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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
21-Jan-1955	Australian Championships	Grass	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	Thelma Long [AUS]	6-4 6-3	Carter Reitano, Staley Hoad
23-May-1955	Roland Garros	Clay	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	Dorothy Knode [USA]	2-6 7-5 10-8	Nicholls, Baker Fleitz
20-Jun-1955	Wimbledon	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	7-5 8-6	Hart, Hard
2-Sep-1955	US National Championships	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	6-4 6-2	Knode, Breit

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Doris Hart (10)
Finals	Shirley Bloomer (14)
Match Wins	Shirley Bloomer (60)
Match Win Percentage	Beverly Baker Fleitz (92.9%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Darlene Hard (15)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Lorna Cornell (90.0%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Darlene Hard (19)
Total Matches Played	Shirley Bloomer (77)
Events Played	Karol Fageros (29)

 

Event Calendar    Top

Majors shown in bold, exhibitions and junior events in italics. For winners of multiple titles, events won shown in parentheses.
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Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Titles	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists	Top 10s	Geo%
3-Jan-1955	Adelaide	Grass	Jenny Staley Hoad [AUS]		Fay Muller [AUS]	7-5 6-2	Nichols, Williman	0	100.0%
3-Jan-1955	East London		Beryl Bartlett [RSA]		Gwendy Love [RSA]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
3-Jan-1955	Paris Coupe Gillou	Carpet	Angela Buxton [GBR]	1/6	Susan Partridge [GBR]	6-4 6-1	Shilcock, Galtier	0	63.0%
3-Jan-1955	Sydney Manly	Grass	Thelma Long [AUS]	1/2	Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]	6-1 6-2		0	100.0%
3-Jan-1955	Tampa	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	1/3	Karol Fageros [USA]	9-7 8-6	Shaffer, Stewart	1	100.0%
8-Jan-1955	Bombay	Clay	Rita Davar [IND]	1/2	Mrs B Zachariassen	6-3 6-1		0	50.0%
10-Jan-1955	Phoenix	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	1/7	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	6-1 6-1	Wheeler Kelleher, Cheney	1	100.0%
10-Jan-1955	Port Elizabeth		Dora Kilian [RSA]	1/3	Leone Vermaak [RSA]	6-2 2-6 6-2		0	100.0%
10-Jan-1955	St. Petersburg	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	1/10	Shirley Fry [USA]	7-9 6-4 7-5	Shaffer, Fageros	2	100.0%
12-Jan-1955	Los Angeles Metro		Barbara Green [USA]		Darlene Hard [USA]	6-3 8-6	Conrad, Arnold	0	100.0%
17-Jan-1955	Orlando	Clay	Karol Fageros [USA]	1/4	Connie Clifton [USA]	6-3 9-7	Stewart, Cowan Clark	0	93.0%
17-Jan-1955	Rondenbosch		Dora Kilian [RSA]	2/3	Jean Forbes [RSA]	6-3 6-3		0	100.0%
21-Jan-1955	Australian Championships	Grass	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	1/3	Thelma Long [AUS]	6-4 6-3	Carter Reitano, Staley Hoad	0	100.0%
24-Jan-1955	Brooklyn	Carpet	Dorothy Knode [USA]	1/3	Carole Wright [USA]	6-3 6-2	Harris, Piken	0	90.0%
24-Jan-1955	Madras		Rita Davar [IND]	2/2	Sarah Mody [IND]	6-1 7-5		0	100.0%
24-Jan-1955	Oslo	Carpet	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	1/9	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	6-1 6-2	Pohmann, Gullbrandsson Sanden	1	37.0%
24-Jan-1955	West Palm Beach	Clay	Mildred Johnson [USA]		Pat Stewart [USA]	9-7 6-4	Turber, Stock	0	100.0%
27-Jan-1955	Cannes Gallia 1		Marcelle Beaughon [FRA]		Bettina Laisne [FRA]	6-4 6-4	Ruiz, Girard	0	100.0%
30-Jan-1955	New Delhi 1		Parveen Ahmed [PAK]		Urmila Thapar [IND]	6-4 5-7 6-1		0	50.0%
31-Jan-1955	Cologne	Carpet	Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]	1/3	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	6-1 1-6 6-3	Ward Hales, Lagerborg	0	36.0%
31-Jan-1955	Fort Lauderdale	Clay	Karol Fageros [USA]	2/4	Marilyn Stock [USA]	6-2 6-2	Babbitt, Van Den Bosch	0	100.0%
3-Feb-1955	Beaulieu 1		Lorna Cornell [GBR]	1/2	Lucia Manfredi [ITA]	2-6 6-4 6-1	Ten Bosch, Gamus	0	50.0%
7-Feb-1955	Hollywood		Karol Fageros [USA]	3/4	Marilyn Stock [USA]	9-7 10-8	Babbitt, Miller	0	100.0%
7-Feb-1955	Killara		Thelma Long [AUS]	2/2	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	6-1 0-6 6-4		0	100.0%
7-Feb-1955	Paris Indoors	Carpet	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	1/6	Susan Partridge [GBR]	7-5 6-4	Shilcock, Schmitt	0	64.0%
10-Feb-1955	Cannes Carlton 1	Clay	Lorna Cornell [GBR]	2/2	Elaine Watson [GBR]	3-6 6-4 6-2	Amouretti, Curry	0	50.0%
10-Feb-1955	Coral Gables	Clay	Shirley Fry [USA]	2/3	Doris Hart [USA]	3-6 6-3 10-8	Fageros, Stock	2	100.0%
10-Feb-1955	Palm Desert	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	2/7	Barbara Breit [USA]	6-2 6-3	Cheney, Arnold	1	100.0%
17-Feb-1955	Lyon		Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	2/6	Josette Billaz [FRA]	7-5 6-4	Shilcock, Seghers	0	62.0%
17-Feb-1955	Stockton		Mary Ann Mitchell [USA]	1/3	Gertrude Easton [USA]	6-4 6-0		0	100.0%
21-Feb-1955	Jacksonville	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	2/10	Shirley Fry [USA]	3-6 8-6 8-6	Johnson, Davis	2	100.0%
21-Feb-1955	San Remo	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	1/9	Elaine Watson [GBR]	6-2 6-0	Zehden, Cornell	0	55.0%
28-Feb-1955	Monte Carlo Mid-Winter		Francoise Nay [FRA]	1/2	Annette Ford [GBR]	6-4 8-6		0	50.0%
28-Feb-1955	San Francisco Golden Gate		Mimi Wheeler [USA]	1/6	Gerry Carter [USA]	7-5 6-3	Arnold, Fitzpatrick	0	87.0%
28-Feb-1955	St. Andrews		Darlene Hard [USA]	1/3	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-1 1-6 6-3	Felix, Pratt	2	72.0%
3-Mar-1955	Nice	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	2/9	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	6-1 6-0	Curry, Cornell	0	50.0%
3-Mar-1955	Verviers		Angela Buxton [GBR]	2/6	Maud Galtier [FRA]	6-3 6-8 6-3	Mercelis, Domken	0	37.0%
4-Mar-1955	Cairo	Clay	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	2/9	Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	6-0 6-0	Vassiliadis, Eid	1	28.0%
7-Mar-1955	Barranquilla	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	3/10	Dorothy Knode [USA]	8-6 7-5	Felix, Hard	1	75.0%
7-Mar-1955	Cannes Carlton 2	Clay	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	3/6	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	6-2 6-4	Cornell, Zehden	0	57.0%
7-Mar-1955	La Jolla Invitational	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	3/7	Louise Brough [USA]	8-6 3-6 6-2	Green, Cheney	2	100.0%
10-Mar-1955	Copenhagen HIK 1	Carpet	Else Stockel [DEN]		Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]	7-5 9-7	Thup, Vagn Nielsen	0	100.0%
10-Mar-1955	Roubaix		Susan Partridge [GBR]	1/5	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	3-6 6-3 6-0		0	50.0%
10-Mar-1955	Tracy		Mary Ann Mitchell [USA]	2/3	Jean Laird [USA]	6-3 6-1	Easton, Naud	0	100.0%
10-Mar-1955	Warrnambool		Norma Ellis [AUS]		Elizabeth Orton [AUS]	6-4 6-1		0	100.0%
14-Mar-1955	Beaulieu 2	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	3/9	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	6-4 6-1	Watson, Zehden	0	50.0%
14-Mar-1955	Brookline	Carpet	Kay Hubbell [USA]		Mildred Johnson [USA]	8-6 9-7	Stack, Jeffery	0	90.0%
14-Mar-1955	Mexico City Pan American Games		Rosie Reyes [FRA]		Yola Ramirez [MEX]	8-6 2-6 6-3	Bueno, Metzner	0	18.0%
17-Mar-1955	Paris Azur	Carpet	Ginette Bucaille [FRA]	1/2	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	6-4 3-6 6-4	Galtier, Chauvin	0	87.0%
18-Mar-1955	Alexandria		Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	1/4	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	W/O	Emam, Middleton	1	22.0%
21-Mar-1955	Cannes Gallia 2	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	4/9	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	6-4 6-2	Buxton, Vollmer	0	45.0%
21-Mar-1955	Miami Beach	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	4/10	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-4 6-1	Hard, Scofield	1	95.0%
24-Mar-1955	Copenhagen Indoors	Carpet	Vera Nielsen [DEN]		Milly Vagn Nielsen [DEN]	6-4 6-1	Gram Andersen, Stockel	0	100.0%
28-Mar-1955	Menton	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	5/9	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	6-3 7-5	Kermina, Vollmer	1	40.0%
28-Mar-1955	San Juan		Darlene Hard [USA]	2/3	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-1 6-3	Pratt, Scofield	0	76.0%
31-Mar-1955	Johannesburg	Hard	Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	1/5	Lucille Van Der Westhuizen [RSA]	6-4 6-3	Love, Reynolds	0	88.0%
2-Apr-1955	Cleveland Pro		Pauline Betz [USA]		Magda Rurac [ROU]	17-21 22-20 21-14		0	50.0%
2-Apr-1955	Monte Carlo	Clay	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	4/6	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	6-4 6-2	Vollmer, Zehden	0	36.0%
4-Apr-1955	Montego Bay		Barbara Breit [USA]		Betty Pratt [USA]	12-10 6-2	Hard, Davidson	1	80.0%
4-Apr-1955	Roehampton	Clay	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	1/2	Vera Thomas [GBR]	6-4 6-1	Middleton, Panton	0	100.0%
4-Apr-1955	San Francisco Bay Counties		Mary Ann Mitchell [USA]	3/3	Mimi Wheeler [USA]	6-8 6-4 6-3	Naud, Wilford	0	100.0%
7-Apr-1955	Pasadena		Mary Arnold [USA]		Barbara Green [USA]	0-6 6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
7-Apr-1955	Southport England	Clay	Rita Bentley [GBR]	1/3	Kay Stott [GBR]	6-2 6-0	Knight, Luxton	0	87.0%
7-Apr-1955	Toowoomba		Shirley Lee [GBR]		Betty Bradfield [AUS]	6-4 6-2		0	50.0%
8-Apr-1955	Birmingham Tally Ho	Clay	Rosemary Walsh [USA]	1/3	Hazel Cheadle [GBR]	10-8 5-7 6-3	Harris, Woodgate	0	87.0%
8-Apr-1955	Scarborough Hard	Clay	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	1/5	Barbara Knapp [GBR]	6-1 6-3	Lewis, Macfarlane	0	86.0%
10-Apr-1955	Nice Lawn Club	Clay	Anne Marie Seghers [FRA]	1/2	Joan Curry [GBR]	6-1 6-4	Lampe, Amouretti	0	75.0%
11-Apr-1955	Cumberland	Clay	Pearl Panton [GBR]	1/2	Jennifer Middleton [GBR]	5-7 6-2 6-0	Bramley, Hoahing	0	96.0%
14-Apr-1955	Launceston	Clay	Margaret Hellyer [AUS]	1/2	Pat Parmenter [AUS]	6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
14-Apr-1955	Naples		Nicla Migliori [ITA]	1/2	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	6-3 4-6 6-4	Bourbonnais, Zehden	0	37.0%
16-Apr-1955	Paris International	Clay	Ginette Bucaille [FRA]	2/2	Anne Marie Seghers [FRA]	6-2 6-3	Galtier, Schmitt	0	87.0%
18-Apr-1955	Cannes	Clay	Anneliese Schuh Rozauf [AUT]		C Triboullier [FRA]	5-7 8-6 10-8		0	50.0%
18-Apr-1955	Chingford	Clay	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	3/9	Elaine Watson [GBR]	6-1 6-0	Spiers, Middleton	1	92.0%
18-Apr-1955	Havana		Doris Hart [USA]	5/10	Shirley Fry [USA]	6-4 6-0	Ramirez, Clarke Stayer	2	75.0%
18-Apr-1955	Houston		Ethel Norton [USA]		Peggy Startzman [USA]	6-3 6-3	Gray, Montgomery	0	100.0%
18-Apr-1955	Ojai	Hard	Dodo Cheney [USA]		Barbara Breit [USA]	6-4 9-7	Arnold, Hard	0	100.0%
18-Apr-1955	Sutton	Clay	Angela Buxton [GBR]	3/6	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	6-3 4-6 6-4	Redick Smith, Kilian	0	75.0%
21-Apr-1955	Genoa		Totta Zehden [GER]	1/2	Nicla Migliori [ITA]	4-6 6-4 6-3		0	50.0%
25-Apr-1955	Bournemouth	Clay	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	4/9	Angela Buxton [GBR]	6-1 6-1	Ward Hales, Bloomer	1	86.0%
25-Apr-1955	Florence	Clay	Totta Zehden [GER]	2/2	Ginette Bucaille [FRA]	6-4 6-2	Staley Hoad, Pericoli	0	25.0%
25-Apr-1955	San Francisco NoCal Chps		June Fitzpatrick [IRL]		Helen Wong [USA]	8-6 6-2	Chase, Carter	0	93.0%
28-Apr-1955	Antibes		Mrs Regine Garcon [FRA]		Francesca Leland [USA]	6-3 6-0		0	50.0%
2-May-1955	Croydon	Clay	Angela Buxton [GBR]	4/6	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	6-4 6-4	Middleton, Seeney	0	95.0%
2-May-1955	Hurlingham	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	6/9	Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	6-1 7-5	Kilian, Forbes	0	78.0%
2-May-1955	Los Angeles SoCal Chps	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	4/7	Louise Brough [USA]	7-5 6-4	Green, Cheney	2	100.0%
2-May-1955	Rome	Clay	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	5/6	Erika Vollmer [GER]	6-4 6-3	Bucaille, Kormoczy	1	23.0%
9-May-1955	Guildford	Clay	Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	2/5	Dora Kilian [RSA]	6-2 4-6 6-4	Hird, Forbes	0	62.0%
9-May-1955	Paddington	Clay	Angela Buxton [GBR]	5/6	Jennifer Middleton [GBR]	6-1 6-2	Forbes, Dawson Scott	0	75.0%
10-May-1955	Barcelona	Clay	Erika Vollmer [GER]	1/5	Connie Clifton [USA]	6-2 4-6 6-1	Staley Hoad, Nicholls	0	50.0%
11-May-1955	Harrogate	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	7/9	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	3-6 7-5 6-2	Stott, Lewis	0	87.0%
16-May-1955	Herga	Clay	Jean Forbes [RSA]		Pat Hird [GBR]	6-1 6-1	Spiers, Forbes	0	50.0%
16-May-1955	San Francisco State		Mimi Wheeler [USA]	2/6	Mary Ann Mitchell [USA]	6-2 7-5	Fitzpatrick, Naud	0	94.0%
16-May-1955	Sutton Coldfield	Clay	Daphne Seeney [AUS]	1/2	Hazel Cheadle [GBR]	6-2 3-6 7-5	Felix, Wallis	0	50.0%
16-May-1955	Wiesbaden	Clay	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	5/7	Elaine Watson [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Redick Smith, Hard	2	38.0%
23-May-1955	Roland Garros	Clay	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	5/9	Dorothy Knode [USA]	2-6 7-5 10-8	Nicholls, Baker Fleitz	3	32.0%
23-May-1955	St. Annes-on-Sea		Rita Bentley [GBR]	2/3	Kay Stott [GBR]	3-6 6-1 6-4		0	100.0%
23-May-1955	Stuttgart	Clay	Inge Pohmann [GER]		Joan Curry [GBR]	2-6 6-4 6-3	Dittmeyer	0	66.0%
23-May-1955	Surbiton	Grass	Rosemary Walsh [USA]	2/3	Daphne Seeney [AUS]	6-4 7-5	Shilcock, Forbes	0	68.0%
23-May-1955	Vienna Intl	Clay	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	1/3	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	W/O		0	50.0%
24-May-1955	Paris AUS vs FRA	Clay	Round robin event					0	50.0%
26-May-1955	Berlin	Clay	Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]	2/3	Marica Crnadak [YUG]	6-3 6-4		0	50.0%
26-May-1955	Bochun	Clay	Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	2/4	Elaine Watson [GBR]	6-1 6-1		0	50.0%
26-May-1955	Sacramento		Mimi Wheeler [USA]	3/6	Anita Kanter [USA]	6-2 2-6 6-2		0	100.0%
27-May-1955	Birmingham Priory	Grass	Rosemary Walsh [USA]	3/3	Ann Jones [GBR]	6-3 6-3	Knapp, Cheadle	0	62.0%
28-May-1955	Dinas Powis	Grass	Beth Ruffin [AUS]		Valerie Forbes [RSA]	6-4 4-6 6-3	Bramley, Byrne	0	50.0%
30-May-1955	Barnes	Grass	Pearl Panton [GBR]	2/2	Peggy Dawson Scott [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Morgan, Pitt	0	87.0%
30-May-1955	Belfast	Grass	Daphne Seeney [AUS]	2/2	Joan Curry [GBR]	9-7 7-5	Clarke, Willis	0	50.0%
30-May-1955	Cheltenham	Grass	Sheila Macintosh [GBR]	1/2	Marion Craig Smith [GBR]	6-4 6-3	Anderson, Govett	0	100.0%
30-May-1955	Hanover	Clay	Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	3/4	Inge Pohmann [GER]	6-4 6-4		0	50.0%
30-May-1955	Hartford		Marjory Buck [AUS]	1/2	Ruth Jeffery [USA]	6-? 6-4		0	50.0%
30-May-1955	Manchester	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	6/10	Louise Brough [USA]	9-11 6-2 6-2	Hubbell, Shilcock	2	77.0%
30-May-1955	Mobile		Karol Fageros [USA]	4/4	Pat Stewart [USA]	6-8 6-3 6-0	Kemp, Baggette	0	100.0%
30-May-1955	San Antonio		Carol Cummings [USA]		Peggy Startzman [USA]	6-4 6-0	Gray, Montgomery	0	100.0%
2-Jun-1955	Glasgow	Grass	Heather Macfarlane [GBR]		Marion Walker [GBR]	6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
6-Jun-1955	Beckenham	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	1/4	Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]	6-2 6-4	Shilcock, Redick Smith	2	46.0%
6-Jun-1955	Bristol	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	7/10	Dorothy Knode [USA]	6-1 6-3	Clifton, Felix	1	35.0%
6-Jun-1955	Dublin East Ireland		Betty Lombard [IRL]	1/2	Mary Nichols [IRL]	2-6 7-5 6-4		0	100.0%
6-Jun-1955	Dublin Hard	Clay	Betty Lombard [IRL]	2/2	Angela Clarke [GBR]	6-1 6-1	Lilly, Flynn	0	75.0%
6-Jun-1955	Montgomery		Yola Ramirez [MEX]	1/4	Jean Clarke Stayer [USA]	7-9 6-3 6-3	Stewart, Fageros	0	87.0%
9-Jun-1955	Lebanon Natls		Vera Mattar [LBN]		Mrs N Farah	6-2 6-1		0	50.0%
9-Jun-1955	Melbourne Hard	Clay	Marie Toomey [AUS]		Pamela Southcombe [AUS]	8-6 6-4		0	100.0%
9-Jun-1955	Mill Valley		Mimi Wheeler [USA]	4/6	Mary Ann Mitchell [USA]	6-3 6-3	Arnold, Carter	0	100.0%
9-Jun-1955	Seattle		Janet Hopps [USA]		June Fitzpatrick [IRL]	8-6 6-4	Blackford, Yee	0	75.0%
9-Jun-1955	Toronto Leaside		Hilde Doleschell [TCH]		Louise Brown [CAN]	6-2 9-7		0	50.0%
9-Jun-1955	Vienna Closed	Clay	Elizabeth Broz [AUT]		Erika Hoesch [AUT]	6-3 6-2		0	100.0%
13-Jun-1955	Chestnut Hill	Grass	Marjory Buck [AUS]	2/2	Baba Lewis [USA]	6-2 7-5	Wilson, Gunderson	0	94.0%
13-Jun-1955	Malvern	Grass	Erika Vollmer [GER]	2/5	Inge Pohmann [GER]	6-3 6-2	Knapp, Kaufmann	0	50.0%
13-Jun-1955	Memphis		Yola Ramirez [MEX]	2/4	Karol Fageros [USA]	6-3 7-5	Brown, Stewart	0	87.0%
13-Jun-1955	Queen's Club	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	2/4	Jean Forbes [RSA]	6-3 6-1	Buxton, Knode	3	34.0%
16-Jun-1955	Los Angeles Jaycees		Sally Moore [USA]		Diane Wootton [USA]	6-3 6-4	Winkler, Raymond	0	100.0%
18-Jun-1955	Philadelphia Cockburn Trophy		Round robin event					0	100.0%
20-Jun-1955	Little Rock		Yola Ramirez [MEX]	3/4	Karol Fageros [USA]	3-6 6-4 6-0	Turber, Mills	0	87.0%
20-Jun-1955	Philadelphia District	Grass	Margaret Osborne Dupont [USA]		Bunny Vosters [USA]	6-2 4-6 6-4	Strobhar, Knowles	0	100.0%
20-Jun-1955	South Orange State		Carmen Lampe [USA]		June Kroeger [USA]	6-1 4-6 6-0	Piken, Corvino	0	100.0%
20-Jun-1955	Wimbledon	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	3/4	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	7-5 8-6	Hart, Hard	8	51.0%
27-Jun-1955	Bayside	Clay	Isabelle Troccole [USA]		Carmen Lampe [USA]	6-1 6-4	Breed, Liguori	0	100.0%
27-Jun-1955	Middle States	Clay	Alice Fehrenbach [USA]		Belmar Gunderson [USA]	6-4 6-2	Vosters, Mcintosh	0	100.0%
27-Jun-1955	Nuremberg	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	2/3	Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	4-6 6-1 6-2		1	50.0%
27-Jun-1955	Spokane		Joan Johnson [USA]		Geri Shepard [USA]	6-1 6-2		0	100.0%
27-Jun-1955	Wimbledon Plate	Grass	Fay Muller [AUS]	1/3	Lois Felix [USA]	6-4 6-4	Gullbrandsson Sanden, Pascoe	0	37.0%
30-Jun-1955	Lake Placid		Louise Brown [CAN]	1/2	Betty Coumbe [USA]	6-2 6-4		0	50.0%
3-Jul-1955	Bastad	Clay	Doris Hart [USA]	8/10	Ruth Kaufmann [SUI]	6-3 9-7	Arni, Gullbrandsson Sanden	1	37.0%
3-Jul-1955	Pelham Manor		Althea Gibson [USA]	1/6	June Kroeger [USA]	6-0 6-3	Breed, Troccole	0	90.0%
3-Jul-1955	Warsaw	Clay	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	1/2	Zuzana Rychkowna [POL]	6-4 6-4		0	100.0%
4-Jul-1955	Cincinnati	Clay	Mimi Wheeler [USA]	5/6	Barbara Breit [USA]	6-4 6-3	Fageros, Catton	0	93.0%
4-Jul-1955	Dublin	Grass	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	6/7	Darlene Hard [USA]	6-2 6-2	Lombard, Cornell	2	75.0%
4-Jul-1955	Edgbaston	Grass	Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	3/5	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	11-9 2-6 11-9	Nicholls, Carter Reitano	0	70.0%
4-Jul-1955	Harpenden	Grass	Angela Buxton [GBR]	6/6	Renee Schuurman [RSA]	6-0 6-0	Middleton, Lumb	1	75.0%
4-Jul-1955	Paris Natls Second Series	Clay	Jacqueline Rees Lewis [FRA]		S Rostaing [FRA]	6-4 6-4	Hollier Larousse, Soisbault	0	100.0%
6-Jul-1955	Durham		Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	2/5	Hazel Cheadle [GBR]	6-4 6-2		0	100.0%
6-Jul-1955	Nottingham	Grass	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	8/9	Toodles Watermeyer [RSA]	6-3 6-1		0	50.0%
10-Jul-1955	New York		Althea Gibson [USA]	2/6	Carmen Lampe [USA]	6-2 6-1	Cover Ramsey, Troccole	0	87.0%
11-Jul-1955	Atlanta	Clay	Dorothy Knode [USA]	3/3	Barbara Breit [USA]	6-4 6-3	Ramirez, Clarke Stayer	2	96.0%
11-Jul-1955	Dusseldorf		Doris Hart [USA]	9/10	Erika Vollmer [GER]	6-2 6-1	Vogler, Pohmann	1	75.0%
11-Jul-1955	Edinburgh	Grass	Elaine Watson [GBR]	1/2	Rosemary Walsh [USA]	3-6 6-2 6-0	Seacy, Mackay	0	85.0%
11-Jul-1955	Frinton-on-Sea	Grass	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	2/3	Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]	8-6 4-6 6-3	Muller, Shilcock	0	74.0%
11-Jul-1955	Gstaad	Clay	Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	4/5	Ruth Kaufmann [SUI]	1-6 6-1 6-4	De Riba, Nicholls	0	22.0%
11-Jul-1955	Hoylake	Grass	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	9/9	Rita Bentley [GBR]	6-3 6-0		0	100.0%
11-Jul-1955	La Jolla	Hard	Mary Ann Eilenberger [USA]		Marjorie Lauderbach [USA]	W/O	Muccia, Morris	0	100.0%
11-Jul-1955	Newport Wales	Grass	Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	2/3	Ann Jones [GBR]	1-6 6-1 6-2	Woodgate, Seeney	0	50.0%
11-Jul-1955	Philadelphia Middle States	Grass	Bunny Vosters [USA]		Belmar Gunderson [USA]	6-0 6-2	Clifton, Knowles	0	95.0%
14-Jul-1955	Le Touquet		Jacqueline Kermina [FRA]	1/2	Raymonde Gimault [FRA]	6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
14-Jul-1955	Paris Natls		Tournament not completed				Bucaille, Schmitt, Seghers, Galtier	0	91.0%
14-Jul-1955	Tunbridge Wells		Pat Hird [GBR]		Hazel Pascoe [RSA]	6-2 6-3		0	50.0%
18-Jul-1955	Durban		Lucille Van Der Westhuizen [RSA]		Gwendy Love [RSA]	6-3 6-3		0	100.0%
18-Jul-1955	Erlangen		Erika Vollmer [GER]	3/5	Heather Nicholls [RSA]	6-2 6-0		0	50.0%
18-Jul-1955	Haverford	Grass	Louise Brough [USA]	4/4	Althea Gibson [USA]	1-6 6-2 6-1	Breit, Hopps	1	93.0%
18-Jul-1955	Soviet Championships		Larisa Gorinova [URS]		Valeria Kuzmenko [URS]	7-5 6-2		0	100.0%
19-Jul-1955	Brussels		Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	1/3	Myriam De Borman [BEL]	6-2 6-3	Coessens, Bedoret	0	100.0%
21-Jul-1955	Wengen		Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	5/5	Josefa De Riba [ESP]	6-3 6-4	Pusterla, Myllus	1	25.0%
23-Jul-1955	Bratislava	Clay	Vera Sukova [TCH]	1/4	Jirina Elgrova [POL]	6-4 6-1		0	50.0%
24-Jul-1955	Lancaster		Althea Gibson [USA]	3/6	Alice Fehrenbach [USA]	6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
25-Jul-1955	Bedford	Grass	Sheila Armstrong [GBR]	1/2	Rita Bentley [GBR]	6-1 6-4	Cheadle, Knight	0	100.0%
25-Jul-1955	Newcastle		Jennifer Middleton [GBR]		Daphne Seeney [AUS]	6-4 7-5	Seacy, Anderson	0	75.0%
25-Jul-1955	Worthing	Clay	Ann Jones [GBR]	1/3	S C Collett [GBR]	6-3 3-6 6-4	Rook, Wheeler	0	100.0%
28-Jul-1955	Deauville		Susan Partridge [GBR]	2/5	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	6-4 6-3		0	100.0%
30-Jul-1955	Hamburg	Clay	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	3/3	Erika Vollmer [GER]	6-4 6-4	Nicholls, Lazzarino	0	53.0%
1-Aug-1955	Bournemouth 2		Anita Lizana [CHI]		Viola White [GBR]	6-0 5-7 6-0		0	50.0%
1-Aug-1955	Framlingham	Grass	Valerie Pitt [GBR]		Christine Truman [GBR]	6-1 0-6 6-2		0	100.0%
1-Aug-1955	Ilkley	Grass	Sheila Macintosh [GBR]	2/2	Anthea Gibb [GBR]	3-6 7-5 6-1		0	100.0%
1-Aug-1955	South Orange	Grass	Barbara Scofield [USA]		Barbara Breit [USA]	6-4 1-6 6-1	Hard, Gibson	1	90.0%
3-Aug-1955	Brumana		Maud Galtier [FRA]	1/3	Daphne Seeney [AUS]	6-3 7-5	Mcguire, Teran De Weiss	0	25.0%
3-Aug-1955	Hull	Grass	Valerie Lewis [GBR]		Anthea Gibb [GBR]	6-4 6-1		0	100.0%
3-Aug-1955	La Baule		Susan Partridge [GBR]	3/5	Herlicq [FRA]	6-1 6-0		0	50.0%
3-Aug-1955	Warsaw Intl	Clay	Vera Sukova [TCH]	2/4	Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]	6-1 6-1		0	50.0%
6-Aug-1955	D'Evian		Josefa De Riba [ESP]		Myrtil Brunnarius [FRA]	4-6 6-0 6-3		0	50.0%
7-Aug-1955	Copenhagen	Clay	Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]	1/2	Vera Nielsen [DEN]	9-7 6-1		0	100.0%
8-Aug-1955	Cranleigh	Grass	Jill Rook [GBR]		Margot Parker [GBR]	6-3 11-9		0	100.0%
8-Aug-1955	Cromer		Ann Jones [GBR]	2/3	Honor Durose [GBR]	6-0 6-1	Knapp, Fisher	0	100.0%
10-Aug-1955	Viareggio	Clay	Nicla Migliori [ITA]	2/2	Annalisa Bossi [ITA]	9-7 6-2		0	100.0%
11-Aug-1955	Felixstowe		Bea Walter [GBR]		Anthea Gibb [GBR]	6-4 6-2		0	100.0%
11-Aug-1955	Knokke		Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	2/3	Susan Partridge [GBR]	6-4 6-3		0	50.0%
11-Aug-1955	Munich		Anne Marie Seghers [FRA]	2/2	Margot Dittmeyer [GER]	6-2 7-5	Davar, Hoahing	0	25.0%
11-Aug-1955	Stockholm		Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]	3/3	Solveig Gustafsson [SWE]	8-10 6-4 6-3	Almgren, Hals	0	100.0%
13-Aug-1955	Quebec		Hana Sladek [CAN]		Connie Bowan [USA]	8-6 6-0	Harit, Freedhoff	0	75.0%
13-Aug-1955	Wightman Cup		Round robin event					5	50.0%
14-Aug-1955	Scheveningen	Clay	Nel Hermsen [NED]		Fanny Ten Bosch [NED]	4-6 9-7 6-4		0	100.0%
15-Aug-1955	Braunschweig	Clay	Erika Vollmer [GER]	4/5	Inge Pohmann [GER]	6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
15-Aug-1955	Budapest	Clay	Gyulane Erdodi [HUN]		Maria Javori [HUN]	7-5 2-6 6-2		0	100.0%
15-Aug-1955	Hunstanton		Ann Jones [GBR]	3/3	Mary Harris [GBR]	6-2 6-1		0	100.0%
15-Aug-1955	Pittsburgh		June Stack [USA]		Mary Arnold [USA]	5-7 6-2 6-4	Weiss, Zacny	0	100.0%
15-Aug-1955	Scarborough		Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]	1/3	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	6-3 4-6 6-3	Woodgate, Muller	1	84.0%
15-Aug-1955	Toronto		Louise Brown [CAN]	2/2	Sara Mae Turber [USA]	6-4 6-4		0	50.0%
15-Aug-1955	Wilberforce ATA Chps		Althea Gibson [USA]	4/6	Nana Vaughan [USA]	6-3 6-0	Richardson, Fine	0	100.0%
18-Aug-1955	Czechoslovakia Intl Chps	Clay	Vera Sukova [TCH]	3/4	Zsuzsa Kormoczy [HUN]	6-1 6-1		0	50.0%
18-Aug-1955	Scottish Hard	Clay	Rita Bentley [GBR]	3/3	Anita Lizana [CHI]	3-6 7-5 6-3		0	50.0%
21-Aug-1955	Istanbul	Clay	Maud Galtier [FRA]	2/3	Daphne Seeney [AUS]	4-6 6-3 6-1		0	50.0%
22-Aug-1955	Budleigh Salterton		Anne Shilcock [GBR]	1/3	Jennifer Middleton [GBR]	7-5 6-3	Knapp, Pitt	0	100.0%
22-Aug-1955	Manchester-on-Sea	Grass	Shirley Fry [USA]	3/3	Doris Hart [USA]	7-5 3-6 6-2	Mortimer, Brough	6	78.0%
22-Aug-1955	Monte Carlo Country Club		Lea Pericoli [ITA]		Angele Salvet [FRA]	7-5 7-5		0	50.0%
22-Aug-1955	St. Moritz		Francoise Nay [FRA]	2/2	Arlette Halff [FRA]	6-3 2-4 RET		0	100.0%
25-Aug-1955	Carinthia		Erika Vollmer [GER]	5/5	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	3-6 7-5 6-1		0	50.0%
25-Aug-1955	La Baule Coupe D'Or		Susan Partridge [GBR]	4/5	Herlicq [FRA]	6-1 6-0		0	50.0%
25-Aug-1955	Lake Rosseau		Benita Senn [CAN]		Mary Lou Beyer [USA]	6-0 6-4		0	50.0%
29-Aug-1955	Athens		Maud Galtier [FRA]	3/3	Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	6-2 6-4		0	50.0%
29-Aug-1955	Buenos Aires River Plate		Edda Buding [GER]		Nora Somoza [ARG]	6-2 6-2	Hanson, De Capurro	0	50.0%
29-Aug-1955	Lee-on-Solent		Sheila Armstrong [GBR]	2/2	Mary Harris [GBR]	8-10 6-2 6-1	Curry, Jones	0	87.0%
29-Aug-1955	Roehampton 2	Clay	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	3/5	Elaine Watson [GBR]	6-2 6-2	Spiers, Middleton	0	100.0%
30-Aug-1955	Easthampton	Grass	Darlene Hard [USA]	3/3	Barbara Breit [USA]	9-7 6-3	Bloomer, Buxton	2	78.0%
1-Sep-1955	Sydney Metro	Clay	Beth Jones [AUS]		Margaret Hellyer [AUS]	4-6 7-5 6-3		0	100.0%
2-Sep-1955	US National Championships	Grass	Doris Hart [USA]	10/10	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	6-4 6-2	Knode, Breit	7	82.0%
5-Sep-1955	Eastbourne	Grass	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	2/3	Jennifer Middleton [GBR]	6-4 6-2	Collett, Bentley	0	100.0%
8-Sep-1955	Linz		Gem Hoahing [GBR]	2/2	Rita Davar [IND]	6-2 6-0		0	50.0%
8-Sep-1955	Varese	Clay	Round robin event				Mottram (F), Pericoli	0	50.0%
11-Sep-1955	Denver		Angela Mortimer [GBR]	6/9	Yola Ramirez [MEX]	6-4 6-4	Fageros, Bloomer	1	62.0%
12-Sep-1955	Carigside	Carpet	Elaine Watson [GBR]	2/2	Marion Craig Smith [GBR]	7-5 7-5	Middleton, Edwards	0	87.0%
15-Sep-1955	Vienna		Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	3/3	Gem Hoahing [GBR]	2-6 6-2 7-5		0	50.0%
19-Sep-1955	Henley		Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	4/5	Billie Woodgate [GBR]	6-2 6-4		0	100.0%
19-Sep-1955	Los Angeles Pac Southwest	Hard	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	7/7	Barbara Breit [USA]	6-1 6-4	Hard, Mortimer	4	88.0%
19-Sep-1955	Paris Coupe Poree		Jacqueline Kermina [FRA]	2/2	Maud Galtier [FRA]	6-1 4-6 7-5	Bucaille, De Chambure	0	100.0%
21-Sep-1955	Zagreb		Jadwiga Jedrzejowska [POL]	2/2	Marica Crnadak [YUG]	6-4 6-4		0	50.0%
26-Sep-1955	Berkeley	Hard	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	7/9	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	4-6 6-3 6-4	Wheeler, Mitchell	1	84.0%
28-Sep-1955	Copenhagen DEN vs ENG		Round robin event					0	50.0%
29-Sep-1955	Gstaad Closed	Clay	Ruth Kaufmann [SUI]		Vreni Reutercrona [SUI]	6-1 6-3		0	100.0%
29-Sep-1955	Johannesburg Transvaal Chps	Hard	Gwendy Love [RSA]		Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	4-6 7-5 6-3		0	100.0%
3-Oct-1955	London	Carpet	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	3/3	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	6-2 6-4	Woodgate, Woodgate	0	100.0%
3-Oct-1955	Rome Natls		Tournament not completed					0	100.0%
4-Oct-1955	Mexico City	Clay	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	8/9	Mary Ann Mitchell [USA]	6-3 6-3	Reyes, Gibson	2	50.0%
10-Oct-1955	Cromer Indoors	Carpet	Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	5/5	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	6-4 3-6 6-2	Gilbert, Bramley	0	100.0%
10-Oct-1955	Rio De Janeiro		Ingrid Metzner [BRA]	1/3	Cecy Carvalho [BRA]	4-6 6-2 6-4	Bueno, Paz	0	100.0%
10-Oct-1955	Strathfield	Grass	Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]	2/3	Margaret Hellyer [AUS]	6-1 6-1		0	100.0%
17-Oct-1955	Bloemfontein	Hard	Dora Kilian [RSA]	3/3	Sandra Reynolds [RSA]	6-1 3-6 6-1		0	100.0%
17-Oct-1955	Nambour	Clay	Fay Muller [AUS]	2/3	Shirley Lee [GBR]	6-2 6-0		0	50.0%
20-Oct-1955	Tel Aviv		Barbara Singer [ISR]		Edith Cohen Mintz [ISR]	6-4 6-?		0	100.0%
27-Oct-1955	Czechoslovakia Chps		Vera Sukova [TCH]	4/4	Jirina Elgrova [POL]	6-4 6-1		0	50.0%
27-Oct-1955	Messina		Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	4/4	Lea Pericoli [ITA]	6-2 6-4	Vignali, Migliori	0	100.0%
31-Oct-1955	Stockholm Queen's	Carpet	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	6/6	Anne Shilcock [GBR]	6-2 3-6 7-5	Ward Hales, Shilcock	0	50.0%
31-Oct-1955	Torquay	Carpet	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	9/9	Angela Buxton [GBR]	6-2 6-2	Middleton, Woodgate	1	96.0%
4-Nov-1955	Santiago		Graciela Lombardi [ARG]		Ingrid Metzner [BRA]	6-3 6-4	Ibarra, Morales	0	50.0%
10-Nov-1955	Paris Coupe Canet	Carpet	Susan Partridge [GBR]	5/5	Ginette Bucaille [FRA]	6-0 6-2	Galtier, Ward Hales	0	85.0%
12-Nov-1955	Sydney	Grass	Mary Hawton [AUS]	1/2	Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]	9-7 9-7	Toomey, Penrose	1	86.0%
17-Nov-1955	Grenoble	Carpet	Josette Billaz [FRA]		S Rostaing [FRA]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
21-Nov-1955	Brisbane	Grass	Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]	3/3	Daphne Seeney [AUS]	6-2 3-6 6-1	Muller, Penrose	0	86.0%
21-Nov-1955	Buenos Aires		Ingrid Metzner [BRA]	2/3	June Hanson [USA]	6-1 6-4	Reyes, Ramirez	0	25.0%
21-Nov-1955	Orlando State		Laura Lou Jahn [USA]		Pat Shaffer [USA]	6-4 6-3	Mclelland, Stock	0	100.0%
28-Nov-1955	Copenhagen HIK 2	Carpet	Lisa Gram Andersen [DEN]	2/2	Bibbi Gullbrandsson Sanden [SWE]	6-4 1-6 6-3	Gustafsson, Vagn Nielsen	0	33.0%
28-Nov-1955	Montevideo		Ingrid Metzner [BRA]	3/3	Maria Ayala [PUR]	6-0 6-4	Morales, Puente	0	40.0%
1-Dec-1955	Saint-Quentin		Christiane Mercelis [BEL]	3/3	Susan Partridge [GBR]	6-1 5-7 6-3	Soisbault, De La Courtie	0	50.0%
5-Dec-1955	Melbourne	Grass	Mary Hawton [AUS]	2/2	Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]	6-2 6-2	Muller, Penrose	0	90.0%
8-Dec-1955	La Jolla Natls	Hard	Mimi Wheeler [USA]	6/6	Patricia Canning Todd [USA]	6-0 6-0	Chaffee, Hard	1	100.0%
8-Dec-1955	Melbourne Juniors	Grass	Margaret Hellyer [AUS]	2/2	Lorraine Coghlan [AUS]	6-2 5-7 6-3	Jones, Parmentier	0	75.0%
15-Dec-1955	New Delhi 2		Althea Gibson [USA]	5/6	Sachiko Kamo [JPN]	6-2 6-2	Buxton, Ward Hales	0	25.0%
15-Dec-1955	Sao Paulo	Clay	Yola Ramirez [MEX]	4/4	Rosie Reyes [FRA]	6-4 6-4	Bueno, Metzner	0	62.0%
26-Dec-1955	Valencia	Clay	Ilse Buding [GER]		Mary Teran De Weiss [ARG]	6-3 3-6 6-2	Seghers, Buding	0	50.0%
27-Dec-1955	Adelaide 1	Grass	Fay Muller [AUS]	3/3	Marie Toomey [AUS]	6-2 8-6	Nichols, Seeney	0	87.0%
27-Dec-1955	Calcutta		Althea Gibson [USA]	6/6	Sachiko Kamo [JPN]	6-3 9-11 6-2	Buxton, Zehden	0	33.0%
29-Dec-1955	Menton	Clay	Roberta Beltrame [ITA]		Bouzin [FRA]	6-4 6-1		0	50.0%

 

1955 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]	30	10	44-4	2212.3			1	2100.8	1	2095.3
2	Louise Brough [USA]	32	4	40-5	2069.6	2	1857.1			2	1985.6
3	Angela Mortimer [GBR]	23	9	43-5	2040.3	3	1783.4	2	1957.2	5	1837.3	1	1899.9
4	Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	25	7	39-3	2010.6	1	1898.1	6	1839.6	4	1843.6
5	Shirley Fry [USA]	28	3	21-4	1995.4			3	1943.7	3	1901.8
6	Dorothy Knode [USA]	30	3	44-12	1934.6			4	1891.3	8	1773.0	2	1698.6
7	Barbara Breit [USA]	18	1	40-14	1906.5	4	1727.4	13	1718.6	7	1786.5
8	Althea Gibson [USA]	28	6	33-4	1875.9			12	1733.6	10	1749.4
9	Darlene Hard [USA]	19	3	49-18	1864.5	5	1668.4	21	1619.7	6	1802.5
10	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	21	9	60-17	1862.1	9	1647.7	5	1851.8	9	1768.2	6	1654.0
11	Erika Vollmer [GER]	30	5	29-12	1829.6			9	1763.1	17	1657.0	14	1464.9
12	Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	29	5	34-9	1818.2	6	1665.9	8	1773.8	12	1729.5
13	Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	26	6	49-16	1816.0			7	1774.3	11	1731.3	4	1672.3
14	Angela Buxton [GBR]	21	6	53-17	1801.8	11	1585.7	10	1752.1	14	1709.4	3	1686.7
15	Mimi Wheeler [USA]	16	6	30-7	1781.2	8	1659.5	19	1625.8	32	1527.2
16	Dodo Cheney [USA]	39	1	16-7	1779.7	7	1663.4			19	1654.5
17	Beryl Penrose [AUS]	25	3	38-12	1773.1			11	1738.6	15	1708.8
18	Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]	21	3	35-13	1771.7			25	1575.0	13	1710.9
19	Silvana Lazzarino [ITA]	22	4	16-7	1766.8			14	1695.0
20	Jean Forbes [RSA]	16	1	20-8	1732.9			17	1648.9	18	1655.2

 

1955 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
Maureen Connolly [USA]	7-Jun-1954	23-May-1955	51	Doris Hart
Doris Hart [USA]	6-Jun-1955	2-Apr-1956	44		Angela Mortimer

 

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%
Beverly Baker Fleitz [USA]	10	42	39-3	92.9%	8	7-1	87.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	20	20-0	100.0%	8	7-1	87.0%	15	13-2	86.0%	0	0-0	-
Doris Hart [USA]	14	48	44-4	91.7%	12	10-2	83.0%	9	6-3	66.0%	0	0-0	-	16	15-1	93.0%	27	25-2	92.0%	0	0-0	-
Angela Mortimer [GBR]	15	48	43-5	89.6%	10	9-1	90.0%	9	6-3	66.0%	8	7-1	87.0%	19	19-0	100.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	8	8-0	100.0%
Althea Gibson [USA]	11	37	33-4	89.2%	7	6-1	85.0%	4	3-1	75.0%	0	0-0	-	3	2-1	66.0%	13	10-3	76.0%	0	0-0	-
Louise Brough [USA]	10	45	40-5	88.9%	7	4-3	57.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	10	8-2	80.0%	0	0-0	-	33	30-3	90.0%	0	0-0	-
Mimi Wheeler [USA]	13	37	30-7	81.1%	7	6-1	85.0%	6	2-4	33.0%	8	7-1	87.0%	7	6-1	85.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Hazel Redick Smith [RSA]	14	43	34-9	79.1%	7	5-2	71.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	5	4-1	80.0%	24	19-5	79.0%	12	9-3	75.0%	0	0-0	-
Dorothy Knode [USA]	16	56	44-12	78.6%	9	3-6	33.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	0	0-0	-	15	13-2	86.0%	29	21-8	72.0%	3	3-0	100.0%
Shirley Bloomer [GBR]	26	77	60-17	77.9%	14	9-5	64.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	8	6-2	75.0%	49	43-6	87.0%	13	9-4	69.0%	5	3-2	60.0%
Beryl Penrose [AUS]	16	50	38-12	76.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	14	8-6	57.0%	0	0-0	-	15	12-3	80.0%	32	25-7	78.0%	0	0-0	-
Angela Buxton [GBR]	23	70	53-17	75.7%	8	6-2	75.0%	8	5-3	62.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	29	23-6	79.0%	19	14-5	73.0%	8	7-1	87.0%
Georgie Woodgate [GBR]	14	37	28-9	75.7%	6	5-1	83.0%	6	4-2	66.0%	0	0-0	-	16	14-2	87.0%	4	1-3	25.0%	11	8-3	72.0%
Patricia Ward Hales [GBR]	22	65	49-16	75.4%	12	6-6	50.0%	13	9-4	69.0%	0	0-0	-	36	28-8	77.0%	9	6-3	66.0%	16	12-4	75.0%
Barbara Breit [USA]	15	54	40-14	74.1%	8	1-7	12.0%	9	5-4	55.0%	16	11-5	68.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	20	16-4	80.0%	0	0-0	-
Darlene Hard [USA]	21	67	49-18	73.1%	5	3-2	60.0%	19	15-4	78.0%	13	9-4	69.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	31	23-8	74.0%	0	0-0	-
Mary Carter Reitano [AUS]	17	48	35-13	72.9%	8	3-5	37.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	0	0-0	-	8	4-4	50.0%	37	28-9	75.0%	0	0-0	-
Anne Shilcock [GBR]	22	62	44-18	71.0%	9	3-6	33.0%	18	9-9	50.0%	0	0-0	-	9	5-4	55.0%	23	18-5	78.0%	23	16-7	69.0%
Erika Vollmer [GER]	17	41	29-12	70.7%	8	5-3	62.0%	12	7-5	58.0%	0	0-0	-	32	24-8	75.0%	3	2-1	66.0%	2	0-2	0.0%
Yola Ramirez [MEX]	17	44	31-13	70.5%	6	4-2	66.0%	6	3-3	50.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	11	8-3	72.0%	12	7-5	58.0%	0	0-0	-
Jennifer Middleton [GBR]	16	45	30-15	66.7%	5	1-4	20.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	0	0-0	-	23	15-8	65.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	5	3-2	60.0%
Ginette Bucaille [FRA]	12	32	21-11	65.6%	4	2-2	50.0%	8	4-4	50.0%	0	0-0	-	16	11-5	68.0%	2	1-1	50.0%	8	6-2	75.0%
Fay Muller [AUS]	19	46	30-16	65.2%	4	3-1	75.0%	16	6-10	37.0%	0	0-0	-	13	8-5	61.0%	30	20-10	66.0%	0	0-0	-
Elaine Watson [GBR]	20	47	30-17	63.8%	8	2-6	25.0%	12	7-5	58.0%	0	0-0	-	29	17-12	58.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	6	5-1	83.0%
Lorna Cornell [GBR]	15	33	21-12	63.6%	2	2-0	100.0%	10	9-1	90.0%	0	0-0	-	19	12-7	63.0%	9	5-4	55.0%	2	1-1	50.0%
Maud Galtier [FRA]	14	31	19-12	61.3%	5	3-2	60.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	0	0-0	-	9	4-5	44.0%	0	0-0	-	9	5-4	55.0%
Karol Fageros [USA]	29	64	39-25	60.9%	7	4-3	57.0%	12	3-9	25.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	28	20-8	71.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Daphne Seeney [AUS]	18	40	24-16	60.0%	7	2-5	28.0%	10	5-5	50.0%	0	0-0	-	10	7-3	70.0%	25	14-11	56.0%	0	0-0	-
Lois Felix [USA]	16	40	24-16	60.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	0	0-0	-	5	3-2	60.0%	29	18-11	62.0%	0	0-0	-
Totta Zehden [GER]	15	30	18-12	60.0%	2	2-0	100.0%	14	7-7	50.0%	0	0-0	-	25	16-9	64.0%	0	0-0	-	0	0-0	-
Pat Hird [GBR]	18	39	22-17	56.4%	2	1-1	50.0%	11	5-6	45.0%	0	0-0	-	14	8-6	57.0%	16	9-7	56.0%	5	3-2	60.0%

 

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Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
6	Shirley Bloomer	Patricia Ward Hales	4	2	66.7%	6
5	Doris Hart	Shirley Fry	3	2	60.0%	5
5	Dorothy Knode	Doris Hart	0	5	0.0%	3
5	Fay Muller	Mary Carter Reitano	0	5	0.0%	0
4	Patricia Ward Hales	Anne Shilcock	3	1	75.0%	2
4	Mary Carter Reitano	Beryl Penrose	2	2	50.0%	2
4	Patricia Ward Hales	Inge Vogler	4	0	100.0%	0
4	Yola Ramirez	Karol Fageros	3	1	75.0%	2
4	Pat Stewart	Sara Mae Turber	4	0	100.0%	0
3	Louise Brough	Beverly Baker Fleitz	1	2	33.3%	3
3	Dorothy Knode	Angela Buxton	2	1	66.7%	0
3	Beverly Baker Fleitz	Barbara Breit	2	1	66.7%	2
3	Patricia Ward Hales	Erika Vollmer	3	0	100.0%	1
3	Susan Partridge	Patricia Ward Hales	2	1	66.7%	1
3	Pauline Edwards	Marion Craig Smith	1	2	33.3%	0
3	Mary Hawton	Beryl Penrose	2	1	66.7%	0
3	Darlene Hard	Barbara Breit	1	2	33.3%	1
3	Dorothy Knode	Darlene Hard	1	2	33.3%	2
3	Jean Forbes	Pat Hird	3	0	100.0%	1
3	Lois Felix	Daphne Seeney	2	1	66.7%	0

 

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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
South Africa	144	93	51	64.6%	11	4	7	36.4%	29	8	6	13	22
Australia	212	128	84	60.4%	15	8	7	53.3%	102	16	13	18	55
Brazil	20	12	8	60.0%	3	2	1	66.7%	4	1	1	2	6
United States	336	195	141	58.0%	31	14	17	45.2%	721	59	32	61	385
Mexico	54	31	23	57.4%	6	4	2	66.7%	0	0	1	1	10
Spain	21	11	10	52.4%	2	1	1	50.0%	0	0	1	1	3
United Kingdom	524	256	268	48.9%	44	21	23	47.7%	461	48	23	41	275
Germany	126	61	65	48.4%	13	8	5	61.5%	7	2	5	6	27
Argentina	26	12	14	46.2%	6	4	2	66.7%	0	0	2	3	7
Italy	72	33	39	45.8%	10	6	4	60.0%	17	2	4	6	14
Sweden	27	12	15	44.4%	3	2	1	66.7%	3	1	1	2	10
Belgium	32	13	19	40.6%	5	2	3	40.0%	7	1	1	2	11
Ireland	31	12	19	38.7%	3	2	1	66.7%	14	1	2	3	26
Netherlands	16	6	10	37.5%	0	0	0	-	1	1	1	2	5
France	175	65	110	37.1%	20	9	11	45.0%	68	7	10	19	54

 

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