1954 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1954 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Louise Brough ; Margaret duPont
Runners-up	Shirley Fry ; Doris Hart
Final score	4–6, 9–7, 6–3
Details
Draw	48 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Louise Brough and Margaret duPont defeated the defending champions Shirley Fry and Doris Hart in the final, 4–6, 9–7, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1954 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Seeds[]

01.

Shirley Fry /

Doris Hart (final)

02.

Louise Brough /

Margaret duPont (champions)

03.

Angela Mortimer /

Anne Shilcock (semifinals)

04.

Betty Pratt /

Erika Vollmer (quarterfinals)

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

Draw[]

Key[]

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals[]

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6

	Judy Burke Heather Robson	2	3
					1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6

					3	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	2	1
3	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	6	3	6

	Angela Buxton Vera Thomas	2	6	2
									1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	7	3

									2	Louise Brough Margaret duPont	4	9	6
	Heather Brewer Kay Hubbell	1	6	6

4	Betty Pratt Erika Vollmer	6	1	4
						Heather Brewer Kay Hubbell	1	1

					2	Louise Brough Margaret duPont	6	6
	Silvana Lazzarino Nicla Migliori	0	2

2	Louise Brough Margaret duPont	6	6

Top half[]

Section 1[]

First round	Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

	1	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6
	Q	Nancy Liebert Chloe Rhodes	0	0
					1	S Fry D Hart	6	6
						J Middleton E Watson	2	2
		Hazel Cheadle Gem Hoahing	5	3
		Jennifer Middleton Elaine Watson	7	6
										1	S Fry D Hart	6	6
											J Burke H Robson	2	3
		Judy Burke Heather Robson	11	6
	Q	Sachiko Kamo Annie Soisbault	9	3
						J Burke H Robson	1	7	6
						G Bucaille J Kermina	6	5	4
		Elizabeth Broz Ruth Kaufmann	2	4
		Ginette Bucaille Jacqueline Kermina	6	6

Section 2[]

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

3	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	6	6
	Valerie Lewis Evelyn Moeller	4	4		3	A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6
	Betsy Abbas Pat Ward	7	11			B Abbas P Ward	4	2
	Freda Hammersley Nell Hopman	5	9							3	A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6
	Jenny Wagstaff Bobbie Wilson	4	2								D Gilbert S Waters	2	1
	Doreen Spiers María Josefa de Riba	6	6			D Spiers MJ de Riba	4	4
	Gem Gilbert Sue Waters	6	0	7		D Gilbert S Waters	6	6
	Pat Gotla Barbara Knapp	4	6	5										3	A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	3	6
	Heather Macfarlane Molly Mackay	8	6	6											A Buxton V Thomas	2	6	2
	Audrey Bilse Joan Scott	6	8	2		H Macfarlane M Mackay	9	7
	SC Collett Mrs J Maltby	3	1			E Buding I Ramírez	7	5
	Edda Buding Melita Ramírez	6	6								H Macfarlane M Mackay	1	1
	Evelyn Attwood Hana Sladek	6	6								A Buxton V Thomas	6	6
	Helga Strecker Ingeborg Vogler	2	3			E Attwood H Sladek	1	6	1
	Rosemary Bulleid Georgie Woodgate	1	6	3		A Buxton V Thomas	6	3	6
	Angela Buxton Vera Thomas	6	4	6

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	Ruth Illingworth Jean Petchell	6	4	3
	Nelly Adamson Suzanne Schmitt	3	6	6		N Adamson S Schmitt	4	2
Q	Béatrice de Chambure Colette Monnot	4	3			H Brewer K Hubbell	6	6
	Heather Brewer Kay Hubbell	6	6								H Brewer K Hubbell	6	8
LL	Mollie Govett Yvonne Watkins	3	3								P Dawson-Scott B Walter	4	6
	Margaret Grace Sheila Griffin	6	6			M Grace S Griffin	2	4
Q	Kay Neville-Smith Beth Ruffin	2	2			P Dawson-Scott B Walter	6	6
	Peggy Dawson-Scott Bea Walter	6	6												H Brewer K Hubbell	1	6	6
	Lorna Cawthorn Mary Harris	6	7											4	E Pratt E Vollmer	6	1	4
	Jopie Roos-van der Wal	2	5			L Cawthorn M Harris	6	4	6
	Elizabeth Ernest Enid Kerr	6	6			E Ernest E Kerr	4	6	4
Q	Jean Knight Judy Wallace	2	2								L Cawthorn M Harris	2	4
	Pat Hird Valerie Pitt	2	6	4						4	E Pratt E Vollmer	6	6
	Rosemary Walsh Billie Woodgate	6	1	6		R Walsh R Woodgate	2	3
	Mary Eyre Viola White	1	3		4	E Pratt E Vollmer	6	6
4	Betty Pratt Erika Vollmer	6	6

Section 4[]

First round	Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

		Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet Elena Lehmann	w/o
		Dorothy Levine Christiane Mercelis
						D Levine C Mercelis	4	5
						S Lazzarino N Migliori	6	7
		Patience Chapman Vivienne Uber	3	6
		Silvana Lazzarino Nicla Migliori	6	8
										S Lazzarino N Migliori	0	2
									2	L Brough M duPont	6	6
		Helen Fletcher Pat Harrison	6	15
		Barbara Kimbrell Barbara Lewis	3	13
						H Fletcher P Harrison	3	4
					2	L Brough M duPont	6	6
		Barbara Bradley Gloria Butler	0	0
	2	Louise Brough Margaret duPont	6	6

References[]

^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
^ 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

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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