The Majors   

DateTournamentSurfaceWinnerFinalistScoreSemifinalists
20-Jan-1950Australian ChampionshipsGrassLouise Brough [USA]Doris Hart [USA]6-4 3-6 6-4Fitch, Wynne Bolton
19-May-1950Roland GarrosClayDoris Hart [USA]Patricia Canning Todd [USA]6-4 4-6 6-2Brough, Scofield
26-Jun-1950WimbledonGrassLouise Brough [USA]Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]6-1 3-6 6-1Hart, Canning Todd
27-Aug-1950US National ChampionshipsGrassMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]Doris Hart [USA]6-3 6-3Chaffee, Baker Fleitz

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles  Dorothy Knode (12)
Finals  Mary Teran De Weiss (19)
Match Wins  Doris Hart (49)
Match Win Percentage  Doris Hart (89.1%)(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins  Louise Brough (13)
Three-Set Win Percentage  Joey David (90.9%)(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played  Louise Brough (17)
Total Matches Played  Gussie Moran (80)
Events Played  Gussie Moran (46)

 

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-1950AllahabadPatricia Canning Todd [USA]1/6Gussie Moran [USA]6-2 6-2Tuckey, Landry150.0%
3-Jan-1950TampaClayLaura Lou Jahn [USA]1/3Marta Barnett [USA]9-7 1-6 6-1Jensen, Nicholls092.0%
7-Jan-1950Albury ExhoGrassRound robin event2100.0%
7-Jan-1950ChristchurchGrassMargaret Beverly [NZL]Evelyn Attwood [NZL]4-6 6-0 6-40100.0%
8-Jan-1950Cape TownClayMary Muller [RSA]Phyllis Dimbleby [RSA]6-3 6-2Copeland0100.0%
9-Jan-1950New DelhiGussie Moran [USA]1/6Patricia Canning Todd [USA]6-1 4-6 6-1Hoahing, Quertier133.0%
9-Jan-1950St. PetersburgClayLaura Lou Jahn [USA]2/3Marta Barnett [USA]9-7 6-1Jensen, Nicholls095.0%
13-Jan-1950Melbourne AUS vs USAGrassRound robin event250.0%
16-Jan-1950MadrasClayGussie Moran [USA]2/6Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]6-0 3-6 6-1Hilton, Canning Todd250.0%
16-Jan-1950OrlandoClayDoris Jensen [USA]Laura Lou Jahn [USA]7-5 7-9 7-5Pate, Nicholls087.0%
20-Jan-1950Australian ChampionshipsGrassLouise Brough [USA]1/3Doris Hart [USA]6-4 3-6 6-4Fitch, Wynne Bolton293.0%
22-Jan-1950Copenhagen Scandinavian IndoorsCarpetHilde Sperling [DEN]1/3Joan Curry [GBR]6-3 6-0Walker Smith, Gullbrandsson Sanden025.0%
22-Jan-1950TrivandrumPatricia Canning Todd [USA]2/6Gussie Moran [USA]6-2 6-32100.0%
23-Jan-1950West Palm BeachClayJean Clarke Stayer [USA]Rhoda Hopkins [USA]7-5 6-8 6-1Barnett, Miller087.0%
26-Jan-1950BombayGem Hoahing [GBR]Leela Row [IND]6-0 6-1050.0%
26-Jan-1950WangarattaEsme Ashford [AUS]1/3Mary Hawton [AUS]7-5 6-30100.0%
30-Jan-1950Fort LauderdaleClayLaura Lou Jahn [USA]3/3Rhoda Hopkins [USA]6-8 6-3 6-3Miller, French093.0%
3-Feb-1950 Adelaide AUS vs USAGrassRound robin event250.0%
6-Feb-1950Bombay PresidencyClayLeela Row [IND]Pramila Khanna [IND]6-4 6-3Merchant, Woodbridge081.0%
6-Feb-1950Coral GablesClayRhoda Hopkins [USA]Marta Barnett [USA]6-3 6-4Hulbert, Miller0100.0%
9-Feb-1950ManilaMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]1/9Minda Ochoa [PHI]6-1 6-1050.0%
10-Feb-1950Sydney AUS vs USAGrassRound robin event250.0%
16-Feb-1950Bombay Cricket ClubGussie Moran [USA]3/6Patricia Canning Todd [USA]6-2 6-3Woodbridge, Khanna250.0%
16-Feb-1950Palm SpringsHardHelen Perez [USA]1/5Nancy Chaffee [USA]3-6 10-8 6-4Arnold, Rurac193.0%
16-Feb-1950Paris IndoorsCarpetAnne Marie Seghers [FRA]1/2Arlette Halff [FRA]6-1 6-2Boutin, Pannetier080.0%
20-Feb-1950Sydney ExhoGrassRound robin event150.0%
22-Feb-1950New York Eastern IndoorCarpetAlthea Gibson [USA]1/2Millicent Hirsch [USA]6-3 6-1Steinbach, Atterbury090.0%
28-Feb-1950Guatemala CenAm GamesHilda Heyn [MEX]Melita Ramirez [MEX]UNK0100.0%
4-Mar-1950 CairoClayGussie Moran [USA]4/6Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]6-2 6-3Hoahing, Bossi125.0%
6-Mar-1950Montego BayGrassNancy Chaffee [USA]1/3Nancy Morrison [USA]9-7 6-0Pratt, Barnett075.0%
9-Mar-1950WarrnamboolJoy Strickland [AUS]Joy Strickland [AUS]6-3 8-60100.0%
10-Mar-1950La JollaHardDodo Cheney [USA]Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher [USA]6-1 6-2Kimbrell, Arnold0100.0%
13-Mar-1950BostonCarpetMarjory Buck [AUS]Baba Lewis [USA]6-1 6-2Hubbell, Felix088.0%
13-Mar-1950CannesClayLucia Manfredi [ITA]1/3Gilberte Jamain [FRA]2-6 7-5 6-4Ross Dilley, Glietenberg057.0%
13-Mar-1950Southdean 1CarpetBetty Coutts [GBR]Gladys Lines [GBR]6-2 5-7 7-50100.0%
14-Mar-1950AlexandriaClayPatricia Canning Todd [USA]3/6Gussie Moran [USA]1-6 6-3 6-0Bossi, Teran De Weiss228.0%
16-Mar-1950Kensington EastClayThelma Long [AUS]1/5Esme Ashford [AUS]6-3 9-7Taylor, Mcgill0100.0%
17-Mar-1950Cape Town RSA vs USAClayRound robin event350.0%
17-Mar-1950New York Natl IndoorCarpetNancy Chaffee [USA]2/3Althea Gibson [USA]6-0 6-2Jahn, Gladman0100.0%
19-Mar-1950Copenhagen Danish IndoorsCarpetLisa Gram Andersen [DEN]Milly Vagn Nielsen [DEN]7-5 6-30100.0%
20-Mar-1950Cannes CarltonClayJoan Curry [GBR]1/6Lucia Manfredi [ITA]6-3 7-5Quertier, Glietenberg038.0%
24-Mar-1950Johannesburg RSA vs USAClayRound robin event250.0%
27-Mar-1950BeaulieuJoan Curry [GBR]2/6Jean Quertier [GBR]7-5 4-6 7-5Bucaille, Arni030.0%
27-Mar-1950Cromer Indoors 1CarpetEdith Middleton [GBR]1/2Molly Lincoln [GBR]6-2 6-8 RET0100.0%
29-Mar-1950HamiltonClayBetty Pratt [USA]1/2Helen Pedersen [USA]5-7 6-3 6-4Morrison, Gladman075.0%
30-Mar-1950JohannesburgClayShirley Fry [USA]1/2Doris Hart [USA]4-6 7-5 6-3Piercey Summers, Watermeyer180.0%
1-Apr-1950 Buenos Aires River PlateFelisa Piedrola [ARG]1/2Gertrude Easton [USA]6-0 4-6 6-3050.0%
3-Apr-1950MiamiClayMarta Barnett [USA]Betty Hulbert [USA]6-3 6-1Startzman, Nottebohn088.0%
3-Apr-1950Monte CarloClayJean Walker Smith [GBR]1/4Anne Marie Seghers [FRA]7-5 6-3Curry, Quertier137.0%
3-Apr-1950PaddingtonClayBarbara Knapp [GBR]1/3Patsy Rodgers [GBR]7-5 6-3Quelch, Wilford098.0%
4-Apr-1950Hamilton Coral BeachBetty Pratt [USA]2/2Marjorie Gladman [USA]7-5 10-8Hopkins, Morrison0100.0%
6-Apr-1950Israel ChpsMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]2/9Gertrude Kornfeld [ISR]UNK050.0%
6-Apr-1950Southport EnglandClayPeggy Knight [GBR]Georgie Woodgate [GBR]6-0 6-10100.0%
7-Apr-1950Birmingham Tally HoClayKay Tuckey [GBR]1/5Betty Lombard [IRL]7-5 6-3050.0%
7-Apr-1950Perth Western Aus ChpsHelen Collins [AUS]V Macfarlane White [AUS]6-4 6-0Ryan, Bandy087.0%
7-Apr-1950RockhamptonClayThelma Long [AUS]2/5Joyce Fitch [AUS]6-1 7-5Cook, Buckley0100.0%
7-Apr-1950Scarborough 1ClayBarbara Behr [GBR]1/2Evelyn Moeller [GBR]6-4 6-30100.0%
8-Apr-1950HobartRuth Chitty [AUS]G Tracey [AUS]7-5 6-8 6-1Norman, Byrne0100.0%
10-Apr-1950HoustonClayDorothy Knode [USA]1/12Louise Brough [USA]7-5 6-1Wheeler Kelleher, Canning Todd2100.0%
10-Apr-1950NiceGussie Moran [USA]5/6Josette Amouretti [FRA]6-0 6-0Gullbrandsson Sanden, Jamain133.0%
13-Apr-1950CeylonSheila RobertsFay Chamberlin [AUS]6-1 6-2050.0%
13-Apr-1950Tel AvivMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]3/9Gertrude Kornfeld [ISR]UNK050.0%
13-Apr-1950Toowoomba Darling DownsLavinia Singleton [AUS]1/2F Olsen [AUS]6-4 6-20100.0%
15-Apr-1950Durban RSA vs USARound robin event250.0%
17-Apr-1950CumberlandClayPatsy Rodgers [GBR]1/3Joey David [GBR]6-4 6-0Wilford, Dawson Scott096.0%
17-Apr-1950MonacoClayJuliette Borghini [FRA]Daisy Speranza Wyns [FRA]6-2 6-30100.0%
17-Apr-1950RomeClayAnnalisa Bossi [ITA]Joan Curry [GBR]6-4 6-4Scofield, Migliori124.0%
17-Apr-1950Toowoomba Aus HardClayNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]1/2Thelma Long [AUS]5-7 6-3 6-3Thiele, Hopman1100.0%
19-Apr-1950Port Elizabeth RSA vs USARound robin event250.0%
24-Apr-1950SuttonClayPatsy Rodgers [GBR]2/3Joey David [GBR]6-4 6-3Stork, Cornell095.0%
27-Apr-1950NambourBeryl Penrose [AUS]1/2Esme Ashford [AUS]6-3 6-30100.0%
27-Apr-1950OjaiHardHelen Perez [USA]2/5Dodo Cheney [USA]4-6 6-4 6-3Connolly, Chaffee1100.0%
29-Apr-1950Athens NatlsClayV Georgandas [GRE]M Akrivou [GRE]6-2 6-40100.0%
29-Apr-1950Bulawayo USA vs RSARound robin event150.0%
29-Apr-1950Paris InternationalClayAnne Marie Seghers [FRA]2/2Maire Arni [FIN]6-3 6-0Pannetier, Boutin075.0%
1-May-1950 Bournemouth 1ClayJoan Curry [GBR]3/6Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]8-6 8-6Walker Smith, Quertier085.0%
4-May-1950WiesbadenClayBarbara Scofield [USA]1/2Gussie Moran [USA]2-6 12-10 8-6Pohmann, Florian175.0%
6-May-1950Los Angeles SoCal ChpsHardHelen Perez [USA]3/5Louise Brough [USA]6-3 1-6 6-3Chaffee, Connolly395.0%
8-May-1950HurlinghamClayDorothy Knode [USA]2/12Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]3-6 6-3 7-5Ward Hales, David091.0%
13-May-1950San FranciscoHardHelen Perez [USA]4/5Virginia Wolfenden [USA]6-4 6-4Miller, Krase1100.0%
15-May-1950CircencesterPam Bocquet [GBR]1/4Viola White [GBR]6-3 6-00100.0%
15-May-1950GuildfordClayMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]4/9Dorothy Knode [USA]7-5 4-6 6-1Partridge, Parker189.0%
15-May-1950St. Annes-on-SeaGrassNancy Liebert [GBR]Peggy Knight [GBR]5-7 6-2 6-4Harrison, Westmacott0100.0%
17-May-1950HarrogateClayGeorgie Woodgate [GBR]1/4Patsy Rodgers [GBR]6-2 6-3Fulton, Behr086.0%
18-May-1950Cap d'AntibesClayMaire Arni [FIN]Lucia Manfredi [ITA]UNKManfredi033.0%
19-May-1950Roland GarrosClayDoris Hart [USA]1/4Patricia Canning Todd [USA]6-4 4-6 6-2Brough, Scofield640.0%
20-May-1950Paris FRA vs GBRClayRound robin event050.0%
21-May-1950Vienna NatlsClayEtta Neumann [AUT]Hella Kovac [YUG]6-3 6-4050.0%
22-May-1950HarpendenGrassAndy Ross Dilley [USA]1/2Hilary Stoodley Morgan [GBR]6-3 6-3Ross Dilley, Fry062.0%
22-May-1950MalvernGrassPam Bocquet [GBR]2/4Freda James [GBR]4-6 6-4 6-3Ward Hales, Cooper0100.0%
22-May-1950Roland Garros ConsolationClayLucia Manfredi [ITA]2/3Nicla Migliori [ITA]6-1 6-00100.0%
26-May-1950Birmingham PrioryGrassBetty Hilton [GBR]1/2Kay Tuckey [GBR]6-2 2-6 6-3Lombard, Knapp093.0%
27-May-1950Dinas PowisGeorgie Woodgate [GBR]2/4Billie Woodgate [GBR]6-1 7-5Bates, Lines0100.0%
29-May-1950BelfastGrassMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]5/9Mary Whitmarsh [GBR]6-2 4-6 6-2Ward Hales050.0%
29-May-1950SurbitonGrassJean Walker Smith [GBR]2/4Jean Quertier [GBR]6-2 7-5Dawson Scott, Carlisle090.0%
2-Jun-1950 KalgoorlieClayVal Bandy [AUS]1/2Mrs P M H Robinson [GBR]4-6 6-1 6-2Collins, Blacklock087.0%
5-Jun-1950BarnesGrassSusan Partridge [GBR]Georgie Woodgate [GBR]6-3 6-2Wilford, David096.0%
5-Jun-1950Chapel AllertonGrassGertrude Kornfeld [ISR]1/2Evelyn Moeller [GBR]7-5 6-4050.0%
5-Jun-1950KingstonIvy Cover Ramsey [JAM]Babs Praczukowski [JAM]6-3 6-2Davidson, Leyden0100.0%
5-Jun-1950ManchesterGrassShirley Fry [USA]2/2Gladys Lines [GBR]6-2 6-3Stork, Walsh186.0%
5-Jun-1950Sutton ColdfieldBarbara Knapp [GBR]2/3Gill Worrall [GBR]6-3 7-5Cowney, Goodman087.0%
8-Jun-1950GlasgowGrassHeather Macfarlane [GBR]1/2Gwen Sterry [GBR]6-1 6-30100.0%
8-Jun-1950Melbourne HardClayDot Moran [AUS]Beverley Rae [AUS]13-11 4-6 6-40100.0%
8-Jun-1950OsloClayHilde Sperling [DEN]2/3Dorothy Knode [USA]6-4 6-1Pratt, Pedersen075.0%
10-Jun-1950KirkcaldyHelen Proudfoot [GBR]1/2R Stevenson [GBR]6-1 6-30100.0%
10-Jun-1950West DerbyMrs J P Mcswigin [GBR]Anne Layfield [GBR]5-7 6-3 6-30100.0%
12-Jun-1950BeckenhamGrassGussie Moran [USA]6/6Nancy Morrison [USA]4-6 6-1 6-2Pratt, Dawson Scott170.0%
12-Jun-1950BristolGrassDorothy Knode [USA]3/12Helena Straubeova [TCH]6-3 6-1Jarvis, Bocquet075.0%
12-Jun-1950Dublin East IrelandBetty Lombard [IRL]Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]6-3 2-6 6-2050.0%
12-Jun-1950Kansas CityClayMagda Rurac [ROU]1/4Laura Lou Jahn [USA]1-6 6-0 6-0Ramirez, Davidson080.0%
12-Jun-1950South NorthumberlandDoris Davison [GBR]I Taylor [GBR]6-0 6-40100.0%
16-Jun-1950Wightman CupGrassRound robin event350.0%
19-Jun-1950ChattanoogaClayMagda Rurac [ROU]2/4Laura Lou Jahn [USA]7-5 11-9050.0%
19-Jun-1950Edinburgh East ScotlandHeather Macfarlane [GBR]2/2C Alison [GBR]6-2 7-50100.0%
19-Jun-1950Illinois StateClayMelita Ramirez [MEX]Doris Jensen [USA]6-2 7-5050.0%
19-Jun-1950Queen's ClubGrassDoris Hart [USA]2/4Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]4-6 6-4 6-4Brough, Canning Todd747.0%
19-Jun-1950San DiegoHardMaureen Connolly [USA]1/3Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]6-2 7-9 6-2Cheney, Wheeler Kelleher095.0%
26-Jun-1950LouisvilleClayMagda Rurac [ROU]3/4Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]8-6 6-2Lewis, Heldman094.0%
26-Jun-1950MonchengladbachClayInge Pohmann [GER]1/2Alice Florian [GER]10-8 7-50100.0%
26-Jun-1950WimbledonGrassLouise Brough [USA]2/3Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]6-1 3-6 6-1Hart, Canning Todd759.0%
30-Jun-1950StrasbourgClayJacqueline Foy [FRA] Corre [FRA]6-3 6-20100.0%
2-Jul-1950 AnkaraBahtiye Musluoglu [TUR]Mualla Gorodetski [TUR]6-1 6-10100.0%
3-Jul-1950CincinnatiClayBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]1/4Magda Rurac [ROU]5-7 6-3 9-7Startzman, Jahn087.0%
3-Jul-1950RyeClayElfi Kriegs Au [AUT]Louise Raymond [USA]6-4 3-6 6-0050.0%
3-Jul-1950Wimbledon PlateGrassKay Tuckey [GBR]2/5Betty Pratt [USA]6-4 6-1Behr, Wilford062.0%
4-Jul-1950Copenhagen Danish HardClayElse Stockel [DEN]Vera Nielsen [DEN]6-3 6-20100.0%
10-Jul-1950CheshireGrassAnne Layfield [GBR]1/4Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]6-1 7-50100.0%
10-Jul-1950DublinGrassPatricia Canning Todd [USA]4/6Barbara Scofield [USA]6-3 6-4Ross Dilley, Brennan269.0%
10-Jul-1950EdgbastonGrassNancy Chaffee [USA]3/3Rita Jarvis [GBR]6-0 6-2Baker, Phillips187.0%
10-Jul-1950Edinburgh Scottish ChpsGrassWendy Stork [GBR]1/2Helen Proudfoot [GBR]6-2 6-30100.0%
10-Jul-1950EssenClayHilde Sperling [DEN]3/3Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]6-2 6-1050.0%
10-Jul-1950FelixstoweGrassMargaret Emerson [GBR]1/2Anne Shilcock [GBR]6-2 6-2Dubuisson, Wallace087.0%
10-Jul-1950IndianapolisClayBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]2/4Melita Ramirez [MEX]6-1 6-2Green, Doyle187.0%
10-Jul-1950LausanneClayLouise Brough [USA]3/3Kay Tuckey [GBR]6-4 6-2Bossi, Pratt125.0%
10-Jul-1950Philadelphia Middle StatesGrassHope Knowles [USA]Rhoda Hopkins [USA]UNKAustin, Barandon0100.0%
10-Jul-1950Soviet ChampionshipsNadezhda Belonenko [URS]Galina Ivanova [URS]6-2 1-6 8-60100.0%
10-Jul-1950SunderlandGrassGeorgie Woodgate [GBR]3/4Billie Woodgate [GBR]6-4 1-6 6-20100.0%
10-Jul-1950WashingtonMagda Rurac [ROU]4/4Baba Lewis [USA]6-3 1-6 6-4Boyer, Gray087.0%
11-Jul-1950AntwerpClayMyriam De Borman [BEL]Marcelle Van Leer [BEL]7-5 6-30100.0%
12-Jul-1950NottinghamEdith Middleton [GBR]2/2Barbara Behr [GBR]7-5 5-7 6-30100.0%
15-Jul-1950HoylakeAnne Layfield [GBR]2/4Peggy Knight [GBR]6-3 1-6 6-20100.0%
16-Jul-1950Vienna IntlClayDorothy Knode [USA]4/12Hella Kovac [YUG]6-3 6-4050.0%
17-Jul-1950BastadClayThelma Long [AUS]3/5Hilde Sperling [DEN]3-6 6-2 6-4Hoahing, Curry050.0%
17-Jul-1950CheltenhamGrassPam Bocquet [GBR]3/4Sheila Macintosh [GBR]6-2 6-3Mortimer, Eyre0100.0%
17-Jul-1950DusseldorfClayMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]6/9Inge Pohmann [GER]6-2 8-6050.0%
17-Jul-1950Frinton-on-SeaGrassPatricia Canning Todd [USA]5/6Betty Wilford [GBR]6-1 6-0Dubuisson, David193.0%
17-Jul-1950HaverfordGrassMaureen Connolly [USA]2/3Helen Perez [USA]6-2 4-6 6-3Kimbrell, Scarlett Allen193.0%
17-Jul-1950Newport WalesGrassBarbara Scofield [USA]2/2Georgie Woodgate [GBR]9-7 6-2Stoodley Morgan, Ross Dilley187.0%
17-Jul-1950River ForestClayDoris Hart [USA]3/4Shirley Fry [USA]6-1 6-3Baker Fleitz, Rurac384.0%
17-Jul-1950SaltaireEvelyn Moeller [GBR]1/2Isobel Raffan [GBR]6-3 6-00100.0%
24-Jul-1950MariborClayMarica Crnadak [YUG]D Lazslo [YUG]6-0 6-10100.0%
25-Jul-1950Copenhagen IntlClayTournament not completedGram Andersen, Long050.0%
26-Jul-1950East HamptonGrassBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]3/4Maureen Connolly [USA]6-4 9-7Bossi, Perez380.0%
27-Jul-1950DortmundMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]7/9Inge Pohmann [GER]5-7 6-2 6-0050.0%
27-Jul-1950MunichClayDorothy Knode [USA]5/12Alice Florian [GER]6-2 6-2050.0%
27-Jul-1950Philadelphia Eastern ClayClayBetty Smith [USA]Joy Valderrama [USA]6-2 6-30100.0%
27-Jul-1950VancouverAnita Kanter [USA]Nancy Miller [USA]6-2 2-6 6-10100.0%
27-Jul-1950VillarsClayGertrude Kornfeld [ISR]2/2Arlette Halff [FRA]3-6 6-3 6-4050.0%
28-Jul-1950SopotClayZsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]6-2 6-1050.0%
31-Jul-1950BedfordGrassJean Knight [GBR]M Graham [GBR]6-4 6-30100.0%
31-Jul-1950CologneDorothy Knode [USA]6/12Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]6-4 6-1Zehden, Jarvis040.0%
31-Jul-1950DavosClayTotta Zehden [GER]Helena Straubeova [TCH]6-0 6-0Halff, Glietenberg037.0%
31-Jul-1950NewcastleGrassBarbara Behr [GBR]2/2Gladys Lines [GBR]6-2 6-20100.0%
31-Jul-1950South OrangeGrassDoris Hart [USA]4/4Louise Brough [USA]6-4 9-7Scofield, Osborne Dupont979.0%
31-Jul-1950TorontoBarbara Knapp [GBR]3/3Pat Macken [CAN]3-6 6-3 6-4050.0%
31-Jul-1950Tunbridge WellsGrassJanet Morgan [GBR]Margot Parker [GBR]3-6 6-4 6-30100.0%
31-Jul-1950WorthingClayGem Gilbert [GBR]Katherine Keith Steele [GBR]6-4 6-10100.0%
1-Aug-1950 BuryWendy Stork [GBR]2/2J Mackenzie [IRL]6-1 6-2050.0%
3-Aug-1950FramlinghamGrassJoey Ross Dilley [GBR]1/2Andy Ross Dilley [USA]11-9 9-11 6-3050.0%
3-Aug-1950MoseleyBetty Hilton [GBR]2/2M H Baker [GBR]8-6 6-40100.0%
3-Aug-1950WolverhamptonGrassPat Cowney [GBR]Gill Worrall [GBR]6-3 6-30100.0%
7-Aug-1950Bournemouth 2Jean Walker Smith [GBR]3/4Kay Tuckey [GBR]1-6 6-2 6-2Emerson, Thomson096.0%
7-Aug-1950IlkleyGrassSheila Macintosh [GBR]1/2Betty Fulton [GBR]4-6 6-3 7-50100.0%
7-Aug-1950Manchester-on-SeaGrassMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]1/2Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]6-3 6-0Fry, Canning Todd982.0%
7-Aug-1950North BerwickAnita Lizana [CHI]1/2C Alison [GBR]6-1 6-1050.0%
7-Aug-1950ReadingGrassMargot Parker [GBR]1/2Madge Slaney [GBR]6-2 6-00100.0%
7-Aug-1950WellingboroughGrassPeggy Dawson Scott [GBR]Jean Knight [GBR]6-3 6-40100.0%
8-Aug-1950HamburgClayDorothy Knode [USA]7/12Ursula Heidtmann [GER]6-3 6-0Schneider, Pohmann081.0%
8-Aug-1950LuganoKay Tuckey [GBR]3/5Thelma Long [AUS]8-6 6-4Zehden, Straubeova025.0%
9-Aug-1950HullGrassSheila Macintosh [GBR]2/2Mrs G E Brown [AUS]6-1 6-3050.0%
9-Aug-1950ViareggioClayNicla Migliori [ITA]Violette Rigollet [SUI]6-0 6-3050.0%
11-Aug-1950St. MoritzInge Pohmann [GER]2/2Totta Zehden [GER]6-3 6-1Fuchs, Halff075.0%
14-Aug-1950BrayMary Nichols [IRL]1/2Betty Lombard [IRL]6-3 6-30100.0%
14-Aug-1950BudeGrassAnne Layfield [GBR]3/4J M Geidt [GBR]6-1 6-10100.0%
14-Aug-1950BuxtonDoreen Wedderburn [RSA]1/3Gladys Lines [GBR]6-0 6-8 6-4050.0%
14-Aug-1950CromerGrassMargaret Emerson [GBR]2/2Mrs Leonie Brighton [GBR]6-3 6-00100.0%
14-Aug-1950OpatijaClayMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]8/9Dorothy Knode [USA]W/OTuckey, Doleschell056.0%
14-Aug-1950Quebec CityDoris Popple [USA]Barbara Knapp [GBR]8-6 6-8 7-5Macken, Heldman081.0%
14-Aug-1950ScheveningenNel Hermsen [NED]Joopy Van Der Wal [NED]7-5 6-30100.0%
14-Aug-1950St. AndrewsClayAnita Lizana [CHI]2/2Helen Proudfoot [GBR]6-1 6-1050.0%
14-Aug-1950TorquayMrs H R Phillips [GBR]Lorna Cornell [GBR]3-6 6-3 6-40100.0%
14-Aug-1950West WorthingGrassJoey Ross Dilley [GBR]2/2Anne Shilcock [GBR]6-2 7-50100.0%
15-Aug-1950DetroitMary Arnold [USA]Barbara Green [USA]9-7 13-11Hernando, Davidson0100.0%
19-Aug-1950StockholmClayBibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]Lilleba Hals [SWE]6-3 6-00100.0%
20-Aug-1950Oslo NatlsClayIda Wrede Holm [NOR]Ruth Haukenes [NOR]2-6 6-1 7-50100.0%
21-Aug-1950BognorGladys Lines [GBR]Andy Ross Dilley [USA]6-0 6-2050.0%
21-Aug-1950ExmouthGrassJoan Curry [GBR]4/6Hilary Stoodley Morgan [GBR]6-2 6-0Byrne, Phillips087.0%
21-Aug-1950Granton-on-SpeySheila Dowdeswell [KEN]Helen Proudfoot [GBR]7-5 6-4050.0%
21-Aug-1950New MaldenClayLorna Cornell [GBR]Gertrude Preston [GBR]6-4 2-6 6-10100.0%
21-Aug-1950Saint IvesGrassAnne Layfield [GBR]4/4Mrs Y Watkins [GBR]6-1 6-40100.0%
21-Aug-1950Scarborough 2ClayThelma Long [AUS]4/5Jean Quertier [GBR]6-4 7-5Behr, Dawson Scott075.0%
21-Aug-1950Wilberforce ATA ChpsAlthea Gibson [USA]2/2Nana Vaughan [USA]6-2 6-0Peters0100.0%
21-Aug-1950WinchesterGrassPatsy Rodgers [GBR]3/3J E Davy [GBR]6-3 6-20100.0%
22-Aug-1950KatowiceClayJadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]Irma Poplawska [POL]6-2 6-0Jaskowiakowna, Rudowska0100.0%
26-Aug-1950IstanbulClayDorothy Knode [USA]8/12Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]6-4 6-2Tuckey, Ward Hales028.0%
27-Aug-1950US National ChampionshipsGrassMargaret Osborne Dupont [USA]2/2Doris Hart [USA]6-3 6-3Chaffee, Baker Fleitz977.0%
28-Aug-1950BerlinClayThelma Long [AUS]5/5Inge Pohmann [GER]6-3 6-3050.0%
28-Aug-1950BradfordEvelyn Moeller [GBR]2/2D James [GBR]9-7 6-1Leader, Royds0100.0%
28-Aug-1950Budleigh SaltertonPam Bocquet [GBR]4/4Katie Whitefield [GBR]6-2 8-60100.0%
28-Aug-1950CarlisleGrassHelen Proudfoot [GBR]2/2Madge Slaney [GBR]6-4 6-40100.0%
28-Aug-1950FolkestoneGrassDoreen Wedderburn [RSA]2/3Gladys Lines [GBR]2-6 10-8 7-5Grubb, Collier087.0%
28-Aug-1950GenevaClayViolette Rigollet [SUI]Alice Charbonnier [SUI]4-6 6-1 6-10100.0%
28-Aug-1950HunstantonAndy Ross Dilley [USA]2/2Joey Ross Dilley [GBR]10-12 7-5 10-8050.0%
28-Aug-1950Le TouquetClayMicheline Inglebert [FRA]Alex Mcostrich [GBR]7-5 6-3Barbier, Chandon Moet075.0%
28-Aug-1950Southdean 2Billie Woodgate [GBR]Jean Trower [GBR]6-3 6-1Clifford, Gilbert0100.0%
28-Aug-1950Sydney MetroClayBeryl Penrose [AUS]2/2Phyllis Finn [AUS]2-6 6-1 6-10100.0%
30-Aug-1950LeipzigClayIrmgard Jacke [GER]Ursula Hoerselmann [GER]6-3 6-20100.0%
4-Sep-1950 Dublin HardClayMary Nichols [IRL]2/2Betty Lombard [IRL]6-4 6-40100.0%
4-Sep-1950Lee-on-SolentClayMargot Parker [GBR]2/2Susan Hemsted [GBR]4-6 7-5 6-1Townley, Stork0100.0%
7-Sep-1950VeniceClayKay Tuckey [GBR]4/5Hilde Doleschell [TCH]6-8 15-13 6-1Bozano050.0%
9-Sep-1950Los Angeles Pac SouthwestHardHelen Perez [USA]5/5Dodo Cheney [USA]6-2 6-2Rurac, Connolly190.0%
11-Sep-1950AthensClayKay Tuckey [GBR]5/5Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]8-6 4-6 9-7Knode033.0%
11-Sep-1950EastbourneGrassJean Walker Smith [GBR]4/4Jean Quertier [GBR]6-2 6-2Walter, Coutts088.0%
11-Sep-1950Los Angeles Pac Southwest JuniorsHardMaureen Connolly [USA]3/3Julie Sampson Hayward [USA]6-2 6-2Zellmer, Kanter0100.0%
18-Sep-1950BerkeleyHardPatricia Canning Todd [USA]6/6Magda Rurac [ROU]6-2 6-1Smith, Bossi189.0%
18-Sep-1950HenleyClayDoreen Wedderburn [RSA]3/3Jean Trower [GBR]7-5 7-5050.0%
21-Sep-1950BadenClayDorothy Knode [USA]9/12Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]7-5 7-5050.0%
24-Sep-1950Paris Coupe PoreeClayDorothy Knode [USA]10/12Jacqueline Boutin [FRA]6-3 6-3050.0%
30-Sep-1950CanberraEsme Ashford [AUS]2/3Gay Sim [AUS]6-1 6-10100.0%
30-Sep-1950Mexico CityClayBeverly Baker Fleitz [USA]4/4Patricia Canning Todd [USA]6-1 7-5Bossi, Pratt250.0%
30-Sep-1950StrathfieldGrassEsme Ashford [AUS]3/3Joyce Fitch [AUS]4-6 6-4 6-1Hawton, Mcgill0100.0%
2-Oct-1950 Cromer Indoors 2CarpetPat Harrison Brown [GBR]Joy Hibbert [GBR]3-6 6-3 6-30100.0%
2-Oct-1950Orange Free StateHazel Redick Smith [RSA]Toodles Watermeyer [RSA]7-5 8-10 7-50100.0%
9-Oct-1950London IndoorsCarpetJean Quertier [GBR]Joan Curry [GBR]3-6 7-5 6-3Woodgate, Partridge095.0%
9-Oct-1950PalermoLucia Manfredi [ITA]3/3Nicla Migliori [ITA]6-4 6-10100.0%
16-Oct-1950Henley-on-ThamesJoan Curry [GBR]5/6Georgie Woodgate [GBR]7-5 6-30100.0%
25-Oct-1950New York ProCarpetRound robin event1100.0%
27-Oct-1950Washington ProCarpetRound robin event1100.0%
30-Oct-1950BrisbaneGrassLavinia Singleton [AUS]2/2J Ritchie [AUS]6-0 6-3Schultz, Muller0100.0%
30-Oct-1950CraigsideCarpetGeorgie Woodgate [GBR]4/4Susan Partridge [GBR]6-2 6-30100.0%
30-Oct-1950Pittsburgh ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
1-Nov-1950 Geneva IndoorsCarpetMary Teran De Weiss [ARG]9/9Alice Charbonnier [SUI]6-3 6-0Migliori025.0%
1-Nov-1950Johnstown ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
3-Nov-1950Cleveland ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
4-Nov-1950Dayton ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
6-Nov-1950Torquay PalaceCarpetJoan Curry [GBR]6/6Jean Walker Smith [GBR]W/OWhitmarsh, Partridge196.0%
7-Nov-1950Chicago ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
9-Nov-1950Milwaukee ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
10-Nov-1950Peoria ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
11-Nov-1950Cincinnati ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
12-Nov-1950Buenos AiresClayFelisa Piedrola [ARG]2/2Elena Lehmann [ARG]6-4 3-6 6-3De Bondar, Somoza0100.0%
12-Nov-1950Louisville ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
13-Nov-1950SydneyGrassNancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]2/2Esme Ashford [AUS]6-3 6-2Berryman, Fitch096.0%
14-Nov-1950Toledo ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
15-Nov-1950Flint ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
16-Nov-1950Ann Arbor ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
17-Nov-1950Windsor ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
20-Nov-1950New Haven ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
21-Nov-1950Albany ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
23-Nov-1950Rochester ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
24-Nov-1950White Plains ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
27-Nov-1950Worcester ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
29-Nov-1950Providence ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
30-Nov-1950Hershey ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
30-Nov-1950MelbourneGrassJoyce Fitch [AUS]Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]6-4 3-6 6-4Hawton, Hopman0100.0%
1-Dec-1950 LahoreDorothy Knode [USA]11/12Joy Mottram [GBR]4-6 6-3 6-2Tuckey, Doleschell050.0%
1-Dec-1950Philadelphia ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
3-Dec-1950Baltimore ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
4-Dec-1950Princeton ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
5-Dec-1950Ithaca ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
7-Dec-1950Ottawa ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
8-Dec-1950Montreal ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
11-Dec-1950Buffalo ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
12-Dec-1950Toronto ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
25-Dec-1950Calcutta 2Dorothy Knode [USA]12/12Joy Mottram [GBR]6-3 4-6 6-3Woodbridge, Jarvis150.0%
28-Dec-1950Perth CityVal Bandy [AUS]2/2Pat Cunningham [AUS]6-3 6-20100.0%
28-Dec-1950Vancouver ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%
29-Dec-1950Victoria ProCarpetRound robin event0100.0%

 

1950 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
1Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]32226-42212.312009.412138.7
2Doris Hart [USA]25449-62192.821995.322118.2
3Louise Brough [USA]27342-92121.031908.832057.1
4Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]20435-72033.711838.941901.841946.4
5Patricia Canning Todd [USA]28648-112002.531786.551875.551915.4
6Shirley Fry [USA]23232-81958.271841.261870.7
7Helen Perez [USA]21536-51952.821827.3151781.7
8Barbara Scofield [USA]24234-91940.881837.081835.7
9Nancy Chaffee [USA]21332-91927.851726.571848.431739.8
10Maureen Connolly [USA]16330-81894.341754.3131783.9
11Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]34216-61883.7131784.291835.0
12Thelma Long [AUS]32524-91872.7101800.1111799.3
13Magda Rurac [ROU]32439-101872.061688.161843.3161754.0
14Joan Curry [GBR]636-101869.5121786.6101805.621750.5
15Pauline Betz [USA]31029-71864.611753.5
16Dorothy Knode [USA]251244-71855.191814.9181749.1
17Kay Tuckey [GBR]29535-101848.7111787.3211698.0
18Betty Hilton [GBR]30215-81831.6181713.4141783.7
19Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]32939-141828.6151768.5171749.781554.3
20Jean Walker Smith [GBR]26434-71825.4161741.3121786.151673.9

 

1950 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]2-Jan-195016-Jan-19503
Louise Brough [USA]30-Jan-195010-Apr-195011
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]17-Apr-195015-May-19505
Doris Hart [USA]29-May-19501-Jan-195132Margaret 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.)
PlayerEventsMatchesW-LW%FinalsW-LW%3 SetsW-LW%HardW-LW%ClayW-LW%GrassW-LW%CarpetW-LW%
Doris Hart [USA]185549-689.1%74-357.0%107-370.0%00-0-1615-193.0%3731-683.0%00-0-
Helen Perez [USA]104136-587.8%65-183.0%96-366.0%2121-0100.0%00-0-2015-575.0%00-0-
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]73026-486.7%42-250.0%118-372.0%00-0-32-166.0%2825-389.0%00-0-
Dorothy Knode [USA]205144-786.3%1512-380.0%128-466.0%00-0-3529-682.0%108-280.0%00-0-
Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]114235-783.3%74-357.0%86-275.0%64-266.0%2119-290.0%1714-382.0%00-0-
Jean Walker Smith [GBR]124134-782.9%54-180.0%65-183.0%00-0-1412-285.0%1612-475.0%75-271.0%
Louise Brough [USA]165142-982.4%63-350.0%1713-476.0%54-180.0%108-280.0%3731-683.0%00-0-
Patricia Canning Todd [USA]175948-1181.4%106-460.0%62-433.0%44-0100.0%1612-475.0%3126-583.0%00-0-
Pauline Betz [USA]323629-780.6%00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-3629-780.0%
Shirley Fry [USA]134032-880.0%32-166.0%128-466.0%00-0-1512-380.0%2318-578.0%00-0-
Magda Rurac [ROU]144939-1079.6%64-266.0%118-372.0%1511-473.0%1816-288.0%128-466.0%00-0-
Barbara Scofield [USA]114334-979.1%32-166.0%107-370.0%00-0-1411-378.0%3024-680.0%00-0-
Maureen Connolly [USA]113830-878.9%43-175.0%109-190.0%2016-480.0%00-0-1814-477.0%00-0-
Joan Curry [GBR]164636-1078.3%96-366.0%139-469.0%00-0-2418-675.0%75-271.0%1210-283.0%
Nancy Chaffee [USA]124132-978.0%43-175.0%93-633.0%118-372.0%00-0-2721-677.0%44-0100.0%
Kay Tuckey [GBR]174535-1077.8%85-362.0%117-463.0%00-0-2722-581.0%86-275.0%00-0-
Patsy Rodgers [GBR]113224-875.0%53-260.0%63-350.0%00-0-2421-387.0%84-450.0%10-10.0%
Georgie Woodgate [GBR]163929-1074.4%84-450.0%63-350.0%00-0-1310-376.0%1712-570.0%54-180.0%
Joey David [GBR]83123-874.2%20-20.0%1110-190.0%00-0-2016-480.0%138-561.0%00-0-
Betty Wilford [GBR]93123-874.2%10-10.0%43-175.0%00-0-1914-573.0%139-469.0%00-0-
Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]245339-1473.6%199-1047.0%149-564.0%00-0-4231-1173.0%54-180.0%11-0100.0%
Thelma Long [AUS]153324-972.7%75-271.0%83-537.0%00-0-1513-286.0%1710-758.0%00-0-
Jean Quertier [GBR]164935-1471.4%51-420.0%106-460.0%00-0-2417-770.0%1511-473.0%44-0100.0%
Betty Pratt [USA]143927-1269.2%32-166.0%22-0100.0%00-0-1511-473.0%2113-861.0%00-0-
Laura Lou Jahn [USA]153826-1268.4%63-350.0%117-463.0%00-0-2921-872.0%52-340.0%43-175.0%
Susan Partridge [GBR]143320-1360.6%21-150.0%63-350.0%00-0-85-362.0%169-756.0%96-366.0%
Annalisa Bossi [ITA]143320-1360.6%11-0100.0%94-544.0%64-266.0%1813-572.0%83-537.0%10-10.0%
Gladys Lines [GBR]193922-1756.4%61-516.0%102-820.0%00-0-149-564.0%1810-855.0%41-325.0%
Gussie Moran [USA]468043-3753.8%106-460.0%117-463.0%00-0-1915-478.0%1210-283.0%367-2919.0%
Rita Jarvis [GBR]163216-1650.0%10-10.0%104-640.0%00-0-136-746.0%85-362.0%32-166.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

MeetingsPlayerOpponentWinsLossesWin PercentageFinals
36Gussie MoranPauline Betz72919.4%0
6Doris HartLouise Brough4266.7%2
5Gussie MoranPatricia Canning Todd2340.0%5
5Dorothy KnodeMary Teran De Weiss4180.0%5
4Doris HartNancye Wynne Bolton2250.0%0
4Helen PerezMaureen Connolly2250.0%1
4Mary Teran De WeissKay Tuckey2250.0%1
3Louise BroughNancy Chaffee2166.7%0
3Louise BroughJoyce Fitch30100.0%0
3Betty WilfordPatsy Rodgers030.0%0
3Jean QuertierGladys Lines30100.0%0
3Doris HartMargaret Osborne Dupont2166.7%2
3Barbara ScofieldPatricia Canning Todd1233.3%1
3Joan CurryJean Quertier2166.7%2
3Patsy RodgersJoey David2166.7%2
3Beverly Baker FleitzBarbara Kimbrell30100.0%0
3Louise BroughNancye Wynne Bolton30100.0%0
3Doris HartShirley Fry2166.7%2
3Gussie MoranMary Teran De Weiss30100.0%2
3Beverly Baker FleitzMaureen Connolly1233.3%2

 

Country Rankings    Top

How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.
Countryvs Others: MatchesWinsLossesWin PercFinalsWinsLossesWin Percvs Self: MatchesFinalsDiff TitlistsDiff FinalistsDiff Players
Romania49391079.6%64266.7%00111
Argentina57421573.7%20101050.0%71239
United States45933112872.1%39251464.1%674462641332
Czechoslovakia24121250.0%3030.0%00022
Italy73353847.9%53260.0%223310
United Kingdom40517123442.2%37142337.8%658593770343
Austria1771041.2%220100.0%00226
Australia61253641.0%85362.5%11517122381
South Africa52183434.6%330100.0%623514
Mexico2681830.8%21150.0%112212
France108317728.7%72528.6%13341035
Germany2982127.6%61516.7%2233632
Ireland2662023.1%31233.3%622319
Canada2041620.0%1010.0%1300128
Switzerland2341917.4%2020.0%11128

 

 

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