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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
22-Jan-1949	Australian Championships	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	6-3 6-4	Baker, Long
18-May-1949	Roland Garros	Clay	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	Nelly Landry [BEL]	7-5 6-2	Bossi, Piercey Summers
20-Jun-1949	Wimbledon	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	10-8 1-6 10-8	Canning Todd, Pedersen
29-Aug-1949	US National Championships	Grass	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	Doris Hart [USA]	6-4 6-1	Brough, Hilton

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Annalisa Bossi (8)
Finals	Beverly Baker Fleitz (10)
Match Wins	Beverly Baker Fleitz (53)
Match Win Percentage	Doris Hart (90.2%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Jean Quertier (10)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Jean Quertier (83.3%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Beverly Baker Fleitz (14)
Total Matches Played	Beverly Baker Fleitz (65)
Events Played	Joyce Fitch (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%
3-Jan-1949	Tampa	Clay	Nancy Morrison [USA]	1/3	Marta Barnett [USA]	6-3 6-4	Raful, Clarke Stayer	0	100.0%
6-Jan-1949	Palm Springs	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	1/4	Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher [USA]	6-2 8-6	Chaffee, Perez	1	100.0%
6-Jan-1949	Sydney Manly	Grass	Mary Hawton [AUS]	1/4	Esme Ashford [AUS]	6-3 6-0		0	100.0%
8-Jan-1949	Wellington	Grass	Jessie Burns [NZL]		Mavis Kerr [NZL]	6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
10-Jan-1949	St. Petersburg	Clay	Nancy Morrison [USA]	2/3	Helen Pedersen [USA]	6-4 6-1	Clarke Stayer, Boyer	0	100.0%
15-Jan-1949	Perth Exho	Grass	Round robin event					1	50.0%
17-Jan-1949	Orlando	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	1/3	Jean Clarke Stayer [USA]	6-1 8-6	Rustum, Morrison	1	100.0%
22-Jan-1949	Australian Championships	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	1/4	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	6-3 6-4	Baker, Long	1	96.0%
24-Jan-1949	Nassau Colonial		Shirley Fry [USA]	2/3	Helen Pedersen [USA]	UNK		1	100.0%
27-Jan-1949	Stockholm Indoors	Carpet	Hilde Sperling [DEN]		Betty Hilton [GBR]	2-6 6-0 6-2		0	50.0%
1-Feb-1949	West Palm Beach		Helen Pedersen [USA]	1/2	Virginia Lee Boyer [USA]	6-0 6-1	Haslar, French	0	75.0%
3-Feb-1949	La Jolla	Hard	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	1/6	Gussie Moran [USA]	6-3 6-4	Baker Fleitz, Perez	3	90.0%
5-Feb-1949	Sydney Exho	Grass	Round robin event					1	50.0%
7-Feb-1949	Fort Lauderdale	Clay	Helen Pedersen [USA]	2/2	Virginia Lee Boyer [USA]	6-2 6-1	French, Rustum	0	87.0%
14-Feb-1949	Coral Gables		Marta Barnett [USA]		Barbara Wilkins Ward [USA]	4-6 6-4 6-4	French, Hopkins	0	87.0%
14-Feb-1949	Los Angeles Metro	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	2/4	Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher [USA]	6-4 6-3	Struthers, Jahn	1	100.0%
18-Feb-1949	Paris Indoors	Carpet	Maud Galtier [FRA]		Jacqueline Boutin [FRA]	0-6 6-1 6-3		0	100.0%
1-Mar-1949	Cape Town AUS vs RSA		Round robin event					0	50.0%
3-Mar-1949	Cairo	Clay	Nelly Landry [BEL]	1/2	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	6-3 6-8 6-0	Mottram, Mattar	0	25.0%
4-Mar-1949	Benoni AUS vs Transvaal		Round robin event					0	50.0%
7-Mar-1949	New York Eastern Indoors	Carpet	Betty Pratt [USA]	1/2	Helen Germaine [USA]	6-4 6-0	Gibson, Irwin	0	100.0%
7-Mar-1949	Southdean	Carpet	Kay Stammers [GBR]		Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	4-6 6-3 6-2	Ward Hales, Rodgers	0	93.0%
14-Mar-1949	Cannes Carlton	Clay	Jacqueline Patorni [FRA]		Hilde Doleschell [TCH]	6-4 4-6 6-1	Hibbert, Marcellin	0	37.0%
14-Mar-1949	Cromer Indoors	Carpet	Edith Middleton [GBR]		Pat Cowney [GBR]	6-3 6-4	Ross Dilley, Ross Dilley	0	91.0%
14-Mar-1949	Nassau		Rhoda Hopkins [USA]		Mrs Tilda Miller	6-3 6-0		0	50.0%
15-Mar-1949	Alexandria	Clay	Nelly Landry [BEL]	2/2	Joy Mottram [GBR]	6-1 6-0	Bossi	0	33.0%
15-Mar-1949	Melbourne MCC Chps	Grass	Marie Toomey [AUS]		Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	6-2 6-0	Rae, Tuckfield	1	100.0%
17-Mar-1949	New York Natl Indoors	Carpet	Gussie Moran [USA]	1/2	Nancy Chaffee [USA]	6-2 6-3	Irwin, Knode	2	96.0%
21-Mar-1949	Beaulieu		Hilde Doleschell [TCH]	1/2	Jacqueline Marcellin [FRA]	6-2 6-8 6-3		0	50.0%
21-Mar-1949	Johannesburg Transvaal Chps		Toodles Watermeyer [RSA]		Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	6-3 3-6 6-4		0	100.0%
28-Mar-1949	Hamilton	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	1/5	Nancy Chaffee [USA]	6-2 6-1	Scofield, Pratt	0	75.0%
28-Mar-1949	Nice	Clay	Joy Hibbert [GBR]	1/2	Grace Chandler	5-7 6-3 6-2		0	50.0%
1-Apr-1949	Johannesburg AUS vs RSA		Round robin event					0	50.0%
3-Apr-1949	Durban AUS vs RSA		Round robin event					0	50.0%
4-Apr-1949	Hamilton Coral Beach		Dorothy Knode [USA]	2/5	Barbara Scofield [USA]	6-1 1-6 6-3	Pratt, Chaffee	0	70.0%
4-Apr-1949	Monte Carlo	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	1/8	Anne Marie Seghers [FRA]	6-2 6-3	Boutin, Landry	0	50.0%
4-Apr-1949	Paddington	Clay	Molly Lincoln [GBR]		Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	6-2 3-6 6-3	Woodgate, Wilford	0	93.0%
5-Apr-1949	Maritzburg AUS vs Natal		Round robin event					0	50.0%
7-Apr-1949	Arizona State		Jean Doyle [USA]		Gladys Heldman [USA]	6-1 6-4		0	100.0%
7-Apr-1949	Johannesburg	Clay	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	1/3	Thelma Long [AUS]	6-1 6-1	Dimbleby, Watermeyer	0	90.0%
10-Apr-1949	Miami Beach	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	3/3	Dorothy Knode [USA]	3-6 6-1 6-4	Piedra, Scofield	0	78.0%
11-Apr-1949	Cannes	Clay	Lucia Manfredi [ITA]		Alice Weiwers [LUX]	6-3 6-0		0	50.0%
11-Apr-1949	Cumberland	Clay	Jean Quertier [GBR]	1/2	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	6-4 6-1	Curry, Rodgers	1	86.0%
11-Apr-1949	San Remo	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	2/8	Lucia Manfredi [ITA]	6-2 6-2	Migliori, Doleschell	0	50.0%
13-Apr-1949	Scarborough 1	Clay	Joan Curry [GBR]	1/7	Betty Hilton [GBR]	6-0 6-1	Knapp, Behr	1	100.0%
14-Apr-1949	Tasmanian Chps		Sadie Berryman [AUS]		Alison Baker [AUS]	5-7 6-3 7-5	Bennett, Tracey	0	100.0%
14-Apr-1949	Toowoomba		Lavinia Singleton [AUS]	1/3	Heather Hargreave [AUS]	6-4 6-4	Schultz, Bligh	0	100.0%
15-Apr-1949	Birmingham Tally Ho	Clay	Kay Tuckey [GBR]	1/3	Elsie Phillips [GBR]	6-4 6-0	Cowney, Cleland	0	93.0%
18-Apr-1949	Houston	Clay	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]		Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-1 6-4	Scofield, Chaffee	0	100.0%
18-Apr-1949	Sutton	Clay	Jean Quertier [GBR]	2/2	Joy Mottram [GBR]	6-2 6-3	Mudford, Wilford	1	93.0%
21-Apr-1949	San Diego	Hard	Maureen Connolly [USA]	1/2	Marion Vernon [USA]	6-3 6-0		0	100.0%
25-Apr-1949	Bournemouth	Clay	Joan Curry [GBR]	2/7	Jean Quertier [GBR]	3-6 7-5 7-5	Walker Smith, Lincoln	1	88.0%
27-Apr-1949	Ojai	Hard	Louise Brough [USA]	1/5	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	6-1 6-4	Wheeler Kelleher, Scofield	3	90.0%
28-Apr-1949	Nambour		Esme Ashford [AUS]		Verna Ashford [AUS]	6-3 3-6 6-1	Singleton, Watson	0	100.0%
2-May-1949	Henley 1	Clay	Madge Slaney [GBR]	1/2	Margot Lumb [GBR]	6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
2-May-1949	Hurlingham	Clay	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	2/3	Toodles Watermeyer [RSA]	6-2 6-3	Dawson Scott, Wilford	0	87.0%
7-May-1949	Buenos Aires River Plate	Clay	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	1/5	Gertrude Easton [USA]	6-1 6-0	Lehmann, Piedrola	0	87.0%
7-May-1949	Los Angeles Exho	Hard	Round robin event					3	100.0%
7-May-1949	Los Angeles SoCal Chps	Hard	Gussie Moran [USA]	2/2	Helen Perez [USA]	6-8 6-4 6-2	Canning Todd, Rurac	4	95.0%
9-May-1949	Chiswick	Clay	Betty Coutts [GBR]		Betty Wilford [GBR]	6-3 6-3	Woodgate, Dawson Scott, Coutts, Wilford	0	92.0%
9-May-1949	Circencester		Mrs J D Cleland [GBR]		Mary Eyre [GBR]	6-3 6-4		0	100.0%
9-May-1949	Guildford	Clay	Kay Tuckey [GBR]	2/3	Arvilla Mcguire [USA]	6-2 6-1		0	50.0%
9-May-1949	St. Annes-on-Sea	Clay	K Knight [GBR]		Nancy Liebert [GBR]	6-3 6-8 6-0		0	100.0%
10-May-1949	Florence	Clay	Manuela Bologna [ITA]		Eleanora Campo [ITA]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
11-May-1949	Harrogate	Clay	Patsy Rodgers [GBR]		Joey David [GBR]	6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
14-May-1949	San Francisco	Hard	Barbara Scofield [USA]	1/2	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	6-4 6-3	Smith, Wolfenden	1	100.0%
16-May-1949	Greensboro		Dorothy Knode [USA]	3/5	Betty Pratt [USA]	4-6 6-4 6-2	Martindale, Gray	0	100.0%
18-May-1949	Roland Garros	Clay	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	1/3	Nelly Landry [BEL]	7-5 6-2	Bossi, Piercey Summers	5	44.0%
23-May-1949	Chapel Allerton	Grass	Barbara Behr [GBR]	1/4	Mrs C Moeller [GBR]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
23-May-1949	Chapel Allerton		Barbara Behr [GBR]	2/4	Evelyn Moeller [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Durlac, Fulton	0	100.0%
23-May-1949	Malvern	Grass	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	1/2	Margaret Osborne [GBR]	6-3 6-3		0	100.0%
23-May-1949	New Haven		Dorothy Knode [USA]	4/5	Kay Hubbell [USA]	6-2 6-4	Felix	0	100.0%
23-May-1949	Surbiton	Grass	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	2/6	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	6-3 9-7	Rodgers, David	1	93.0%
30-May-1949	Belfast		Betty Lombard [IRL]	1/4	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	6-4 6-2		0	50.0%
30-May-1949	Manchester	Grass	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	3/6	Mrs J B Fulton [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Potts, Westmacott	1	95.0%
30-May-1949	Noordwijk	Clay	Kay Tuckey [GBR]	3/3	Helen Pedersen [USA]	5-7 7-5 6-4	Hoahing, Curry	1	50.0%
30-May-1949	Winchester	Grass	Gay Chandler [GBR]		Viola White [GBR]	4-6 6-4 6-4	Ward Hales, Uber	0	100.0%
31-May-1949	Barnes	Grass	Betty Wilford [GBR]		Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	6-3 5-7 8-6	Carlisle, Dawson Scott	0	92.0%
3-Jun-1949	Birmingham	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	2/5	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	6-4 6-3	Whitmarsh, Hilton	2	81.0%
4-Jun-1949	Dinas Powis	Grass	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	1/4	A G Bates [GBR]	6-0 7-5	Mothersole, Woodgate	0	100.0%
6-Jun-1949	Beckenham	Grass	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	4/6	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	6-3 6-0	Rodgers, Walker Smith	2	75.0%
6-Jun-1949	Bristol	Grass	Joan Curry [GBR]	3/7	Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]	3-6 6-3 9-7	Hibbert, Stoodley Morgan	1	86.0%
6-Jun-1949	Melbourne Hard	Clay	Dulcie Whittaker [AUS]		Dawn Putland [AUS]	7-5 4-6 6-2	Johnston, Robertson	0	100.0%
7-Jun-1949	Copenhagen Danish Hard	Clay	Else Stockel [DEN]		Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]	6-0 5-7 6-3		0	100.0%
9-Jun-1949	Glasgow	Grass	Mrs L Black [GBR]		Heather Macfarlane [GBR]	4-6 6-1 6-3		0	100.0%
9-Jun-1949	Montgomery		Elinor Shaw [USA]		Ewing Mcallester [USA]	6-4 8-6	Carr, Dumas	0	100.0%
10-Jun-1949	Sears Cup	Grass	Round robin event					0	92.0%
12-Jun-1949	Wiesbaden	Clay	Alice Florian [GER]	1/2	Mini Mueller Hein [GER]	6-0 6-4		0	100.0%
13-Jun-1949	Nashville		Nancy Morrison [USA]	3/3	Marta Barnett [USA]	6-3 6-4	Raful, Clarke Stayer	0	100.0%
13-Jun-1949	Queen's Club	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	3/5	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	3-6 6-1 6-3	Canning Todd, Moran	5	45.0%
13-Jun-1949	Sunderland	Grass	Helena Straubeova [TCH]		Lucia Manfredi [ITA]	6-1 6-3		0	50.0%
20-Jun-1949	Coronado	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	3/4	Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher [USA]	6-1 6-4	Kimbrell, Struthers	1	100.0%
20-Jun-1949	Maplewood		Betty Pratt [USA]	2/2	Barbara Wilkins Ward [USA]	11-9 6-3	Gray, Cumming	0	100.0%
20-Jun-1949	Wimbledon	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	4/5	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	10-8 1-6 10-8	Canning Todd, Pedersen	7	61.0%
20-Jun-1949	Wurzburg	Clay	Alice Florian [GER]	2/2	Mini Mueller Hein [GER]	6-3 4-6 6-4		0	100.0%
27-Jun-1949	Cincinnati	Clay	Magda Rurac [ROU]	1/4	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	6-4 2-6 6-0	Ramirez, Morrison	1	75.0%
27-Jun-1949	Salt Lake City		Wilma Smith [USA]		Sally Tipton [USA]	2-6 6-0 7-5	Daly, Mcchrystal	0	100.0%
27-Jun-1949	Wimbledon Plate	Grass	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	3/8	Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]	6-0 7-5	Tuckey, Doleschell	0	70.0%
4-Jul-1949	Chicago	Clay	Magda Rurac [ROU]	2/4	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	2-6 6-3 7-5	Ramirez, Coleman	2	93.0%
4-Jul-1949	Dublin	Grass	Thelma Long [AUS]	1/6	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-1 4-6 9-7	Fitch, Pedersen	0	25.0%
4-Jul-1949	Edgbaston	Grass	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	2/5	Joy Mottram [GBR]	9-7 6-3	Phillips, Knapp	0	88.0%
4-Jul-1949	Felixstowe	Grass	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	2/2	Joey David [GBR]	7-5 6-2	De Riba, Gullbrandsson Sanden	0	50.0%
4-Jul-1949	Nottingham	Grass	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	5/6	Edith Middleton [GBR]	6-1 6-2	Dowling, Fletcher	1	75.0%
11-Jul-1949	Bastad	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	2/6	Hilde Sperling [DEN]	6-2 6-3		0	50.0%
11-Jul-1949	Dublin East Ireland		Betty Lombard [IRL]	2/4	Mary Nichols [IRL]	6-4 6-1		0	100.0%
11-Jul-1949	Durban	Clay	Ruth Smith [RSA]		Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	11-9 6-3		0	100.0%
11-Jul-1949	Edinburgh	Grass	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	1/5	Joy Hibbert [GBR]	8-6 6-3	Macfarlane, Vlandy	0	100.0%
11-Jul-1949	Frinton-on-Sea	Grass	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	6/6	Molly Lincoln [GBR]	6-2 6-2	De Riba, David	1	62.0%
11-Jul-1949	Gstaad	Clay	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	3/3	Joan Curry [GBR]	6-3 6-3	Fry, Watermeyer	2	28.0%
11-Jul-1949	La Jolla	Hard	Maureen Connolly [USA]	2/2	Laura Lou Jahn [USA]	3-6 6-2 6-3	Struthers	0	100.0%
11-Jul-1949	Newport Wales	Grass	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	2/4	Helena Straubeova [TCH]	4-6 6-3 6-2	Walter, Ernest	0	87.0%
11-Jul-1949	Philadelphia	Grass	Dorothy Knode [USA]	5/5	Bunny Vosters [USA]	6-4 2-6 6-4	Knowles, Pratt	0	96.0%
11-Jul-1949	River Forest	Clay	Magda Rurac [ROU]	3/4	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	2-6 9-7 6-3	Ramirez, Buck	2	93.0%
11-Jul-1949	Soviet Championships		Nadezhda Belonenko [URS]		Tatiana Nalimova [URS]	6-3 8-6		0	100.0%
16-Jul-1949	Budapest	Clay	Gyulane Erdodi [HUN]		Dezsone Hidassy [HUN]	7-5 2-6 6-3		0	100.0%
18-Jul-1949	Haverford	Grass	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	4/4	Baba Lewis [USA]	6-1 6-2	Pratt, Vosters	1	98.0%
18-Jul-1949	Kingston		Ivy Cover Ramsey [JAM]		Babs Praczukowski [JAM]	6-4 2-6 6-3	Aris, Davidson	0	100.0%
18-Jul-1949	Washington		Magda Rurac [ROU]	4/4	Ann Gray [USA]	6-3 6-3		1	50.0%
19-Jul-1949	Brussels	Clay	Myriam De Borman [BEL]		Nany De Ridder [BEL]	6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
21-Jul-1949	Ipswich		Lavinia Singleton [AUS]	2/3	I Watson [AUS]	7-5 6-4		0	100.0%
25-Jul-1949	Bedford		Gem Hoahing [GBR]	2/5	Edith Middleton [GBR]	6-3 6-1		0	100.0%
25-Jul-1949	Geneva	Clay	Violette Rigollet [SUI]		Edith Sutz [SUI]	6-3 4-6 6-2		0	100.0%
25-Jul-1949	Newcastle	Grass	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	1/4	Billie Woodgate [GBR]	6-2 6-0	Reese, Taylor	0	75.0%
25-Jul-1949	Sunday's Well		Mary Nichols [IRL]		Maeve Brennan [IRL]	6-1 6-3		0	100.0%
25-Jul-1949	Tunbridge Wells	Grass	Barbara Knapp [GBR]	1/2	Madge Slaney [GBR]	6-4 7-5	Keith Steele, Woodgate	0	87.0%
27-Jul-1949	Copenhagen	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	3/6	Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]	6-4 6-3	Munthe Fog	0	66.0%
27-Jul-1949	East Hampton	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	5/5	Doris Hart [USA]	6-1 7-5	Osborne Dupont, Moran	6	95.0%
28-Jul-1949	Wolverhampton	Grass	Elsie Phillips [GBR]		Pat Cowney [GBR]	8-6 6-3	Worrall, Griffith	0	100.0%
29-Jul-1949	Ilkley	Grass	Evelyn Moeller [GBR]		Dorothy Round [GBR]	6-3 6-1	James, Hardy	0	100.0%
1-Aug-1949	Bournemouth Hampshire Chps	Grass	Margaret Emerson [GBR]		Hilaire Newberry [GBR]	6-0 6-2	Uber, Cole	0	100.0%
1-Aug-1949	Halifax		Baba Lewis [USA]		Pat Macken [CAN]	6-0 6-2	Fildes, Hopkins	0	63.0%
1-Aug-1949	Orange	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	2/4	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-3 6-4	Canning Todd, Baker Fleitz	5	90.0%
1-Aug-1949	Paignton		Joan Curry [GBR]	4/7	Barbara Lance [GBR]	6-2 6-2		1	100.0%
1-Aug-1949	Reading	Grass	Margot Parker [GBR]		Madge Slaney [GBR]	9-7 RET		0	100.0%
3-Aug-1949	Framlingham	Grass	Wendy Stork [GBR]		D Gaskell [GBR]	6-4 6-2		0	100.0%
3-Aug-1949	Hull	Grass	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	3/4	Billie Woodgate [GBR]	6-4 6-4	Dickinson, Dowling	0	100.0%
3-Aug-1949	Llanelly	Grass	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	2/4	Barbara Behr [GBR]	6-2 6-8 6-0	Bates, Ernest	0	87.0%
4-Aug-1949	Killara		Dorn Mcgill [AUS]		Phyllis Finn [AUS]	6-3 9-7		0	100.0%
8-Aug-1949	Bray		Betty Lombard [IRL]	3/4	Mary Whitmarsh [GBR]	6-0 7-5		0	50.0%
8-Aug-1949	Buxton	Grass	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	3/5	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	6-1 6-1	Knapp, Middleton	0	100.0%
8-Aug-1949	Cranleigh	Grass	Edie Rudd [GBR]		Andy Ross Dilley [USA]	3-6 6-2 7-5	Morgan, Carr	0	77.0%
8-Aug-1949	Falmouth	Grass	Elaine Watson [GBR]		B Rigano [GBR]	0-6 7-5 6-0		0	100.0%
8-Aug-1949	Manchester-on-Sea	Grass	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	2/3	Doris Hart [USA]	3-6 6-4 6-3	Brough, Fry	7	86.0%
8-Aug-1949	New York Cosmopolitan Club		Althea Gibson [USA]	1/2	Nana Vaughan [USA]	6-0 6-0	Gary	0	100.0%
8-Aug-1949	Torquay		Joan Curry [GBR]	5/7	Joy Mottram [GBR]	6-3 6-3	Ward Hales, Fitch	1	87.0%
8-Aug-1949	Viareggio	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	4/8	Nicla Migliori [ITA]	6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
8-Aug-1949	Worthing	Grass	Katherine Keith Steele [GBR]		Enid Sutton [GBR]	6-4 5-7 6-3		0	100.0%
8-Aug-1949	Yorkshire Chps		Barbara Behr [GBR]	3/4	Lesley Fulton [GBR]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
9-Aug-1949	Cromer Norfolk Chps	Grass	Joy Hibbert [GBR]	2/2	Gladys Lines [GBR]	W/O	Cooper, Rogerson	0	100.0%
9-Aug-1949	Hamburg	Clay	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	3/5	Inge Pohmann [GER]	6-3 6-8 9-7	Florian, Eberstein	0	80.0%
10-Aug-1949	Sopot	Clay	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]		Olga Miskova [TCH]	2-6 6-1 6-0		0	50.0%
11-Aug-1949	Davos	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	4/6	Lucia Manfredi [ITA]	6-3 6-2		0	50.0%
15-Aug-1949	Bognor	Grass	Gladys Lines [GBR]		Mrs Leonie Brighton [GBR]	6-4 6-4	Buxton Knight, Keith Steele	0	87.0%
15-Aug-1949	Chestnut Hill	Grass	Betty Hilton [GBR]		Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	6-4 6-8 6-2	Morrison, Tuckey	0	62.0%
15-Aug-1949	Exmouth		Viola White [GBR]		Joey David [GBR]	6-3 7-5	Phillips, Lance	0	87.0%
15-Aug-1949	Pittsburgh	Clay	Lucille Davidson [USA]		Marion Raful [USA]	6-2 6-4	Hartman, Little	0	100.0%
15-Aug-1949	Scarborough 2	Grass	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	4/5	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	6-3 6-2	James, Behr	0	94.0%
15-Aug-1949	St. Andrews	Clay	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	4/5	Anita Lizana [CHI]	6-4 6-1	Proudfoot, Vlandy	0	50.0%
15-Aug-1949	The Hague	Clay	Nel Hermsen [NED]		Joopy Van Der Wal [NED]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
22-Aug-1949	Bradford		Barbara Behr [GBR]	4/4	Lesley Fulton [GBR]	3-6 8-6 7-5	Raffan, Moeller	0	100.0%
22-Aug-1949	Budleigh Salterton	Grass	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	3/4	Rosemary Walsh [USA]	6-1 6-0	Parker, David	0	75.0%
22-Aug-1949	Carlisle	Grass	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	5/5	Helen Proudfoot [GBR]	6-2 6-0	Reid, Rodgers	0	66.0%
22-Aug-1949	Folkestone		Barbara Knapp [GBR]	2/2	Sheila Grubb [GBR]	6-2 6-4	Woodgate, Lines	0	100.0%
22-Aug-1949	New Malden	Clay	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	4/4	Katherine Keith Steele [GBR]	6-0 8-6	Ross Dilley, Ross Dilley	0	75.0%
22-Aug-1949	Opatija		Elizabeth Broz [AUT]		Alice Charbonnier [SUI]	6-2 9-7		0	50.0%
22-Aug-1949	Ostend	Clay	Anne Marie Seghers [FRA]		Gem Hoahing [GBR]	6-3 9-7		0	50.0%
22-Aug-1949	Wilberforce ATA Chps		Althea Gibson [USA]	2/2	Mary Etta Fine [USA]	6-2 6-2	Peters, Peters	0	100.0%
26-Aug-1949	Istanbul	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	5/8	Lucia Manfredi [ITA]	6-1 8-6	Dawson Scott, Curry	1	33.0%
26-Aug-1949	Sydney Hard	Clay	Mary Hawton [AUS]	2/4	Esme Ashford [AUS]	6-1 6-1	Wynne Bolton, Proctor	0	100.0%
29-Aug-1949	US National Championships	Grass	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	3/3	Doris Hart [USA]	6-4 6-1	Brough, Hilton	7	82.0%
1-Sep-1949	Ankara	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	6/8	Bahtiye Musluoglu [TUR]	6-4 6-4	Neumann, Curry	1	33.0%
1-Sep-1949	Budapest Intl	Clay	Olga Miskova [TCH]		Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	6-3 4-6 6-4		0	50.0%
1-Sep-1949	Lucerne	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	5/6	Joy Mottram [GBR]	6-4 6-3		0	50.0%
4-Sep-1949	Zurich	Clay	Joy Mottram [GBR]		Elizabeth Broz [AUT]	6-4 6-3		0	50.0%
5-Sep-1949	Dublin Hard	Clay	Betty Lombard [IRL]	4/4	Maeve Brennan [IRL]	6-1 8-6		0	100.0%
5-Sep-1949	Eastbourne	Grass	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	5/5	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	6-4 6-2	Coutts, Fitch	0	89.0%
7-Sep-1949	Los Angeles Pac Southwest	Hard	Helen Perez [USA]		Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	7-5 5-7 4-1 RET	Hart, Fry	4	90.0%
8-Sep-1949	Athens	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	7/8	Joan Curry [GBR]	7-5 6-8 6-3	Neumann, Manfredi	1	40.0%
9-Sep-1949	Wightman Cup	Grass	Round robin event					3	50.0%
10-Sep-1949	Dubbo	Clay	Mary Hawton [AUS]	3/4	Phyllis Finn [AUS]	6-3 6-0	Proctor, Ashford	0	100.0%
12-Sep-1949	Henley 2	Clay	Madge Slaney [GBR]	2/2	Joey David [GBR]	6-0 4-6 6-3		0	100.0%
12-Sep-1949	Peebles		Thelma Long [AUS]	6/6	Rita Jarvis [GBR]	W/O	Macfarlane, Coutts	0	77.0%
15-Sep-1949	Stockholm	Clay	Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]		Mary Lagerborg [SWE]	6-3 6-3		0	100.0%
15-Sep-1949	Vienna	Clay	Hilde Doleschell [TCH]	2/2	Hella Kovac [YUG]	10-8 10-8		0	50.0%
16-Sep-1949	Leipzig	Clay	Irmgard Jacke [GER]		Ursula Heidemueller [GER]	6-2 6-4	Stuebinger, Frisch	0	100.0%
19-Sep-1949	Berkeley	Hard	Doris Hart [USA]	3/4	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-3 6-4	Scofield, Chaffee	2	94.0%
26-Sep-1949	Bologna	Clay	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	8/8	Nicla Migliori [ITA]	3-6 7-5 6-3		0	100.0%
2-Oct-1949	Mexico City	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	4/4	Betty Hilton [GBR]	6-1 2-6 6-3	Fry, Scofield	1	57.0%
8-Oct-1949	Sydney Strathfield	Grass	Mary Hawton [AUS]	4/4	Esme Ashford [AUS]	6-1 6-1	Mcgill, Finn	0	100.0%
10-Oct-1949	London Indoors	Carpet	Joan Curry [GBR]	6/7	Jean Quertier [GBR]	6-1 6-0	Whitmarsh, Dawson Scott	1	95.0%
5-Nov-1949	Buenos Aires	Clay	Barbara Scofield [USA]	2/2	Nancy Chaffee [USA]	6-3 6-2	Somoza, Piedrola	0	50.0%
7-Nov-1949	Brisbane	Grass	Lavinia Singleton [AUS]	3/3	Edie Niemeyer [AUS]	6-2 6-1	Cook, Schultz	0	100.0%
7-Nov-1949	Torquay Palace	Carpet	Joan Curry [GBR]	7/7	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	6-2 3-6 6-2	Tuckey, Quertier	1	87.0%
9-Nov-1949	Geneva Indoors	Carpet	Jacqueline Boutin [FRA]		Nicla Migliori [ITA]	6-2 3-0 RET	Manfredi, Rigollet	0	50.0%
19-Nov-1949	Sydney	Grass	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	4/4	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	4-6 7-5 7-5	Ashford, Long	0	81.0%
21-Nov-1949	Budapest Indoors	Carpet	Dezsone Hidassy [HUN]		Mrs Rudnai [HUN]	6-2 6-4		0	100.0%
5-Dec-1949	Melbourne	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]		Thelma Long [AUS]	6-8 6-2 8-6	Toomey, Fitch	0	100.0%
30-Dec-1949	Melbourne South Yarra	Grass	Joy Strickland [AUS]		J Watt [AUS]	0-6 7-5 6-0		0	100.0%

 

1949 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	Louise Brough [USA]	26	5	30-3	2226.3	1	2022.5	2	1913.8	1	2148.8
2	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	31	3	33-4	2189.1			1	2013.8	2	2106.1
3	Doris Hart [USA]	24	4	37-4	2109.0	2	1890.2	3	1878.5	3	2045.5
4	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	27	6	47-7	1999.1	3	1809.8			4	1919.2
5	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	19	4	53-12	1958.7	5	1799.9	14	1738.1	5	1854.4
6	Helen Perez [USA]	20	1	23-8	1933.4	6	1783.9			11	1798.2
7	Gussie Moran [USA]	26	2	31-8	1919.9	4	1807.9			9	1801.4	2	1731.4
8	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	30	3	25-6	1910.7			4	1853.5	13	1783.2
9	Joan Curry [GBR]		7	40-8	1907.2			6	1805.4	6	1829.3	1	1768.8
10	Shirley Fry [USA]	22	3	39-11	1874.5	12	1626.2	9	1766.1	12	1795.8
11	Dorothy Knode [USA]	24	5	42-10	1874.5	7	1746.0	8	1779.4	17	1740.0	7	1596.0
12	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	29	5	28-5	1871.6			15	1733.6	7	1814.3
13	Thelma Long [AUS]	31	6	30-8	1851.5			10	1751.2	10	1800.9
14	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	33	1	16-4	1849.9			11	1750.6	8	1804.7
15	Magda Rurac [ROU]	31	4	26-8	1844.8	10	1642.9	5	1822.5	18	1726.0
16	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	34	8	25-8	1840.5			7	1803.5	23	1661.1
17	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	25	0	28-12	1833.6			20	1691.4	14	1757.1	5	1632.0
18	Barbara Scofield [USA]	23	2	26-11	1832.3	8	1710.1	18	1720.4	21	1701.5	8	1594.4
19	Betty Hilton [GBR]	29	1	20-14	1821.2	13	1567.6	16	1732.2	15	1755.6	6	1606.6
20	Helen Pedersen [USA]	33	2	28-10	1813.8			12	1749.7	16	1745.2	3	1687.5

 

1949 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
Louise Brough [USA]	14-Jun-1948	25-Apr-1949	46	Margaret Osborne Dupont
Doris Hart [USA]	2-May-1949	13-Jun-1949	7
Louise Brough [USA]	20-Jun-1949	26-Dec-1949	28

 

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]	8	33	30-3	90.9%	5	5-0	100.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	3	3-0	100.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	28	26-2	92.0%	0	0-0	-
Doris Hart [USA]	11	41	37-4	90.2%	7	4-3	57.0%	6	5-1	83.0%	9	8-1	88.0%	4	4-0	100.0%	29	26-3	89.0%	0	0-0	-
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	8	37	33-4	89.2%	6	3-3	50.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	0	0-0	-	5	5-0	100.0%	32	28-4	87.0%	0	0-0	-
Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	13	54	47-7	87.0%	6	6-0	100.0%	4	3-1	75.0%	11	9-2	81.0%	0	0-0	-	44	39-5	88.0%	0	0-0	-
Gem Hoahing [GBR]	10	33	28-5	84.8%	6	5-1	83.0%	5	5-0	100.0%	0	0-0	-	9	5-4	55.0%	24	22-2	91.0%	0	0-0	-
Joan Curry [GBR]	15	48	40-8	83.3%	9	7-2	77.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	0	0-0	-	29	22-7	75.0%	6	5-1	83.0%	9	9-0	100.0%
Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	18	65	53-12	81.5%	10	4-6	40.0%	14	7-7	50.0%	33	28-5	84.0%	12	9-3	75.0%	21	17-4	80.0%	0	0-0	-
Dorothy Knode [USA]	16	52	42-10	80.8%	8	5-3	62.0%	8	7-1	87.0%	9	7-2	77.0%	11	9-2	81.0%	20	15-5	75.0%	4	3-1	75.0%
Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]	10	31	25-6	80.6%	4	3-1	75.0%	4	3-1	75.0%	0	0-0	-	18	17-1	94.0%	10	7-3	70.0%	0	0-0	-
Gussie Moran [USA]	11	39	31-8	79.5%	3	2-1	66.0%	7	2-5	28.0%	15	13-2	86.0%	0	0-0	-	19	13-6	68.0%	5	5-0	100.0%
Thelma Long [AUS]	16	38	30-8	78.9%	8	6-2	75.0%	6	5-1	83.0%	0	0-0	-	10	9-1	90.0%	23	18-5	78.0%	0	0-0	-
Shirley Fry [USA]	14	50	39-11	78.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	13	9-4	69.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	17	15-2	88.0%	26	19-7	73.0%	0	0-0	-
Magda Rurac [ROU]	12	34	26-8	76.5%	4	4-0	100.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	13	13-0	100.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	0	0-0	-
Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	16	33	25-8	75.8%	10	8-2	80.0%	10	7-3	70.0%	0	0-0	-	25	20-5	80.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	0	0-0	-
Jean Quertier [GBR]	11	36	27-9	75.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	12	10-2	83.0%	0	0-0	-	19	16-3	84.0%	11	5-6	45.0%	8	6-2	75.0%
Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	16	43	32-11	74.4%	7	4-3	57.0%	8	3-5	37.0%	0	0-0	-	15	13-2	86.0%	26	18-8	69.0%	2	1-1	50.0%
Betty Pratt [USA]	12	35	26-9	74.3%	3	2-1	66.0%	5	2-3	40.0%	0	0-0	-	2	1-1	50.0%	20	15-5	75.0%	5	4-1	80.0%
Molly Lincoln [GBR]	9	31	23-8	74.2%	2	1-1	50.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	0	0-0	-	15	12-3	80.0%	18	11-7	61.0%	0	0-0	-
Helen Perez [USA]	9	31	23-8	74.2%	2	1-1	50.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	19	15-4	78.0%	0	0-0	-	13	9-4	69.0%	0	0-0	-
Helen Pedersen [USA]	14	38	28-10	73.7%	5	2-3	40.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	0	0-0	-	16	13-3	81.0%	19	12-7	63.0%	2	1-1	50.0%
Joyce Fitch [AUS]	19	45	32-13	71.1%	5	4-1	80.0%	14	8-6	57.0%	0	0-0	-	4	3-1	75.0%	36	26-10	72.0%	0	0-0	-
Barbara Scofield [USA]	13	37	26-11	70.3%	3	2-1	66.0%	9	4-5	44.0%	12	10-2	83.0%	14	10-4	71.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	1	0-1	0.0%
Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	11	40	28-12	70.0%	5	0-5	0.0%	10	4-6	40.0%	0	0-0	-	9	7-2	77.0%	25	16-9	64.0%	8	6-2	75.0%
Kay Tuckey [GBR]	15	40	28-12	70.0%	3	3-0	100.0%	8	2-6	25.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	17	14-3	82.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	6	4-2	66.0%
Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]	12	32	21-11	65.6%	1	0-1	0.0%	5	2-3	40.0%	0	0-0	-	13	7-6	53.0%	15	11-4	73.0%	4	3-1	75.0%
Joy Mottram [GBR]	12	32	21-11	65.6%	6	1-5	16.0%	6	5-1	83.0%	0	0-0	-	19	13-6	68.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	0	0-0	-
Nancy Morrison [USA]	15	32	20-12	62.5%	3	3-0	100.0%	3	1-2	33.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	14	8-6	57.0%	0	0-0	-
Joey David [GBR]	17	42	25-17	59.5%	4	0-4	0.0%	12	4-8	33.0%	0	0-0	-	15	9-6	60.0%	19	11-8	57.0%	5	3-2	60.0%
Betty Hilton [GBR]	14	34	20-14	58.8%	4	1-3	25.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	19	12-7	63.0%	1	0-1	0.0%
Patsy Rodgers [GBR]	14	31	18-13	58.1%	1	1-0	100.0%	6	2-4	33.0%	0	0-0	-	9	6-3	66.0%	18	10-8	55.0%	4	2-2	50.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
5	Magda Rurac	Beverly Baker Fleitz	4	1	80.0%	3
4	Louise Brough	Beverly Baker Fleitz	4	0	100.0%	1
4	Margaret Osborne Dupont	Betty Hilton	4	0	100.0%	0
4	Dorothy Knode	Shirley Fry	1	3	25.0%	1
4	Thelma Long	Sheila Piercey Summers	2	2	50.0%	1
4	Jean Walker Smith	Jean Quertier	2	2	50.0%	1
3	Joan Curry	Lucia Manfredi	2	1	66.7%	0
3	Margaret Carlisle	Betty Wilford	0	3	0.0%	0
3	Barbara Scofield	Nancy Chaffee	2	1	66.7%	1
3	Nancy Morrison	Jean Clarke Stayer	2	1	66.7%	0
3	Doris Hart	Margaret Osborne Dupont	1	2	33.3%	2
3	Mary Hawton	Esme Ashford	3	0	100.0%	3
3	Jean Walker Smith	Patricia Canning Todd	0	3	0.0%	1
3	Joan Curry	Jean Quertier	2	1	66.7%	2
3	Laura Lou Jahn	Betty Struthers	1	2	33.3%	0
3	Gussie Moran	Shirley Fry	1	2	33.3%	0
3	Dorothy Knode	Nancy Chaffee	3	0	100.0%	1
3	Louise Brough	Margaret Osborne Dupont	3	0	100.0%	3
3	Gussie Moran	Betty Struthers	3	0	100.0%	0
3	Betty Pratt	Ann Gray	3	0	100.0%	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
Romania	34	26	8	76.5%	4	4	0	100.0%	0	0	1	1	1
Argentina	29	21	8	72.4%	6	5	1	83.3%	5	0	1	1	9
Belgium	22	15	7	68.2%	3	2	1	66.7%	1	1	2	3	4
Australia	82	53	29	64.6%	12	9	3	75.0%	135	15	11	19	84
Czechoslovakia	26	16	10	61.5%	7	4	3	57.1%	0	0	3	3	3
Italy	48	29	19	60.4%	10	5	5	50.0%	6	5	3	5	7
South Africa	63	38	25	60.3%	3	2	1	66.7%	34	3	3	4	42
United States	306	183	123	59.8%	20	10	10	50.0%	695	44	23	44	358
Kenya	22	12	10	54.5%	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	1
France	72	33	39	45.8%	5	3	2	60.0%	9	1	4	5	27
Sweden	16	7	9	43.8%	1	0	1	0.0%	1	1	1	2	3
United Kingdom	360	141	219	39.2%	25	8	17	32.0%	641	47	32	57	317
Mexico	18	7	11	38.9%	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	8
Netherlands	20	3	17	15.0%	0	0	0	-	1	1	1	2	11
Switzerland	15	1	14	6.7%	1	0	1	0.0%	1	1	1	3	7

 

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