2 7-5Knode, Canning Todd593.0%
29-Sep-1945RockdaleClayMary Hawton [AUS]Joyce Fitch [AUS]6-2 9-7Jones, Finn0100.0%
7-Oct-1945 Mexico CityMary Arnold [USA]Patricia Canning Todd [USA]6-8 6-3 6-3Knode, Teran De Weiss264.0%
10-Nov-1945 Johannesburg Transvaal ChpsHardSheila Piercey Summers [RSA]Joan Warren [RSA]6-2 6-4Sweigers0100.0%
15-Nov-1945AdelaideNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]2/5Dulcie Whittaker [AUS]6-3 6-40100.0%
16-Nov-1945TucsonHardMargaret Varner [USA]2/2Mary Cunningham [USA]6-1 6-20100.0%
19-Nov-1945SydneyNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]3/5Nell Hopman [AUS]6-3 6-3Long, Hattersley096.0%
26-Nov-1945GenevaSimonne Mathieu [FRA]Anne Marie Seghers [FRA]1-6 7-5 6-4Pannetier, Payot075.0%
6-Dec-1945 French IndoorsCarpetJacqueline Marcellin [FRA]Simonne Mathieu [FRA]UNK0100.0%
9-Dec-1945MelbourneGrassNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]4/5Nell Hopman [AUS]7-5 6-2Coate, Long0100.0%
12-Dec-1945CalcuttaDoreen Sansoni [SRI]1/2 Nolan [IND]6-4 6-2050.0%
22-Dec-1945CalcuttaDoreen Sansoni [SRI]2/2Sarah Mody [IND]6-1 10-12 6-0050.0%
24-Dec-1945BarcelonaClayJosefa De Riba [ESP]Carmen Puig [ESP]4-6 6-4 6-10100.0%
26-Dec-1945AdelaideGrassNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]5/5Dulcie Whittaker [AUS]6-3 6-4Baker, Thiele093.0%
26-Dec-1945Fort Lauderdale StateClayLaura Lou Jahn [USA]Jean Clarke Stayer [USA]6-1 7-5Stowe, Wilder0100.0%
26-Dec-1945Long BeachHardHelen Bernhard [USA]Gussie Moran [USA]7-5 6-4Raful, Barnard088.0%
26-Dec-1945Sydney CumberlandJoyce Fitch [AUS]2/2Alison Hattersley [AUS]5-7 6-4 6-4Hawton, Jones0100.0%
26-Dec-1945Sydney ManlyGrassPat Jones [AUS]Joyce Fitch [AUS]6-1 6-4Hawton, Ashford0100.0%
31-Dec-1945Manly SeasideGrassJoan Hartigan [AUS]Dorothy Jenkins [AUS]6-4 4-6 6-00100.0%

 

1945 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]26850-82151.711950.411973.012048.0
2Sarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]33645-82070.731880.721896.721946.0
3Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]27440-82058.721927.231939.0
4Louise Brough [USA]22028-121956.741815.041885.7
5Dodo Cheney [USA]29019-121895.751792.831805.361772.7
6Doris Hart [USA]20121-81893.381711.651758.751800.6
7Mary Arnold [USA]29134-141878.961737.541784.471770.7
8Patricia Canning Todd [USA]23029-111871.271715.061746.681759.6
9Shirley Fry [USA]18116-81801.771679.0101704.9
10Helen Pedersen [USA]29222-81791.891618.091710.411678.0
11Dorothy Knode [USA]20116-101749.791619.8101558.4121649.4
12Norma Taubele [USA]34218-61737.581653.5111650.321626.6
13Barbara Krase [USA]22013-131643.1101566.3141429.6131532.9
14Eleanor Purdy [USA]25016-131619.8111523.6121508.7141519.8
15Betty Hulbert [USA]22421-71573.0111543.4171410.6
16Louise Snow [USA]19014-121538.2131403.5131450.7151494.6
17Barbara Scofield [USA]19012-91528.5121448.4161436.0

 

1945 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%
Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]51414-0100.0%55-0100.0%11-0100.0%00-0-00-0-88-0100.0%00-0-
Pauline Betz [USA]175850-886.2%138-561.0%128-466.0%1816-288.0%109-190.0%2420-483.0%00-0-
Sarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]155345-884.9%96-366.0%125-741.0%1915-478.0%1312-192.0%2321-291.0%00-0-
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]144840-883.3%64-266.0%54-180.0%2119-290.0%00-0-2016-480.0%00-0-
Betty Hulbert [USA]112821-775.0%44-0100.0%43-175.0%00-0-1614-287.0%83-537.0%00-0-
Norma Taubele [USA]92418-675.0%32-166.0%33-0100.0%00-0-86-275.0%74-357.0%65-183.0%
Helen Pedersen [USA]123022-873.3%42-250.0%63-350.0%00-0-32-166.0%2014-670.0%44-0100.0%
Patricia Canning Todd [USA]124029-1172.5%20-20.0%86-275.0%75-271.0%54-180.0%1913-668.0%00-0-
Doris Hart [USA]102921-872.4%11-0100.0%74-357.0%87-187.0%43-175.0%149-564.0%00-0-
Mary Arnold [USA]154834-1470.8%31-233.0%84-450.0%1712-570.0%1512-380.0%148-657.0%00-0-
Louise Brough [USA]134028-1270.0%30-30.0%63-350.0%1813-572.0%00-0-2014-670.0%00-0-
Kay Winthrop Mckean [USA]61611-568.8%20-20.0%32-166.0%00-0-00-0-128-466.0%43-175.0%
Shirley Fry [USA]102416-866.7%11-0100.0%95-455.0%00-0-118-372.0%138-561.0%00-0-
Joyce Fitch [AUS]7149-564.3%42-250.0%43-175.0%00-0-21-150.0%85-362.0%00-0-
Dorothy Knode [USA]112616-1061.5%11-0100.0%65-183.0%10-10.0%32-166.0%1610-662.0%00-0-
Dodo Cheney [USA]113119-1261.3%30-30.0%94-544.0%54-180.0%97-277.0%179-852.0%00-0-
Lilian Lopaus [USA]91710-758.8%11-0100.0%32-166.0%00-0-65-183.0%94-544.0%00-0-
Barbara Scofield [USA]92112-957.1%10-10.0%21-150.0%64-266.0%00-0-126-650.0%00-0-
Gussie Moran [USA]6148-657.1%10-10.0%32-166.0%107-370.0%00-0-52-340.0%00-0-
Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]7148-657.1%21-150.0%51-420.0%32-166.0%32-166.0%31-233.0%00-0-
Margaret Varner [USA]101810-855.6%22-0100.0%00-0-104-640.0%00-0-42-250.0%00-0-
Eleanor Purdy [USA]132916-1355.2%00-0-43-175.0%117-463.0%85-362.0%115-645.0%00-0-
Pat Jones [AUS]6116-554.5%11-0100.0%21-150.0%00-0-10-10.0%64-266.0%00-0-
Louise Snow [USA]122614-1253.8%00-0-31-233.0%114-736.0%64-266.0%127-558.0%00-0-
Barbara Krase [USA]122613-1350.0%00-0-62-433.0%64-266.0%31-233.0%146-842.0%00-0-
Connie Clifton [USA]9189-950.0%10-10.0%52-340.0%00-0-149-564.0%51-420.0%00-0-
Helen Germaine [USA]7147-750.0%10-10.0%43-175.0%00-0-64-266.0%20-20.0%53-260.0%
Nancy Corbett [USA]10199-1047.4%00-0-21-150.0%53-260.0%42-250.0%94-544.0%00-0-
Judy Atterbury [USA]7115-645.5%00-0-31-233.0%00-0-10-10.0%73-442.0%32-166.0%
Betty Pratt [USA]8125-741.7%00-0-10-10.0%00-0-42-250.0%62-433.0%00-0-

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

MeetingsPlayerOpponentWinsLossesWin PercentageFinals
8Pauline BetzSarah Palfrey Cooke4450.0%7
7Margaret Osborne DupontPauline Betz3442.9%3
6Louise BroughPauline Betz060.0%1
5Mary ArnoldSarah Palfrey Cooke050.0%1
4Margaret Osborne DupontSarah Palfrey Cooke1325.0%0
4Joyce FitchPat Jones2250.0%1
3Dodo CheneyMargaret Osborne Dupont030.0%0
3Dorothy KnodeSarah Palfrey Cooke030.0%0
3Mary ArnoldNancy Corbett30100.0%0
3Louise BroughHelen Pedersen30100.0%0
3Patricia Canning ToddShirley Fry30100.0%0
3Mary ArnoldPauline Betz030.0%0
3Margaret VarnerMargaret Osborne Dupont030.0%0
3Louise BroughPatricia Canning Todd30100.0%0
3Louise BroughMargaret Osborne Dupont030.0%2
3Margaret Osborne DupontPatricia Canning Todd30100.0%1
3Margaret Osborne DupontEleanor Purdy30100.0%0
3Louise BroughSarah Palfrey Cooke1233.3%0
3Edith SutzSteffi Chapuis2166.7%2
3Gussie MoranLouise Brough030.0%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%110100.0%00111
United States3933684.6%000-722442241362
Sri Lanka32166.7%32166.7%00111
Argentina127558.3%000-82228
United Kingdom189950.0%220100.0%112311
Switzerland42250.0%21150.0%141071114
Australia42250.0%000-741161050
Cuba21150.0%000-00001
Ireland83537.5%000-3053534
France31233.3%1010.0%43357
Netherlands81712.5%000-311210
Mexico141137.1%000-200011
India4040.0%3030.0%41159
South Africa3030.0%000-41127
Uruguay2020.0%000-00002

 

 

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