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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
19-Jan-1946	Australian Championships	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	6-4 6-4	Toomey, Coate
24-Jun-1946	Wimbledon	Grass	Pauline Betz [USA]	Louise Brough [USA]	6-2 6-4	Cheney, Osborne Dupont
18-Jul-1946	Roland Garros	Clay	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	Pauline Betz [USA]	1-6 8-6 7-5	Brough, Cheney
31-Aug-1946	US National Championships	Grass	Pauline Betz [USA]	Doris Hart [USA]	11-9 6-3	Canning Todd, Arnold

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Pauline Betz (8)
Finals	Pauline Betz (10)
Match Wins	Pauline Betz (52)
Match Win Percentage	Pauline Betz (94.5%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Shirley Fry (20)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Shirley Fry (90.9%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Shirley Fry (22)
Total Matches Played	Eleanor Purdy (57)
Events Played	Eleanor Purdy (20)

 

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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Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Titles	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists	Top 10s	Geo%
1-Jan-1946	Cape Town	Clay	Billie Tapscott [RSA]		Mary Muller [RSA]	2-6 9-7 7-5	Anderson	0	100.0%
2-Jan-1946	Auckland	Grass	Margaret Beverly [NZL]		Janette Robb [NZL]	7-5 8-6		0	100.0%
7-Jan-1946	Tampa	Clay	Baba Lewis [USA]	1/3	Betty Hulbert [USA]	6-3 6-4	Beyer, Purdy	0	100.0%
11-Jan-1946	La Jolla	Hard	Pauline Betz [USA]	1/8	Dodo Cheney [USA]	7-9 6-3 6-3	Moran, Doyle	2	100.0%
14-Jan-1946	St. Petersburg	Clay	Eleanor Purdy [USA]		Baba Lewis [USA]	3-6 8-6 6-3	Masterson, Hulbert	0	95.0%
19-Jan-1946	Australian Championships	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	1/5	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	6-4 6-4	Toomey, Coate	0	100.0%
21-Jan-1946	Australian Championships Juniors	Grass	Shirley Grant [AUS]		Norma Reid [AUS]	6-3 6-0		0	100.0%
21-Jan-1946	Orlando	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	1/6	Eleanor Purdy [USA]	6-0 2-6 6-3	Clifton, Pratt	1	95.0%
28-Jan-1946	Coral Gables	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	1/2	Helen Pedersen [USA]	1-6 11-9 6-3	Purdy, Lewis	1	96.0%
6-Feb-1946	West Palm Beach	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	2/6	Eleanor Purdy [USA]	6-2 2-6 6-1	Pratt, Lopaus	0	96.0%
9-Feb-1946	Stockholm Indoors	Carpet	Mary Lagerborg [SWE]	1/2	Alva Bjoerk [SWE]	6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
11-Feb-1946	Fort Lauderdale	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	2/2	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	6-0 6-1	Hulbert, Lewis	1	93.0%
18-Feb-1946	Daytona Beach	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	3/6	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	4-6 8-6 8-6	Hart, Lewis	2	94.0%
23-Feb-1946	Killara		Pat Jones [AUS]	1/4	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	6-2 7-5	Hattersley, Hawton	0	100.0%
4-Mar-1946	New York Eastern Indoors	Carpet	Millicent Hirsch [USA]		Sylvia Knowles [USA]	6-4 4-6 10-8	Germaine, Irwin	0	100.0%
11-Mar-1946	Cairo	Clay	Simonne Mathieu [FRA]	1/2	Vera Mattar [LBN]	6-3 6-3		0	50.0%
11-Mar-1946	Copenhagen Indoors	Carpet	Vera Nielsen [DEN]		Milly Vagn Nielsen [DEN]	6-1 6-2		0	100.0%
11-Mar-1946	Helsinki Indoors	Carpet	Ery Broman [FIN]		Marianne Hellstrom [FIN]	7-5 6-4		0	100.0%
11-Mar-1946	Monte Carlo	Clay	Alice Weiwers [LUX]	1/3	Yvonne Hoyaux [BEL]	6-3 6-2		0	50.0%
15-Mar-1946	Los Angeles Town House	Hard	Pauline Betz [USA]	2/8	Dodo Cheney [USA]	6-4 6-1	Moran, Brough	3	91.0%
17-Mar-1946	California Interclub	Hard	Round robin event					3	91.0%
25-Mar-1946	Brookline Natl Indoors	Carpet	Helen Pedersen [USA]	1/3	Kay Hubbell [USA]	7-5 6-4	Knowles, Atterbury	0	100.0%
28-Mar-1946	Alexandria	Clay	Simonne Mathieu [FRA]	2/2	Vera Mattar [LBN]	6-1 6-1		0	50.0%
28-Mar-1946	Miami	Clay	Betty Hulbert [USA]	1/2	Eleanor Purdy [USA]	6-2 8-10 6-3		0	100.0%
4-Apr-1946	San Francisco East-West	Hard	Round robin event					4	100.0%
8-Apr-1946	Beverly Hills	Hard	Pauline Betz [USA]	3/8	Dodo Cheney [USA]	6-3-6-1	Moran, Brough	4	92.0%
8-Apr-1946	Sutton	Clay	Betty Hilton [GBR]	1/4	Molly Lincoln [GBR]	9-7 7-5	Thomas, Quertier	0	100.0%
11-Apr-1946	Bulawayo		Jean Smith [USA]		Mrs T Ward [RHO]	6-3 8-6		0	50.0%
11-Apr-1946	Johannesburg	Clay	Mary Muller [RSA]		Olive Craze [RSA]	7-5 6-3	Tapscott, Scott	0	100.0%
15-Apr-1946	Hampstead	Clay	Joan Curry [GBR]	1/5	Betty Hilton [GBR]	7-5 6-4	Lincoln, Mottram	0	97.0%
15-Apr-1946	Houston	Clay	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	1/4	Eleanor Purdy [USA]	6-4 6-4	Startzman, Motter	0	100.0%
15-Apr-1946	New York Seventh Regiment		Norma Taubele [USA]	1/3	Edna Steinbach [USA]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
19-Apr-1946	Salisbury		Patricia Davenport [RHO]		Mrs Wilson [GBR]	6-2 6-3		0	50.0%
19-Apr-1946	Scarborough 1	Clay	Jean Quertier [GBR]	1/3	Sheila Barraclough [GBR]	6-1 7-5		0	100.0%
21-Apr-1946	Corowa		Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	2/5	Joan Hartigan [AUS]	6-1 6-3	Mcgowling, Taylor	1	100.0%
21-Apr-1946	Hobart		Molly Turner [AUS]		F J White [AUS]	6-3 6-1	Milledge, Zschech	0	100.0%
21-Apr-1946	Perth		Joyce Wood [AUS]		Mary Edwards [AUS]	6-3 6-3	Graham, Omahoney	0	100.0%
22-Apr-1946	Paddington	Clay	Jean Bostock [GBR]	1/4	Kay Stammers [GBR]	8-6 6-4	Thomas, Coutts	0	96.0%
22-Apr-1946	Toowoomba		Noel Martin [AUS]		Edie Niemeyer [AUS]	2-6 6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
27-Apr-1946	Kingston		Hope Bunting [JAM]		Jean Mcnair [JAM]	7-5 6-3		0	100.0%
29-Apr-1946	Bournemouth 1	Clay	Jean Bostock [GBR]	2/4	Kay Stammers [GBR]	6-3 6-4	Hilton, Curry	0	95.0%
29-Apr-1946	Dublin Hard	Clay	Mary Nichols [IRL]		Betty Lombard [IRL]	3-6 8-6 6-4		0	100.0%
4-May-1946	Buenos Aires River Plate	Clay	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]		Felisa Piedrola [ARG]	6-2 7-5	Obarrio, De Bondar	0	87.0%
4-May-1946	Los Angeles SoCal Chps	Hard	Dodo Cheney [USA]	1/4	Pauline Betz [USA]	6-1 3-6 6-1	Moran, Arnold	2	96.0%
5-May-1946	Nambour		Edie Niemeyer [AUS]		Dorn Mcgill [AUS]	6-4 6-4	Longland, Donpon	0	100.0%
6-May-1946	Hurlingham	Clay	Bea Walter [GBR]	1/3	Joy Mottram [GBR]	4-6 6-4 6-1	Curry, Dawson Scott	0	88.0%
9-May-1946	Budapest Intl	Clay	Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]		Marta Peterdy [HUN]	6-3 4-6 6-3		0	100.0%
16-May-1946	Barcelona	Clay	Carmen Puig [ESP]		Losse De Farrones [ESP]	6-2 6-0		0	100.0%
16-May-1946	Paris City	Clay	Nelly Landry [BEL]	1/2	Monique Hamelin [FRA]	6-1 6-2		0	50.0%
18-May-1946	Berkeley	Hard	Dodo Cheney [USA]	2/4	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-4 7-5	Snow	1	100.0%
22-May-1946	Harrogate	Grass	Betty Hilton [GBR]	2/4	Elsa Haylock [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Walter, Hargreaves	0	100.0%
27-May-1946	Barnes	Grass	J W Ing [GBR]		Dorrit Herbst [GBR]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
27-May-1946	Malvern	Grass	Betty Hilton [GBR]	3/4	Freda James [GBR]	6-1 6-3	Hilton, Moss, Stoodley Morgan, James	0	100.0%
27-May-1946	Surbiton	Grass	Kay Stammers [GBR]		Gay Chandler [GBR]	6-4 6-3	Osborne, Stork	0	96.0%
28-May-1946	Wightman Tryouts	Grass	Round robin event					0	100.0%
29-May-1946	Chapel Allerton	Grass	Bea Walter [GBR]	2/3	Freda James [GBR]	6-0 6-2		0	100.0%
3-Jun-1946	Hartford		Helen Pedersen [USA]	2/3	Eleanor Purdy [USA]	6-1 6-4	Knowles, Rice	0	95.0%
3-Jun-1946	Kansas City	Clay	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	2/4	Mary Arnold [USA]	11-9 6-3	Smith, Pickrell	0	100.0%
3-Jun-1946	Manchester	Grass	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	1/4	Louise Brough [USA]	6-1 6-3	Hart, Walter	5	60.0%
3-Jun-1946	Neuchatel	Clay	Steffi Chapuis [SUI]	1/3	Milena Beck [SUI]	6-3 6-0		0	100.0%
3-Jun-1946	Weybridge	Grass	Tournament not completed				Panton (F), Lewis (F), Mcpherson Grant, Herbst	0	92.0%
7-Jun-1946	Birmingham	Grass	Betty Hilton [GBR]	4/4	Bea Walter [GBR]	6-3-5-7-6-1		1	75.0%
9-Jun-1946	Melbourne Hard	Clay	Connie Coate [AUS]		Alison Baker [AUS]	2-6 7-5 6-1	Long, Mauger	0	100.0%
10-Jun-1946	Beckenham	Grass	Vera Thomas [GBR]	1/2	Betty Nuthall [GBR]	6-4 6-3	Woodgate, Panton	0	93.0%
10-Jun-1946	Bristol	Grass	Joy Hibbert [GBR]		Madie Moss [AUS]	3-6 6-3 6-2		0	50.0%
10-Jun-1946	Dinas Powis	Grass	Hilary Stoodley Morgan [GBR]		Laura Morgan [GBR]	6-4 6-2		0	100.0%
13-Jun-1946	Wagga Wagga		Clare Proctor [AUS]		J Gilchrist [AUS]	6-3 6-0		0	100.0%
14-Jun-1946	Sears Cup		Round robin event					0	100.0%
14-Jun-1946	Wightman Cup	Grass	Round robin event					3	50.0%
17-Jun-1946	Dublin East Ireland		Betty Lombard [IRL]	1/3	Mary Nichols [IRL]	6-1 7-5		0	100.0%
17-Jun-1946	Louisville	Clay	Mary Arnold [USA]	1/3	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-2 7-5	Wolfenden, Clifton	2	97.0%
17-Jun-1946	Queen's Club	Grass	Pauline Betz [USA]	4/8	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	6-8 6-3 6-3	Hart, Brough	4	72.0%
19-Jun-1946	Brookline State	Grass	Judy Atterbury [USA]		Kay Hubbell [USA]	6-3 6-2	Rockey, Boyer	0	100.0%
19-Jun-1946	Sunderland	Grass	Doris Davison [GBR]		Mrs R Gibson [GBR]	6-0 6-0		0	100.0%
20-Jun-1946	Toronto		Betty Pratt [USA]		Gloria Rustum [USA]	1-6 6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
22-Jun-1946	Brooklyn	Clay	Norma Taubele [USA]	2/3	Helen Pedersen [USA]	11-9 6-1	Rice, Pratt	0	100.0%
24-Jun-1946	Cincinnati	Clay	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	3/4	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-4 6-1	Arnold, Krase	2	100.0%
24-Jun-1946	Lausanne Closed	Clay	Violette Rigollet [SUI]		Alice Charbonnier [SUI]	9-7 7-5		0	100.0%
24-Jun-1946	Philadelphia District	Grass	Bunny Vosters [USA]	1/2	Sylvia Knowles [USA]	6-2 9-7	Riegel, Strobhar	0	95.0%
24-Jun-1946	San Diego	Hard	Gussie Moran [USA]		Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher [USA]	6-4 6-4	Gladman, Chaffee	0	87.0%
24-Jun-1946	Wimbledon	Grass	Pauline Betz [USA]	5/8	Louise Brough [USA]	6-2 6-4	Cheney, Osborne Dupont	5	65.0%
26-Jun-1946	Wimbledon Plate	Grass	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	1/3	Pat Oconnell [USA]	6-4 7-5	Chuter, Jarvis	0	61.0%
29-Jun-1946	River Forest	Clay	Barbara Krase [USA]		Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	10-8 6-4	Barnett, Fry	2	100.0%
1-Jul-1946	Craiglockhart		Mrs M Cornell [GBR]		Mollie Welsh [GBR]	6-2 3-6 6-2		0	100.0%
1-Jul-1946	Huddersfield	Grass	Barbara Behr [GBR]		Isobel Raffan [GBR]	6-1 6-4		0	100.0%
1-Jul-1946	Montclair	Clay	Betty Hulbert [USA]	2/2	Betty Pratt [USA]	6-0 4-6 6-2	Coumbe, Lopaus	0	100.0%
6-Jul-1946	Durban	Clay	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	1/2	Mary Muller [RSA]	4-6 6-3 6-3	Morphew, Tapscott	0	100.0%
8-Jul-1946	Dublin	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	1/2	Doris Hart [USA]	6-2 7-5	Cheney, Canning Todd	3	64.0%
8-Jul-1946	Edgbaston	Grass	Joan Curry [GBR]	2/5	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	7-5 6-3	Cowney, Hilton	0	92.0%
8-Jul-1946	Hackensack	Clay	Norma Taubele [USA]	3/3	Betty Pratt [USA]	3-6 6-0 6-4	Virgil, Lopaus	0	100.0%
8-Jul-1946	Indianapolis	Clay	Mary Arnold [USA]	2/3	Shirley Fry [USA]	3-6 6-1 6-3	Knode, Purdy	2	100.0%
8-Jul-1946	Matlock	Grass	Helena Straubeova [TCH]		Betty Marsh [GBR]	6-4 6-1		0	50.0%
8-Jul-1946	Philadelphia Middle States	Grass	Bunny Vosters [USA]	2/2	Barbara Strobhar [USA]	6-0 6-0	Hulbert, Clifton	0	100.0%
8-Jul-1946	Tabor	Clay	Olga Miskova [TCH]		Mrs Solcova [CZE]	6-1 6-3		0	50.0%
9-Jul-1946	Varberg USA vs SWE	Clay	Round robin event					2	50.0%
13-Jul-1946	Brussels Exho	Clay	Round robin event					2	66.0%
13-Jul-1946	Jackson Heights	Clay	Helen Pedersen [USA]	3/3	Norma Taubele [USA]	3-6 6-2 6-2	Pratt, Steinbach	1	97.0%
14-Jul-1946	Neuchatel Closed	Clay	Luzia Studer [SUI]		Edith Sutz [SUI]	6-4 6-0		0	100.0%
15-Jul-1946	Cheltenham	Grass	Gertrude Valentine Brown [GBR]		Monica Ereaut [GBR]	6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
15-Jul-1946	Edinburgh Scottish Chps	Grass	Anita Lizana [CHI]	1/2	Betty Lombard [IRL]	6-4 6-0	Cornell, Proudfoot	0	50.0%
15-Jul-1946	Frinton-on-Sea	Grass	Jean Bostock [GBR]	3/4	Kay Stammers [GBR]	4-6 6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
15-Jul-1946	Haverford	Grass	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	4/4	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-1 11-9	Hulbert, Vosters	1	100.0%
15-Jul-1946	Newport Wales	Grass	Gem Hoahing [GBR]		Joy Hibbert [GBR]	6-1 6-2	Stoodley Morgan, Stoodley Morgan	0	100.0%
15-Jul-1946	Soviet Championships		Olga Kalmykova [URS]		Nadezhda Belonenko [URS]	6-3 6-3		0	100.0%
17-Jul-1946	Nottingham	Grass	Edith Middleton [GBR]		Sheila Barraclough [GBR]	6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
18-Jul-1946	Roland Garros	Clay	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	2/4	Pauline Betz [USA]	1-6 8-6 7-5	Brough, Cheney	5	58.0%
22-Jul-1946	Copenhagen	Clay	Else Stockel [DEN]		Milly Vagn Nielsen [DEN]	7-5 6-2		0	100.0%
22-Jul-1946	Helsinki	Clay	Stina Stenman [FIN]		Thelma Salo [FIN]	8-10 6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
22-Jul-1946	Ottawa		Baba Lewis [USA]	2/3	Noreen Haney [USA]	6-1 6-3	Adams, Macken	0	92.0%
22-Jul-1946	Scotch Plains		Althea Gibson [USA]	1/2	Lillian Van Buren [USA]	6-4 6-3	Gibson	0	100.0%
22-Jul-1946	Seabright	Grass	Shirley Fry [USA]	4/6	Mary Arnold [USA]	6-4 3-6 6-2	Knode, Krase	4	100.0%
22-Jul-1946	Wengen	Clay	Steffi Chapuis [SUI]	2/3	Elinor Grob [SUI]	6-4 6-0		0	100.0%
27-Jul-1946	Crans-sur-Sierre	Clay	Blaizot [SUI]		Benveniste [SUI]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
29-Jul-1946	East Hampton	Grass	Shirley Fry [USA]	5/6	Mary Arnold [USA]	3-6 6-4 7-5	Moran, Pedersen	4	100.0%
29-Jul-1946	Montana	Clay	Anny Oetiker [SUI]		Pillois [SUI]	5-7 7-5 6-4		0	100.0%
29-Jul-1946	Prague Intl	Clay	Dodo Cheney [USA]	3/4	Bohumila Solkova [CZE]	6-2 6-1	Miskova	1	50.0%
29-Jul-1946	Tunbridge Wells		Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	2/3	Bea Walter [GBR]	10-12 6-4 6-4	David, Durlac	0	93.0%
31-Jul-1946	Bury		Jean Bostock [GBR]	4/4	Jean Quertier [GBR]	6-1 6-3		0	100.0%
1-Aug-1946	Spokane		Betty Struthers [USA]		Barbara Kimbrell [USA]	6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
3-Aug-1946	Orange	Grass	Shirley Fry [USA]	6/6	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	6-4 9-7	Arnold, Scofield	7	97.0%
5-Aug-1946	Bournemouth 2	Grass	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	3/3	Janet Morgan [GBR]	6-3 6-4	Cooke, Uber	0	94.0%
5-Aug-1946	Gstaad	Clay	Dodo Cheney [USA]	4/4	Helena Straubeova [TCH]	6-4 6-1	Beck, Isaac	1	40.0%
5-Aug-1946	New York Negro Chps		Althea Gibson [USA]	2/2	Nana Vaughan [USA]	6-4 4-6 6-2	Bundy	0	100.0%
5-Aug-1946	Newcastle Ulster Chps		Nora Conway [IRL]		Mrs J Bland [IRL]	7-5 4-6 6-3		0	100.0%
5-Aug-1946	Tallahassee		Abbie Carr Coleman [USA]		Mirtis Rolls [USA]	6-3 6-1		0	100.0%
5-Aug-1946	Villars-sur-Ollon	Clay	Elsa Riboli [ITA]		Lucia Manfredi [ITA]	6-2 6-4	Barbier, Inglebert	0	50.0%
5-Aug-1946	Wellingborough	Grass	Elsa Haylock [GBR]		Rosemary Smith Mobbs [GBR]	7-5 4-6 6-2		0	100.0%
12-Aug-1946	Berkshire	Grass	Valerie Cooper [GBR]		Margot Parker [GBR]	6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
12-Aug-1946	Bray		Betty Lombard [IRL]	2/3	Nora Conway [IRL]	6-1 6-4		0	100.0%
12-Aug-1946	Brisbane	Grass	Pat Jones [AUS]	2/4	May Hardcastle [AUS]	63 62	Proctor, Ashford	0	100.0%
12-Aug-1946	Buxton	Grass	Bea Walter [GBR]	3/3	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	4-6 6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
12-Aug-1946	Cranleigh	Grass	Margot Parker [GBR]		Thelma Jarvis [GBR]	6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
12-Aug-1946	Lucerne	Clay	Tournament not completed				Cheney (F), Landry (F), Bossi, Weiwers	1	36.0%
12-Aug-1946	Manchester-on-Sea	Grass	Mary Arnold [USA]	3/3	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	6-4 6-4	Knode, Vosters	4	91.0%
12-Aug-1946	Polish National Chps		Zofia Jedrzejowska [POL]		Marja Rudowska [POL]	6-2 2-6 8-6	Poplawska, Jaskowiakowna	0	100.0%
12-Aug-1946	Torquay		Joan Curry [GBR]	3/5	Jean Quertier [GBR]	8-6 6-1	Dawson Scott, Whitmarsh	0	100.0%
12-Aug-1946	Viareggio	Clay	Nicla Migliori [ITA]		Billi [ITA]	6-1 6-0		0	100.0%
15-Aug-1946	The Hague	Clay	Truid Terwindt [NED]		Madzy Rollin Couquerque [NED]	9-7 7-5		0	100.0%
19-Aug-1946	Bognor Regis		Gladys Lines [GBR]		Enid Sutton [GBR]	6-4 6-2	Mitchell, Wenyon	0	100.0%
19-Aug-1946	Exmouth		Joan Curry [GBR]	4/5	Hilary Stoodley Morgan [GBR]	6-2 6-2	Moss, David	1	100.0%
19-Aug-1946	Longwood Bowl	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	2/2	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	6-3 6-2	Canning Todd, Hart	8	90.0%
19-Aug-1946	Memphis		Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]		Wilma Smith [USA]	6-0 8-6	Mccarter, Magnusson	0	94.0%
19-Aug-1946	Rye		Mrs J E L Wright [GBR]		E L Hopkins [GBR]	6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
19-Aug-1946	Saint Moritz	Clay	Nelly Landry [BEL]	2/2	Helena Straubeova [TCH]	6-1 6-1		0	50.0%
19-Aug-1946	Scarborough 2		Jean Quertier [GBR]	2/3	Betty Hilton [GBR]	6-3 6-1	Walter, Maingay	0	96.0%
19-Aug-1946	St. Andrews	Clay	Anita Lizana [CHI]	2/2	Mollie Welsh [GBR]	6-0 6-1		0	50.0%
19-Aug-1946	Wilberforce ATA Chps		Roumania Peters [USA]		Althea Gibson [USA]	6-4 7-9 6-3	Van Buren, Lomax	0	100.0%
19-Aug-1946	Wilberforce ATA Juniors		Gwenn Whittington [USA]		Joyce Cook [USA]	6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
19-Aug-1946	Wilberforce Exho		Round robin event					0	50.0%
22-Aug-1946	Zermatt	Clay	Lucia Manfredi [ITA]		Steffi Chapuis [SUI]	6-3 6-1	Jaeger, Chabloz	0	75.0%
24-Aug-1946	Stockholm	Clay	Mary Lagerborg [SWE]	2/2	Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]	8-6 6-1		0	100.0%
26-Aug-1946	Budleigh Salterton	Grass	Joan Curry [GBR]	5/5	Mary Eyre [GBR]	6-1 6-0		1	100.0%
26-Aug-1946	Carlisle	Grass	Madge Slaney [GBR]	1/2	Katherine Keith Steele [GBR]	6-1 4-6 6-1		0	100.0%
26-Aug-1946	Lausanne Montchoisi	Clay	Round robin event				Riboli (F), Manfredi (F), Chapuis, Tonolli	0	75.0%
26-Aug-1946	New Malden	Grass	Vera Thomas [GBR]	2/2	Molly Lincoln [GBR]	6-4 6-3	Cooper, Walker Smith	0	100.0%
27-Aug-1946	Sydney Hard	Clay	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	3/5	Dulcie Whittaker [AUS]	7-5 6-1	Jones, Toomey	0	100.0%
31-Aug-1946	US National Championships	Grass	Pauline Betz [USA]	6/8	Doris Hart [USA]	11-9 6-3	Canning Todd, Arnold	9	92.0%
2-Sep-1946	Chiswick	Clay	Madge Slaney [GBR]	2/2	Gladys Lines [GBR]	6-4 6-2	Lines, Lincoln, Slaney	0	90.0%
2-Sep-1946	Johannesburg Transvaal Chps	Clay	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	2/2	Beryl Bartlett [RSA]	6-1 6-4		0	100.0%
2-Sep-1946	Prague Czech Chps	Clay	Magda Rurac [ROU]		Helena Straubeova [TCH]	4-6 6-2 6-4		0	50.0%
3-Sep-1946	Montreux	Clay	Alice Weiwers [LUX]	2/3	Elsa Riboli [ITA]	7-5 5-7 6-4	Manfredi, Charbonnier	0	50.0%
5-Sep-1946	Budapest Hungarian Intl	Clay	Marta Peterdy [HUN]		Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]	6-0 5-7 7-5		0	100.0%
8-Sep-1946	Dubbo	Clay	Mary Hawton [AUS]		Joyce Fitch [AUS]	6-4 2-6 6-4		0	100.0%
8-Sep-1946	Lausanne Pontaise	Clay	Alice Weiwers [LUX]	3/3	Lucia Manfredi [ITA]	6-3 8-6		0	50.0%
9-Sep-1946	Dublin Autumn	Clay	Betty Lombard [IRL]	3/3	Mary Nichols [IRL]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
9-Sep-1946	Eastbourne	Grass	Tournament not completed				Curry (F), Hilton (F), Lincoln, Knapp	1	100.0%
9-Sep-1946	Lee-on-Solent		Susan Noel [GBR]		Joey David [GBR]	3-6 6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
11-Sep-1946	Allentown	Clay	Baba Lewis [USA]	3/3	Marta Barnett [USA]	3-6 6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
21-Sep-1946	Los Angeles Pac Southwest	Hard	Pauline Betz [USA]	7/8	Dodo Cheney [USA]	6-2 6-2	Moran, Bostock	2	93.0%
21-Sep-1946	Sydney Strathfield	Grass	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	1/2	Mary Hawton [AUS]	6-3 4-6 6-2	Proctor, Jenkins	0	100.0%
23-Sep-1946	Lugano	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]		Lucia Manfredi [ITA]	6-0 8-6	Riboli, Straubeova	0	75.0%
26-Sep-1946	Monte Carlo Country Club	Clay	Effie Hemmant [GBR]		Billie Yorke [GBR]	6-4 1-6 6-2		0	100.0%
27-Sep-1946	Cap d'Antibes	Clay	Jeannette Poncelet [FRA]		Nadine Guinand [ALG]	6-2 6-4		0	50.0%
30-Sep-1946	San Francisco Pac Coast	Hard	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	3/4	Barbara Krase [USA]	6-4 6-1	Knode, Bostock	2	90.0%
5-Oct-1946	Canberra		N Mathews [AUS]		N Southwell [AUS]	6-1 8-6		0	100.0%
7-Oct-1946	Sydney Metro	Clay	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	2/2	Mary Hawton [AUS]	3-6 6-3 6-4	Ashford, Finn	0	100.0%
12-Oct-1946	Mexico City	Clay	Pauline Betz [USA]	8/8	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	6-4 15-13	Hart, Brough	4	61.0%
14-Oct-1946	Cromer	Carpet	Jean Quertier [GBR]	3/3	Joy Mottram [GBR]	6-0 5-7 6-3	Middleton, Walter	0	92.0%
1-Nov-1946	Buenos Aires	Clay	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	4/4	Louise Brough [USA]	5-7 6-4 6-4	Teran De Weiss, Piedrola	2	80.0%
2-Nov-1946	Sydney NSW vs VIC	Grass	Round robin event					0	100.0%
4-Nov-1946	Sydney	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	4/5	Thelma Long [AUS]	6-3 4-6 6-1	Hopman, Fitch	0	96.0%
14-Nov-1946	Geneva	Carpet	Steffi Chapuis [SUI]	3/3	Mrs Marie Weber [SUI]	6-4 7-5		0	100.0%
14-Nov-1946	Mexican Chps		Elvira Legaspi De Ampudio [MEX]		Carmen Christlieb [MEX]	6-4 6-3	Gutierrez De Marquez, Reyes	0	100.0%
26-Nov-1946	Melbourne VIC vs NSW	Grass	Round robin event					0	100.0%
27-Nov-1946	Melbourne	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	5/5	Thelma Long [AUS]	6-1 9-7	Berryman, Coate	0	100.0%
8-Dec-1946	Barranquilla CenAm Games		Carmen Christlieb [MEX]		Hilda Heyn [MEX]	UNK		0	100.0%
15-Dec-1946	Syndey		Pat Jones [AUS]	3/4	Alison Hattersley [AUS]	8-10 6-4 6-4	Jenkins, Hobbs Rocavert	0	100.0%
21-Dec-1946	Perth	Grass	Rona Ryan [AUS]		Mary Omahoney [AUS]	1-6 8-6 6-1	Edwards, White	0	100.0%
26-Dec-1946	Barcelona Christmas	Clay	Josefa De Riba [ESP]		Carmen Puig [ESP]	4-6 6-4 6-1		0	100.0%
26-Dec-1946	Sydney Manly	Grass	Pat Jones [AUS]	4/4	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	7-5 6-4	Hattersley, Hawton	0	100.0%

 

1946 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
1	Pauline Betz [USA]	27	8	52-3	2202.7	1	2018.7	1	2015.5	1	2105.4
2	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	28	4	43-7	2062.8	2	1891.0	2	1896.1	2	1944.9
3	Louise Brough [USA]	23	2	37-9	1992.3	4	1822.1	8	1765.8	3	1928.1
4	Dodo Cheney [USA]	30	4	41-9	1958.1	3	1848.2	3	1861.3	7	1818.1
5	Shirley Fry [USA]	19	6	45-7	1942.6			6	1825.2	4	1850.3
6	Doris Hart [USA]	21	2	36-9	1920.6			9	1751.4	5	1847.0
7	Mary Arnold [USA]	30	3	40-10	1917.1	5	1752.1	4	1833.6	6	1820.6
8	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	24	0	16-7	1882.7	6	1748.4	10	1745.7	9	1787.6
9	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	28	4	45-10	1869.9			5	1825.6	10	1765.5
10	Helen Pedersen [USA]	30	3	24-5	1832.6			11	1739.9	12	1730.9	1	1716.3
11	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	30	5	22-1	1824.6			12	1685.8	8	1787.8
12	Jean Bostock [GBR]	24	4	28-9	1817.5	9	1622.4	7	1783.8	14	1716.6
13	Dorothy Knode [USA]	21	0	26-12	1799.2	8	1652.8	14	1661.8	15	1703.5
14	Gussie Moran [USA]	23	1	20-9	1787.8	7	1684.3			19	1666.3
15	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	34	3	20-3	1782.3			17	1640.5	13	1720.7
16	Joan Curry [GBR]		5	32-6	1780.1			13	1668.9	16	1691.3
17	Bunny Vosters [USA]	27	2	22-7	1767.3					17	1688.7
18	Thelma Long [AUS]	28	0	15-5	1761.3			20	1626.7	11	1732.3
19	Kay Stammers [GBR]	32	1	22-9	1735.0			15	1654.4	18	1670.2
20	Betty Hilton [GBR]	26	4	33-8	1713.9			18	1631.6	20	1641.0

 

1946 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
Pauline Betz [USA]	17-May-1943	11-Mar-1946	148	Louise Brough
Sarah Palfrey Cooke [USA]	25-Mar-1946	24-Jun-1946	14
Pauline Betz [USA]	8-Jul-1946	21-Jul-1947	55		Margaret Osborne Dupont

 

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%
Pauline Betz [USA]	16	55	52-3	94.5%	10	8-2	80.0%	11	9-2	81.0%	22	20-2	90.0%	13	12-1	92.0%	23	21-2	91.0%	0	0-0	-
Shirley Fry [USA]	13	52	45-7	86.5%	9	6-3	66.0%	22	20-2	90.0%	0	0-0	-	31	27-4	87.0%	21	18-3	85.0%	0	0-0	-
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	15	50	43-7	86.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	9	5-4	55.0%	8	7-1	87.0%	15	13-2	86.0%	28	23-5	82.0%	0	0-0	-
Joan Curry [GBR]	13	38	32-6	84.2%	5	5-0	100.0%	2	0-2	0.0%	0	0-0	-	17	14-3	82.0%	14	11-3	78.0%	0	0-0	-
Helen Pedersen [USA]	9	29	24-5	82.8%	5	3-2	60.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	0	0-0	-	15	12-3	80.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	3	3-0	100.0%
Dodo Cheney [USA]	14	50	41-9	82.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	28	23-5	82.0%	13	12-1	92.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	0	0-0	-
Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	14	55	45-10	81.8%	9	4-5	44.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	0	0-0	-	32	28-4	87.0%	23	17-6	73.0%	0	0-0	-
Betty Hilton [GBR]	13	41	33-8	80.5%	6	4-2	66.0%	3	3-0	100.0%	0	0-0	-	18	15-3	83.0%	19	15-4	78.0%	0	0-0	-
Louise Brough [USA]	12	46	37-9	80.4%	5	2-3	40.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	31	26-5	83.0%	0	0-0	-
Mary Arnold [USA]	13	50	40-10	80.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	9	4-5	44.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	21	18-3	85.0%	25	20-5	80.0%	0	0-0	-
Doris Hart [USA]	11	45	36-9	80.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	0	0-0	-	19	16-3	84.0%	28	21-7	75.0%	0	0-0	-
Bunny Vosters [USA]	10	29	22-7	75.9%	2	2-0	100.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	0	0-0	-	0	0-0	-	29	22-7	75.0%	0	0-0	-
Jean Bostock [GBR]	14	37	28-9	75.7%	4	4-0	100.0%	4	4-0	100.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	12	11-1	91.0%	22	12-10	54.0%	0	0-0	-
Baba Lewis [USA]	11	30	22-8	73.3%	4	3-1	75.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	0	0-0	-	24	18-6	75.0%	2	0-2	0.0%	0	0-0	-
Jean Quertier [GBR]	15	42	30-12	71.4%	5	3-2	60.0%	13	9-4	69.0%	0	0-0	-	16	11-5	68.0%	11	6-5	54.0%	4	4-0	100.0%
Bea Walter [GBR]	16	45	32-13	71.1%	5	3-2	60.0%	16	12-4	75.0%	0	0-0	-	15	12-3	80.0%	19	12-7	63.0%	3	2-1	66.0%
Kay Stammers [GBR]	9	31	22-9	71.0%	4	1-3	25.0%	6	1-5	16.0%	0	0-0	-	10	8-2	80.0%	23	14-9	60.0%	0	0-0	-
Barbara Krase [USA]	14	36	25-11	69.4%	2	1-1	50.0%	11	5-6	45.0%	10	8-2	80.0%	16	12-4	75.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Gussie Moran [USA]	10	29	20-9	69.0%	1	1-0	100.0%	5	2-3	40.0%	18	13-5	72.0%	0	0-0	-	14	9-5	64.0%	0	0-0	-
Dorothy Knode [USA]	12	38	26-12	68.4%	2	0-2	0.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	23	16-7	69.0%	0	0-0	-
Betty Hulbert [USA]	15	41	28-13	68.3%	3	2-1	66.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	0	0-0	-	25	18-7	72.0%	18	11-7	61.0%	0	0-0	-
Eleanor Purdy [USA]	20	57	38-19	66.7%	6	1-5	16.0%	15	4-11	26.0%	3	2-1	66.0%	34	24-10	70.0%	16	9-7	56.0%	0	0-0	-
Joyce Fitch [AUS]	11	26	17-9	65.4%	6	2-4	33.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	0	0-0	-	4	2-2	50.0%	20	14-6	70.0%	0	0-0	-
Betty Pratt [USA]	14	34	22-12	64.7%	3	1-2	33.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	0	0-0	-	21	15-6	71.0%	10	4-6	40.0%	0	0-0	-
Gladys Lines [GBR]	10	25	16-9	64.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	7	3-4	42.0%	0	0-0	-	10	6-4	60.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	3	2-1	66.0%
Barbara Scofield [USA]	13	30	19-11	63.3%	0	0-0	-	7	3-4	42.0%	3	3-0	100.0%	14	10-4	71.0%	14	7-7	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Joy Mottram [GBR]	12	32	20-12	62.5%	2	0-2	0.0%	6	1-5	16.0%	0	0-0	-	13	9-4	69.0%	9	3-6	33.0%	5	4-1	80.0%
Pearl Panton [GBR]	12	26	15-11	57.7%	0	0-0	-	4	3-1	75.0%	0	0-0	-	10	4-6	40.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	0	0-0	-
Louise Snow [USA]	15	35	20-15	57.1%	0	0-0	-	14	4-10	28.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	15	8-7	53.0%	0	0-0	-
Phyllis Hunter [USA]	12	26	14-12	53.8%	0	0-0	-	6	2-4	33.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	15	8-7	53.0%	0	0-0	-

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
8	Dodo Cheney	Pauline Betz	1	7	12.5%	5
6	Gussie Moran	Pauline Betz	0	6	0.0%	0
6	Shirley Fry	Eleanor Purdy	6	0	100.0%	2
6	Louise Brough	Margaret Osborne Dupont	2	4	33.3%	3
5	Doris Hart	Margaret Osborne Dupont	1	4	20.0%	0
5	Margaret Osborne Dupont	Pauline Betz	2	3	40.0%	3
5	Mary Arnold	Virginia Wolfenden	2	3	40.0%	2
4	Thelma Long	Joyce Fitch	2	2	50.0%	0
4	Bea Walter	Joy Mottram	3	1	75.0%	1
4	Mary Arnold	Shirley Fry	2	2	50.0%	4

 

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
Poland	22	19	3	86.4%	4	3	1	75.0%	4	1	2	3	5
United States	181	151	30	83.4%	4	3	1	75.0%	970	57	26	42	474
Luxembourg	10	8	2	80.0%	3	3	0	100.0%	0	0	1	1	1
Italy	13	9	4	69.2%	3	1	2	33.3%	6	3	4	5	7
Belgium	30	15	15	50.0%	3	2	1	66.7%	0	0	1	2	5
Australia	11	5	6	45.5%	1	0	1	0.0%	142	21	13	27	74
Czechoslovakia	15	6	9	40.0%	5	2	3	40.0%	0	0	2	2	2
France	54	21	33	38.9%	4	3	1	75.0%	4	0	2	3	27
United Kingdom	220	84	136	38.2%	7	2	5	28.6%	560	38	24	47	308
Netherlands	32	11	21	34.4%	0	0	0	-	1	1	1	2	8
Mexico	13	3	10	23.1%	0	0	0	-	10	2	2	3	14
Ireland	31	5	26	16.1%	1	0	1	0.0%	8	5	3	4	21
Argentina	7	1	6	14.3%	0	0	0	-	8	1	1	2	11
Canada	18	2	16	11.1%	0	0	0	-	27	0	0	0	37
Switzerland	16	0	16	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%	8	7	5	12	17

 

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