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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
8-Jan-1953	Australian Championships	Grass	Maureen Connolly [USA]	Julie Sampson Hayward [USA]	6-3 6-2	Hawton, Mcgill
20-May-1953	Roland Garros	Clay	Maureen Connolly [USA]	Doris Hart [USA]	6-2 6-4	Fry, Knode
22-Jun-1953	Wimbledon	Grass	Maureen Connolly [USA]	Doris Hart [USA]	8-6 7-5	Knode, Fry
29-Aug-1953	US National Championships	Grass	Maureen Connolly [USA]	Doris Hart [USA]	6-2 6-4	Fry, Brough

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Doris Hart (15)
Finals	Doris Hart (21)
Match Wins	Doris Hart (82)
Match Win Percentage	Maureen Connolly (97.2%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Doris Hart (17)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Doris Hart (81.0%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Doris Hart (21)
Total Matches Played	Shirley Fry (91)
Events Played	Shirley Fry (25)

 

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-1953	Cape Town	Clay	Jean Forbes [RSA]		Mary Muller [RSA]	6-3 6-8 6-4	Van Blommenstein, Bowyer	0	100.0%
3-Jan-1953	Canberra Exho	Grass	Round robin event					1	50.0%
3-Jan-1953	Christchurch		Judy Tinnock [NZL]		Heather Robson [NZL]	6-1 7-5		0	100.0%
5-Jan-1953	Paris Winter Cup	Carpet	Susan Partridge [GBR]	1/6	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	4-6 6-4 6-4	Shilcock, Patorni	1	55.0%
5-Jan-1953	Tampa	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	1/4	Thelma Long [AUS]	6-1 6-3	Clarke Stayer, Beeland	2	85.0%
8-Jan-1953	Australian Championships	Grass	Maureen Connolly [USA]	1/12	Julie Sampson Hayward [USA]	6-3 6-2	Hawton, Mcgill	1	92.0%
19-Jan-1953	Adelaide	Grass	Maureen Connolly [USA]	2/12	Julie Sampson Hayward [USA]	6-2 6-3	Thiele, Angwin	1	92.0%
19-Jan-1953	Madras	Clay	Joy Mottram [GBR]	1/8	Rita Davar [IND]	6-0 6-0		0	50.0%
20-Jan-1953	Orlando	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	1/12	Jean Clarke Stayer [USA]	6-2 7-5	Fageros, Jahn	1	83.0%
24-Jan-1953	Lahore		Joy Mottram [GBR]	2/8	Sachiko Kamo [JPN]	3-6 10-8 6-2		0	50.0%
26-Jan-1953	Copenhagen Scandinavian Indoors	Carpet	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	1/10	Jean Quertier [GBR]	4-6 10-8 6-4	Arni, Gram Andersen	1	53.0%
29-Jan-1953	West Palm Beach	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	2/12	Jean Clarke Stayer [USA]	6-4 6-4	Keil, Wright	1	50.0%
30-Jan-1953	Perth Exho	Grass	Round robin event					1	50.0%
2-Feb-1953	Dacca	Clay	Joy Mottram [GBR]	3/8	Sachiko Kamo [JPN]	6-1 3- 6-2		0	50.0%
2-Feb-1953	Phoenix	Hard	Anita Kanter [USA]	1/4	Dodo Cheney [USA]	3-6 6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
3-Feb-1953	Killara Exho		Round robin event					1	50.0%
5-Feb-1953	Fort Lauderdale	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	1/15	Alicia Wright [ECU]	6-0 6-2	Sheer, Fageros	1	75.0%
7-Feb-1953	Manila		Joy Mottram [GBR]	4/8	Minda Ochoa [PHI]	6-3 6-1		0	50.0%
7-Feb-1953	Paris Indoors	Carpet	Susan Partridge [GBR]	2/6	Suzanne Schmitt [FRA]	8-6 7-5	Bucaille, Quertier	0	61.0%
12-Feb-1953	Palm Springs	Hard	Helen Perez [USA]	1/2	Dodo Cheney [USA]	3-6 11-9 6-4		0	100.0%
14-Feb-1953	New York	Carpet	Thelma Long [AUS]	3/12	Barbara Scofield [USA]	5-7 6-0 9-7	Troccole, Levine	1	95.0%
16-Feb-1953	Lyon	Carpet	Susan Partridge [GBR]	3/6	Suzanne Schmitt [FRA]	3-6 6-4 6-3	Curry, Shilcock	0	75.0%
17-Feb-1953	Leipzig	Carpet	Gerda Hesse [GER]		Inge Fiebig [GER]	3-6 6-4 6-1		0	100.0%
23-Feb-1953	San Remo	Clay	Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	1/4	Joan Curry [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Zehden, De Riba	0	44.0%
24-Feb-1953	St. Andrews	Grass	Shirley Fry [USA]	2/4	Doris Hart [USA]	3-6 6-3 6-3	Pratt, Long	3	60.0%
24-Feb-1953	Verviers	Carpet	Suzanne Schmitt [FRA]	1/2	Fanny Ten Bosch [NED]	6-0 6-3		0	50.0%
27-Feb-1953	Cairo	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	1/11	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	8-6 6-1	Galtier, Abbas	1	25.0%
2-Mar-1953	Cannes Gallia	Clay	Joan Curry [GBR]	1/7	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	7-5 9-7	De Riba, Kovac	0	25.0%
2-Mar-1953	Montego Bay	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	2/15	Shirley Fry [USA]	8-10 6-4 6-4	Pratt, Long	3	37.0%
5-Mar-1953	Warrnambool		Norma Ellis [AUS]		Margory Williams [AUS]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
6-Mar-1953	Rockdale	Clay	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	1/2	Mary Hawton [AUS]	6-2 6-3	Southcombe, Nichols	0	100.0%
9-Mar-1953	La Jolla Invitational	Hard	Maureen Connolly [USA]	3/12	Helen Perez [USA]	6-2 5-7 7-5	Cheney, Kanter	1	87.0%
9-Mar-1953	Menton	Clay	Inge Pohmann [GER]	1/2	Joan Curry [GBR]	6-4 6-1	Bloomer, Lazzarino	0	25.0%
9-Mar-1953	St. Augustine	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	3/15	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-3 6-3	Nicholson, Long	3	75.0%
10-Mar-1953	Alexandria	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	2/11	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	6-0 6-2		1	50.0%
15-Mar-1953	Copenhagen Danish Indoors	Carpet	Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]	1/2	Vera Nielsen [DEN]	5-7 6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
16-Mar-1953	Beaulieu	Clay	Joan Curry [GBR]	2/7	Totta Zehden [GER]	6-3 6-4	Marcellin, De Riba	0	22.0%
16-Mar-1953	San Juan		Doris Hart [USA]	4/15	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-1 10-8	Long, Jahn	3	44.0%
23-Mar-1953	Cannes Carlton	Clay	Totta Zehden [GER]	1/5	Joan Curry [GBR]	9-7 0-6 6-4	Mercelis, Lazzarino	0	25.0%
23-Mar-1953	Palm Beach	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	5/15	Melita Ramirez [MEX]	3-6 7-5 7-5	Long, Fry	3	58.0%
26-Mar-1953	Johannesburg	Clay	Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	1/2	Julia Wipplinger [RSA]	6-2 6-2	Bartlett, Smith	1	93.0%
29-Mar-1953	Monte Carlo	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	3/11	Totta Zehden [GER]	7-5 10-12 6-4	Curry, Vogler	1	33.0%
30-Mar-1953	Miami Good Neighbor	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	4/12	Melita Ramirez [MEX]	6-4 7-5	Nicholson, Jahn	1	66.0%
2-Apr-1953	Rockhampton		Daphne Seeney [AUS]	1/3	Gloria Blair [AUS]	8-6 6-0		0	100.0%
2-Apr-1953	Toowoomba		Fay Muller [AUS]	1/2	Lavinia Singleton [AUS]	6-1 6-4		0	100.0%
3-Apr-1953	Birmingham Tally Ho	Clay	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	2/10	Rosemary Walsh [USA]	6-1 6-0	Cheadle, Woodgate	1	93.0%
3-Apr-1953	Perth	Grass	Mary White [AUS]		June Ryan [AUS]	7-5 4-6 9-7	Langley, Holmes	0	100.0%
3-Apr-1953	Scarborough 1	Clay	Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]	1/3	Jean Petchell [GBR]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
6-Apr-1953	Miami City	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	5/12	Joan Nicholson [USA]	6-1 2-6 6-1	Sheer, James	1	72.0%
6-Apr-1953	Nice	Clay	Joan Curry [GBR]	3/7	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	6-3 6-1		0	100.0%
6-Apr-1953	Roehampton	Clay	Helen Fletcher [GBR]	1/3	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	6-2 6-2	Woodgate, Panton	0	93.0%
7-Apr-1953	Naples	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	4/11	Totta Zehden [GER]	1-6 6-2 6-1	Ward Hales, Vollmer	1	60.0%
9-Apr-1953	Launceston	Grass	Maureen Mccalman [AUS]		Jenny Staley Hoad [AUS]	6-3 5-7 6-1		0	100.0%
10-Apr-1953	Dublin Hard	Clay	Betty Lombard [IRL]	1/2	Mary Nichols [IRL]	2-6 6-4 7-5		0	100.0%
13-Apr-1953	Cumberland	Clay	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	3/10	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	6-3 6-1	Walsh, Woodgate	0	85.0%
13-Apr-1953	London Parks and Clubs	Clay	Pat Ingram [GBR]		Vera Roberts [GBR]	7-5 8-6		0	100.0%
13-Apr-1953	Palermo 1	Clay	Totta Zehden [GER]	2/5	Josefa De Riba [ESP]	5-7 6-3 6-4		0	50.0%
16-Apr-1953	Havana		Thelma Long [AUS]	6/12	Marta Barnett [USA]	6-0 6-1	Wright, Nicholson	1	50.0%
16-Apr-1953	Kensington East	Clay	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	2/2	Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
18-Apr-1953	Paris International	Clay	Ginette Bucaille [FRA]		Maire Arni [FIN]	6-2 6-3	Veber, Schmitt	0	50.0%
20-Apr-1953	Chingford	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	6/15	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-3 4-6 6-4	Knapp, Walsh	2	84.0%
20-Apr-1953	Sutton	Clay	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	4/10	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	8-6 6-4	Fletcher, Harrison Brown	1	76.0%
21-Apr-1953	Berlin	Clay	Totta Zehden [GER]	3/5	Inge Vogler [GER]	6-2 6-1	Manfredi, Broz	0	75.0%
21-Apr-1953	Ojai	Hard	Dodo Cheney [USA]		Darlene Hard [USA]	6-3 6-2	Breit, Wheeler Kelleher	0	88.0%
23-Apr-1953	Houston	Clay	Ethel Norton [USA]	1/3	Joan Nicholson [USA]	6-2 5-7 6-3	Heldman, Startzman	0	100.0%
23-Apr-1953	Palermo 2	Clay	Nicla Migliori [ITA]		Josefa De Riba [ESP]	6-1 6-4		0	50.0%
27-Apr-1953	Bournemouth	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	7/15	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-3 4-6 6-4	Fletcher, Mortimer	3	77.0%
27-Apr-1953	Florence	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	5/11	Totta Zehden [GER]	7-5 6-0	Lazzarino, Barril	1	20.0%
27-Apr-1953	Hamilton	Clay	Louise Brough [USA]	1/2	Thelma Long [AUS]	6-3 6-4	Nicholls, Osborne Dupont	2	62.0%
27-Apr-1953	Wiesbaden	Clay	Joan Curry [GBR]	4/7	Erika Vollmer [GER]	6-4 4-6 6-1		0	50.0%
4-May-1953	Rome	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	8/15	Maureen Connolly [USA]	4-6 9-7 6-3	Fry, Knode	4	37.0%
11-May-1953	Guildford	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	9/15	Shirley Fry [USA]	13-11 6-1	Harris, Wilford	2	85.0%
11-May-1953	Paddington	Clay	Marion Boundy [GBR]		Jennifer Middleton [GBR]	11-9 6-2		0	100.0%
11-May-1953	San Francisco State	Hard	Anita Kanter [USA]	2/4	Barbara Bradley [USA]	6-4 6-2	Nicholson, Wolfenden	0	100.0%
13-May-1953	Harrogate	Clay	Helen Fletcher [GBR]	2/3	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
14-May-1953	Bundaberg	Clay	Daphne Seeney [AUS]	2/3	Fay Muller [AUS]	6-4 6-1		0	100.0%
18-May-1953	Bangor		Maeve Brennan [IRL]		Mary Nichols [IRL]	7-5 6-?		0	100.0%
18-May-1953	Henley	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	1/7	Joan Scott [RSA]	6-1 6-3		0	50.0%
18-May-1953	Sutton Coldfield	Grass	Hazel Cheadle [GBR]	1/2	Audrey Houseley [GBR]	6-2 7-5		0	100.0%
20-May-1953	Roland Garros	Clay	Maureen Connolly [USA]	4/12	Doris Hart [USA]	6-2 6-4	Fry, Knode	5	37.0%
25-May-1953	Birmingham Priory	Grass	Rosemary Walsh [USA]	1/2	Hazel Cheadle [GBR]	3-6 6-3 7-5	Woodgate, Knapp	0	88.0%
25-May-1953	St. Annes-on-Sea	Grass	Rita Bentley [GBR]		Joan Macleod [GBR]	6-2 3-6 6-2		0	100.0%
25-May-1953	Surbiton	Grass	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	1/2	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	6-2 6-3	Lincoln, Lumb	0	82.0%
28-May-1953	Melbourne Hard	Clay	Pamela Southcombe [AUS]		Loris Nichols [AUS]	UNK		0	100.0%
31-May-1953	Oslo	Clay	Tournament not completed					0	50.0%
1-Jun-1953	Barnes	Grass	Molly Lincoln [GBR]		Valerie Pitt [GBR]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
1-Jun-1953	Cheltenham	Grass	Joan Curry [GBR]	5/7	Hazel Cheadle [GBR]	6-3 6-4	Walsh, Watson	0	75.0%
1-Jun-1953	Harpenden	Grass	Lucille Van Der Westhuizen [RSA]	1/3	Billie Woodgate [GBR]	6-1 6-1	Jarvis, Kilian	0	62.0%
1-Jun-1953	Manchester	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	10/15	Helen Fletcher [GBR]	5-7 6-1 7-5	Sampson Hayward, Fry	2	78.0%
1-Jun-1953	Montgomery		Jean Clarke Stayer [USA]	1/2	Laura Lou Jahn [USA]	6-4 6-4	Wright, Fowler	0	75.0%
1-Jun-1953	Munich	Clay	Hella Kovac [YUG]		Margot Dittmeyer [GER]	6-4 6-4		0	50.0%
1-Jun-1953	Saarbrucken	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6/11	Ursula Rosenow [GER]	6-0 6-0	Ten Bosch, Broz	1	25.0%
1-Jun-1953	Torquay	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	5/10	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	9-7 8-6	Middleton, Teran De Weiss	1	71.0%
4-Jun-1953	Glasgow	Grass	Heather Macfarlane [GBR]	1/2	Helen Proudfoot [GBR]	6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
7-Jun-1953	Salt Lake City	Hard	Anita Kanter [USA]	3/4	Joan Nicholson [USA]	6-0 6-4	Freed, Popple	0	100.0%
8-Jun-1953	Beckenham	Grass	Maureen Connolly [USA]	5/12	Julie Sampson Hayward [USA]	6-2 6-3	Fletcher, Scott	2	61.0%
8-Jun-1953	Bristol	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	11/15	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	7-5 6-3	Nicholls, Fry	3	65.0%
8-Jun-1953	Dublin East Ireland	Grass	Betty Lombard [IRL]	2/2	Mary Nichols [IRL]	6-4 6-0		0	100.0%
8-Jun-1953	New Orleans		Jean Clarke Stayer [USA]	2/2	Margaret Varner [USA]	4-6 7-5 9-7	Wright, Jahn	0	93.0%
8-Jun-1953	Texas Sectional		Ethel Norton [USA]	2/3	Peggy Startzman [USA]	6-2 6-4	Towery, Johannes	0	100.0%
10-Jun-1953	Linz	Clay	Elizabeth Broz [AUT]		Hella Kovac [YUG]	6-4 8-6		0	50.0%
11-Jun-1953	Burlingame		Joey Ross Dilley [GBR]		Wilma Smith [USA]	6-2 6-0	Miller, Wall	0	75.0%
15-Jun-1953	Boston	Grass	Thelma Long [AUS]	7/12	Louise Brough [USA]	6-2 6-2	Felix, Hubbell	2	91.0%
15-Jun-1953	Bronx		Nellie Sheer [USA]		Carolyn Liguori [USA]	6-3 6-4		0	100.0%
15-Jun-1953	Denver		Anita Kanter [USA]	4/4	Joan Nicholson [USA]	6-2 8-6	Shwayder, Lockwood	0	100.0%
15-Jun-1953	Malvern	Grass	Hazel Cheadle [GBR]	2/2	Evelyn Attwood [NZL]	6-3 6-2		0	50.0%
15-Jun-1953	Queen's Club	Grass	Jean Quertier [GBR]		Heather Nicholls [RSA]	6-1 4-6 6-2	Hopman, Bulleid	1	48.0%
16-Jun-1953	Los Angeles Parks	Hard	Marlene Oconnor [USA]		Jeri Shepard [USA]	6-2 6-3	Mitrovic, Walker	0	87.0%
18-Jun-1953	Edinburgh		Heather Macfarlane [GBR]	2/2	Isobel Vallance [GBR]	7-5 6-4		0	100.0%
21-Jun-1953	Cleveland Pro	Carpet	Pauline Betz [USA]		Mary Hardwick [GBR]	6-3 6-3		0	50.0%
22-Jun-1953	Coronado	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	1/3	Dodo Cheney [USA]	4-6 8-6 6-1	Zellmer, Wolfenden	0	100.0%
22-Jun-1953	Little Rock		Thelma Long [AUS]	8/12	Joan Nicholson [USA]	6-4 6-1	Davidson, Jahn	1	75.0%
22-Jun-1953	Wimbledon	Grass	Maureen Connolly [USA]	6/12	Doris Hart [USA]	8-6 7-5	Knode, Fry	7	60.0%
24-Jun-1953	Ostrava	Clay	Jirina Elgrova [POL]		Vratislava Karmazinova [TCH]	6-1 6-3		0	50.0%
29-Jun-1953	Braunschweig	Clay	Inge Pohmann [GER]	2/2	Erika Vollmer [GER]	6-1 6-2		0	100.0%
29-Jun-1953	Cincinnati	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	9/12	Anita Kanter [USA]	7-5 6-2	Nicholson, Jahn	1	81.0%
29-Jun-1953	Harrisburg	Clay	Betty Smith [USA]		June Knox [USA]	8-6 6-1		0	100.0%
2-Jul-1953	Bayside	Clay	Isabelle Troccole [USA]	1/2	Jane Breed [USA]	6-4 9-7	Coumbe, French	0	100.0%
2-Jul-1953	Clinton		Doris Jensen [USA]		Marie Greve [USA]	6-2 7-5		0	100.0%
2-Jul-1953	La Jolla	Hard	Mary Arnold [USA]	1/5	Patsy Zellmer [USA]	6-2 6-3	Eilenberger, Dwyer	0	100.0%
2-Jul-1953	Ponca City		Ethel Norton [USA]	3/3	Lucille Davidson [USA]	7-5 6-3		0	100.0%
2-Jul-1953	Waumbeck		Lois Felix [USA]	1/2	Carol Wendell Wood [USA]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
4-Jul-1953	Edgbaston	Grass	Heather Nicholls [RSA]	1/2	Billie Woodgate [GBR]	6-4 6-1	Morris, Moore	0	87.0%
5-Jul-1953	Bastad	Clay	Maureen Connolly [USA]	7/12	Julie Sampson Hayward [USA]	6-1 6-3	Hopman, Bjoerk	1	56.0%
5-Jul-1953	Lugano	Clay	Barbara Scofield [USA]		Josefa De Riba [ESP]	4-6 6-4 7-5	Lewis, Ward Hales	0	37.0%
6-Jul-1953	Dublin	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	6/10	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	6-4 0-6 11-9	Lombard, Harrison Brown	1	80.0%
6-Jul-1953	Milwaukee	Clay	Thelma Long [AUS]	10/12	Althea Gibson [USA]	7-5 6-3	Kanter, Norton	1	75.0%
6-Jul-1953	Sunderland	Grass	Valerie Lewis [GBR]		Chloe Rhodes [GBR]	6-4 6-1		0	100.0%
8-Jul-1953	Crawford Notch		Lois Felix [USA]	2/2	Kay Hubbell [USA]	6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
8-Jul-1953	Felixstowe	Grass	Lucille Van Der Westhuizen [RSA]	2/3	Diane Midgley [GBR]	6-0 6-3		0	50.0%
8-Jul-1953	Marin	Hard	Joan Nicholson [USA]		Joey Ross Dilley [GBR]	6-4 6-1	Smith, Maloney	0	87.0%
8-Jul-1953	New Rochelle	Clay	Isabelle Troccole [USA]	2/2	Nellie Sheer [USA]	1-6 7-5 8-6		0	100.0%
8-Jul-1953	Noordwijk	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	7/11	Suzanne Schmitt [FRA]	6-0 6-4	Fletcher, Quertier	1	37.0%
8-Jul-1953	Nottingham	Grass	Joan Scott [RSA]	1/2	Jean Petchell [GBR]	6-2 6-4	Hird, Bennett	0	62.0%
8-Jul-1953	Philadelphia	Grass	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]		Louise Brough [USA]	6-4 6-4	Vosters, Wilkins Ward	1	100.0%
8-Jul-1953	South Carolina		Mary Louise Fowler [USA]		Evelyn Cowan Clark [USA]	6-4 6-1		0	100.0%
13-Jul-1953	Carrickmines	Grass	Mary Nichols [IRL]		June Fitzpatrick [IRL]	8-6 6-2		0	100.0%
13-Jul-1953	Edinburgh	Grass	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	2/7	Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]	4-6 6-2 6-0	Reid, Mackay	0	100.0%
13-Jul-1953	Frinton-on-Sea	Grass	Joan Scott [RSA]	2/2	Betty Wilford [GBR]	6-2 6-0		0	50.0%
13-Jul-1953	Gstaad	Clay	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]		Joan Curry [GBR]	10-8 6-1	Ward Hales, De Riba	0	25.0%
13-Jul-1953	Hythe		Lucille Van Der Westhuizen [RSA]	3/3	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	6-2 6-4	Kilian, Knapp	0	75.0%
13-Jul-1953	Newport Wales	Grass	Heather Nicholls [RSA]	2/2	Rosemary Walsh [USA]	6-3 6-1	Spiers, Middleton	0	62.0%
13-Jul-1953	North Carolina		Evelyn Cowan Clark [USA]	1/2	Audrey Brown [USA]	6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
13-Jul-1953	Penzance	Grass	Elaine Watson [GBR]	1/3	Joan Bowyer [RHO]	4-6 6-4 6-2		0	50.0%
13-Jul-1953	River Forest	Clay	Maureen Connolly [USA]	8/12	Althea Gibson [USA]	6-4 6-4	Ramirez, Kanter	2	81.0%
13-Jul-1953	Soviet Championships		Elisabeta Chuvryrina [URS]		Klavdiya Borisova [URS]	6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
16-Jul-1953	Dusseldorf	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	8/11	Inge Pohmann [GER]	6-0 6-2		1	50.0%
20-Jul-1953	Haverford	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	2/2	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]	8-6 6-2	Gibson, Kanter	1	96.0%
20-Jul-1953	Toronto	Grass	Melita Ramirez [MEX]		Thelma Long [AUS]	6-1 6-2	Doleschell, Jahn	1	52.0%
23-Jul-1953	Cologne	Clay	Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	2/4	Totta Zehden [GER]	3-6 9-7 6-4		0	50.0%
23-Jul-1953	Dallas		Carolyn Owens [USA]		Pat Norman [USA]	6-4 6-0		0	100.0%
23-Jul-1953	El Cerrito		Louise Snow [USA]		Wilma Smith [USA]	6-2 6-2	Greenlee, Archibald	0	100.0%
23-Jul-1953	Ipswich		Daphne Seeney [AUS]	3/3	Fay Muller [AUS]	6-4 4-6 6-3		0	100.0%
23-Jul-1953	Los Angeles Parks 2		Mary Arnold [USA]	2/5	Patsy Zellmer [USA]	4-6 6-4 6-2	Oconnor, Kennedy	0	100.0%
23-Jul-1953	Ohio		Sara Mae Turber [USA]		Betty Epstein [USA]	4-6 6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
23-Jul-1953	Oklahoma		June Ellingson [USA]		Ellen Sheer [USA]	4-6 15-13 6-0		0	100.0%
23-Jul-1953	Travemunde	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	9/11	Helena Straubeova [TCH]	6-2 6-2		1	50.0%
23-Jul-1953	Washington State		Janet Hopps [USA]		Pat Naud [USA]	6-1 6-0		0	100.0%
27-Jul-1953	Hamburg	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	10/11	Joy Mottram [GBR]	6-0 4-6 6-4	Pohmann, Zehden	2	46.0%
27-Jul-1953	Newcastle	Grass	Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]	2/3	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	6-2 3-6 6-1	Boundy, Middleton	0	100.0%
27-Jul-1953	Tunbridge Wells		Rosemary Walsh [USA]	2/2	Elaine Watson [GBR]	6-4 6-3	Waters, Knapp	0	88.0%
29-Jul-1953	Nairobi		Julia Wipplinger [RSA]	1/2	Thea Hale [RSA]	7-5 6-2		0	100.0%
30-Jul-1953	Chicago		Lorraine Williams [USA]		Toby Greenberg [USA]	6-3 9-7	Vash, Fike	0	100.0%
30-Jul-1953	Newport Beach 1	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	2/3	Dodo Cheney [USA]	6-4 7-5	Arnold, Yeomans	0	100.0%
30-Jul-1953	Swiss Closed	Clay	Violette Rigollet [SUI]		Ruth Kaufmann [SUI]	6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
1-Aug-1953	Wightman Cup	Grass	Round robin event					5	50.0%
2-Aug-1953	Copenhagen Danish Outdoors	Clay	Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]	2/2	Bente Thorensen [DEN]	6-3 6-4		0	100.0%
2-Aug-1953	South Orange	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	12/15	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-3 2-6 6-2	Fletcher, Mortimer	7	83.0%
3-Aug-1953	Brussels	Clay	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	1/2	Poucette Coessens [BEL]	6-3 6-0	De Borman, De Ridder	0	100.0%
3-Aug-1953	Framlingham	Grass	Elaine Watson [GBR]	2/3	Gladys Lines [GBR]	6-0 6-4		0	100.0%
3-Aug-1953	Ilkley	Grass	Valerie Pitt [GBR]		Sheila Blackburn [GBR]	6-3 6-4		0	100.0%
3-Aug-1953	Llanelly	Grass	Angela Buxton [GBR]	1/5	Laura Morgan [GBR]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
3-Aug-1953	Monte Carlo Summer	Clay	Joan Curry [GBR]	6/7	Simone Hollier Larousse [FRA]	6-1 6-0		0	50.0%
3-Aug-1953	Neuenahr		Joy Mottram [GBR]	5/8	Helena Straubeova [TCH]	6-1 6-3		0	50.0%
3-Aug-1953	Ostend		Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	2/2	Heather Nicholls [RSA]	7-5 6-3		0	50.0%
3-Aug-1953	Pittsburgh	Clay	Joy Hartman [USA]		Carol Meyer [USA]	7-5 6-3	Borelli, Washburn	0	100.0%
3-Aug-1953	Wellingborough	Grass	Jean Knight [GBR]		Evelyn Attwood [NZL]	7-5 8-6		0	50.0%
4-Aug-1953	Brumana	Clay	Jacqueline Kermina [FRA]		Elizabeth Broz [AUT]	6-4 6-0	Mattar, Farah	0	12.0%
5-Aug-1953	Hull	Grass	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	3/7	Valerie Lewis [GBR]	6-1 6-3	Hird, Bonner	0	100.0%
6-Aug-1953	Cava Dei Tirreni	Clay	Totta Zehden [GER]	4/5	Nicla Migliori [ITA]	10-8 6-0		0	50.0%
6-Aug-1953	La Baule	Clay	Susan Partridge [GBR]	4/6	Ginette Bucaille [FRA]	UNK		1	50.0%
6-Aug-1953	Spa BEL vs FRA		Round robin event					0	50.0%
6-Aug-1953	Vigo	Clay	Alicia Guri [ESP]		Alice Charbonnier [SUI]	6-8 8-6 6-4		0	50.0%
10-Aug-1953	Bedford	Grass	Evelyn Attwood [NZL]	1/3	Jean Knight [GBR]	6-0 6-2		0	50.0%
10-Aug-1953	Bray		Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	2/2	Mary Nichols [IRL]	6-3 6-4		0	50.0%
10-Aug-1953	Cromer	Grass	Evelyn Attwood [NZL]	2/3	Marion Boundy [GBR]	6-2 6-2		0	50.0%
10-Aug-1953	Falmouth	Grass	Angela Buxton [GBR]	2/5	Gem Gilbert [GBR]	6-3 6-1		0	100.0%
10-Aug-1953	Trowbridge	Grass	Viola White [GBR]	1/2	Rachel Rymer [GBR]	6-1 7-5		0	100.0%
10-Aug-1953	Worthing		Angela Buxton [GBR]	3/5	Gem Gilbert [GBR]	6-3 6-1		0	100.0%
11-Aug-1953	Manchester-on-Sea	Grass	Maureen Connolly [USA]	9/12	Shirley Fry [USA]	7-5 6-0	Brough, Osborne Dupont	7	81.0%
11-Aug-1953	Viareggio	Clay	Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	3/4	Joy Mottram [GBR]	6-3 6-4		0	50.0%
13-Aug-1953	Santander		Maria Pombo De Peredo [ESP]		Alicia Guri [ESP]	5-7 6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
15-Aug-1953	Chicago State		Jean Burritt [CAN]		Mary Alice Fike [USA]	4-6 6-3 7-5	Leland, Lewis	0	92.0%
15-Aug-1953	Cranleigh		Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	4/7	Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]	6-3 4-6 7-5		0	100.0%
16-Aug-1953	Chestnut Hill	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	7/10	Baba Lewis [USA]	6-2 2-6 6-2	Levine, Shilcock	1	75.0%
17-Aug-1953	Daytona Beach ATA Chps		Althea Gibson [USA]		Mary Etta Fine [USA]	6-1 6-1	Cover Ramsey	1	96.0%
17-Aug-1953	Exmouth		Anita Lizana [CHI]		Jennifer Middleton [GBR]	9-7 6-3		0	50.0%
17-Aug-1953	Saint Ives	Grass	Billie Woodgate [GBR]		M Brain [GBR]	6-4 7-5		0	100.0%
17-Aug-1953	Scarborough 2	Grass	Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]	3/3	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	6-1 2-6 6-4	Bloomer, Bulleid	0	87.0%
17-Aug-1953	Scheveningen	Clay	Fanny Ten Bosch [NED]		Zus Schmier [NED]	1-6 8-6 6-3		0	100.0%
17-Aug-1953	St. Andrews Hard	Clay	Elaine Watson [GBR]	3/3	Jean Petchell [GBR]	6-2 3-6 7-5	Moore, Illingworth	0	87.0%
17-Aug-1953	Winchester	Grass	Viola White [GBR]	2/2	Barbara Knapp [GBR]	7-5 6-4		0	100.0%
18-Aug-1953	Wroclaw	Clay	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]		Zuzana Rychkowna [POL]	6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
20-Aug-1953	Brattleboro		Nina Irwin [USA]		Elaine Brackett [USA]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
20-Aug-1953	Georgia		Evelyn Cowan Clark [USA]	2/2	Sara Comer [USA]	6-3 6-3		0	100.0%
20-Aug-1953	Minneapolis		Mary Arnold [USA]	3/5	Joan Johnson [USA]	6-0 6-0	Turber, Weiss	0	100.0%
21-Aug-1953	Istanbul		Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	4/4	Elizabeth Broz [AUT]	2-6 6-3 6-4		0	50.0%
24-Aug-1953	Budleigh Salterton	Grass	Mary Harris [GBR]		Rosemary Walsh [USA]	6-2 6-2	White, Knapp	0	82.0%
24-Aug-1953	Carlisle	Grass	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	5/7	Ross Bulleid [GBR]	6-1 8-6	Bentley, Petchell	0	100.0%
24-Aug-1953	Folkestone	Grass	Evelyn Attwood [NZL]	3/3	Margaret Grace [GBR]	6-2 7-5		0	50.0%
24-Aug-1953	New Malden	Grass	Angela Buxton [GBR]	4/5	Marion Boundy [GBR]	6-2 6-?	Lumb, Spiers	0	100.0%
24-Aug-1953	Varberg		Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]		Mary Lagerborg [SWE]	6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
26-Aug-1953	East Hampton	Grass	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	8/10	Anita Kanter [USA]	6-3 7-5	Fletcher, Quertier	2	78.0%
27-Aug-1953	Beverly Hills	Hard	Mary Alice Fike [USA]		Gerry Flood [USA]	6-2 6-1	Vidas, Espiritu	0	100.0%
27-Aug-1953	Cortina d'Ampezzo		Joy Mottram [GBR]	6/8	Joan Curry [GBR]	6-2 6-0		0	100.0%
27-Aug-1953	Miami Beach		Sylvia Ger [USA]		Joan Blanco [USA]	6-2 3-6 6-2		0	100.0%
29-Aug-1953	US National Championships	Grass	Maureen Connolly [USA]	10/12	Doris Hart [USA]	6-2 6-4	Fry, Brough	8	84.0%
31-Aug-1953	Lee-on-Solent	Grass	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	6/7	Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]	6-3 6-4	Harris, Walsh	0	87.0%
31-Aug-1953	Roehampton Autumn	Clay	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]		Elaine Watson [GBR]	2-6 6-1 6-4	Attwood, Buxton	0	94.0%
1-Sep-1953	Athens	Clay	Suzanne Schmitt [FRA]	2/2	Jacqueline Kermina [FRA]	7-5 6-3	Broz, Lazzarino	0	50.0%
1-Sep-1953	Johannesburg Transvaal Chps	Clay	Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	2/2	Julia Wipplinger [RSA]	10-8 6-2	Bartlett, Watermeyer	0	100.0%
3-Sep-1953	Amarillo		Nancy Neeld [USA]		Imogene Wagner [USA]	6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
3-Sep-1953	Beaumont		Betty Gray [USA]		Peggy Seale [USA]	6-1 6-1	Poe Turpin, Wones	0	100.0%
3-Sep-1953	Budapest	Clay	Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]		Maria Javori [HUN]	1-6 6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
3-Sep-1953	Klamath Falls		Kay Obryon [USA]		Wendy Mansfield [USA]	7-5 6-0		0	100.0%
3-Sep-1953	Oklahoma Henryetta		Pat Norman [USA]		Andy Ritchie [USA]	6-4 5-7 6-1		0	100.0%
3-Sep-1953	Pedavena		Totta Zehden [GER]	5/5	Helena Straubeova [TCH]	1-6 6-2 6-0		0	50.0%
3-Sep-1953	Santa Monica	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	3/3	Dodo Cheney [USA]	6-3 6-4	Green, Talmadge	0	87.0%
7-Sep-1953	Eastbourne	Grass	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	7/7	Betty Hilton [GBR]	7-5 6-4	Bulleid, Woodgate	0	85.0%
8-Sep-1953	Venice	Clay	Joy Mottram [GBR]	7/8	Nelly Landry [BEL]	8-6 6-2	Manfredi, Zehden	0	38.0%
10-Sep-1953	Los Angeles Pac Southwest	Hard	Doris Hart [USA]	13/15	Shirley Fry [USA]	1-6 6-3 6-4	Connolly, Brough	5	93.0%
14-Sep-1953	Craigside	Carpet	Helen Fletcher [GBR]	3/3	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	2-6 6-3 6-0		0	100.0%
15-Sep-1953	Belgrade	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	11/11	Joy Mottram [GBR]	6-3 4-6 6-4		1	50.0%
17-Sep-1953	Le Touquet	Clay	Susan Partridge [GBR]	5/6	Suzanne Schmitt [FRA]	3-6 6-1 6-1		1	50.0%
19-Sep-1953	Berkeley	Hard	Maureen Connolly [USA]	11/12	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-0 9-7	Wolfenden, Cheney	2	96.0%
21-Sep-1953	Baden	Clay	Joy Mottram [GBR]	8/8	Dorothy Knode [USA]	9-7 1-6 10-8	Zehden, Pohmann	1	37.0%
21-Sep-1953	Newport Beach 2	Hard	Marion Raful [USA]		Lois Mcclyment [USA]	6-1 6-2		0	100.0%
21-Sep-1953	Paris Coupe Poree	Clay	Nelly Landry [BEL]		Jacqueline Kermina [FRA]	7-5 6-2	Salvet, Galtier	1	81.0%
21-Sep-1953	Tel Aviv Maccabiah Games	Clay	Angela Buxton [GBR]	5/5	Anita Kanter [USA]	6-3 6-4	Levy, Greenberg	0	75.0%
26-Sep-1953	Bloemfontein	Clay	Julia Wipplinger [RSA]	2/2	Toodles Watermeyer [RSA]	6-2 4-6 6-4		0	100.0%
4-Oct-1953	Mexico City	Clay	Maureen Connolly [USA]	12/12	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-1 6-1	Ramirez, Baker Fleitz	2	64.0%
5-Oct-1953	London Indoors	Carpet	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	9/10	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Fletcher, Bloomer	2	96.0%
8-Oct-1953	Riverside	Hard	Helen Perez [USA]	2/2	Dodo Cheney [USA]	8-6 0-6 9-7	Green, Arnold	0	100.0%
12-Oct-1953	Barcelona	Clay	Ruth Kaufmann [SUI]		Josefa De Riba [ESP]	6-4 1-6 6-3	Guri, Barril	0	62.0%
20-Oct-1953	Santiago	Clay	Elena Lehmann [ARG]		Luisa Morales [CHI]	6-3 6-3		0	50.0%
29-Oct-1953	Brisbane	Grass	Fay Muller [AUS]	2/2	Daphne Seeney [AUS]	3-6 6-4 6-2	Paulsen, Singleton	0	100.0%
29-Oct-1953	Copenhagen Indoors	Carpet	Milly Vagn Nielsen [DEN]		Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]	W/O	Stockel, Nielsen	0	100.0%
31-Oct-1953	Brisbane Juniors	Grass	Shirley Lee [GBR]		Ann Huddleston [AUS]	6-4 8-6		0	50.0%
5-Nov-1953	Arcadia	Hard	Mary Arnold [USA]	4/5	Barbara Green [USA]	6-4 5-7 6-0	Yeomans, Breit	0	100.0%
5-Nov-1953	Buenos Aires	Clay	Edda Buding [GER]		Julia Borzone [ARG]	7-5 6-3	Somoza, Hanson	0	75.0%
8-Nov-1953	Sydney	Grass	Thelma Long [AUS]	11/12	Mary Hawton [AUS]	6-1 8-6	Ellis, Penrose	1	93.0%
9-Nov-1953	Rio De Janeiro	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	14/15	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-1 3-6 6-2	Carvalho, Metzner	2	50.0%
9-Nov-1953	Torquay Palace	Carpet	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	10/10	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	6-1 6-1	Ward Hales, Curry	2	100.0%
12-Nov-1953	Geneva	Carpet	Susan Partridge [GBR]	6/6	Anne Marie Seghers [FRA]	6-2 6-1		0	50.0%
18-Nov-1953	Sao Paulo	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	3/4	Doris Hart [USA]	6-8 6-3 6-3		2	50.0%
21-Nov-1953	Dallas Polar Bear		Jackie Johannes [USA]		Nancy Neeld [USA]	6-0 6-2		0	100.0%
26-Nov-1953	Curitiba	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	15/15	Shirley Fry [USA]	9-7 6-3		2	100.0%
26-Nov-1953	Pasadena	Hard	Mary Arnold [USA]	5/5	Barbara Green [USA]	6-3 6-3		0	100.0%
27-Nov-1953	Melbourne	Grass	Thelma Long [AUS]	12/12	Jenny Staley Hoad [AUS]	6-4 6-1	Angwin, Ellis	1	100.0%
7-Dec-1953	Barranquilla	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	4/4	Doris Hart [USA]	4-6 6-4 6-3	Lewis, Teran De Weiss	2	53.0%
24-Dec-1953	Los Angeles Midwinter	Hard	Tournament not completed				Shepard (F), Oconnor (F), Breit, Talmadge	0	100.0%
31-Dec-1953	Monte Carlo Country Club		Joan Curry [GBR]	7/7	Nicole Broccardo [BEL]	6-3 6-2	Beltrame, Borghini	0	25.0%

 

1953 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	Maureen Connolly [USA]	19	12	70-2	2328.2	1	2066.0	1	2141.6	1	2230.7
2	Doris Hart [USA]	28	15	82-7	2193.6	2	2001.6	2	2069.6	2	2130.9
3	Shirley Fry [USA]	26	4	71-20	2122.6	3	1894.4	3	2005.4	3	2023.0
4	Louise Brough [USA]	30	2	24-5	2048.3	4	1864.8			4	1963.5
5	Dorothy Knode [USA]	28	11	41-4	1998.7			4	1946.7	6	1820.5
6	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	21	10	65-10	1984.8			5	1860.2	5	1882.7	1	1851.4
7	Thelma Long [AUS]	35	12	62-12	1911.9	5	1700.9	6	1847.9	7	1817.4	4	1667.1
8	Althea Gibson [USA]	26	1	21-5	1886.7			8	1761.1	8	1772.3
9	Joy Mottram [GBR]	25	8	16-3	1875.6			7	1827.3	11	1698.5
10	Jean Quertier [GBR]	28	1	28-13	1801.4			9	1709.0	9	1750.0	3	1681.8
11	Dodo Cheney [USA]	37	1	17-9	1794.3	6	1681.0
12	Helen Fletcher [GBR]	22	3	39-15	1773.3			11	1693.3	14	1681.1	6	1597.9
13	Melita Ramirez [MEX]	23	1	17-6	1772.6			13	1676.7	17	1650.5
14	Anita Kanter [USA]		4	26-10	1770.4	7	1663.2	12	1680.6	15	1669.4
15	Susan Partridge [GBR]		6	19-7	1753.0			15	1640.7	16	1665.9	2	1693.0
16	Joan Curry [GBR]		7	31-12	1752.8			10	1698.8	10	1733.0	5	1643.6
17	Julie Sampson Hayward [USA]	19	0	38-20	1746.7	8	1605.5	22	1573.3	12	1695.1
18	Totta Zehden [GER]		5	24-12	1709.6			14	1661.4	27	1509.5
19	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	24	2	23-11	1706.7			18	1611.4	18	1632.5	8	1555.4
20	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	19	7	49-18	1703.4			20	1599.5	13	1687.6	9	1499.6

 

1953 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]	17-Nov-1952	5-Jan-1953	8	Maureen Connolly
Maureen Connolly [USA]	19-Jan-1953	16-Mar-1953	9
Doris Hart [USA]	23-Mar-1953	22-Jun-1953	14
Maureen Connolly [USA]	6-Jul-1953	15-Mar-1954	37		Doris 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.)

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]	18	72	70-2	97.2%	13	12-1	92.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	12	11-1	91.0%	23	22-1	95.0%	37	37-0	100.0%	0	0-0	-
Doris Hart [USA]	23	89	82-7	92.1%	21	15-6	71.0%	21	17-4	80.0%	6	6-0	100.0%	44	41-3	93.0%	37	33-4	89.0%	0	0-0	-
Dorothy Knode [USA]	15	45	41-4	91.1%	12	11-1	91.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	0	0-0	-	39	36-3	92.0%	6	5-1	83.0%	0	0-0	-
Angela Mortimer [GBR]	19	75	65-10	86.7%	12	10-2	83.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	0	0-0	-	21	19-2	90.0%	40	33-7	82.0%	15	14-1	93.0%
Thelma Long [AUS]	24	74	62-12	83.8%	15	12-3	80.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	4	3-1	75.0%	34	29-5	85.0%	28	22-6	78.0%	4	4-0	100.0%
Louise Brough [USA]	7	29	24-5	82.8%	4	2-2	50.0%	2	2-0	100.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	4	4-0	100.0%	22	17-5	77.0%	0	0-0	-
Althea Gibson [USA]	6	26	21-5	80.8%	3	1-2	33.0%	4	4-0	100.0%	0	0-0	-	9	7-2	77.0%	12	9-3	75.0%	0	0-0	-
Shirley Fry [USA]	25	91	71-20	78.0%	17	4-13	23.0%	19	12-7	63.0%	11	9-2	81.0%	45	35-10	77.0%	34	27-7	79.0%	0	0-0	-
Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	25	67	49-18	73.1%	15	7-8	46.0%	15	7-8	46.0%	0	0-0	-	16	8-8	50.0%	42	35-7	83.0%	8	5-3	62.0%
Susan Partridge [GBR]	13	26	19-7	73.1%	6	6-0	100.0%	9	5-4	55.0%	0	0-0	-	10	6-4	60.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	11	10-1	90.0%
Heather Nicholls [RSA]	9	26	19-7	73.1%	4	2-2	50.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	0	0-0	-	3	1-2	33.0%	23	18-5	78.0%	0	0-0	-
Helen Fletcher [GBR]	17	54	39-15	72.2%	4	3-1	75.0%	8	3-5	37.0%	0	0-0	-	18	14-4	77.0%	28	19-9	67.0%	8	6-2	75.0%
Anita Kanter [USA]	14	36	26-10	72.2%	7	4-3	57.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	9	8-1	88.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	0	0-0	-
Joan Curry [GBR]	19	43	31-12	72.1%	12	7-5	58.0%	10	7-3	70.0%	0	0-0	-	27	20-7	74.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	6	3-3	50.0%
Pat Harrison Brown [GBR]	14	39	28-11	71.8%	6	3-3	50.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	0	0-0	-	9	7-2	77.0%	29	21-8	72.0%	0	0-0	-
Rosemary Walsh [USA]	15	45	32-13	71.1%	5	2-3	40.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	0	0-0	-	14	9-5	64.0%	25	18-7	72.0%	2	1-1	50.0%
Angela Buxton [GBR]	13	27	19-8	70.4%	5	5-0	100.0%	6	5-1	83.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	13	10-3	76.0%	0	0-0	-
Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	12	35	24-11	68.6%	5	1-4	20.0%	9	4-5	44.0%	0	0-0	-	13	9-4	69.0%	9	5-4	55.0%	10	8-2	80.0%
Jean Quertier [GBR]	14	41	28-13	68.3%	2	1-1	50.0%	9	4-5	44.0%	0	0-0	-	11	7-4	63.0%	24	17-7	70.0%	6	4-2	66.0%
Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	14	34	23-11	67.6%	5	2-3	40.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	0	0-0	-	17	9-8	52.0%	13	10-3	76.0%	4	3-1	75.0%
Totta Zehden [GER]	17	36	24-12	66.7%	10	5-5	50.0%	16	9-7	56.0%	0	0-0	-	33	22-11	66.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Julie Sampson Hayward [USA]	20	58	38-20	65.5%	4	0-4	0.0%	11	6-5	54.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	40	27-13	67.0%	0	0-0	-
Dodo Cheney [USA]	10	26	17-9	65.4%	7	1-6	14.0%	6	1-5	16.0%	26	17-9	65.0%	0	0-0	-	0	0-0	-	0	0-0	-
Barbara Knapp [GBR]	10	26	16-10	61.5%	1	0-1	0.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	0	0-0	-	7	5-2	71.0%	14	8-6	57.0%	0	0-0	-
Ross Bulleid [GBR]	14	36	22-14	61.1%	1	0-1	0.0%	11	5-6	45.0%	0	0-0	-	11	6-5	54.0%	21	14-7	66.0%	4	2-2	50.0%
Anne Shilcock [GBR]	17	41	24-17	58.5%	0	0-0	-	9	6-3	66.0%	0	0-0	-	11	7-4	63.0%	19	11-8	57.0%	11	6-5	54.0%
Joan Nicholson [USA]	20	38	19-19	50.0%	6	1-5	16.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	19	10-9	52.0%	6	1-5	16.0%	0	0-0	-
Nell Hopman [AUS]	19	36	18-18	50.0%	0	0-0	-	8	5-3	62.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	13	6-7	46.0%	21	12-9	57.0%	0	0-0	-
Laura Lou Jahn [USA]	20	36	16-20	44.4%	1	0-1	0.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	3	2-1	66.0%	14	5-9	35.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Alicia Wright [ECU]	19	33	14-19	42.4%	1	0-1	0.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	0	0-0	-	19	8-11	42.0%	10	4-6	40.0%	0	0-0	-

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
15	Doris Hart	Shirley Fry	12	3	80.0%	13
6	Shirley Bloomer	Pat Harrison Brown	5	1	83.3%	4
6	Julie Sampson Hayward	Maureen Connolly	0	6	0.0%	4
6	Shirley Fry	Maureen Connolly	1	5	16.7%	3
5	Thelma Long	Dorothy Levine	5	0	100.0%	0
4	Anita Kanter	Joan Nicholson	4	0	100.0%	2
4	Dorothy Knode	Totta Zehden	4	0	100.0%	3
4	Thelma Long	Joan Nicholson	4	0	100.0%	2
4	Thelma Long	Shirley Fry	0	4	0.0%	1
4	Doris Hart	Maureen Connolly	1	3	25.0%	4

 

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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
United States	487	303	184	62.2%	40	22	18	55.0%	569	76	42	78	377
Australia	144	82	62	56.9%	14	10	4	71.4%	111	13	8	17	86
South Africa	94	53	41	56.4%	10	7	3	70.0%	27	5	6	9	30
Belgium	37	20	17	54.1%	4	2	2	50.0%	3	1	2	4	7
New Zealand	17	9	8	52.9%	5	3	2	60.0%	1	1	2	3	4
Argentina	23	12	11	52.2%	3	2	1	66.7%	2	0	2	3	8
Mexico	39	20	19	51.3%	3	1	2	33.3%	4	0	1	1	16
Germany	79	39	40	49.4%	15	6	9	40.0%	9	3	4	9	25
United Kingdom	496	240	256	48.4%	54	29	25	53.7%	485	44	26	48	287
Ecuador	34	14	20	41.2%	1	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	1	1
Italy	50	20	30	40.0%	6	5	1	83.3%	2	0	2	2	16
France	97	38	59	39.2%	11	3	8	27.3%	17	1	3	5	30
Spain	26	10	16	38.5%	5	1	4	20.0%	4	1	2	3	6
Austria	28	10	18	35.7%	3	1	2	33.3%	0	0	1	1	2
Ireland	21	4	17	19.0%	1	0	1	0.0%	16	4	3	4	26

 

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