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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
17-Jan-1947	Australian Championships	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	Nell Hopman [AUS]	6-3 6-2	Jones, Long
23-Jun-1947	Wimbledon	Grass	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	Doris Hart [USA]	6-2 6-4	Brough, Piercey Summers
14-Jul-1947	Roland Garros	Clay	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	Doris Hart [USA]	6-3 3-6 6-4	Brough, Osborne Dupont
6-Sep-1947	US National Championships	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	8-6 4-6 6-1	Wynne Bolton, Hart

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Nancye Wynne Bolton (11)
Finals	Joan Curry (13)
Match Wins	Nancye Wynne Bolton (57)
Match Win Percentage	Louise Brough (92.7%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Shirley Fry (8)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Beverly Baker Fleitz (80.0%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Joey David (15)
Total Matches Played	Nancye Wynne Bolton (63)
Events Played	Joey David (19)

 

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%
2-Jan-1947	Bakersfield	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	1/3	Louise Snow [USA]	6-3 4-6 7-5	Garrould, Baker	0	100.0%
4-Jan-1947	Adelaide	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	1/11	Thelma Long [AUS]	6-1 6-2	Hopman, Berryman	1	100.0%
4-Jan-1947	Christchurch	Grass	Margaret Beverly [NZL]		Evelyn Attwood [NZL]	7-5 6-2		0	100.0%
6-Jan-1947	Tampa	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	1/3	Barbara Scofield [USA]	3-6 6-3 6-4	Turville, Hulbert	1	100.0%
13-Jan-1947	St. Petersburg	Clay	Ada Wing [USA]		Laura Lou Jahn [USA]	9-11 7-5 7-5	Coley, Turville	0	100.0%
17-Jan-1947	Australian Championships	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	2/11	Nell Hopman [AUS]	6-3 6-2	Jones, Long	1	100.0%
20-Jan-1947	Orlando	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	1/3	Doris Hart [USA]	6-4 6-3	Raymond, Morrison	2	100.0%
27-Jan-1947	Los Angeles Metro	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	2/3	Mary Arnold [USA]	7-5 1-0 RET	Snow, Kimbrell	1	93.0%
27-Jan-1947	Wembley Exho	Carpet	Round robin event					0	50.0%
6-Feb-1947	Kingston	Grass	Betty Hilton [GBR]	1/3	Jean Quertier [GBR]	8-6 6-2		0	100.0%
13-Feb-1947	Georgetown	Clay	Betty Hilton [GBR]	2/3	Jean Quertier [GBR]	9-7 6-4		0	100.0%
13-Feb-1947	La Jolla	Hard	Pauline Betz [USA]	1/4	Dodo Cheney [USA]	6-4 6-3	Arnold, Canning Todd	3	100.0%
15-Feb-1947	Miami vs Rollins		Round robin event					2	100.0%
15-Feb-1947	Stockholm Indoors	Carpet	Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]		Mary Lagerborg [SWE]	6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
17-Feb-1947	Palm Beach	Clay	Round robin event					2	100.0%
24-Feb-1947	Lakeland		Louise Raymond [USA]		Laura Lou Jahn [USA]	6-1 6-3	Turville	0	100.0%
27-Feb-1947	New York Natl Indoors	Carpet	Pauline Betz [USA]	2/4	Doris Hart [USA]	6-2 7-5	Scofield, Pedersen	2	96.0%
1-Mar-1947	Lyon	Carpet	Nelly Landry [BEL]	1/2	Colette Rosambert [FRA]	6-0 6-2	Boutin, Patorni	0	75.0%
3-Mar-1947	Cairo	Clay	Billie Yorke [GBR]		Beatrice Abbas [FRA]	1-6 6-2 6-3		0	50.0%
10-Mar-1947	Hamilton	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	2/3	Barbara Scofield [USA]	6-2 9-7	Winthrop Mckean, Hilton	1	60.0%
11-Mar-1947	Melbourne MCC Chps		Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	3/11	Marie Toomey [AUS]	6-2 6-0	Coate, Hopman	1	100.0%
13-Mar-1947	San Remo	Clay	Pauline Betz [USA]	3/4	Helena Straubeova [TCH]	6-2 6-0		1	50.0%
16-Mar-1947	Copenhagen Indoors	Carpet	Vera Nielsen [DEN]	1/2	Vera Nielsen [DEN]	6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
17-Mar-1947	Cannes Carlton	Clay	Pauline Betz [USA]	4/4	Kay Stammers [GBR]	6-2 6-0	Rurac, Weiwers	1	37.0%
17-Mar-1947	Coral Gables	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	3/3	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-4 6-1	Hulbert, Scofield	2	96.0%
17-Mar-1947	Cromer	Carpet	Jean Bostock [GBR]	1/5	Joan Curry [GBR]	6-2 6-4		1	100.0%
17-Mar-1947	Hamilton Coral Beach	Hard	Kay Winthrop Mckean [USA]	1/2	Betty Hilton [GBR]	6-3 0-6 7-5	Quertier, Pedersen	0	50.0%
20-Mar-1947	Alexandria	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	1/4	Suzanne Pannetier [FRA]	5-7 7-5 6-2		0	50.0%
21-Mar-1947	New York Eastern Indoors	Carpet	Nina Irwin [USA]		Sylvia Knowles [USA]	7-5 4-6 7-5	Evers, Fullen	0	87.0%
24-Mar-1947	Beaulieu	Clay	Tournament not completed				Betz (F), Gullbrandsson Sanden (F), Weiwers, Rurac	1	22.0%
27-Mar-1947	Johannesburg	Clay	Mary Muller [RSA]	1/6	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	6-2 6-8 6-2	Bartlett, Miller	0	97.0%
31-Mar-1947	Brookline Indoors	Carpet	Kay Winthrop Mckean [USA]	2/2	Helen Pedersen [USA]	6-2 2-6 6-3	Sachs, Knowles	0	100.0%
31-Mar-1947	Houston	Clay	Barbara Krase [USA]	1/2	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-1 6-3	Startzman, Moran	1	100.0%
1-Apr-1947	Monte Carlo	Clay	Magda Rurac [ROU]	1/4	Jean Bostock [GBR]	6-3 6-8 6-2	Betz, Kormoczy	1	27.0%
3-Apr-1947	Toowoomba Darling Downs		H Christensen [AUS]		Noel Martin [AUS]	9-7 6-2		0	100.0%
4-Apr-1947	Birmingham Tally Ho	Clay	Betty Hilton [GBR]	3/3	Madge Slaney [GBR]	6-2 3-6 10-8	Whitmarsh, Oconnell	0	90.0%
4-Apr-1947	Scarborough 1	Clay	Joan Curry [GBR]	1/10	Joy Mottram [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Dawson Scott, Panton	0	100.0%
7-Apr-1947	Nice		Simone Lafargue [FRA]		Magda Rurac [ROU]	1-6 6-4 6-3		0	50.0%
10-Apr-1947	Hobart		H Panizki [AUS]		J Tracey [AUS]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
10-Apr-1947	Miami	Clay	Betty Hulbert [USA]	1/2	Laura Lou Jahn [USA]	6-3 6-4	Hires, French	0	90.0%
14-Apr-1947	Cannes	Clay	Magda Rurac [ROU]	2/4	Helena Straubeova [TCH]	6-3 4-6 6-1		0	50.0%
14-Apr-1947	Hampstead	Clay	Joan Curry [GBR]	2/10	Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Mottram, Thomas	0	98.0%
20-Apr-1947	San Francisco Golden Gate	Hard	Dorothy Knode [USA]	1/2	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	6-4 6-2	Smith, Greenlee	0	100.0%
21-Apr-1947	Kensington East	Clay	Dorn Mcgill [AUS]		Janet Morgan [GBR]	6-2 6-2		0	50.0%
21-Apr-1947	Ojai	Hard	Louise Brough [USA]	1/5	Gussie Moran [USA]	6-1 6-2	Baker Fleitz, Purdy	1	88.0%
21-Apr-1947	Sutton	Clay	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	1/5	Mary Muller [RSA]	4-6 6-2 6-3	Stammers, Hilton	1	96.0%
28-Apr-1947	Bournemouth 1	Clay	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	4/11	Joan Curry [GBR]	7-5 6-3	Hopman, Hilton	3	87.0%
28-Apr-1947	Dublin Hard	Clay	Betty Lombard [IRL]	1/4	Mary Nichols [IRL]	6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
28-Apr-1947	Lausanne	Clay	Magda Rurac [ROU]	3/4	Edith Sutz [SUI]	6-1 6-2		0	50.0%
1-May-1947	Durban		Toodles Watermeyer [RSA]		Beryl Bartlett [RSA]	6-0 8-6		0	100.0%
1-May-1947	Nambour		Ada Longland [AUS]		Sydney [AUS]	6-4 6-2		0	100.0%
2-May-1947	Los Angeles SoCal Chps	Hard	Louise Brough [USA]	2/5	Gussie Moran [USA]	6-1 6-4	Canning Todd, Arnold	2	94.0%
3-May-1947	San Francisco Bay Counties	Hard	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	1/4	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	4-6 6-2 6-3	Knode, Krase	2	100.0%
5-May-1947	Henley 1	Clay	Madge Slaney [GBR]	1/2	Wendy Stork [GBR]	6-2 6-3	Parker, Lewis	0	93.0%
5-May-1947	Hurlingham	Clay	Mary Muller [RSA]	2/6	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	9-7 6-4	Hemmant, Walker Smith	0	95.0%
5-May-1947	Paris International	Clay	Nelly Landry [BEL]	2/2	Magda Rurac [ROU]	3-6 6-3 6-2	Inglebert, Patorni	0	50.0%
12-May-1947	Paddington	Clay	Joan Curry [GBR]	3/10	Molly Lincoln [GBR]	6-3 8-10 6-2	Walter, Baker	1	96.0%
17-May-1947	Berkeley State	Hard	Louise Brough [USA]	3/5	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	2-6 6-4 6-3	Wolfenden, Krase	3	96.0%
19-May-1947	Buenos Aires River Plate	Clay	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]		Felisa Piedrola [ARG]	6-3 6-1	Cadiz, Fitting	0	87.0%
21-May-1947	Budapest Intl	Clay	Marta Peterdy [HUN]		Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]	UNK		0	100.0%
21-May-1947	Harrogate	Clay	Magda Rurac [ROU]	4/4	Molly Lincoln [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Walter, Barraclough	0	96.0%
23-May-1947	Birmingham Priory	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	5/11	Betty Hilton [GBR]	6-2 7-5	Bostock, Quertier	2	75.0%
26-May-1947	Malvern	Grass	Alison Baker [AUS]		Pam Bocquet [GBR]	5-7 6-4 6-4	Ereaut, Saunders	0	87.0%
26-May-1947	Surbiton	Grass	Kay Stammers [GBR]	1/2	Joan Curry [GBR]	2-6 6-4 6-4	Piercey Summers, Coutts	2	92.0%
28-May-1947	Chapel Allerton	Grass	Helena Straubeova [TCH]		Mrs C Moeller [GBR]	6-4 6-4		0	50.0%
29-May-1947	London Parks and Clubs 1		Barbara Walton [GBR]		J W Ing [GBR]	6-0 6-3		0	100.0%
31-May-1947	Glasgow	Grass	Gwen Sterry [GBR]		Heather Macfarlane [GBR]	6-3 6-0		0	100.0%
2-Jun-1947	Barnes	Grass	Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]		Patsy Rodgers [GBR]	6-1 6-3	Whitmarsh, Fuller	0	100.0%
2-Jun-1947	Hartford		Helen Pedersen [USA]	1/2	Sylvia Knowles [USA]	6-4 6-2	Rice, Felix	0	100.0%
2-Jun-1947	Manchester	Grass	Jean Bostock [GBR]	2/5	Betty Hilton [GBR]	11-9 6-2	Liebert, Straubeova	1	87.0%
2-Jun-1947	Weybridge	Grass	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	2/5	Joy Mottram [GBR]	6-1 7-5	Stork, Muller	1	87.0%
5-Jun-1947	Belfast	Grass	Bea Walter [GBR]		Helena Straubeova [TCH]	10-8 6-0		0	50.0%
9-Jun-1947	Beckenham	Grass	Kay Stammers [GBR]	2/2	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	6-2 11-9	Muller, Mudford	1	79.0%
9-Jun-1947	Bristol	Grass	Joan Curry [GBR]	4/10	Pam Bocquet [GBR]	6-4 6-0	Weiwers, Lizana	1	62.0%
9-Jun-1947	Kansas City	Clay	Baba Lewis [USA]		Laura Lou Jahn [USA]	6-0 6-1	Davidson, Jensen	0	80.0%
9-Jun-1947	Melbourne Hard	Clay	Dulcie Whittaker [AUS]	1/2	Marie Toomey [AUS]	7-5 3-6 6-4	Jackson, Strachan	0	100.0%
9-Jun-1947	New Orleans	Clay	Marta Barnett [USA]		Jean Clarke Stayer [USA]	6-1 2-6 6-4	Padgett, Morrison, Padgett, Morrison	0	100.0%
12-Jun-1947	Warwick		Noel Martin [AUS]		Ada Longland [AUS]	6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
13-Jun-1947	Sears Cup		Round robin event					0	100.0%
16-Jun-1947	Brookline State	Grass	Helen Pedersen [USA]	2/2	Kay Winthrop Mckean [USA]	6-2 5-7 6-2		0	100.0%
16-Jun-1947	Queen's Club	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	4/5	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	6-4 6-0	Hart, Canning Todd	6	62.0%
16-Jun-1947	Sylacauga		Tournament not completed				Morrison (F), Clarke Stayer (F), Morrison (F), Clarke Stayer (F), Waterhouse, Delatte, Waterhouse, Delatte	0	100.0%
23-Jun-1947	Cincinnati	Clay	Betty Pratt [USA]		Betty Hulbert [USA]	9-7 6-2	Lewis, Corbett	0	100.0%
23-Jun-1947	Durham		Althea Gibson [USA]	1/6	Doris Miles [USA]	6-1 6-4		0	100.0%
23-Jun-1947	Lausanne Closed	Clay	Violette Rigollet [SUI]		Heidi Enzen [SUI]	7-5 6-1		0	100.0%
23-Jun-1947	Montreal		Elaine Fildes [CAN]		Pat Macken [CAN]	7-5 6-2		0	100.0%
23-Jun-1947	New York State		Barbara Wilkins Ward [USA]		Norma Taubele [USA]	7-5 3-6 6-3		0	100.0%
23-Jun-1947	Wimbledon	Grass	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	2/4	Doris Hart [USA]	6-2 6-4	Brough, Piercey Summers	8	66.0%
28-Jun-1947	Salt Lake City	Clay	Mary Arnold [USA]	1/2	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-1 6-1	Fry, Krase	1	100.0%
30-Jun-1947	Edinburgh		Helen Proudfoot [GBR]		Mollie Welsh [GBR]	6-3 6-0		0	100.0%
30-Jun-1947	Toronto		Pat Macken [CAN]		Vera Lewis [CAN]	5-7 8-6 6-4		0	100.0%
30-Jun-1947	Wimbledon Plate	Grass	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	1/3	Molly Lincoln [GBR]	6-2 7-5	Doleschell, David	0	72.0%
3-Jul-1947	Netherlands Chps	Clay	Madzy Rollin Couquerque [NED]		Tineke Lubbers [NED]	6-3 6-2	Hermsen	0	100.0%
7-Jul-1947	Dublin	Grass	Jean Bostock [GBR]	3/5	Betty Lombard [IRL]	3-6 6-4 6-1	Woodgate, Lines	0	84.0%
7-Jul-1947	Edgbaston	Grass	Joan Curry [GBR]	5/10	Elsie Phillips [GBR]	6-3 6-0	Knapp, Parker	1	94.0%
7-Jul-1947	Felixstowe	Grass	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	2/3	Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]	6-1 6-2	Bicknell, David	0	50.0%
7-Jul-1947	Maplewood	Grass	Betty Hulbert [USA]	2/2	Betty Pratt [USA]	6-4 6-3	Virgil, Irwin	0	100.0%
7-Jul-1947	Noordwijk	Clay	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	6/11	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	7-5 7-5	Kormoczy, Hopman	3	40.0%
8-Jul-1947	Philadelphia Middle States	Grass	Hope Knowles [USA]		Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	6-4 3-6 7-5	Rice, Knowles	0	100.0%
9-Jul-1947	Nottingham	Grass	Molly Lincoln [GBR]		Edith Middleton [GBR]	8-6 6-4	Smith Mobbs, Dowling	0	100.0%
12-Jul-1947	Jackson Heights	Clay	Jacque Virgil [USA]		Millicent Hirsch [USA]	6-2 6-3	Kriegs Au, Rustum	0	91.0%
14-Jul-1947	Cheltenham	Grass	Pam Bocquet [GBR]	1/3	Alison Baker [AUS]	6-1 6-3	Knapp, Ereaut	0	75.0%
14-Jul-1947	Chicago		Lucille Davidson [USA]		Doris Popple [USA]	6-4 1-6 6-4		0	100.0%
14-Jul-1947	Crans-sur-Sierre	Clay	Colette Muret [FRA]		Barrillier [FRA]	2-6 6-4 8-6		0	100.0%
14-Jul-1947	Dublin East Ireland		Betty Lombard [IRL]	2/4	Maeve Brennan [IRL]	6-2 5-7 6-1		0	100.0%
14-Jul-1947	Edinburgh Scottish Chps	Grass	Betty Fulton [GBR]		Mollie Welsh [GBR]	6-0 6-4	Proudfoot, Ross Dilley	0	87.0%
14-Jul-1947	Frinton-on-Sea	Grass	Jean Bostock [GBR]	4/5	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	6-1 6-1	Gullbrandsson Sanden, David	1	93.0%
14-Jul-1947	Haverford	Grass	Shirley Fry [USA]	2/3	Dorothy Knode [USA]	7-5 6-3	Krase, Wolfenden	1	96.0%
14-Jul-1947	Newport Wales	Grass	Joan Curry [GBR]	6/10	Wendy Stork [GBR]	6-2 6-2	Woodgate, Morgan	1	100.0%
14-Jul-1947	Roland Garros	Clay	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	1/2	Doris Hart [USA]	6-3 3-6 6-4	Brough, Osborne Dupont	4	36.0%
14-Jul-1947	Soviet Championships		Olga Kalmykova [URS]		Antonina Gorinova [URS]	6-0 6-2		0	100.0%
14-Jul-1947	Spa BEL vs NED	Clay	Round robin event					0	50.0%
14-Jul-1947	Sunderland	Grass	Doris Davison [GBR]		I Taylor [GBR]	6-2 7-5		0	100.0%
14-Jul-1947	Washington DC		Althea Gibson [USA]	2/6	Doris Miles [USA]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
14-Jul-1947	Winchester	Grass	Gay Chandler [GBR]		Joy Hibbert [GBR]	9-7 7-5	Tuckey, Morrison	0	100.0%
16-Jul-1947	Copenhagen	Clay	Vera Nielsen [DEN]	2/2	Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]	6-3 6-1		0	100.0%
21-Jul-1947	Bastad	Clay	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	7/11	Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]	6-0 8-6		1	50.0%
21-Jul-1947	Seabright	Grass	Dorothy Knode [USA]	2/2	Shirley Fry [USA]	7-5 6-4	Krase, Wolfenden	1	100.0%
21-Jul-1947	Vancouver	Grass	Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher [USA]		Eleanor Young Connelly [CAN]	6-0 3-6 6-0	Fildes, Milne	0	75.0%
21-Jul-1947	Wembley Pro	Carpet	Round robin event					1	100.0%
24-Jul-1947	Ipswich		Dorothy Mansfield [AUS]		Lavinia Singleton [AUS]	6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
24-Jul-1947	Philadelphia Penn Open		Althea Gibson [USA]	3/6	Erma Gray [USA]	6-0 6-1	Lynn, Ford	0	100.0%
28-Jul-1947	Bedford	Grass	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	1/5	M Smith [GBR]	6-0 6-1		0	100.0%
28-Jul-1947	Lausanne Intl	Clay	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	3/5	Doris Hart [USA]	6-3 2-6 6-2	Canning Todd, Muller	3	20.0%
28-Jul-1947	Scotch Plains		Althea Gibson [USA]	4/6	Nana Vaughan [USA]	6-1 6-0		0	100.0%
28-Jul-1947	Tunbridge Wells	Grass	Joey David [GBR]	1/2	Janet Morgan [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Keith Steele, Hemmant	0	97.0%
29-Jul-1947	Trowbridge	Grass	M S White [GBR]		Joan Stork [GBR]	6-3 8-6		0	100.0%
30-Jul-1947	East Hampton	Grass	Shirley Fry [USA]	3/3	Helen Pedersen [USA]	6-3 4-6 10-8	Moran, Wolfenden	2	81.0%
30-Jul-1947	Llanelly	Grass	Joey David [GBR]	2/2	Laura Morgan [GBR]	9-7 4-6 6-1		0	100.0%
31-Jul-1947	Wolverhampton	Grass	Sally Lister [GBR]		Elsie Phillips [GBR]	6-1 6-4		0	100.0%
1-Aug-1947	Hurlingham Members		Gem Hoahing [GBR]	2/5	Dorrit Herbst [GBR]	6-0 6-1		0	100.0%
2-Aug-1947	Orange	Grass	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	3/4	Louise Brough [USA]	6-3 4-6 9-7	Baker Fleitz, Fry	4	87.0%
4-Aug-1947	Bournemouth 2	Clay	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	8/11	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	6-2 6-2	Murray, Wavish	1	75.0%
4-Aug-1947	Framlingham	Grass	D Gaskell [GBR]		D Sutcliffe [GBR]	6-8 6-2 6-4		0	100.0%
4-Aug-1947	Paignton		Joan Curry [GBR]	7/10	Nell Hopman [AUS]	6-3 6-1	Saunders, Carlisle	1	85.0%
4-Aug-1947	Reading	Grass	Valerie Cooper [GBR]		Margot Parker [GBR]	6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
4-Aug-1947	Villars-sur-Ollon	Clay	Mary Muller [RSA]	3/6	Lucia Manfredi [ITA]	6-0 5-7 6-0	Inglebert, Piercey Summers	1	50.0%
5-Aug-1947	Gstaad	Clay	Myriam De Borman [BEL]	1/2	Milena Beck [SUI]	2-6 6-3 6-3	Isaac, Charbonnier	0	50.0%
8-Aug-1947	Montana	Clay	Mary Muller [RSA]	4/6	Micheline Inglebert [FRA]	2-6 6-4 6-3	Manfredi, Kornfeld	0	25.0%
8-Aug-1947	Zermatt	Clay	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	4/5	Mary Muller [RSA]	6-2 6-1		1	100.0%
11-Aug-1947	Bray		Betty Lombard [IRL]	3/4	Nora Conway [IRL]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
11-Aug-1947	Brisbane	Grass	Thelma Long [AUS]	1/3	Pat Jones [AUS]	6-2 6-2	Hawton, Fitch	0	100.0%
11-Aug-1947	Buxton		Gem Hoahing [GBR]	3/5	Judy Wallace [GBR]	6-0 6-2	Huntbach, Middleton	0	100.0%
11-Aug-1947	Cranleigh	Grass	Margot Parker [GBR]	1/2	Valerie Cooper [GBR]	6-3 6-3		0	100.0%
11-Aug-1947	Falmouth	Grass	Viola White [GBR]		M S White [GBR]	6-4 8-6		0	100.0%
11-Aug-1947	Indianapolis Midwest Open		Althea Gibson [USA]	5/6	Elizabeth Stanfield [USA]	7-5 6-2	Van Buren, Branche	0	100.0%
11-Aug-1947	Manchester-on-Sea	Grass	Barbara Krase [USA]	2/2	Helen Pedersen [USA]	7-5 7-5	Wolfenden, Pratt	1	95.0%
11-Aug-1947	Torquay	Grass	Joan Curry [GBR]	8/10	P Merrix [GBR]	6-2 6-2	Phillips, Tuckey	1	100.0%
11-Aug-1947	Viareggio	Clay	Nicla Migliori [ITA]		Manuela Bologna [ITA]	6-4 6-2		0	100.0%
12-Aug-1947	Munich Pro		Round robin event					1	100.0%
12-Aug-1947	Prague	Clay	Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]		Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	3-6 6-4 6-1		0	50.0%
14-Aug-1947	Oslo	Clay	Laila Schou Nilsen [NOR]		Gerd Nielsen [NOR]	7-5 6-1		0	100.0%
15-Aug-1947	Wightman Cup	Grass	Round robin event					4	50.0%
16-Aug-1947	Sopot	Clay	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	3/3	Olga Miskova [TCH]	6-1 6-2		0	50.0%
16-Aug-1947	Zurich	Clay	Round robin event				Sutz (F), Studer (F), Beck, Fery	0	100.0%
18-Aug-1947	Bognor		Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	1/3	Margaret Carlisle [GBR]	6-1 6-3	Buxton Knight, Sutton	0	100.0%
18-Aug-1947	Carlisle	Grass	Madge Slaney [GBR]	2/2	Katherine Keith Steele [GBR]	6-0 6-1		0	100.0%
18-Aug-1947	Exmouth		Joan Curry [GBR]	9/10	Joey David [GBR]	2-6 6-3 8-6	Tuckey, Phillips	1	87.0%
18-Aug-1947	Indianapolis		Mary Arnold [USA]	2/2	Violet Kastl [USA]	6-2 6-0	Hernando, Parker	0	90.0%
18-Aug-1947	Rapollo	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	2/4	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	8-6 6-0	Muller, Bozano	1	80.0%
18-Aug-1947	Saint Ives	Grass	P Merrix [GBR]		Laura Morgan [GBR]	8-6 6-4		0	100.0%
18-Aug-1947	Scarborough 2	Clay	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	4/5	Valerie Cooper [GBR]	6-2 6-0	Slaney, Knapp	0	100.0%
18-Aug-1947	St. Andrews	Clay	Anita Lizana [CHI]		Dorothy Round [GBR]	6-1 6-4	Grover, Proudfoot	0	87.0%
18-Aug-1947	Tuskegee ATA Chps		Althea Gibson [USA]	6/6	Roumania Peters [USA]	7-5 6-0		0	100.0%
21-Aug-1947	Stockholm	Clay	Lilleba Hals [SWE]		Alva Bjoerk [SWE]	6-2 4-6 6-2		0	100.0%
25-Aug-1947	Budleigh Salterton	Grass	Pam Bocquet [GBR]	2/3	Elsie Phillips [GBR]	6-3 4-6 6-3	Osborne, Tuckey	0	100.0%
25-Aug-1947	Geneva	Clay	Manuela Bologna [ITA]		Berthet [FRA]	6-2 6-0		0	50.0%
25-Aug-1947	Mandeville	Clay	Hope Bunting [JAM]		Mary Davidson [JAM]	3-6 6-3 6-3	Cover Ramsey, Mcnair	0	100.0%
25-Aug-1947	New Malden	Clay	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	2/3	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	8-6 3-6 6-4	Wilford, Stork	0	100.0%
1-Sep-1947	Budapest Hungarian Intl	Clay	Hilde Doleschell [TCH]		Marta Peterdy [HUN]	6-4 8-6		0	50.0%
1-Sep-1947	Chiswick	Clay	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	3/3	Gladys Lines [GBR]	6-0 6-3	Knapp, Panton	0	100.0%
1-Sep-1947	Lee-on-Solent	Clay	Pam Bocquet [GBR]	3/3	Susan Noel [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Merrix, Brooks	0	100.0%
1-Sep-1947	Montreux	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	3/4	Alice Weiwers [LUX]	6-2 6-2	De Borman, Straubeova	0	33.0%
1-Sep-1947	San Antonio		Margaret Varner [USA]		Ethel Norton [USA]	6-1 7-5	Scoggins, Startzman	0	100.0%
4-Sep-1947	Sydney Metro	Clay	Pat Jones [AUS]	1/2	Marie Toomey [AUS]	6-3 1-6 6-0		0	100.0%
5-Sep-1947	Istanbul	Clay	Bahtiye Musluoglu [TUR]		Mualla Gorodetski [TUR]	6-4 2-6 6-4		0	100.0%
6-Sep-1947	US National Championships	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	5/5	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	8-6 4-6 6-1	Wynne Bolton, Hart	6	81.0%
8-Sep-1947	Budapest Hungarian Chps	Clay	Round robin event				Peterdy (F), Kormoczy (F), Bossi, Doleschell	0	50.0%
8-Sep-1947	Dublin Autumn	Clay	Betty Lombard [IRL]	4/4	Roguie Baine [IRL]	6-2 7-5		0	100.0%
8-Sep-1947	Eastbourne	Grass	Joan Curry [GBR]	10/10	Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]	6-1 9-7	Walter, Hoahing	1	100.0%
8-Sep-1947	London LCC Chps		Wendy Stork [GBR]		Audrey Mothersole [GBR]	6-3 6-0		0	100.0%
12-Sep-1947	Dubbo	Clay	Pat Jones [AUS]	2/2	Mary Hawton [AUS]	2-6 6-1 7-5	Finn, Ashford	0	90.0%
13-Sep-1947	Milan	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	4/4	Lucia Manfredi [ITA]	6-3 9-7	Migliori, Bologna	0	100.0%
15-Sep-1947	Henley 2	Clay	Margot Parker [GBR]	2/2	Mrs Leonie Brighton [GBR]	6-3 6-2	David, Knapp	0	100.0%
15-Sep-1947	London Parks and Clubs 2		Mrs F M Sinclair [GBR]		V Bishop [GBR]	7-5 7-5		0	100.0%
15-Sep-1947	Peebles		Jean Walker Smith [GBR]		Wendy Stork [GBR]	6-2 4-6 6-1	Grover, Coutts	0	87.0%
20-Sep-1947	Los Angeles Pac Southwest	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	3/3	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	6-3 6-2	Perez, Wynne Bolton	4	89.0%
22-Sep-1947	Worthing	Clay	Thelma Jarvis [GBR]		Patsy Rodgers [GBR]	7-5 2-6 6-4	Andrews, Carlisle	0	100.0%
27-Sep-1947	Berkeley Pac Coast	Hard	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	4/4	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-1 6-2	Wynne Bolton, Krase	2	83.0%
1-Oct-1947	Sydney Strathfield	Grass	Thelma Long [AUS]	2/3	Marie Toomey [AUS]	6-3 6-1	Ashford, Jones	0	100.0%
6-Oct-1947	Brussels	Clay	Myriam De Borman [BEL]	2/2	Josane Sigart [BEL]	7-5 7-5		0	100.0%
12-Oct-1947	Mexico City	Clay	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	9/11	Mary Arnold [USA]	6-2 6-3	Krase, Moran	1	42.0%
15-Oct-1947	London Indoors	Carpet	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	5/5	Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]	8-6 6-3	David, Hemmant	0	100.0%
20-Oct-1947	Cromer Indoors	Carpet	Jean Bostock [GBR]	5/5	Betty Hilton [GBR]	6-1 1-6 6-2	Woodgate, Walter	0	97.0%
2-Nov-1947	Buenos Aires	Clay	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	2/2	Doris Hart [USA]	6-3 6-4	Piedrola, Teran De Weiss	2	70.0%
4-Nov-1947	Johannesburg Transvaal Chps		Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	5/5	Olive Craze [RSA]	6-0 6-3	Austin, Watermeyer	0	100.0%
4-Nov-1947	Toowoomba Aus Hard	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	3/3	Mary Hawton [AUS]	8-6 6-3	Proctor, Mcgill	0	100.0%
17-Nov-1947	Geneva Indoors	Carpet	Edith Sutz [SUI]		Steffi Chapuis [SUI]	6-1 3-6 6-3		0	100.0%
19-Nov-1947	Sydney	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	10/11	Marie Toomey [AUS]	6-2 6-3	Coate, Long	1	96.0%
1-Dec-1947	Cape Town		Mary Muller [RSA]	5/6	Toodles Watermeyer [RSA]	6-3 6-1		0	100.0%
5-Dec-1947	Melbourne		Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	11/11	Thelma Long [AUS]	6-1 6-4	Hawton, Toomey	1	100.0%
24-Dec-1947	Port Elizabeth		Mary Muller [RSA]	6/6	Toodles Watermeyer [RSA]	6-4 6-2	Redick Smith, Pentelow	0	100.0%
26-Dec-1947	Calcutta	Grass	Khanum Singh [IND]		Pramila Khanna [IND]	6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
27-Dec-1947	Adelaide	Grass	Dulcie Whittaker [AUS]	2/2	Nell Hopman [AUS]	3-6 6-2 6-4	Berryman, Toomey	0	100.0%
29-Dec-1947	Perth		Joyce Wood [AUS]		Rona Ryan [AUS]	6-3 6-1		0	100.0%

 

1947 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	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	29	4	39-4	2124.3	2	1943.6	2	1931.2	2	2027.7
2	Louise Brough [USA]	24	5	38-3	2106.7	3	1910.8	4	1858.0	1	2031.3
3	Pauline Betz [USA]	28	4	22-2	2083.0	1	1973.8	1	1955.4			1	1807.2
4	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	31	11	57-6	1989.5	5	1774.6	3	1895.2	3	1913.5
5	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	25	2	34-8	1961.0	4	1808.0	5	1857.0	6	1856.6
6	Joan Curry [GBR]		10	48-5	1942.0			6	1847.5	4	1858.7	10	1507.2
7	Shirley Fry [USA]	20	3	32-6	1924.1			10	1766.2	7	1844.3
8	Dorothy Knode [USA]	22	2	39-10	1894.3	7	1734.1	13	1740.3	9	1796.3
9	Jean Bostock [GBR]	25	5	27-6	1879.7			8	1782.0	8	1801.9	3	1697.1
10	Doris Hart [USA]	22	3	48-10	1875.7			14	1738.1	5	1857.0	4	1648.2
11	Barbara Krase [USA]	24	2	44-12	1872.4	8	1716.9	11	1758.6	10	1777.2
12	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	29	0	36-11	1860.5	10	1700.1			12	1767.1
13	Mary Arnold [USA]	31	2	24-6	1859.9	11	1692.2	7	1788.0	15	1743.0
14	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	28	5	47-10	1858.8			9	1769.7	11	1771.6
15	Helen Pedersen [USA]	31	2	23-9	1836.6	18	1487.8			13	1754.2	2	1712.3
16	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	17	3	26-8	1832.3	6	1741.9	30	1553.4	19	1666.4
17	Gussie Moran [USA]	24	0	26-12	1823.1	9	1711.5	23	1621.1	16	1713.9
18	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	32	4	16-4	1798.3			12	1754.5	30	1569.0
19	Thelma Long [AUS]	29	3	20-4	1785.2			19	1659.3	14	1747.5
20	Kay Stammers [GBR]	33	2	24-10	1781.1			18	1684.7	17	1711.4

 

1947 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]	8-Jul-1946	21-Jul-1947	55	Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	28-Jul-1947	7-Jun-1948	46		Louise Brough

 

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%
Louise Brough [USA]	9	41	38-3	92.7%	6	5-1	83.0%	10	8-2	80.0%	15	14-1	93.0%	4	3-1	75.0%	23	21-2	91.0%	0	0-0	-
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	9	43	39-4	90.7%	7	4-3	57.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	14	13-1	92.0%	4	3-1	75.0%	25	23-2	92.0%	0	0-0	-
Joan Curry [GBR]	15	53	48-5	90.6%	13	10-3	76.0%	8	7-1	87.0%	0	0-0	-	20	19-1	95.0%	27	24-3	88.0%	1	0-1	0.0%
Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	17	63	57-6	90.5%	11	11-0	100.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	9	7-2	77.0%	19	18-1	94.0%	29	26-3	89.0%	0	0-0	-
Shirley Fry [USA]	10	38	32-6	84.2%	5	3-2	60.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	0	0-0	-	14	12-2	85.0%	25	22-3	88.0%	0	0-0	-
Doris Hart [USA]	15	58	48-10	82.8%	9	3-6	33.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	0	0-0	-	34	28-6	82.0%	18	15-3	83.0%	5	4-1	80.0%
Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	15	57	47-10	82.5%	10	5-5	50.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	0	0-0	-	35	28-7	80.0%	20	17-3	85.0%	0	0-0	-
Jean Bostock [GBR]	10	33	27-6	81.8%	6	5-1	83.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	0	0-0	-	7	3-4	42.0%	22	18-4	81.0%	6	6-0	100.0%
Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	10	42	34-8	81.0%	3	2-1	66.0%	3	3-0	100.0%	13	10-3	76.0%	15	13-2	86.0%	14	11-3	78.0%	0	0-0	-
Betty Hulbert [USA]	13	46	37-9	80.4%	3	2-1	66.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	0	0-0	-	23	20-3	86.0%	23	17-6	73.0%	0	0-0	-
Dorothy Knode [USA]	12	49	39-10	79.6%	6	2-4	33.0%	9	6-3	66.0%	15	12-3	80.0%	9	7-2	77.0%	25	20-5	80.0%	0	0-0	-
Barbara Krase [USA]	14	56	44-12	78.6%	2	2-0	100.0%	8	3-5	37.0%	18	13-5	72.0%	12	10-2	83.0%	27	22-5	81.0%	0	0-0	-
Virginia Wolfenden [USA]	11	47	36-11	76.6%	3	0-3	0.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	15	11-4	73.0%	0	0-0	-	32	25-7	78.0%	0	0-0	-
Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	11	34	26-8	76.5%	3	3-0	100.0%	10	8-2	80.0%	18	16-2	88.0%	3	2-1	66.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	0	0-0	-
Mary Muller [RSA]	18	50	38-12	76.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	0	0-0	-	34	27-7	79.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	0	0-0	-
Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]	11	40	30-10	75.0%	4	1-3	25.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	0	0-0	-	16	12-4	75.0%	20	15-5	75.0%	4	3-1	75.0%
Betty Hilton [GBR]	15	45	33-12	73.3%	7	3-4	42.0%	11	3-8	27.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	17	14-3	82.0%	21	14-7	66.0%	5	4-1	80.0%
Helen Pedersen [USA]	11	32	23-9	71.9%	5	2-3	40.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	23	17-6	73.0%	6	4-2	66.0%
Barbara Scofield [USA]	12	35	25-10	71.4%	2	0-2	0.0%	7	3-4	42.0%	0	0-0	-	14	11-3	78.0%	16	10-6	62.0%	4	3-1	75.0%
Kay Stammers [GBR]	11	34	24-10	70.6%	3	2-1	66.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	0	0-0	-	13	9-4	69.0%	21	15-6	71.0%	0	0-0	-
Betty Pratt [USA]	13	43	30-13	69.8%	2	1-1	50.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	16	13-3	81.0%	23	15-8	65.0%	0	0-0	-
Gussie Moran [USA]	12	38	26-12	68.4%	2	0-2	0.0%	12	7-5	58.0%	18	13-5	72.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	0	0-0	-
Molly Lincoln [GBR]	13	37	25-12	67.6%	4	1-3	25.0%	9	5-4	55.0%	0	0-0	-	15	10-5	66.0%	23	15-8	65.0%	0	0-0	-
Magda Rurac [ROU]	17	40	27-13	67.5%	6	4-2	66.0%	9	6-3	66.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	17	13-4	76.0%	17	11-6	64.0%	0	0-0	-
Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	16	34	22-12	64.7%	3	3-0	100.0%	10	5-5	50.0%	0	0-0	-	12	9-3	75.0%	14	8-6	57.0%	8	6-2	75.0%
Nell Hopman [AUS]	17	45	28-17	62.2%	3	0-3	0.0%	13	6-7	46.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	9	6-3	66.0%	25	16-9	64.0%	0	0-0	-
Bea Walter [GBR]	15	37	23-14	62.2%	1	1-0	100.0%	7	3-4	42.0%	0	0-0	-	19	11-8	57.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	6	4-2	66.0%
Joey David [GBR]	19	44	27-17	61.4%	3	2-1	66.0%	15	8-7	53.0%	0	0-0	-	17	11-6	64.0%	20	12-8	60.0%	5	3-2	60.0%
Wendy Stork [GBR]	15	36	22-14	61.1%	4	1-3	25.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	0	0-0	-	15	9-6	60.0%	17	10-7	58.0%	0	0-0	-
Sylvia Knowles [USA]	12	32	19-13	59.4%	2	0-2	0.0%	7	3-4	42.0%	0	0-0	-	0	0-0	-	21	13-8	61.0%	7	4-3	57.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
5	Marie Toomey	Pat Jones	2	3	40.0%	1
4	Kay Winthrop Mckean	Helen Pedersen	1	3	25.0%	2
4	Sylvia Knowles	Virginia Wolfenden	0	4	0.0%	0
4	Louise Brough	Margaret Osborne Dupont	3	1	75.0%	4
4	Doris Hart	Shirley Fry	2	2	50.0%	2
4	Pauline Betz	Sarah Palfrey Cooke	3	1	75.0%	0
4	Mary Muller	Sheila Piercey Summers	2	2	50.0%	4
4	Nell Hopman	Marie Toomey	2	2	50.0%	0
4	Barbara Scofield	Sylvia Knowles	3	1	75.0%	0
4	Dorothy Knode	Wilma Smith	3	1	75.0%	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
Poland	17	13	4	76.5%	4	3	1	75.0%	0	0	1	1	1
South Africa	94	71	23	75.5%	7	4	3	57.1%	50	8	3	5	43
Australia	103	72	31	69.9%	10	8	2	80.0%	140	18	12	19	75
Romania	40	27	13	67.5%	6	4	2	66.7%	0	0	1	1	1
United States	253	158	95	62.5%	6	4	2	66.7%	926	50	26	44	412
Belgium	24	13	11	54.2%	3	3	0	100.0%	1	1	2	3	5
Italy	26	14	12	53.8%	5	4	1	80.0%	17	2	3	4	17
Luxembourg	15	8	7	53.3%	1	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	1	1
Hungary	21	11	10	52.4%	2	1	1	50.0%	1	1	2	2	2
Canada	26	11	15	42.3%	1	0	1	0.0%	19	2	2	4	31
Czechoslovakia	28	11	17	39.3%	6	2	4	33.3%	0	0	2	3	3
United Kingdom	322	110	212	34.2%	19	6	13	31.6%	679	51	30	56	345
Ireland	17	4	13	23.5%	1	0	1	0.0%	14	4	1	5	24
Netherlands	20	4	16	20.0%	0	0	0	-	2	1	1	2	8
France	30	3	27	10.0%	6	1	5	16.7%	8	1	2	8	24

 

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