1954 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1954 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Maureen Connolly
Runner-up	Louise Brough
Score	6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8
Events

Maureen Connolly successfully defended her title, defeating Louise Brough in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1954 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Seeds

1.

Maureen Connolly (champion)

2.

Doris Hart (semifinals)

3.

Shirley Fry (quarterfinals)

4.

Louise Brough (final)

5.

Margaret duPont (quarterfinals)

6.

Angela Mortimer (quarterfinals)

7.

Helen Fletcher (quarterfinals)

8.

Betty Pratt (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

2	Doris Hart	6	6

7	Helen Fletcher	1	3
					2	Doris Hart	6	3	3

					4	Louise Brough	2	6	6
4	Louise Brough	6	6

6	Angela Mortimer	1	3
										4	Louise Brough	2	5

										1	Maureen Connolly	6	7
8	Betty Pratt	6	9	6

3	Shirley Fry	4	11	3
					8	Betty Pratt	1	1

					1	Maureen Connolly	6	6
5	Margaret duPont	1	1

1	Maureen Connolly	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	2	Doris Hart	6	6
		Georgie Woodgate	1	1
						2	D Hart	6	6
							J Burke	1	2
		Judy Burke	5	6	6
		Elaine Watson	7	4	1
										2	D Hart	6	6
											N Migliori	1	1
		Helga Strecker	3	5
		Sachiko Kamo	6	7
							S Kamo	3	9
							N Migliori	6	11
		Nicla Migliori	6	6
		Babs Praczukowski	4	0

Section 2

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	7	Helen Fletcher	6	5	6
		Hanna Sladek	3	7	3
						7	H Fletcher	6	6
							R Kaufmann	3	1
	Q	Marion Boundy	0	0
		Ruth Kaufmann	6	6
										7	H Fletcher	6	6
											P Dawson-Scott	0	1
	Q	Mollie Govett	2	4
		Peggy Dawson-Scott	6	6
							P Dawson-Scott	9	8
							B Knapp	7	6
		Barbara Knapp	6	6
		Billie Woodgate	1	2

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

4	Louise Brough	6	6
	Pat Gotla	1	1		4	L Brough	6	6
	Sue Waters	1	7			E Vollmer	3	3
	Erika Vollmer	6	9							4	L Brough	6	6
	Vera Thomas	6	6								V Thomas	2	2
	Suzanne Schmitt	3	1			V Thomas	6	7
	Nell Hopman	6	2	3		J Fitzpatrick	0	5
	June Fitzpatrick	3	6	6										4	L Brough	6	6
	Mary Morris	2	2												B Bradley	1	1
	Pat Harrison	6	6			P Harrison	7	5	6
	Rosemary Walsh	2	2			B Kimbrell	5	7	4
	Barbara Kimbrell	6	6								P Harrison	3	6
	Barbara Bradley	9	6								B Bradley	6	8
	Jean Petchell	7	1			B Bradley	9	2
	Fenny ten Bosch	6	6			F ten Bosch	7	0^r
	Hazel Cheadle	4	1

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

6	Angela Mortimer	6	6
	Molly Stone	0	1		6	A Mortimer	6	6
	Norma Kemsey-Bourne	6	6			N Kemsey-Bourne	0	2
	Sidney Brock	2	4							6	A Mortimer	6	6
	Gladys Heldman	0	0								G Bucaille	0	2
	Heather Robson	6	6			H Robson	3	1
	Ginette Bucaille	6	6			G Bucaille	6	6
	Valerie Pitt	3	3											6	A Mortimer	5	6	6
	Leonie Brighton	6	6												I Ramírez	7	4	2
LL	Zena Lusty	1	0			L Brighton	6	3	3
Q	Margarita Bonström	1	8	4	Q	M Bonström	3	6	6
	Noelle Knight	6	6	5r						Q	M Bonström	4	2
	Melita Ramírez	6	6								I Ramírez	6	6
Q	Betty Ruffin	2	0			I Ramírez	6	7
	Poucette Coessens	2	3			E Lehmann	0	5
	Elena Lehmann	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

Q	Kathleen Stott	7	1
	Kay Hubbell	9	6			K Hubbell	2	4
LL	Audrey Bilse	5	3			A Shilcock	6	6
	Anne Shilcock	7	6							A Shilcock	3	3
	Margot Parker	3	2							J Curry	6	6
	Rosemary Bulleid	6	6			R Bulleid	3	2
	Evelyn Attwood	3	2			J Curry	6	6
	Joan Curry	6	6											J Curry	3	6	3
Q	Joan Quelch	1	3										8	E Pratt	6	3	6
	Baba Lewis	6	6			B Lewis	6	8
Q	Jean Knight	5	6	6	Q	J Knight	0	6
Q	Denise Collier	7	4	3						B Lewis	1	7
	Nelly Adamson	6	6						8	E Pratt	6	9
Q	Chloe Rhodes	1	1			N Adamson	1^r
	María Josefa de Riba	1	2		8	E Pratt	2
8	Betty Pratt	6	6

Section 6

First round				Second round				Third round				Fourth round

	Evelyn Moeller	1	1
	Pat Ward	6	6		P Ward	6	6
	Pat Hird	6	6		P Hird	3	1
	Lorna Cawthorn	4	1						P Ward	6	6
	Margot Dittmeyer	7	0						C Hoahing	0	1
	Mary Harris	9	6		M Harris	1	2
	Gem Hoahing	6	6		C Hoahing	6	6
	Silvana Lazzarino	1	1										P Ward	3	1
	Joopy Roos-Van der Wal	6	6									3	S Fry	6	6
	Thelma Lister	3	3		J Roos-Van der Wal	4	1
	Bobbie Wilson	4	0		D Levine	6	6
	Dorothy Levine	6	6						D Levine	4	4
	Ingeborg Vogler	4	1					3	S Fry	6	6
	Jacqueline Kermina	6	6		J Kermina	2	1
	Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet	4	4	3	S Fry	6	6
3	Shirley Fry	6	6

Section 7

First round	Second round				Third round				Fourth round

		Christiane Mercelis	6	6
	Q	Rita Davar	1	0
						C Mercelis	6	6
						J Morgan	3	1
		Janet Morgan	6	7
		Elizabeth Broz	4	5
										C Mercelis	1	6
									5	M duPont	6	8
		Betsy Abbas	6	6
		Nancy Liebert	4	3
						B Abbas	0	4
					5	M duPont	6	6
		Viola White	1	0
	5	Margaret duPont	6	6

Section 8

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

		Angela Buxton	6	6
		Valerie Lewis	1	1
							A Buxton	6	3	6
							H Brewer	1	6	3
		Jennifer Middleton	4	6	5
		Heather Brewer	6	3	7
												A Buxton	0	0
											1	M Connolly	6	6
		Lorna Byrne	0	3
		Edda Buding	6	6
							E Buding	2	3
						1	M Connolly	6	6
		Joan Scott	0	3
	1	Maureen Connolly	6	6

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1954 French Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1954 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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