1950 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1950 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Louise Brough ; Margaret Osborne
Runners-up	Shirley Fry ; Doris Hart
Score	6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Details
Draw	48 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Louise Brough and Margaret duPont successfully defended their title, defeating Shirley Fry and Doris Hart in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

1.

Louise Brough /

Margaret duPont (champions)

2.

Shirley Fry /

Doris Hart (final)

3.

Gussie Moran /

Pat Todd (quarterfinals)

4.

Betty Harrison /

Kay Tuckey (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

2	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6

	Rita Anderson Joan Curry	1	4
					2	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6

						Thelma Long Joy Mottram	0	2
3	Gussie Moran Pat Todd	6	7	3

	Thelma Long Joy Mottram	1	9	6
									2	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	4	7	1

									1	Louise Brough Margaret duPont	6	5	6
	Marjorie Buck Nancy Chaffee	6	6

4	Betty Harrison Kay Tuckey	3	3
						Marjorie Buck Nancy Chaffee	1	3

					1	Louise Brough Margaret duPont	6	6
Q	Mary Eyre Elsie Phillips	2	2

1	Louise Brough Margaret duPont	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

	2	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	6	6
		Maeve Brennan MD McCoy	0	1
					2	S Fry D Hart	6	6
						M Barnett H Rihbany	1	2
		Marta Barnett Helen Rihbany	6	6
		Ginette Bucaille Gilberte Jamain	1	0
									2	S Fry D Hart	6	6
										R Anderson J Curry	1	4
		Nel Hermsen Mrs MA Schmier	6	6
		Annelise Bossi Lucia Manfredi	2	0
						P Hermsen Mrs MA Schmier	2	3
						R Anderson J Curry	6	6
		Barbara Behr Joey David	1	4
		Rita Anderson Joan Curry	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

3	Gussie Moran Pat Todd	6	6
	Jean Quertier Jean Walker-Smith	0	2		3	G Moran P Todd	6	6	6
	Bea Walter Georgie Woodgate	7	6			B Walter G Woodgate	3	8	3
	Gloria Butler Helena Matouš	5	1							3	G Moran P Todd	6	6
	Lorna Byrne Lorna White	6	6							Q	P Knight E Sutton	4	2
	Myra Brain Margaret Knott	4	4			L Byrne L White	5	5
	Penny Durlac Barbara Knapp	2	3		Q	P Knight E Sutton	7	7
Q	Peggy Knight Enid Sutton	6	6											3	G Moran P Todd	6	7	3
	Sheila Dowdeswell Edith Middleton	6	6												T Long J Mottram	1	9	6
	Enid Davey Beryl Parker	2	1			S Dowdeswell E Middleton	6	6
	Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén Mary Terán de Weiss	2	4			T Long J Mottram	2	3
	Thelma Long Joy Mottram	6	6								T Long J Mottram	6	6
	Betty Coutts Pat Ward	6	6								E Coutts P Ward	4	4
	ML David BM Goodman	2	3			E Coutts P Ward	6	6
	Andy Ross-Dilley Joey Ross-Dilley	6	4	1		Mrs MW Cooper P Cowney	3	2
	Mrs MW Cooper Pat Cowney	4	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

	Dorothy Head Betty Rosenquest	6	6
	Margaret Carlisle Katie Johns	4	2			D Head E Rosenquest	6	7
	Effie Peters Vera Thomas	6	6			E Peters V Thomas	2	5
	Myrtil Dubois Maud Galtier	4	4							D Head E Rosenquest	9	6
	Nancy Glover Freda Hammersley	2	1							M Buck N Chaffee	11	8
	Marjorie Buck Nancy Chaffee	6	6			M Buck N Chaffee	6	6
Q	Valerie Gardner Janet Morgan	6	11	6	Q	V Gardner J Morgan	0	4
	Louise Dick Helen Proudfoot	3	13	4										M Buck N Chaffee	6	6
	Enid Andrews Patsy Rodgers	6	6										4	E Harrison K Tuckey	3	3
	Mary Fitzgibbon Betty Lombard	4	2			E Andrews P Rodgers	7	6
Q	Pam Bocquet Gwen Scott	4	6	4		M Halford P O'Connell	5	4
	Mary Halford Patsy O'Connell	6	4	6						E Andrews P Rodgers	3	0
	Gem Hoahing Betty Martin-Davies	7	6							E Harrison K Tuckey	6	6
	Mary Lagerborg Etta Neumann	5	4			C Hoahing E Martin-Davies	2	3
	Audrey Bates Ada Ernest	0	1		4	E Harrison K Tuckey	6	6
4	Betty Harrison Kay Tuckey	6	6

Section 4

First round	Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

		Gladys Lines Billie Woodgate	4	1
		Peggy Dawson-Scott Betty Wilford	6	6
						P Dawson-Scott E Wilford	6	3	5
					Q	M Eyre E Phillips	0	6	7
		Rosemary Bulleid Angela Mortimer	0	6
	Q	Mary Eyre Elsie Phillips	6	8
										Q	M Eyre E Phillips	2	2
										1	L Brough M duPont	6	6
		Colette Boegner Anne-Marie Seghers	5	3
		Alex McKelvie Wendy Stork	7	6
						A McKelvie W Stork	0	0
					1	L Brough M duPont	6	6
		Nancy Morrison Barbara Scofield	6	4
	1	Louise Brough Margaret duPont	8	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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