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1954 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1954 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
Runners-upUnited States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
Score4–6, 9–7, 6–3
Details
Draw48 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1953 · Wimbledon Championships · 1955 →

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

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01.   United States Shirley Fry / United States Doris Hart (final)
02.   United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret duPont (champions)
03.   United Kingdom Angela Mortimer / United Kingdom Anne Shilcock (semifinals)
04.   United States Betty Pratt / West Germany Erika Vollmer (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
6 6
New Zealand Judy Burke
New Zealand Heather Robson
2 3
1 United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
6 6
3 United Kingdom Angela Mortimer
United Kingdom Anne Shilcock
2 1
3 United Kingdom Angela Mortimer
United Kingdom Anne Shilcock
6 3 6
United Kingdom Angela Buxton
United Kingdom Vera Thomas
2 6 2
1 United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
6 7 3
2 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
4 9 6
Bermuda Heather Brewer
United States Kay Hubbell
1 6 6
4 United States Betty Pratt
West Germany Erika Vollmer
6 1 4
Bermuda Heather Brewer
United States Kay Hubbell
1 1
2 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
6 6
Italy Silvana Lazzarino
Italy Nicla Migliori
0 2
2 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
6 6
Q United Kingdom Nancy Liebert
United Kingdom Chloe Rhodes
0 0
1 United States S Fry
United States D Hart
6 6
United Kingdom J Middleton
United Kingdom E Watson
2 2
United Kingdom Hazel Cheadle
United Kingdom Gem Hoahing
5 3
United Kingdom Jennifer Middleton
United Kingdom Elaine Watson
7 6
1 United States S Fry
United States D Hart
6 6
New Zealand J Burke
New Zealand H Robson
2 3
New Zealand Judy Burke
New Zealand Heather Robson
11 6
Q Japan Sachiko Kamo
France Annie Soisbault
9 3
New Zealand J Burke
New Zealand H Robson
1 7 6
France G Bucaille
France J Kermina
6 5 4
Austria Elizabeth Broz
Switzerland Ruth Kaufmann
2 4
France Ginette Bucaille
France Jacqueline Kermina
6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United Kingdom Angela Mortimer
United Kingdom Anne Shilcock
6 6
United Kingdom Valerie Lewis
United Kingdom Evelyn Moeller
4 4 3 United Kingdom A Mortimer
United Kingdom A Shilcock
6 6
Egypt Betsy Abbas
United Kingdom Pat Ward
7 11 Egypt B Abbas
United Kingdom P Ward
4 2
United Kingdom Freda Hammersley
Australia Nell Hopman
5 9 3 United Kingdom A Mortimer
United Kingdom A Shilcock
6 6
United Kingdom Jenny Wagstaff
United Kingdom Bobbie Wilson
4 2 United Kingdom D Gilbert
United Kingdom S Waters
2 1
United Kingdom Doreen Spiers
Spain María Josefa de Riba
6 6 United Kingdom D Spiers
Spain MJ de Riba
4 4
United Kingdom Gem Gilbert
United Kingdom Sue Waters
6 0 7 United Kingdom D Gilbert
United Kingdom S Waters
6 6
United Kingdom Pat Gotla
United Kingdom Barbara Knapp
4 6 5 3 United Kingdom A Mortimer
United Kingdom A Shilcock
6 3 6
United Kingdom Heather Macfarlane
United Kingdom Molly Mackay
8 6 6 United Kingdom A Buxton
United Kingdom V Thomas
2 6 2
South Africa Audrey Bilse
South Africa Joan Scott
6 8 2 United Kingdom H Macfarlane
United Kingdom M Mackay
9 7
United Kingdom SC Collett
United Kingdom Mrs J Maltby
3 1 Argentina E Buding
Mexico I Ramírez
7 5
Argentina Edda Buding
Mexico Melita Ramírez
6 6 United Kingdom H Macfarlane
United Kingdom M Mackay
1 1
New Zealand Evelyn Attwood
Canada Hanna Sladek
6 6 United Kingdom A Buxton
United Kingdom V Thomas
6 6
Austria Helga Strecker
West Germany Ingeborg Vogler
2 3 New Zealand E Attwood
Canada H Sladek
1 6 1
United Kingdom Rosemary Bulleid
United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate
1 6 3 United Kingdom A Buxton
United Kingdom V Thomas
6 3 6
United Kingdom Angela Buxton
United Kingdom Vera Thomas
6 4 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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

Section 4

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

References

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  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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