1948 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1948 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Louise Brough
Runner-up	Doris Hart
Final score	6–3, 8–6
Details
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed
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Louise Brough defeated Doris Hart in the final, 6–3, 8–6 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Margaret duPont was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Doris Hart.

Seeds[]

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

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret duPont	7	6
	5	Jean Bostock	5	3
								1	Margaret duPont	4	6	3
								4	Doris Hart	6	2	6
	4	Doris Hart	6	6
	7	Nelly Landry	0	2
															4	Doris Hart	3	6
															2	Louise Brough	6	8
		Jean Quertier	2	4
	3	Pat Todd	6	6
								3	Pat Todd	3	5
								2	Louise Brough	6	7
	8	Shirley Fry	1r
	2	Louise Brough	3

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	Margaret duPont	6	6
									Valerie Cooper	3	0
															1	M duPont	6	6
																G Blaisse-Terwindt	2	2
									Truid Blaisse-Terwindt	7	6
								Q	Barbara Behr	5	4
																						1	M duPont	6	6
																							P Dawson-Scott	2	2
									Roguie Bain	7	3
									Katherine Keith-Steele	9	6
																K Keith-Steele	2	4
																P Dawson-Scott	6	6
									Penny Durlac	5	2
									Peggy Dawson-Scott	7	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	Jean Bostock	6	6
									Hilde Doleschell	1	4
															5	J Bostock	6	6
																C Hoahing	1	2
									Gem Hoahing	6	6
								Q	Enid Kerr	3	1
																						5	J Bostock	6	2	7
																								2	6	5
										2	6	6
										6	2	3
																	2	6	7
																C Boegner	6	4	5
									Pat Cowney	1	6
									Colette Boegner	6	8

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	Doris Hart	4	6	6
		Joy Gannon	6	0	1			4	D Hart	6	6
		Betty Cooke	4	0					H Rihbany	0	1
		Helen Rihbany	6	6											4	D Hart	6	6
		Gladys Lines	6	6												G Lines	1	4
			0	4					G Lines	6	3	6
		Annelise Bossi	4	4						0	6	2
			6	6																		4	D Hart	6	6
		Joan Curry	6	8																			J Curry	2	3
		Argyll Rice	2	6					J Curry	6	6
		Gay Chandler	6	6					G Chandler	4	3
		Joey David	4	1												J Curry	7	6
		Vera Mattar	1	1												B Scofield	5	4
		Barbara Scofield	6	6					B Scofield	6	7
		Mary Terán de Weiss	8	6					M Terán de Weiss	3	5
			6	3

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	Nelly Landry	6	6
		Laila Schou Nilsen	1	3				7	N Landry
			6	4	6					w/o
			4	6	3										7	N Landry	6	6
		Kay Tuckey	6	6												K Tuckey	1	1
			4	1					K Tuckey	6	8	6
		Patsy Rogers	6	6					P Rogers	8	6	2
		Viola White	3	1																		7	N Landry	6	8
		Gloria Butler	8	6																			V Thomas	3	6
	Q	Edna Pool	6	2					G Butler	2	3
		Vera Thomas	6	6					V Thomas	6	6
	Q	Judy Wallace	2	3												V Thomas	6	4	6
		Marta Peterdy	8	6												M Peterdy	1	6	1
		Mary Fitzgibbon	6	4					M Peterdy	6	7
		Laura Morgan	1	2					M de Borman	3	5
		Miriamme de Borman	6	6

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
			3	2
		Lisa Andersen	6	6					L Andersen	0	1
		Margaret Cary	2	6	1				J Quertier	6	6
		Jean Quertier	6	3	6											J Quertier	6	6	0
		Lesley Fulton	6	4	6												8	0	0r
		Maeve Brennan	3	6	3				L Fulton	1	2
	Q	Erica Percival	4	5						6	6
			6	7																			J Quertier	7	6
		Alice Weiwers	5	6	6																	6	S Summers	5	2
		Madzy Couquerque	7	0	2				A Weiwers	8	14	6
		Rita Anderson	6	6					R Anderson	10	12	4
		Pearl Panton	1	4												A Weiwers	0	1
	Q	Pauline Fisher	2	1											6	S Summers	6	6
		Margot Parker	6	6					M Parker	4	3
		Elsie Phillips	5	1				6	S Summers	6	6
	6	Sheila Summers	7	6

Section 6[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Margaret Lewis	6	2	1
	Q		4	6	6			Q		5	6	7
			6	6						7	4	9
			3	3													3	0
		Audrey Osborne	4	2												M Halford	6	6
		Mary Halford	6	6					M Halford	6	6
		Molly James	2	6	6				M James	3	0
		Phyllis Grover	6	2	1																		M Halford	3	3
		Thelma Lister	4	3																		3	P Todd	6	6
			6	6						6	6
		Janet Morgan	6	6					J Morgan	2	3
		Dorrit Herbst	4	3													4	0
		Effie Peters	3	0											3	P Todd	6	6
			6	6						1	6
		Jean Walker-Smith	2	1				3	P Todd	6	8
	3	Pat Todd	6	6

Section 7[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Zsuzsa Körmöczy	6	6
									Ginette Jucker	2	2
																Z Körmöczy	3	6	6
																J de Meulemeester	6	2	1
									Josane de Meulemeester	6	6
									Tineke Lubbers-Fischer	2	1
																							Z Körmöczy	6	4	4
																						8	S Fry	4	6	6
									Betty Hilton	6	6
								Q	Mary Wavish	0	1
																E Hilton	1	6	2
															8	S Fry	6	1	6
									Madge Slaney	1	1
								8	Shirley Fry	6	6

Section 8[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Edith Middleton	6	6	6
										8	4	1
																E Middleton	3	6	6
																L Brighton	6	2	2
								Q	Beryl Parker	3	4
									Leonie Brighton	6	6
																							E Middleton	0	1
																						2	L Brough	6	6
										4	2
									Mary Prentiss	6	6
																M Prentiss	1	6	1
															2	L Brough	6	4	6
									Betty Lombard	1	1
								2	Louise Brough	6	6

References[]

External links[]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com