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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
22-Jan-1951	Australian Championships	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	Thelma Long [AUS]	6-1 7-5	Ashford, Fitch
23-May-1951	Roland Garros	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	Doris Hart [USA]	6-3 3-6 6-3	Osborne Dupont, Walker Smith
25-Jun-1951	Wimbledon	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-1 6-0	Baker Fleitz, Brough
25-Aug-1951	US National Championships	Grass	Maureen Connolly [USA]	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-3 1-6 6-4	Walker Smith, Hart

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Doris Hart (14)
Finals	Doris Hart (16)
Match Wins	Beverly Baker Fleitz (73)
Match Win Percentage	Maureen Connolly (94.1%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Beverly Baker Fleitz (11)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Doris Hart (81.8%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Beverly Baker Fleitz (18)
Total Matches Played	Beverly Baker Fleitz (92)
Events Played	Beverly Baker Fleitz (27)

 

Event Calendar    Top

Majors shown in bold, exhibitions and junior events in italics. For winners of multiple titles, events won shown in parentheses.
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Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Titles	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists	Top 10s	Geo%
1-Jan-1951	Bombay	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	1/5	Rita Jarvis [GBR]	6-3 7-5		1	50.0%
1-Jan-1951	Paris Racing Club	Carpet	Kay Tuckey [GBR]	1/3	Joan Curry [GBR]	6-3 6-4		0	100.0%
1-Jan-1951	Sydney Manly	Grass	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	1/4	Thelma Long [AUS]	1-6 6-3 6-2	Penrose, Hawton	0	100.0%
2-Jan-1951	Cape Town	Clay	Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	1/2	Mary Muller [RSA]	6-3 7-5		0	100.0%
3-Jan-1951	Tampa	Clay	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	1/6	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-4 6-3	Hart, Jahn	3	100.0%
8-Jan-1951	St. Petersburg	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	1/14	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-4 2-6 6-0	Jahn, Baker Fleitz	2	100.0%
15-Jan-1951	Adelaide	Grass	Pamela Southcombe [AUS]	1/3	Nell Hopman [AUS]	6-4 2-6 6-4		0	100.0%
15-Jan-1951	Orlando	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	1/5	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	6-3 6-3	Morrison, Lewicki	2	100.0%
20-Jan-1951	Helsinki	Carpet	Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]		Kay Tuckey [GBR]	6-1 7-5		0	50.0%
22-Jan-1951	Australian Championships	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	1/7	Thelma Long [AUS]	6-1 7-5	Ashford, Fitch	0	93.0%
25-Jan-1951	Wangaratta		Dulcie Whittaker [AUS]		Wilma Boyd [AUS]	5-6 6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
30-Jan-1951	Havana		Doris Hart [USA]	2/14	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	6-4 8-6	Barnett, Fry	3	100.0%
3-Feb-1951	Auckland	Grass	Judy Tinnock [NZL]		Jean Macgibbon [NZL]	6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
5-Feb-1951	Coral Gables		Marta Barnett [USA]		Nellie Sheer [USA]	6-1 6-4	Hitt, Fageros	0	100.0%
5-Feb-1951	Montego Bay	Grass	Althea Gibson [USA]	1/5	Betty Pratt [USA]	5-7 6-4 6-4	Baker Fleitz, Lewis	2	63.0%
8-Feb-1951	Killara		Esme Ashford [AUS]	1/3	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	1-6 6-1 6-4		0	100.0%
8-Feb-1951	Palm Springs	Hard	Maureen Connolly [USA]	1/9	Helen Perez [USA]	6-1 6-3	Arnold, Chaffee	2	100.0%
10-Feb-1951	Paris Indoors	Carpet	Jean Quertier [GBR]	1/4	Joan Curry [GBR]	6-3 1-6 8-6		0	100.0%
12-Feb-1951	Fort Lauderdale		Laura Lou Jahn [USA]		Nancy Morrison [USA]	6-2 4-6 7-5	Coumbe, Hopkins	0	100.0%
12-Feb-1951	Manila		Dorothy Knode [USA]	2/5	Helen Kingsley [NZL]	6-0 6-2		1	50.0%
17-Feb-1951	New York	Carpet	Nancy Chaffee [USA]		Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	6-4 6-4	Mcgoldrick, Scofield	3	100.0%
17-Feb-1951	San Remo	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	3/14	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	7-5 6-1	Brough, Fry	3	50.0%
19-Feb-1951	Hollywood		Rhoda Hopkins [USA]		Betty Coumbe [USA]	6-1 6-0	Robertson, Babbitt	0	100.0%
26-Feb-1951	Buenos Aires Pan-Am Games	Clay	Mary Weiss [USA]		Felisa Piedrola [ARG]	6-2 6-1	Heyn, Ramirez	0	40.0%
26-Feb-1951	Hamilton	Clay	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	2/6	Barbara Scofield [USA]	9-7 7-5	Pratt, Gladman	1	87.0%
2-Mar-1951	Cairo	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	2/5	Louise Brough [USA]	6-3 6-4	Hart, Knode	4	36.0%
5-Mar-1951	Cannes Gallia	Clay	Hella Kovac [YUG]	1/5	Lucia Manfredi [ITA]	5-7 6-1 6-2		0	50.0%
5-Mar-1951	Cimiez	Clay	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	1/5	Lorna Cornell [GBR]	6-4 9-7		0	100.0%
5-Mar-1951	Hamilton Coral Beach		Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	3/6	Betty Pratt [USA]	4-6 6-4 6-2	Felix, Hubbell	1	77.0%
10-Mar-1951	Menton	Clay	Hella Kovac [YUG]	2/5	Vittoria Tonolli [ITA]	8-10 9-7 10-8	Manfredi, Hoahing	0	37.0%
12-Mar-1951	Beaulieu		Thelma Long [AUS]	1/5	Joan Curry [GBR]	6-3 7-5		0	50.0%
12-Mar-1951	La Jolla	Hard	Maureen Connolly [USA]	2/9	Mary Arnold [USA]	6-3 6-4	Canning Todd, Perez	2	100.0%
12-Mar-1951	Southdean	Carpet	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	2/5	Mrs R F Chandler [GBR]	6-2 6-4		0	100.0%
13-Mar-1951	Alexandria		Doris Hart [USA]	4/14	Louise Brough [USA]	7-5 6-2	Knode, Fry	4	44.0%
18-Mar-1951	Copenhagen Indoors	Carpet	Milly Vagn Nielsen [DEN]		Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]	6-3 5-7 7-5		0	100.0%
19-Mar-1951	Cannes	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	2/5	Barbara Scofield [USA]	6-3 2-6 6-2	Curry, Quertier	0	37.0%
19-Mar-1951	Johannesburg	Clay	Sheila Piercey Summers [RSA]		Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	8-6 2-6 7-5		0	100.0%
22-Mar-1951	Birmingham Tally Ho	Clay	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	1/3	Kay Tuckey [GBR]	6-1 6-4		1	100.0%
22-Mar-1951	Toowoomba		Lavinia Singleton [AUS]	1/3	Edie Niemeyer [AUS]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
23-Mar-1951	Scarborough Hard	Clay	Susan Partridge [GBR]	1/5	Helen Fletcher [GBR]	6-3 3-6 10-8		0	100.0%
24-Mar-1951	Launceston	Clay	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	2/4	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	4-6 7-5 6-1	Wallis, Hopman	0	95.0%
26-Mar-1951	Miami		Althea Gibson [USA]	2/5	Betty Pratt [USA]	6-4 6-2	Hopkins, Barnett	0	94.0%
26-Mar-1951	Monte Carlo	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	5/14	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-3 6-3	Brough, Quertier	6	54.0%
31-Mar-1951	Kensington East	Clay	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	3/4	Esme Ashford [AUS]	6-3 6-3	Penrose, Martin	0	75.0%
2-Apr-1951	Croydon	Clay	Kay Tuckey [GBR]	2/3	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	8-6 0-6 6-2	Trower, Thomas	0	98.0%
2-Apr-1951	Johannesburg Transvaal Chps		Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	2/2	Toodles Watermeyer [RSA]	8-6 6-2		0	100.0%
2-Apr-1951	Nice	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	6/14	Shirley Fry [USA]	4-6 6-3 6-3	Curry, Baker Fleitz	3	37.0%
2-Apr-1951	Paddington	Clay	Helen Fletcher [GBR]	1/2	Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]	7-5 4-6 7-5	Wilford, Parker	0	100.0%
9-Apr-1951	Chingford	Clay	Kay Tuckey [GBR]	3/3	Joy Mottram [GBR]	6-4 6-4	Bulleid, Partridge	0	100.0%
9-Apr-1951	Juan-les-Pins	Clay	Hella Kovac [YUG]	3/5	Helena Straubeova [TCH]	2-6 6-2 6-2		0	50.0%
9-Apr-1951	Roehampton	Clay	Jean Quertier [GBR]	2/4	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	4-6 6-4 6-4	Dawson Scott, Wilford	0	96.0%
9-Apr-1951	Rome	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	7/14	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-3 8-6	Long, Brough	4	40.0%
11-Apr-1951	Pebble Beach	Hard	Maureen Connolly [USA]	3/9	Nancy Chaffee [USA]	7-5 5-7 6-4	Wolfenden, Bradley	2	100.0%
16-Apr-1951	Cumberland	Clay	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	2/7	Susan Partridge [GBR]	4-6 6-2 6-4	Mortimer, Dawson Scott	0	95.0%
16-Apr-1951	Monaco	Clay	Juliette Borghini [FRA]		Daisy Speranza Wyns [FRA]	1-6 6-2 6-4		0	100.0%
16-Apr-1951	San Francisco NoCal Chps	Hard	Virginia Wolfenden [USA]		Nancy Miller [USA]	1-6 6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
17-Apr-1951	Palermo	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	8/14	Shirley Fry [USA]	16-14 1-6 6-4	Landry, Baker Fleitz	3	37.0%
21-Apr-1951	Paris International		Doris Hart [USA]	9/14	Shirley Fry [USA]	9-7 6-0	Baker Fleitz, Brough	4	53.0%
23-Apr-1951	Nice Cimiez	Clay	Hella Kovac [YUG]	4/5	Helena Straubeova [TCH]	6-1 6-4		0	50.0%
23-Apr-1951	Sutton	Clay	Jean Quertier [GBR]	3/4	Kay Tuckey [GBR]	6-4 7-5	Mottram, Walker Smith	1	93.0%
26-Apr-1951	Houston		Gladys Heldman [USA]		Ethel Norton [USA]	10-8 8-6	Carter, Zimmer	0	100.0%
26-Apr-1951	Nambour		Edie Niemeyer [AUS]	1/2	Lavinia Singleton [AUS]	6-3 4-6 7-5		0	100.0%
26-Apr-1951	Ojai	Hard	Maureen Connolly [USA]	4/9	Nancy Chaffee [USA]	6-2 3-6 10-8	Canning Todd, Arnold	2	100.0%
30-Apr-1951	Bournemouth	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	10/14	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	6-4 8-6	Fry, Baker Fleitz	4	85.0%
30-Apr-1951	Wiesbaden		Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]		Margarethe Von Gerlach [GER]	7-5 6-4	Zehden, Charbonnier	1	50.0%
7-May-1951	Hurlingham	Clay	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	4/6	Kay Tuckey [GBR]	6-4 5-7 7-5	Hoahing, Bartlett	1	86.0%
7-May-1951	Los Angeles SoCal Chps	Hard	Maureen Connolly [USA]	5/9	Nancy Chaffee [USA]	3-6 6-3 6-4	Canning Todd, Cheney	2	96.0%
8-May-1951	Florence	Clay	Manuela Bologna [ITA]		Nicla Migliori [ITA]	6-3 1-6 6-3		0	100.0%
10-May-1951	Berlin	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	3/5	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	6-4 6-3		1	50.0%
10-May-1951	Launceston Hard	Clay	Joyce Fitch [AUS]	4/4	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	4-6 7-5 6-1		0	100.0%
12-May-1951	Birmingham Priory	Grass	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	5/6	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	4-6 6-4 6-2	Knapp, Partridge	1	82.0%
14-May-1951	Guildford		Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	2/3	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	6-2 6-3		1	100.0%
16-May-1951	Harrogate	Clay	Beryl Bartlett [RSA]	1/3	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	6-0 6-1		0	50.0%
17-May-1951	Bulawayo		Toodles Watermeyer [RSA]		Patricia Davenport [RHO]	5-7 6-4 6-1		0	50.0%
17-May-1951	Hamburg Intl	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	3/5	Doris Hart [USA]	7-5 3-6 6-4		2	100.0%
21-May-1951	Sutton Coldfield	Grass	Margaret Emerson [GBR]		Sheila Macintosh [GBR]	7-5 6-1		0	100.0%
23-May-1951	Roland Garros	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	4/5	Doris Hart [USA]	6-3 3-6 6-3	Osborne Dupont, Walker Smith	6	40.0%
26-May-1951	Buenos Aires River Plate	Clay	Felisa Piedrola [ARG]		Elena Lehmann [ARG]	9-7 7-5		0	100.0%
28-May-1951	Belfast		Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]		Gem Hoahing [GBR]	6-3 5-7 8-6		0	100.0%
28-May-1951	Surbiton	Grass	Helen Fletcher [GBR]	2/2	Joan Curry [GBR]	6-3 6-1	Emerson, Dawson Scott	0	100.0%
4-Jun-1951	Barnes	Grass	Susan Partridge [GBR]	2/5	Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]	6-2 6-4	Dowdeswell, Lincoln	0	93.0%
4-Jun-1951	Cheltenham		Sheila Macintosh [GBR]		Pam Bocquet [GBR]	8-6 6-1		0	100.0%
4-Jun-1951	Essen	Clay	Inge Pohmann [GER]		Totta Zehden [GER]	7-5 1-6 7-5		0	100.0%
4-Jun-1951	Harpenden	Grass	Arvilla Mcguire [USA]		Andy Ross Dilley [USA]	9-7 2-6 6-3		0	100.0%
4-Jun-1951	Manchester	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	11/14	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	8-6 6-3	Gibson, Pratt	3	65.0%
4-Jun-1951	Noordwijk	Clay	Jean Quertier [GBR]	4/4	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	6-2 3-6 6-2		0	100.0%
8-Jun-1951	Melbourne Hard	Clay	Pamela Southcombe [AUS]	2/3	Beverley Rae [AUS]	6-8 6-2 6-4		0	100.0%
10-Jun-1951	Vienna	Clay	Hella Kovac [YUG]	5/5	Lucia Manfredi [ITA]	6-2 7-5		0	50.0%
11-Jun-1951	Beckenham	Grass	Betty Pratt [USA]		Barbara Scofield [USA]	4-6 7-5 6-1	Gibson, Walter	0	75.0%
11-Jun-1951	Blundellsands	Grass	Noelle Knight [GBR]		Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]	3-6 11-9 7-5		0	100.0%
11-Jun-1951	Bristol	Grass	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	6/6	Beryl Bartlett [RSA]	6-3 6-3	Mortimer, Bocquet	1	80.0%
11-Jun-1951	Brookline	Grass	Baba Lewis [USA]		Kay Hubbell [USA]	7-5 6-3	Hopkins, Gladman	0	100.0%
11-Jun-1951	Dublin East Ireland	Grass	Mary Nichols [IRL]	1/3	Betty Lombard [IRL]	4-6 6-3 6-4		0	100.0%
18-Jun-1951	Birmingham		Magda Rurac [ROU]	1/2	Jean Clarke Stayer [USA]	2-6 6-4 6-3	Barnett, Jahn	0	94.0%
18-Jun-1951	Coronado	Hard	Maureen Connolly [USA]	6/9	Anita Kanter [USA]	7-5 6-4	Zellmer, Cheney	1	100.0%
18-Jun-1951	Queen's Club	Grass	Shirley Fry [USA]	5/5	Nancy Chaffee [USA]	6-3 8-6	Tuckey, Osborne Dupont	7	59.0%
25-Jun-1951	Salt Lake City	Hard	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	1/3	Anita Kanter [USA]	6-1 6-4	Hunsaker, Little	0	100.0%
25-Jun-1951	Wimbledon	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	12/14	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-1 6-0	Baker Fleitz, Brough	9	64.0%
2-Jul-1951	Wimbledon Plate	Grass	Beryl Bartlett [RSA]	2/3	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	3-6 6-1 6-2		0	50.0%
7-Jul-1951	Dortmund		Althea Gibson [USA]	3/5	Hana Sladek [CAN]	6-2 6-3	Hamann	0	50.0%
7-Jul-1951	Edgbaston	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	13/14	Shirley Fry [USA]	4-6 6-2 7-5	Walsh, Knapp	2	85.0%
8-Jul-1951	Chicago	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	3/5	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	4-6 6-2 6-2	Baker Fleitz, Rurac	1	95.0%
9-Jul-1951	Bastad	Clay	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	3/7	Solveig Gustafsson [SWE]	6-3 6-1		0	50.0%
9-Jul-1951	Dublin	Grass	Betty Lombard [IRL]	1/2	Arvilla Mcguire [USA]	6-2 6-3	Nichols, Emerson	0	76.0%
9-Jul-1951	Sunderland	Grass	Billie Woodgate [GBR]	1/2	Mrs H Goodwin [GBR]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
11-Jul-1951	Nottingham	Grass	Beryl Bartlett [RSA]	3/3	Althea Gibson [USA]	6-4 6-2		0	50.0%
12-Jul-1951	Middle States	Grass	Bunny Vosters [USA]		Gloria Evans [USA]	7-5 6-4	Barandon, French	0	100.0%
12-Jul-1951	Soviet Championships		Elisabeta Chuvryrina [URS]		Nadezhda Belonenko [URS]	6-2 2-6 6-4		0	100.0%
12-Jul-1951	Velbert	Clay	Louise Brough [USA]		Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	6-2 4-6 6-0	Teran De Weiss, Pohmann	2	33.0%
15-Jul-1951	Ipswich	Clay	Lavinia Singleton [AUS]	2/3	Edie Niemeyer [AUS]	6-4 4-6 6-0		0	100.0%
16-Jul-1951	Carrickmines	Grass	Betty Lombard [IRL]	2/2	Mary Nichols [IRL]	6-0 1-6 8-6		0	100.0%
16-Jul-1951	Frinton-on-Sea	Grass	Althea Gibson [USA]	4/5	Arvilla Mcguire [USA]	6-2 6-0	Bartlett, Wilford	0	50.0%
16-Jul-1951	Haverford	Grass	Maureen Connolly [USA]	7/9	Betty Pratt [USA]	7-5 4-6 7-5	Baker Fleitz, Canning Todd	2	98.0%
16-Jul-1951	Lucerne	Clay	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	4/7	Barbara Scofield [USA]	3-6 6-2 6-1	Broz, Curry	0	25.0%
16-Jul-1951	Newport Wales	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	3/5	Lorna Cornell [GBR]	6-3 2-6 6-2		0	100.0%
19-Jul-1951	Brussels	Clay	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]		Myriam De Borman [BEL]	6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
19-Jul-1951	Chicago Western Chps		Toby Greenberg [USA]		Jeanne Arth [USA]	6-1 3-6 6-3		0	100.0%
19-Jul-1951	Dusseldorf	Clay	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	1/4	Erika Vollmer [GER]	6-3 3-6 6-3		0	50.0%
19-Jul-1951	Kingston		Ivy Cover Ramsey [JAM]		Lucy Crampton [JAM]	UNK	Leyden, Reid	0	100.0%
23-Jul-1951	Cologne	Clay	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	2/4	Hana Sladek [CAN]	6-1 6-3		0	50.0%
23-Jul-1951	East Hampton	Grass	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	2/3	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	6-4 6-1	Kimbrell, Connolly	2	95.0%
24-Jul-1951	Sopot	Clay	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]		Marja Rudowska [POL]	UNK		0	100.0%
30-Jul-1951	Bedford	Grass	Lorna Cornell [GBR]	1/2	Elaine Watson [GBR]	6-4 6-2		0	100.0%
30-Jul-1951	Bodio	Clay	Violette Rigollet [SUI]		Edith Sutz [SUI]	6-1 6-2		0	100.0%
30-Jul-1951	Moseley		Lorna Cornell [GBR]	2/2	M H Baker [GBR]	6-0 6-4		0	100.0%
30-Jul-1951	Newcastle	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	4/5	Billie Woodgate [GBR]	6-0 2-6 6-4		0	100.0%
30-Jul-1951	Tunbridge Wells	Grass	Janet Morgan [GBR]		Barbara Knapp [GBR]	6-4 6-0		0	100.0%
30-Jul-1951	Wolverhampton	Grass	Elsie Phillips [GBR]		Molly Stone [GBR]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
30-Jul-1951	Worthing 1		Denise Collier [GBR]		Sheila Dowdeswell [KEN]	6-3 6-4		0	50.0%
31-Jul-1951	Orange	Grass	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	3/3	Maureen Connolly [USA]	3-6 6-4 6-2	Morrison, Knode	3	93.0%
5-Aug-1951	Ostend	Clay	Raymonde Veber [USA]	1/2	Josette Amouretti [FRA]	6-4 6-3		0	50.0%
6-Aug-1951	Framlingham	Grass	Joey Ross Dilley [GBR]		Andy Ross Dilley [USA]	8-10 6-4 9-7		0	50.0%
6-Aug-1951	Hamburg	Clay	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	5/7	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	6-3 6-3	Sladek, Gustafsson	1	56.0%
6-Aug-1951	Ilkley	Grass	Valerie Lewis [GBR]	1/2	S Leader [GBR]	7-5 6-3		0	100.0%
6-Aug-1951	Llanelly	Grass	Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]	1/2	Laura Morgan [GBR]	7-5 6-1		0	100.0%
6-Aug-1951	Manchester-on-Sea	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	14/14	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-3 6-3	Connolly, Chaffee	7	74.0%
6-Aug-1951	Wellingborough	Grass	Mrs B Chamberlain [GBR]		Jean Knight [GBR]	9-7 2-6 6-4		0	100.0%
7-Aug-1951	Brisbane Exho		Edie Niemeyer [AUS]	2/2	Lavinia Singleton [AUS]	6-1 6-4		0	100.0%
7-Aug-1951	Viareggio	Clay	Helena Straubeova [TCH]		Nicla Migliori [ITA]	6-3 4-6 6-4		0	50.0%
8-Aug-1951	Hull	Grass	Jean Trower [GBR]		Valerie Lewis [GBR]	5-7 7-5 6-4		0	100.0%
9-Aug-1951	Engelberg	Clay	Elizabeth Broz [AUT]		Steffi Chapuis [SUI]	6-3 2-6 6-3		0	50.0%
9-Aug-1951	Felixstowe		Anne Shilcock [GBR]		Joey Physick [GBR]	1-6 6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
11-Aug-1951	Copenhagen	Clay	Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]		Milly Vagn Nielsen [DEN]	6-1 6-0		0	100.0%
13-Aug-1951	Bray		Mary Nichols [IRL]	2/3	Maeve Brennan [IRL]	6-2 3-6 6-1		0	100.0%
13-Aug-1951	Cranleigh	Grass	Margot Parker [GBR]	1/2	D Griffith [GBR]	6-4 6-2		0	100.0%
13-Aug-1951	Cromer	Grass	Mrs Leonie Brighton [GBR]		Margaret Emerson [GBR]	5-7 6-1 6-4		0	100.0%
13-Aug-1951	Opatija	Clay	Erika Vollmer [GER]		Marica Crnadak [YUG]	6-4 6-1	Kaufmann, Tonolli	0	25.0%
13-Aug-1951	Scarborough 1	Grass	Valerie Lewis [GBR]	2/2	Evelyn Moeller [GBR]	8-6 6-2		0	100.0%
13-Aug-1951	Scheveningen	Clay	Joopy Van Der Wal [NED]		Madzy Rollin Couquerque [NED]	6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
13-Aug-1951	Torquay		Angela Mortimer [GBR]	5/5	Jennifer Middleton [GBR]	6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
13-Aug-1951	Worthing 2		Andy Ross Dilley [USA]	1/2	Joey Ross Dilley [GBR]	10-8 10-8		0	50.0%
16-Aug-1951	Tamworth		Esme Ashford [AUS]	2/3	Verna Ashford [AUS]	5-7 6-1 6-0		0	100.0%
17-Aug-1951	Spa	Clay	Raymonde Veber [USA]	2/2	Jacqueline Amouretti [FRA]	6-4 6-3	Curry, Mcguire	0	33.0%
19-Aug-1951	Istanbul	Clay	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	6/7	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	4-6 6-3 6-2	Hoahing, Straubeova	1	35.0%
20-Aug-1951	Scarborough 2	Grass	Billie Woodgate [GBR]	2/2	Barbara Knapp [GBR]	4-6 6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
20-Aug-1951	Wilberforce ATA Chps		Althea Gibson [USA]	5/5	Mary Etta Fine [USA]	6-1 6-0	Peters, Vaughan	0	100.0%
20-Aug-1951	Winchester	Grass	Viola White [GBR]		Andy Ross Dilley [USA]	6-3 6-8 6-3		0	50.0%
20-Aug-1951	Windsor		Lucille Davidson [USA]		Pat Lowe [CAN]	8-6 6-1	Popple, Macken	0	50.0%
24-Aug-1951	Sydney Metro	Clay	Mary Hawton [AUS]	1/2	J Martin [GBR]	UNK	Cooper, Hobbs Rocavert	0	75.0%
24-Aug-1951	Wightman Cup	Grass	Round robin event					4	50.0%
25-Aug-1951	US National Championships	Grass	Maureen Connolly [USA]	8/9	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-3 1-6 6-4	Walker Smith, Hart	7	81.0%
27-Aug-1951	Folkestone	Grass	Andy Ross Dilley [USA]	2/2	Sally Lister [GBR]	6-4 7-5		0	50.0%
29-Aug-1951	Carlisle	Grass	Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]	2/2	Jean Trower [GBR]	6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
30-Aug-1951	Athens		Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	7/7	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	4-6 6-3 6-1		1	50.0%
3-Sep-1951	Dublin Hard	Clay	Mary Nichols [IRL]	3/3	Betty Lombard [IRL]	6-4 2-6 7-5		0	100.0%
3-Sep-1951	Le Touquet	Clay	Andree Varin [FRA]		Jacqueline Kermina [FRA]	6-3 6-4		0	100.0%
3-Sep-1951	Lee-on-Solent		Margot Parker [GBR]	2/2	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	6-4 4-1 RET		0	100.0%
6-Sep-1951	Los Angeles Pac Southwest	Hard	Maureen Connolly [USA]	9/9	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	9-7 6-4	Kanter, Arnold	2	93.0%
7-Sep-1951	Dubbo	Clay	Mary Hawton [AUS]	2/2	Esme Ashford [AUS]	62 63		0	100.0%
8-Sep-1951	Venice	Clay	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	3/4	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	UNK	Partridge, Hoahing	0	36.0%
10-Sep-1951	Eastbourne	Grass	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	3/3	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	6-2 6-2	Harrison Brown, Woodgate	1	96.0%
17-Sep-1951	Berkeley	Hard	Dorothy Knode [USA]	4/5	Anita Kanter [USA]	13-11 4-6 6-0	Krase, Wolfenden	0	89.0%
17-Sep-1951	Craigside	Carpet	Molly Stone [GBR]		Rita Bentley [GBR]	6-4 7-5		0	100.0%
17-Sep-1951	Henley	Clay	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]		Joey Physick [GBR]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
20-Sep-1951	Baden		Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	4/4	Hana Sladek [CAN]	6-4 6-1		0	50.0%
22-Sep-1951	Bloemfontein	Clay	Martie Minnaar [RSA]		Mrs D Coetzee [RSA]	5-7 6-3 6-1		0	100.0%
24-Sep-1951	Paris Coupe Poree	Clay	Nelly Landry [BEL]	1/2	Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]	8-10 6-4 7-5		0	50.0%
29-Sep-1951	Canberra		Gay Sim [AUS]		Kay Newcombe [AUS]	6-0 6-3		0	100.0%
29-Sep-1951	Strathfield	Grass	Esme Ashford [AUS]	3/3	Mary Hawton [AUS]	6-3 7-5	Franklin, Martin	0	100.0%
1-Oct-1951	Mexico City	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	5/5	Anita Kanter [USA]	6-1 6-3	Ramirez, Jahn	0	57.0%
8-Oct-1951	London Indoors	Carpet	Susan Partridge [GBR]	3/5	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	6-4 6-4	Quertier, Woodgate	2	91.0%
29-Oct-1951	Brisbane	Grass	Lavinia Singleton [AUS]	3/3	Edie Niemeyer [AUS]	16 63 62	Muller, Schultz	0	100.0%
5-Nov-1951	Torquay Palace	Carpet	Susan Partridge [GBR]	4/5	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	6-4 6-3	Mortimer, Curry	1	92.0%
9-Nov-1951	Perth Spring		June Ryan [AUS]	1/2	Pat Cunningham [AUS]	5-7 6-3 10-8		0	100.0%
13-Nov-1951	Geneva	Carpet	Nelly Landry [BEL]	2/2	Susan Partridge [GBR]	6-4 7-5		0	50.0%
15-Nov-1951	Sydney	Grass	Thelma Long [AUS]	4/5	Mary Hawton [AUS]	6-2 6-2	Penrose, Ashford	0	87.0%
18-Nov-1951	Buenos Aires	Clay	Elena Lehmann [ARG]		Felisa Piedrola [ARG]	6-3 2-6 6-3		0	100.0%
28-Nov-1951	Melbourne		Thelma Long [AUS]	5/5	Mary Hawton [AUS]	6-2 6-1	Penrose, Ashford	0	100.0%
3-Dec-1951	Copenhagen Hellerup	Carpet	Susan Partridge [GBR]	5/5	Joan Curry [GBR]	6-3 6-0		0	100.0%
13-Dec-1951	Caracas	Clay	Round robin event				Braun (F), Pietre Drew Bear (F), Zapler, Equi	0	75.0%
20-Dec-1951	Casablanca	Clay	Ruth Kaufmann [SUI]		Pilon Fleury [FRA]	6-3 3-6 8-6	Boutonnet, Girois	0	75.0%
22-Dec-1951	Melbourne South Yarra		Pamela Southcombe [AUS]	3/3	Carmen Borelli [AUS]	7-5 7-5		0	100.0%
27-Dec-1951	Perth	Grass	June Ryan [AUS]	2/2	Mary Blacklock [AUS]	6-1 7-5		0	100.0%
27-Dec-1951	Sydney County	Grass	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	1/2	Esme Ashford [AUS]	6-4 6-3	Carter Reitano, Hattersley	0	100.0%
29-Dec-1951	Sydney Manly	Grass	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	2/2	Mary Hawton [AUS]	6-1 5-7 6-2	Long, Ashford	0	100.0%
31-Dec-1951	Tampa	Clay	Magda Rurac [ROU]	2/2	Laura Lou Jahn [USA]	7-5 6-1	Beeland, Gray	0	83.0%

 

1951 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	Doris Hart [USA]	26	14	69-5	2275.3			1	2107.7	1	2184.8
2	Maureen Connolly [USA]	17	9	48-3	2170.7	1	2009.2			2	2050.4
3	Shirley Fry [USA]	24	5	63-17	2119.8			2	2015.2	4	1988.5
4	Louise Brough [USA]	28	1	19-7	2072.9			3	1923.7	3	2015.7
5	Nancy Chaffee [USA]	22	1	30-8	2032.3	2	1829.2			5	1942.5	1	1837.1
6	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	29	3	28-7	1998.1	4	1785.5	4	1877.4	6	1920.0
7	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	21	6	73-19	1980.2	3	1817.4	6	1864.8	7	1899.0	5	1682.3
8	Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	35	7	34-4	1945.1			5	1872.3	8	1877.7
9	Jean Quertier [GBR]	26	4	31-9	1912.7			7	1835.5	10	1796.7	2	1755.2
10	Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	27	3	40-11	1908.9			8	1827.1	9	1812.2	3	1738.4
11	Kay Tuckey [GBR]	30	3	33-11	1906.5			9	1819.6	11	1791.8	7	1653.1
12	Dorothy Knode [USA]	26	5	27-8	1890.2	5	1729.8	10	1813.3	14	1729.1
13	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	33	4	15-5	1844.7			12	1789.8	12	1759.2
14	Althea Gibson [USA]	24	5	33-8	1839.8					13	1730.1	6	1675.4
15	Susan Partridge [GBR]		5	42-12	1836.8			14	1678.6	18	1696.0	4	1737.9
16	Thelma Long [AUS]	33	5	23-8	1815.0			11	1792.4	15	1724.3
17	Betty Pratt [USA]	26	1	29-13	1796.7					17	1702.1	10	1590.2
18	Barbara Scofield [USA]	25	0	18-11	1775.1			13	1697.6	20	1678.9	11	1574.5
19	Anita Kanter [USA]		0	21-15	1717.4	6	1598.5	19	1586.9	22	1571.5
20	Joan Curry [GBR]		0	19-19	1713.9			15	1646.4	16	1705.4	8	1618.9

 

1951 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
Doris Hart [USA]	29-May-1950	1-Jan-1951	32	Margaret Osborne Dupont
Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	8-Jan-1951	26-Mar-1951	12
Doris Hart [USA]	2-Apr-1951	3-Mar-1952	49		Maureen Connolly

 

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%
Maureen Connolly [USA]	13	51	48-3	94.1%	10	9-1	90.0%	10	8-2	80.0%	27	27-0	100.0%	0	0-0	-	25	22-3	88.0%	0	0-0	-
Doris Hart [USA]	20	74	69-5	93.2%	16	14-2	87.0%	11	9-2	81.0%	0	0-0	-	38	34-4	89.0%	28	27-1	96.0%	0	0-0	-
Nancye Wynne Bolton [AUS]	11	38	34-4	89.5%	8	7-1	87.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	0	0-0	-	24	22-2	91.0%	13	11-2	84.0%	0	0-0	-
Althea Gibson [USA]	13	41	33-8	80.5%	6	5-1	83.0%	6	6-0	100.0%	0	0-0	-	0	0-0	-	28	21-7	75.0%	3	2-1	66.0%
Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	10	35	28-7	80.0%	4	3-1	75.0%	6	2-4	33.0%	10	7-3	70.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	20	17-3	85.0%	1	0-1	0.0%
Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	27	92	73-19	79.3%	12	6-6	50.0%	18	11-7	61.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	39	30-9	76.0%	41	32-9	78.0%	4	3-1	75.0%
Nancy Chaffee [USA]	9	38	30-8	78.9%	5	1-4	20.0%	9	6-3	66.0%	15	11-4	73.0%	0	0-0	-	19	15-4	78.0%	5	5-0	100.0%
Shirley Fry [USA]	22	80	63-17	78.8%	16	5-11	31.0%	16	9-7	56.0%	0	0-0	-	43	35-8	81.0%	31	25-6	80.0%	0	0-0	-
Jean Walker Smith [GBR]	14	51	40-11	78.4%	7	3-4	42.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	0	0-0	-	22	18-4	81.0%	21	15-6	71.0%	9	7-2	77.0%
Susan Partridge [GBR]	17	54	42-12	77.8%	7	5-2	71.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	0	0-0	-	26	19-7	73.0%	16	12-4	75.0%	12	11-1	91.0%
Jean Quertier [GBR]	14	40	31-9	77.5%	4	4-0	100.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	0	0-0	-	23	19-4	82.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	4	3-1	75.0%
Dorothy Knode [USA]	13	35	27-8	77.1%	5	5-0	100.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	5	5-0	100.0%	14	12-2	85.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	0	0-0	-
Kay Tuckey [GBR]	14	44	33-11	75.0%	7	3-4	42.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	0	0-0	-	26	21-5	80.0%	17	12-5	70.0%	2	1-1	50.0%
Thelma Long [AUS]	13	31	23-8	74.2%	7	5-2	71.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	0	0-0	-	16	12-4	75.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	0	0-0	-
Louise Brough [USA]	8	26	19-7	73.1%	3	1-2	33.0%	6	5-1	83.0%	0	0-0	-	14	10-4	71.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	0	0-0	-
Angela Mortimer [GBR]	15	36	26-10	72.2%	8	5-3	62.0%	9	6-3	66.0%	0	0-0	-	16	12-4	75.0%	13	9-4	69.0%	5	4-1	80.0%
Betty Pratt [USA]	14	42	29-13	69.0%	5	1-4	20.0%	12	5-7	41.0%	0	0-0	-	2	1-1	50.0%	31	22-9	70.0%	3	2-1	66.0%
Laura Lou Jahn [USA]	10	29	20-9	69.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	6	5-1	83.0%	0	0-0	-	16	11-5	68.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	0	0-0	-
Arvilla Mcguire [USA]	11	28	18-10	64.3%	3	1-2	33.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	0	0-0	-	6	3-3	50.0%	16	11-5	68.0%	6	4-2	66.0%
Helen Fletcher [GBR]	13	30	19-11	63.3%	3	2-1	66.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	3	2-1	66.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	0	0-0	-
Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]	11	30	19-11	63.3%	2	0-2	0.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	0	0-0	-	17	12-5	70.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	1	0-1	0.0%
Barbara Scofield [USA]	11	29	18-11	62.1%	4	0-4	0.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	0	0-0	-	11	6-5	54.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	4	3-1	75.0%
Anita Kanter [USA]	15	36	21-15	58.3%	4	0-4	0.0%	9	3-6	33.0%	20	12-8	60.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	11	6-5	54.0%	0	0-0	-
Barbara Kimbrell [USA]	10	23	13-10	56.5%	0	0-0	-	5	2-3	40.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	0	0-0	-	11	7-4	63.0%	0	0-0	-
Billie Woodgate [GBR]	11	23	13-10	56.5%	3	2-1	66.0%	9	5-4	55.0%	0	0-0	-	9	5-4	55.0%	11	6-5	54.0%	4	3-1	75.0%
Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	13	24	13-11	54.2%	5	1-4	20.0%	5	2-3	40.0%	0	0-0	-	15	10-5	66.0%	3	0-3	0.0%	5	3-2	60.0%
Gem Hoahing [GBR]	12	26	14-12	53.8%	1	0-1	0.0%	7	1-6	14.0%	0	0-0	-	18	11-7	61.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	1	0-1	0.0%
Joan Curry [GBR]	19	38	19-19	50.0%	5	0-5	0.0%	14	5-9	35.0%	0	0-0	-	20	10-10	50.0%	9	6-3	66.0%	9	4-5	44.0%
Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	13	24	12-12	50.0%	1	1-0	100.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	11	5-6	45.0%	0	0-0	-
Lorna Cornell [GBR]	15	24	11-13	45.8%	4	2-2	50.0%	9	4-5	44.0%	0	0-0	-	6	1-5	16.0%	14	8-6	57.0%	3	1-2	33.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
16	Doris Hart	Shirley Fry	12	4	75.0%	11
6	Beverly Baker Fleitz	Shirley Fry	2	4	33.3%	2
5	Louise Brough	Shirley Fry	0	5	0.0%	1
5	Lavinia Singleton	Edie Niemeyer	3	2	60.0%	5
4	Betty Lombard	Mary Nichols	2	2	50.0%	3
4	Anita Kanter	Patricia Canning Todd	0	4	0.0%	1
4	Susan Partridge	Joan Curry	3	1	75.0%	1
4	Doris Hart	Jean Quertier	4	0	100.0%	0
4	Mary Hawton	Esme Ashford	3	1	75.0%	2
4	Dorothy Knode	Anita Kanter	4	0	100.0%	2
4	Doris Hart	Beverly Baker Fleitz	4	0	100.0%	2
4	Nancy Chaffee	Maureen Connolly	0	4	0.0%	3

 

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	14	12	2	85.7%	2	2	0	100.0%	0	0	1	1	1
United States	323	255	68	78.9%	24	15	9	62.5%	534	51	24	38	267
Australia	81	59	22	72.8%	11	10	1	90.9%	92	25	12	20	61
Argentina	22	16	6	72.7%	8	4	4	50.0%	2	2	3	3	3
Czechoslovakia	17	10	7	58.8%	3	1	2	33.3%	0	0	1	1	1
Kenya	18	10	8	55.6%	1	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	1	1
South Africa	27	14	13	51.9%	5	4	1	80.0%	4	4	5	7	8
Belgium	16	7	9	43.8%	2	2	0	100.0%	1	1	2	3	7
Switzerland	20	8	12	40.0%	2	1	1	50.0%	1	1	2	4	7
United Kingdom	331	105	226	31.7%	15	3	12	20.0%	507	44	26	47	248
Netherlands	17	5	12	29.4%	0	0	0	-	1	1	1	2	7
Italy	48	14	34	29.2%	6	0	6	0.0%	3	1	1	5	16
France	65	17	48	26.2%	3	0	3	0.0%	5	2	2	7	32
Germany	27	6	21	22.2%	3	1	2	33.3%	3	1	2	4	19
Mexico	16	2	14	12.5%	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	12

 

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