The Majors   

DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerFinalistScoreSemifinalists
16-Jan-1948Australian ChampionshipsGrassNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]Marie Toomey [AUS]6-3 6-1Hawton, Ashford
19-May-1948Roland GarrosClayNelly Landry [BEL]Shirley Fry [USA]6-2 0-6 6-0Canning Todd, Hart
21-Jun-1948WimbledonGrassLouise Brough [USA]Doris Hart [USA]6-3 8-6Osborne Dupont, Canning Todd
10-Sep-1948US National ChampionshipsGrassMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]Louise Brough [USA]4-6 6-4 15-13Moran, Canning Todd

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles  Gem Hoahing (8)
Finals  Beverly Baker Fleitz (10)
Match Wins  Magda Rurac (60)
Match Win Percentage  Louise Brough (93.0%)(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins  Doris Hart (14)
Three-Set Win Percentage  Jean Walker Smith (81.8%)(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played  Doris Hart (18)
Total Matches Played  Magda Rurac (75)
Events Played  Magda Rurac (23)

 

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%
2-Jan-1948Cape TownMary Muller [RSA]1/2Toodles Watermeyer [RSA]6-3 6-1Austin, Miller0100.0%
3-Jan-1948AucklandGrassEvelyn Attwood [NZL]Mavis Kerr [NZL]6-2 8-60100.0%
5-Jan-1948Sydney ManlyGrassNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]1/6Mary Hawton [AUS]6-2 6-1Jones, Ashford1100.0%
5-Jan-1948TampaClayDoris Hart [USA]1/8Magda Rurac [ROU]6-1 6-3Hulbert, Jahn190.0%
12-Jan-1948St. PetersburgClayMagda Rurac [ROU]1/6Shirley Fry [USA]10-8 6-3Gray, Morrison191.0%
15-Jan-1948CalcuttaGrassKhanum Singh [IND]Pramila Khanna [IND]6-4 6-40100.0%
15-Jan-1948Geneva 1CarpetEdith Sutz [SUI]Steffi Chapuis [SUI]6-1 3-6 6-30100.0%
15-Jan-1948Los Angeles MetroHardMary Arnold [USA]1/2Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]6-2 10-8Yeomans, Perez0100.0%
16-Jan-1948Australian ChampionshipsGrassNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]2/6Marie Toomey [AUS]6-3 6-1Hawton, Ashford196.0%
19-Jan-1948OrlandoClayShirley Fry [USA]Magda Rurac [ROU]6-3 6-3Clarke Stayer, Morrison188.0%
25-Jan-1948Copenhagen Scand IndoorsCarpetNelly Landry [BEL]1/5Vera Nielsen [DEN]6-3 6-3050.0%
4-Feb-1948 West Palm BeachClayMagda Rurac [ROU]2/6Laura Lou Jahn [USA]6-4 6-1Hasler, French086.0%
7-Feb-1948South Africa GBR vs RSARound robin event080.0%
11-Feb-1948Fort LauderdaleClayMagda Rurac [ROU]3/6Laura Lou Jahn [USA]6-0 6-2Miller, French085.0%
13-Feb-1948La JollaHardPatricia Canning Todd [USA]1/4Betty Struthers [USA]6-1 6-1Arnold, Baker Fleitz1100.0%
16-Feb-1948Coral GablesClayDoris Hart [USA]2/8Magda Rurac [ROU]6-2 1-6 8-6Jahn, Hulbert187.0%
20-Feb-1948South Africa Test MatchesRound robin event060.0%
21-Feb-1948LyonCarpetNelly Landry [BEL]2/5Colette Rosambert [FRA]3-6 6-3 6-3Patorni, Seghers075.0%
25-Feb-1948NassauGrassDoris Hart [USA]3/8Shirley Fry [USA]3-6 6-2 6-2Scofield, Rurac183.0%
1-Mar-1948 New York Eastern IndoorsCarpetBarbara Wilkins Ward [USA]1/2Nina Irwin [USA]6-4 4-6 6-4Germaine, Cumming085.0%
1-Mar-1948South African GBR vs KENRound robin event050.0%
2-Mar-1948San RemoClayAnnalisa Bossi [ITA]1/5Nicla Migliori [ITA]6-0 6-30100.0%
5-Mar-1948CairoClayNelly Landry [BEL]3/5Suzanne Pannetier [FRA]6-4 6-2050.0%
6-Mar-1948Stockholm IndoorsCarpetAlva Bjoerk [SWE]Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]6-0 6-30100.0%
8-Mar-1948Melbourne MCC ChpsNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]3/6Clare Proctor [AUS]6-1 6-3Tuckfield, Moran1100.0%
11-Mar-1948New York Natl IndoorsCarpetPatricia Canning Todd [USA]2/4Doris Hart [USA]3-6 6-3 6-2Moran, Scofield389.0%
14-Mar-1948Copenhagen Natl IndoorsCarpetVera Nielsen [DEN]1/2Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]6-1 6-20100.0%
15-Mar-1948Cromer IndoorsCarpetEdith Middleton [GBR]1/2Jean Walker Smith [GBR]0-6 6-2 6-20100.0%
18-Mar-1948AlexandriaClayNelly Landry [BEL]4/5Alice Weiwers [LUX]6-1 6-0050.0%
18-Mar-1948JohannesburgClaySheila Piercey Summers [RSA]1/3Kay Stammers [GBR]6-1 6-4Hilton, Muller081.0%
18-Mar-1948Montego BayClayIvy Cover Ramsey [JAM]1/2Effie Hemmant [GBR]W/O050.0%
22-Mar-1948HamiltonClayDoris Hart [USA]4/8Patricia Canning Todd [USA]4-6 6-1 6-2Pedersen, Knowles366.0%
25-Mar-1948Buenos Aires River PlateClayMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]1/3Felisa Piedrola [ARG]6-2 3-6 6-20100.0%
25-Mar-1948NiceClayTournament not completedKormoczy050.0%
25-Mar-1948ToowoombaLavinia Singleton [AUS]1/4Dorothy Mansfield [AUS]6-3 4-6 6-30100.0%
26-Mar-1948Birmingham Tally HoTournament not completedBocquet (F), Stork (F), Parker, Phillips0100.0%
26-Mar-1948Perth Western Aus ChpsGrassMarie Toomey [AUS]Nell Hopman [AUS]6-4 6-3Wood, Ryan0100.0%
26-Mar-1948Scarborough 1ClayJoan Curry [GBR]1/7Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]6-0 6-1Mothersole, Woodgate1100.0%
27-Mar-1948LauncestonClayNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]4/6Sadie Berryman [AUS]6-2 6-3Baker, Hawton1100.0%
29-Mar-1948Hamilton Coral BeachGrassMarjory Buck [AUS]Hope Knowles [USA]6-4 4-6 6-1Moran, Rurac066.0%
5-Apr-1948 PaddingtonClayEdith Middleton [GBR]2/2Georgie Woodgate [GBR]6-3 6-4Lincoln, Mcostrich0100.0%
6-Apr-1948MilanClayZsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]1/3Hilde Doleschell [TCH]6-3 6-3Peterdy, Straubeova072.0%
12-Apr-1948HampsteadClayJoan Curry [GBR]2/7Molly Lincoln [GBR]6-2 6-4Hoahing, Dawson Scott1100.0%
12-Apr-1948Los Angeles Town HouseHardDodo Cheney [USA]Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher [USA]6-3 8-6Virgil, Chaffee092.0%
19-Apr-1948Dublin HardClayBetty Lombard [IRL]1/3Mary Nichols [IRL]6-2 5-7 6-10100.0%
19-Apr-1948HoustonClayGussie Moran [USA]1/4Dorothy Knode [USA]6-2 6-4Wolfenden, Varner1100.0%
19-Apr-1948London Parks and ClubsClayB H Bourne [GBR]J W Ing [GBR]2-6 10-8 6-00100.0%
19-Apr-1948SuttonClayGem Hoahing [GBR]1/8Thelma Jarvis [GBR]6-2 7-5Bocquet, Quertier096.0%
22-Apr-1948OjaiHardLouise Brough [USA]1/6Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]6-2 6-2Cheney, Wheeler Kelleher1100.0%
26-Apr-1948Bournemouth 1ClayBetty Hilton [GBR]1/3Pam Bocquet [GBR]6-1 6-4Woodgate, Hoahing194.0%
3-May-1948 Henley 1ClayMargot Parker [GBR]1/2Madge Slaney [GBR]2-6 6-2 6-00100.0%
3-May-1948HurlinghamClayGem Hoahing [GBR]2/8Effie Hemmant [GBR]6-0 6-0Jarvis, Lines0100.0%
7-May-1948FlorenceClayNicla Migliori [ITA]1/2Manuela Bologna [ITA]6-3 7-50100.0%
8-May-1948Los Angeles SoCal ChpsHardLouise Brough [USA]2/6Helen Perez [USA]6-1 8-6Cheney, Baker Fleitz195.0%
10-May-1948St. Annes-on-SeaGrassAndy Ross Dilley [USA]K Hurst [GBR]6-0 6-1Knight, Liebert093.0%
14-May-1948BirminghamGrassBetty Hilton [GBR]2/3Joan Curry [GBR]3-6 6-0 7-5Quertier, Whitmarsh193.0%
14-May-1948Las PalmasHardAlicia Guri [ESP] De Gomez [ESP]6-3 6-30100.0%
19-May-1948HarrogateClayPatsy Rodgers [GBR]1/2Sheila Dowdeswell [KEN]6-0 6-3050.0%
19-May-1948Roland GarrosClayNelly Landry [BEL]5/5Shirley Fry [USA]6-2 0-6 6-0Canning Todd, Hart246.0%
20-May-1948NambourLavinia Singleton [AUS]2/4I Watson [AUS]6-1 1-6 6-10100.0%
24-May-1948SurbitonGrassTournament not completedCurry (F), Walker Smith (F), Mottram, Stammers196.0%
28-May-1948Chapel AllertonGrassPenny Durlac [GBR]Betty Fulton [GBR]6-2 6-00100.0%
28-May-1948Long BeachGrassBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]1/6Helen Perez [USA]6-1 6-3Chaffee, Snow0100.0%
29-May-1948Mill ValleyDorothy Knode [USA]1/4Virginia Wolfenden [USA]11-9 6-3Wolfenden, Jessee193.0%
30-May-1948BrusselsClayPatricia Canning Todd [USA]3/4Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]6-2 6-2Hart, Arnold333.0%
30-May-1948HartfordBetty Pratt [USA]Marjory Buck [AUS]6-1 0-6 6-0Hubbell, Knowles085.0%
31-May-1948BarnesGrassBetty Wilford [GBR]Mrs M M Luger [GBR]6-2 6-1Brighton, Knight097.0%
31-May-1948BelfastZsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]2/3Alice Weiwers [LUX]6-2 6-0050.0%
31-May-1948Copenhagen Natl HardClayVera Nielsen [DEN]2/2Barbara Plougmann [DEN]6-0 6-00100.0%
31-May-1948ManchesterGrassBetty Hilton [GBR]3/3Jean Bostock [GBR]6-3 8-6Zinovieff, David1100.0%
31-May-1948WinchesterGrassGem Hoahing [GBR]3/8Jean Walker Smith [GBR]7-5 3-6 6-4Hibbert, White0100.0%
5-Jun-1948 Berkeley StateHardDorothy Knode [USA]2/4Virginia Wolfenden [USA]2-6 6-3 6-3Chaffee, Smith196.0%
7-Jun-1948BeckenhamGrassMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]2/3Patsy Rodgers [GBR]7-5 6-1Thomas, Walter080.0%
7-Jun-1948BristolGrassJoan Curry [GBR]3/7Pam Bocquet [GBR]6-2 6-31100.0%
7-Jun-1948MemphisClayBaba Lewis [USA]Marta Barnett [USA]15-13 6-4Jeffett, Clarke Stayer0100.0%
10-Jun-1948Melbourne HardClayDulcie Whittaker [AUS]Marie Toomey [AUS]6-1 6-4Garvin, Johnstone0100.0%
11-Jun-1948Sears CupGrassRound robin event0100.0%
11-Jun-1948Wightman CupGrassRound robin event350.0%
14-Jun-1948Brookline StateGrassKay Hubbell [USA]1/2Judy Atterbury [USA]6-3 7-5Rice, Sachs0100.0%
14-Jun-1948GlasgowGrassHeather Macfarlane [GBR]1/2M Allan [GBR]6-0 6-30100.0%
14-Jun-1948Kansas CityClayMagda Rurac [ROU]4/6Marta Barnett [USA]6-0 6-8 6-2Varner, Jahn095.0%
14-Jun-1948Philadelphia DistrictHope Knowles [USA]1/2Bunny Vosters [USA]12-10 6-1Newlin, Austin0100.0%
14-Jun-1948Queen's ClubGrassTournament not completedHart (F), Osborne Dupont (F), Brough, Canning Todd551.0%
21-Jun-1948BaysideClayElfi Kriegs Au [AUT]1/2Barbara Wilkins Ward [USA]6-0 5-7 6-3Haney, Frizzell080.0%
21-Jun-1948CoronadoHardGussie Moran [USA]2/4Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]7-5 8-6Struthers, Wheeler Kelleher0100.0%
21-Jun-1948LouisvilleMagda Rurac [ROU]5/6Baba Lewis [USA]5-7 6-1 6-4Pratt, Knode196.0%
21-Jun-1948WimbledonGrassLouise Brough [USA]3/6Doris Hart [USA]6-3 8-6Osborne Dupont, Canning Todd759.0%
24-Jun-1948TriesteClayNicla Migliori [ITA]2/2Lucia Manfredi [ITA]3-6 6-2 6-2Sina, Coppa0100.0%
28-Jun-1948CincinnatiClayDorothy Knode [USA]3/4Baba Lewis [USA]6-4 6-4Varner, Rurac193.0%
28-Jun-1948EdinburghHeather Macfarlane [GBR]2/2Ella Vlandy [GBR]6-3 2-6 6-20100.0%
28-Jun-1948Wimbledon PlateGrassMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]3/3Betty Wilford [GBR]6-1 5-7 7-5Rodgers, Walker Smith069.0%
29-Jun-1948Salt Lake CityBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]2/6Barbara Kimbrell [USA]6-1 6-1Connolly, Hunsaker0100.0%
31-Jun-1948OmahaClayDoris Jensen [USA]Lucille Davidson [USA]6-8 6-3 7-5Popple, West0100.0%
1-Jul-1948 Salt Lake City JuniorsMaureen Connolly [USA]Patsy Zellmer [USA]6-3 6-3Christopolis, Walker0100.0%
5-Jul-1948DenverHardBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]3/6Maureen Connolly [USA]6-0 6-3Lockwood, Kimbrell0100.0%
5-Jul-1948DublinGrassSheila Piercey Summers [RSA]2/3Mary Muller [RSA]9-7 6-1Whitmarsh, Jarvis071.0%
5-Jul-1948EdgbastonBarbara Knapp [GBR]Dorothy Round [GBR]7-5 6-0Cowney, Curry187.0%
5-Jul-1948FelixstoweGrassJean Bostock [GBR]1/4Jean Quertier [GBR]11-9 6-2Andrews, Rodgers0100.0%
5-Jul-1948IndianapolisClayDorothy Knode [USA]4/4Baba Lewis [USA]6-3 6-3Barnett, Rurac195.0%
5-Jul-1948MaplewoodGrassBarbara Wilkins Ward [USA]2/2Betty Pratt [USA]6-3 7-9 6-4Haney, Jahn0100.0%
5-Jul-1948SunderlandGrassVera Mattar [LBN]1/2Mrs E Wilson [GBR]6-4 6-4050.0%
5-Jul-1948Washington DCWillie Herbert [USA]Charlotte Decker [USA]7-9 6-1 7-50100.0%
5-Jul-1948WeymouthGrassPatience Thomson [GBR]Hilary Stoodley Morgan [GBR]7-5 6-20100.0%
7-Jul-1948NottinghamGrassGem Hoahing [GBR]4/8Olga Miskova [TCH]6-3 6-3Woodgate, Middleton075.0%
10-Jul-1948River ForestClayMagda Rurac [ROU]6/6Dorothy Knode [USA]6-2 6-0Lewis, Varner196.0%
11-Jul-1948Crawford NotchKay Hubbell [USA]2/2Lois Felix [USA]7-5 6-2Stevens, Murphy0100.0%
12-Jul-1948CheltenhamGrassPam Bocquet [GBR]1/3Pat Cowney [GBR]6-4 6-30100.0%
12-Jul-1948Dublin East IrelandBetty Lombard [IRL]2/3Maeve Brennan [IRL]4-6 6-2 8-60100.0%
12-Jul-1948Frinton-on-SeaGrassJean Bostock [GBR]2/4Natalie Zinovieff [GBR]6-2 6-1Oconnell, Hibbert087.0%
12-Jul-1948GstaadClayTournament not completedBossi, Teran De Weiss, Scofield, Piercey Summers012.0%
12-Jul-1948Newport WalesGrassJoan Curry [GBR]4/7Georgie Woodgate [GBR]6-3 7-5Bates, Whitmarsh1100.0%
12-Jul-1948Philadelphia Middle StatesGrassHope Knowles [USA]2/2Bunny Vosters [USA]7-5 4-6 10-8Knowles, Morrison0100.0%
12-Jul-1948TacomaBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]4/6Maureen Connolly [USA]6-2 6-1Kimbrell, Zellmer0100.0%
14-Jul-1948Edinburgh ExhoClayRound robin event2100.0%
15-Jul-1948DurbanClayToodles Watermeyer [RSA]1/3Ruth Smith [RSA]6-4 8-60100.0%
15-Jul-1948Edinburgh Scottish ChpsGrassJoy Mottram [GBR]Helen Proudfoot [GBR]6-2 6-1Fulton, Alison087.0%
15-Jul-1948Soviet ChampionshipsNadezhda Belonenko [URS]Galina Ivanova [URS]5-7 6-4 6-00100.0%
17-Jul-1948Jackson HeightsClayElfi Kriegs Au [AUT]2/2Norma Taubele [USA]6-4 10-8050.0%
17-Jul-1948KingstonIvy Cover Ramsey [JAM]2/2Jean Mcnair [JAM]9-7 8-6Newman, Weston0100.0%
17-Jul-1948LiegeClayMyriam De Borman [BEL]Josane Sigart [BEL]6-4 10-80100.0%
18-Jul-1948BastadClayHilde Sperling [DEN]Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]8-6 0-6 6-1050.0%
19-Jul-1948HaverfordGrassVirginia Wolfenden [USA]Bunny Vosters [USA]6-2 6-4Rurac, Knode195.0%
19-Jul-1948SeattleBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]5/6Maureen Connolly [USA]6-3 6-0Mcguire, Hunsaker1100.0%
22-Jul-1948IpswichLavinia Singleton [AUS]3/4Heather Hargreave [AUS]6-4 6-40100.0%
26-Jul-1948BedfordGrassGem Hoahing [GBR]5/8Betty Batt [GBR]6-1 6-20100.0%
26-Jul-1948Philadelphia Eastern ClayClayAnn Gray [USA]Deborah Welsh [USA]6-2 6-1Byerley, Taylor0100.0%
26-Jul-1948PragueClayErzsebet Erdodi [HUN]1/2V Zdviholova [CZE]6-3 6-2050.0%
26-Jul-1948SeabrightGrassGussie Moran [USA]3/4Louise Snow [USA]6-2 6-2Wolfenden, Rurac188.0%
26-Jul-1948TorontoPat Macken [CAN]Elaine Fildes [CAN]2-6 8-6 6-2Merrill, Burritt081.0%
26-Jul-1948Tunbridge WellsGrassJanet Morgan [GBR]Katherine Keith Steele [GBR]6-2 6-20100.0%
26-Jul-1948VancouverBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]6/6Maureen Connolly [USA]6-2 6-3Kimbrell, Milne161.0%
28-Jul-1948BuryJean Bostock [GBR]3/4Jean Quertier [GBR]6-3 6-2Stork0100.0%
28-Jul-1948ReadingGrassSally Lister [GBR]1/2Isabel Follows [GBR]6-2 6-20100.0%
29-Jul-1948WolverhamptonGrassSally Lister [GBR]2/2Isabel Follows [GBR]6-2 6-20100.0%
31-Jul-1948WellingboroughGrassMonica Ereaut [GBR]E Stephens [GBR]6-1 6-40100.0%
2-Aug-1948 Bournemouth 2GrassJean Walker Smith [GBR]1/3Kay Tuckey [GBR]6-3 4-6 6-20100.0%
2-Aug-1948East HamptonGrassLouise Brough [USA]4/6Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]7-5 3-6 6-3Baker Fleitz, Rurac695.0%
2-Aug-1948FramlinghamGrassJean Bostock [GBR]4/4Wendy Stork [GBR]6-1 6-20100.0%
2-Aug-1948IlkleyGrassBarbara Behr [GBR]Betty Batt [GBR]6-4 6-10100.0%
2-Aug-1948PaigntonJoan Curry [GBR]5/7Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]6-4 6-01100.0%
3-Aug-1948HamburgClayUrsula Rosenow [GER]Inge Pohmann [GER]6-2 8-6Vollmer, Reimann095.0%
4-Aug-1948HullGrassEliane Scholten [NED]S A Tickler [GBR]5-7 7-5 6-4050.0%
7-Aug-1948OrangeGrassLouise Brough [USA]5/6Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]6-3 8-6Hart, Canning Todd791.0%
8-Aug-1948Los Angeles ParksHardMary Arnold [USA]2/2Betty Struthers [USA]6-4 6-3Green, Proctor0100.0%
9-Aug-1948BrayMary Nichols [IRL]Betty Lombard [IRL]7-5 8-60100.0%
9-Aug-1948BudapestClayErzsebet Erdodi [HUN]2/2Ilona Hidassy [HUN]6-4 6-20100.0%
9-Aug-1948BuxtonGrassGem Hoahing [GBR]6/8Natalie Zinovieff [GBR]6-4 6-30100.0%
9-Aug-1948CranleighGrassMargot Parker [GBR]2/2Valerie Cooper [GBR]6-4 6-30100.0%
9-Aug-1948CromerGrassJoy Hibbert [GBR]1/2Nancy Kidson [GBR]6-2 6-20100.0%
9-Aug-1948FalmouthGrassAudrey Mothersole [GBR]P Wells [GBR]6-1 6-10100.0%
9-Aug-1948MontroseKay Tuckey [GBR]Molly Lincoln [GBR]7-5 3-6 6-20100.0%
9-Aug-1948TorquayGrassJoan Curry [GBR]6/7Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]6-2 6-11100.0%
9-Aug-1948ViareggioClayAnnalisa Bossi [ITA]2/5Helena Straubeova [TCH]6-1 6-0050.0%
12-Aug-1948BrisbaneGrassNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]5/6Marie Toomey [AUS]6-3 4-6 6-31100.0%
14-Aug-1948BernClayViolette Rigollet [SUI]Rita Rampinelli [SUI]6-3 4-6 6-30100.0%
14-Aug-1948StockholmClayBibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]K Hall6-1 6-3050.0%
15-Aug-1948The HagueClayJoopy Van Der Wal [NED]Nel Hermsen [NED]6-0 6-20100.0%
16-Aug-1948Bognor RegisJoy Hibbert [GBR]2/2Georgie Woodgate [GBR]6-4 1-6 8-60100.0%
16-Aug-1948Manchester-on-SeaGrassDoris Hart [USA]5/8Helen Pedersen [USA]6-1 6-2Fry, Knode688.0%
16-Aug-1948Orangeburg ATA ChpsAlthea Gibson [USA]Nana Vaughan [USA]6-3 6-0Davis, Peters0100.0%
16-Aug-1948Saint AndrewsClayMolly Lincoln [GBR]Kay Tuckey [GBR]6-2 7-5Proudfoot0100.0%
16-Aug-1948Scarborough 2GrassGem Hoahing [GBR]7/8Natalie Zinovieff [GBR]6-2 7-50100.0%
19-Aug-1948SopotClayRound robin eventJedrzejowska (F), Miskova (F), Poplawska, Erdodi050.0%
19-Aug-1948TamworthNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]6/6Joyce Fitch [AUS]7-5 6-41100.0%
23-Aug-1948Budleigh SaltertonGrassPam Bocquet [GBR]2/3Viola White [GBR]8-6 6-40100.0%
23-Aug-1948CarlisleGrassPatsy Rodgers [GBR]2/2Madge Slaney [GBR]6-4 8-60100.0%
23-Aug-1948Longwood BowlGrassTournament not completedRurac (F), Perez187.0%
23-Aug-1948New MaldenClayGeorgie Woodgate [GBR]1/2Wendy Stork [GBR]6-2 6-10100.0%
23-Aug-1948OpatijaClayVlasta Holeckova [TCH]Maria Mogorovich [YUG]6-1 6-4050.0%
30-Aug-1948ChiswickClayGeorgie Woodgate [GBR]2/2Mrs E Hirn [DEN]7-5 6-4050.0%
30-Aug-1948Lee-on-SolentMary Eyre [GBR]Wendy Stork [GBR]8-6 6-30100.0%
30-Aug-1948MontreuxClayAnnalisa Bossi [ITA]3/5Etta Neumann [AUT]6-2 6-1Weiwers, Aeschlimann025.0%
1-Sep-1948 AnkaraClayVera Mattar [LBN]2/2Mualla Gorodetski [TUR]3-6 7-5 13-11050.0%
2-Sep-1948Sydney MetroClayMary Hawton [AUS]Joyce Fitch [AUS]2-6 6-4 6-0Proctor, Ashford0100.0%
6-Sep-1948Dublin AutumnClayBetty Lombard [IRL]3/3Mary Nichols [IRL]6-1 6-10100.0%
6-Sep-1948EastbourneGrassJean Walker Smith [GBR]2/3Gem Hoahing [GBR]7-5 6-4Curry, Dawson Scott1100.0%
9-Sep-1948IstanbulClayMualla Gorodetski [TUR]Vera Mattar [LBN]6-0 4-6 9-7050.0%
10-Sep-1948DubboClayEsme Ashford [AUS]Joyce Fitch [AUS]6-2 7-5Taylor, Proctor0100.0%
10-Sep-1948US National ChampionshipsGrassMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]Louise Brough [USA]4-6 6-4 15-13Moran, Canning Todd876.0%
13-Sep-1948AthensClayJean Quertier [GBR]1/4Vera Mattar [LBN]6-1 6-3050.0%
13-Sep-1948BloemfonteinClayMrs D Coetzee [RSA]Mrs M Maclear [RSA]6-1 6-30100.0%
13-Sep-1948Henley 2ClayMadge Slaney [GBR]Joey David [GBR]6-2 6-30100.0%
13-Sep-1948MilanClayAnnalisa Bossi [ITA]4/5Lucia Manfredi [ITA]6-3 9-7Migliori, Bologna0100.0%
13-Sep-1948PeeblesJean Walker Smith [GBR]3/3Billie Woodgate [GBR]6-3 6-1Wilford, Wilson0100.0%
20-Sep-1948BilbaoClayBarbara Scofield [USA]Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]6-4 6-4050.0%
20-Sep-1948CascaesClayJean Quertier [GBR]2/4Josefa De Riba [ESP]6-4 6-3Brixh, Hermsen025.0%
20-Sep-1948CirencesterPam Bocquet [GBR]3/3Viola White [GBR]6-0 3-6 6-4Mercer, Cleland087.0%
20-Sep-1948GuildfordJoey David [GBR]Kay Tuckey [GBR]6-3 3-6 6-4Hibbert, Hirn093.0%
23-Sep-1948Wagga WaggaJoyce Fitch [AUS]Mrs Campbell [AUS]6-1 6-40100.0%
25-Sep-1948Los Angeles Pac SouthwestHardLouise Brough [USA]6/6Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]6-2 6-3Perez, Cheney490.0%
26-Sep-1948OstendClayJean Quertier [GBR]3/4Jacqueline Marcellin [FRA]6-1 6-2De Barry, Whitmarsh050.0%
5-Oct-1948 San FranciscoHardGussie Moran [USA]4/4Virginia Wolfenden [USA]2-6 6-1 6-2Jessee, Piercey Summers294.0%
5-Oct-1948Sydney StrathfieldGrassThelma Long [AUS]Joyce Fitch [AUS]8-6 6-1Hawton, Ashford0100.0%
11-Oct-1948London IndoorsCarpetGem Hoahing [GBR]8/8Joan Curry [GBR]1-6 6-3 7-5Quertier, Jarvis193.0%
16-Oct-1948Mexico CityClaySheila Piercey Summers [RSA]3/3Dorothy Knode [USA]11-9 6-2Perez, Chaffee150.0%
18-Oct-1948Cromer AutumnJean Quertier [GBR]4/4Jean Bostock [GBR]6-3 6-4Lines, Middleton0100.0%
1-Nov-1948 BrisbaneGrassLavinia Singleton [AUS]4/4Heather Hargreave [AUS]6-2 9-7Schultz, Blair0100.0%
1-Nov-1948Johannesburg Transvaal ChpsClayToodles Watermeyer [RSA]2/3Beryl Bartlett [RSA]6-0 6-00100.0%
8-Nov-1948Geneva 2CarpetAnnalisa Bossi [ITA]5/5Alice Weiwers [LUX]7-5 7-5Berthet, Rigollet025.0%
8-Nov-1948Torquay PalaceCarpetJoan Curry [GBR]7/7Betty Hilton [GBR]6-1 6-3Quertier, Whitmarsh195.0%
15-Nov-1948Budapest IndoorsCarpetZsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]3/3Helena Straubeova [TCH]6-1 6-2050.0%
15-Nov-1948Buenos AiresClayPatricia Canning Todd [USA]4/4Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]7-5 6-4Piedrola, Arnold157.0%
19-Nov-1948SydneyGrassDoris Hart [USA]6/8Joyce Fitch [AUS]1-6 6-4 6-2Wynne Bolton, Whittaker296.0%
4-Dec-1948 MelbourneGrassDoris Hart [USA]7/8Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]6-1 9-7Long, Fitch194.0%
20-Dec-1948East LondonMrs K Bowyer [RSA]Pam Curlewis [RSA]7-5 3-6 6-30100.0%
27-Dec-1948AdelaideGrassDoris Hart [USA]8/8Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]6-4 8-6Long, Fitch193.0%
27-Dec-1948JacksonvilleMarta Barnett [USA]Faith Mclaughlin [USA]6-0 6-00100.0%
30-Dec-1948Cape TownClayMary Muller [RSA]2/2Penelope Pentelow [RSA]2-6 6-4 6-10100.0%
30-Dec-1948PerthV Macfarlane White [AUS]Helen Collins [AUS]UNK0100.0%
30-Dec-1948Port ElizabethClayToodles Watermeyer [RSA]3/3Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]6-0 6-40100.0%

 

1948 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
1Louise Brough [USA]25640-32200.612000.012113.7
2Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]30125-32155.522066.0
3Doris Hart [USA]23859-61973.921857.531909.221739.2
4Patricia Canning Todd [USA]26442-81961.341765.411883.041860.811808.7
5Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]18648-91952.621809.861828.7
6Gussie Moran [USA]25430-71930.031801.0131749.381813.471651.1
7Joan Curry [GBR]735-61916.131843.751837.151691.5
8Shirley Fry [USA]21127-101907.961803.671817.3
9Virginia Wolfenden [USA]30124-81880.671714.051812.991805.6
10Mary Arnold [USA]32222-71861.651731.781774.8121741.8
11Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]32623-31861.341835.7101792.7
12Magda Rurac [ROU]30660-151840.4111597.471794.0131740.8101571.1
13Dorothy Knode [USA]23440-111836.561727.391764.9161722.8
14Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]29328-61835.391617.7111756.4151729.1
15Helen Pedersen [USA]32018-111826.8121752.2141740.141712.6
16Gem Hoahing [GBR]28836-61826.5141740.7171717.631721.9
17Helen Perez [USA]19023-121823.481681.3231568.6191712.3
18Betty Hilton [GBR]28333-131799.9101761.2201695.981612.6
19Jean Walker Smith [GBR]24323-71787.2201614.6181713.9121476.4
20Mary Muller [RSA]34215-51776.8161708.0221655.8

 

1948 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
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]28-Jul-19477-Jun-194846Pauline Betz
Louise Brough [USA]14-Jun-194825-Apr-194946Doris Hart

 

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%
Louise Brough [USA]104340-393.0%76-185.0%75-271.0%1313-0100.0%10-10.0%2927-293.0%00-0-
Doris Hart [USA]166559-690.8%108-280.0%1814-477.0%00-0-2018-290.0%4037-392.0%54-180.0%
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]72825-389.3%31-233.0%75-271.0%00-0-11-0100.0%2724-388.0%00-0-
Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]92623-388.5%86-275.0%22-0100.0%00-0-33-0100.0%2017-385.0%00-0-
Gem Hoahing [GBR]144236-685.7%98-188.0%98-188.0%00-0-1816-288.0%1915-478.0%55-0100.0%
Joan Curry [GBR]144135-685.4%97-277.0%30-30.0%00-0-1110-190.0%1916-384.0%98-188.0%
Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]165748-984.2%106-460.0%96-366.0%3024-680.0%00-0-1612-475.0%00-0-
Patricia Canning Todd [USA]135042-884.0%54-180.0%74-357.0%76-185.0%1715-288.0%2519-676.0%44-0100.0%
Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]113428-682.4%33-0100.0%75-271.0%64-266.0%99-0100.0%1612-475.0%00-0-
Gussie Moran [USA]113730-781.1%44-0100.0%84-450.0%1412-285.0%33-0100.0%1813-572.0%43-175.0%
Magda Rurac [ROU]237560-1580.0%96-366.0%1510-566.0%21-150.0%4034-685.0%2619-773.0%32-166.0%
Dorothy Knode [USA]155140-1178.4%74-357.0%62-433.0%44-0100.0%2118-385.0%1710-758.0%00-0-
Jean Walker Smith [GBR]113023-776.7%53-260.0%119-281.0%00-0-75-271.0%2016-480.0%10-10.0%
Mary Arnold [USA]92922-775.9%22-0100.0%31-233.0%1513-286.0%118-372.0%42-250.0%00-0-
Virginia Wolfenden [USA]93224-875.0%41-325.0%83-537.0%86-275.0%21-150.0%1914-573.0%00-0-
Shirley Fry [USA]113727-1073.0%41-325.0%84-450.0%00-0-1613-381.0%2114-766.0%00-0-
Betty Hilton [GBR]154633-1371.7%43-175.0%106-460.0%00-0-87-187.0%2416-866.0%43-175.0%
Jean Quertier [GBR]163927-1269.2%64-266.0%75-271.0%00-0-1612-475.0%138-561.0%75-271.0%
Georgie Woodgate [GBR]123121-1067.7%52-340.0%116-554.0%00-0-1613-381.0%116-554.0%32-166.0%
Helen Perez [USA]123523-1265.7%20-20.0%138-561.0%1610-662.0%32-166.0%1711-664.0%00-0-
Joy Mottram [GBR]153221-1165.6%11-0100.0%94-544.0%00-0-52-340.0%2215-768.0%00-0-
Baba Lewis [USA]112818-1064.3%41-325.0%10-10.0%00-0-1612-475.0%83-537.0%00-0-
Helen Pedersen [USA]122918-1162.1%10-10.0%75-271.0%00-0-96-366.0%1911-857.0%21-150.0%
Laura Lou Jahn [USA]174226-1661.9%20-20.0%85-362.0%64-266.0%2013-765.0%1710-758.0%00-0-
Thelma Jarvis [GBR]102616-1061.5%10-10.0%75-271.0%00-0-118-372.0%126-650.0%43-175.0%
Marta Barnett [USA]132817-1160.7%31-233.0%62-433.0%00-0-1611-568.0%94-544.0%00-0-
Nancy Chaffee [USA]133018-1260.0%00-0-105-550.0%169-756.0%32-166.0%127-558.0%00-0-
Mary Whitmarsh [GBR]112615-1157.7%00-0-61-516.0%00-0-73-442.0%1510-566.0%53-260.0%
Patsy Rodgers [GBR]132615-1157.7%32-166.0%31-233.0%00-0-85-362.0%159-660.0%32-166.0%
Betty Pratt [USA]173620-1655.6%21-150.0%62-433.0%32-166.0%52-340.0%2010-1050.0%32-166.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

MeetingsPlayerOpponentWinsLossesWin PercentageFinals
5Beverly Baker FleitzBarbara Kimbrell50100.0%1
5Beverly Baker FleitzMaureen Connolly50100.0%4
4Louise BroughBeverly Baker Fleitz40100.0%2
4Magda RuracMarta Barnett40100.0%1
4Magda RuracHelen Perez3175.0%0
4Louise BroughMargaret Osborne Dupont2250.0%3
4Dorothy KnodeBaba Lewis3175.0%2
4Nancye Wynne BoltonJoyce Fitch3175.0%1
4Doris HartShirley Fry3175.0%1
4Baba LewisMagda Rurac2250.0%1

 

Country Rankings    Top

How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.
Countryvs Others: MatchesWinsLossesWin PercFinalsWinsLossesWin Percvs Self: MatchesFinalsDiff TitlistsDiff FinalistsDiff Players
Romania77611679.2%96366.7%00111
Hungary2720774.1%54180.0%21234
Belgium40261465.0%550100.0%11237
Argentina2113861.9%42250.0%11124
South Africa61372460.7%220100.0%17851126
United States31518013557.1%22111150.0%845432442453
Czechoslovakia1991047.4%51420.0%10144
United Kingdom21910311647.0%136746.2%554552956252
Italy28101835.7%330100.0%2542434
Luxembourg134930.8%3030.0%00011
Canada3392427.3%000-1611235
Netherlands1541126.7%110100.0%21236
Australia2561924.0%51420.0%13017101880
France3782921.6%3030.0%500324
Ireland2432112.5%000-1242322

 

 

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