1955 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1955 Wimbledon Championships USA 1912 Louise Brough USA 1912 Beverly Fleitz 7–5, 8–6 96 (10 Q Qualifiers) 8 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles grand slam 1955 Wimbledon Championships Louise Brough defeated Beverly Fleitz in the final, 7–5, 8–6 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1955 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Maureen Connolly was the defending champion, but withdrew after breaking her leg.Little Alan 2010 Wimbledon Compendium 2010 The All England Lawn Tennis Club Wimbledon, London 1899039333 299 Seeds 1 1 USA 1912 Doris Hart (semifinals) 2 8 USA 1912 Louise Brough (champion) 3 3 USA 1912 Beverly Fleitz (final) 4 6 GBR Angela Mortimer (second round) 5 2 USA 1912 Dorothy Knode (quarterfinals) 6 5 USA 1912 Darlene Hard (semifinals) 7 7 AUS Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals) 8 4 GBR Angela Buxton (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA 1912 Doris Hart 6 6 5 USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 4 3 3 USA 1912 Beverly Fleitz 6 6 8 GBR Angela Buxton 2 2 6 USA 1912 Darlene Hard 6 6 HUN 1949 Zsuzsa Körmöczy 2 3 7 AUS Beryl Penrose 2 0 2 USA 1912 Louise Brough 6 6 1 USA 1912 Doris Hart 3 0 3 USA 1912 Beverly Fleitz 6 6 6 USA 1912 Darlene Hard 3 6 2 USA 1912 Louise Brough 6 8 3 USA 1912 Beverly Fleitz 5 6 2 USA 1912 Louise Brough 7 8 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA 1912 Doris Hart 6 6 AUS Nell Hopman 1 0 USA 1912 Kay Hubbell 2 1 SAF 1928 Dora Kilian 6 6 GBR Margot Parker 6 6 IRL Audrey Clarke 1 2 ITA Lea Pericoli 7 1 2 ESP 1945 María Josefa de Riba 5 6 6 1 USA 1912 D Hart 6 6 SAF 1928 D Kilian 2 1 GBR M Parker 2 4 ESP 1945 MJ de Riba 6 6 1 USA 1912 D Hart 6 6 ESP 1945 MJ de Riba 1 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA 1912 Dorothy Knode 6 2 7 AUS Fay Muller 4 6 5 GBR Kathleen Stott 4 6 3 FRG Margot Dittmeyer 6 1 6 GBR Heather Macfarlane 3 3 GBR Shirley Bloomer 6 6 GBR Valerie Lewis 6 6 AUT Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf 2 2 5 USA 1912 D Knode 6 4 6 FRG M Dittmeyer 3 6 3 GBR S Bloomer 6 6 GBR V Lewis 4 1 5 USA 1912 D Knode 6 6 GBR S Bloomer 2 2 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 USA 1912 Beverly Fleitz 6 6 FRG Inge Pohmann 0 2 GBR Billie Woodgate 1 6 6 GBR Pat Hird 6 4 1 FRA Suzanne Schmitt 6 6 GBR Valerie Pitt 3 0 GBR Doreen Spiers 3 6 6 GBR Peggy Dawson-Scott 6 2 4 Q GBR Joan MacLeod 1 1 FRA Susan Chatrier 6 6 BEL Poucette Coessens 3 2 Q GBR Norma Kemsey-Bourne 6 6 GBR Lorna Cawthorn 4 4 GBR Rita Bentley 6 6 SWE Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén 6 10 4 GBR Jean Knight 3 12 6 3 USA 1912 B Fleitz 6 6 GBR R Woodgate 3 1 FRA S Schmitt 4 1 GBR D Spiers 6 6 FRA S Chatrier 6 6 Q GBR N Kemsey-Bourne 1 2 GBR R Bentley 3 2 GBR J Knight 6 6 3 USA 1912 B Fleitz 6 6 GBR D Spiers 4 1 FRA S Chatrier 6 6 GBR J Knight 2 0 3 USA 1912 B Fleitz 6 6 FRA S Chatrier 3 0 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 GBR Angela Buxton GBR Vera Thomas w/o GBR Gem Hoahing 3 5 USA 1912 Lois Felix 6 7 Q GBR Joan Quelch 1 1 GBR Hazel Cheadle 6 6 GBR Sue Waters 6 13 GBR Jean Bee 3 11 AUS Alison Baker 2 0 AUS Loris Nichols 6 6 SAF 1928 Helen Pascoe 6 4 6 NOR Ida Wrede-Holm 4 6 1 USA 1912 Arvilla McGuire 5 8 5 AUS Jenny Hoad 7 6 7 LL GBR Anne Price 11 4 Q GBR Anthea Gibb 13 6 8 GBR A Buxton 5 6 6 USA 1912 L Felix 7 4 1 GBR H Cheadle 6 4 6 GBR S Waters 2 6 4 AUS L Nichols 3 6 6 SAF 1928 H Pascoe 6 4 3 AUS J Hoad 6 3 6 Q GBR A Gibb 1 6 3 8 GBR A Buxton 6 6 GBR H Cheadle 4 3 AUS L Nichols 6 3 3 AUS J Hoad 4 6 6 8 GBR A Buxton 6 6 AUS J Hoad 1 0 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Pat Harrison 5 6 6 GBR Barbara Knapp 7 4 3 Q GBR Wendy Morris 1 3 NED Fenny ten Bosch 6 6 GBR Pearl Panton 1 2 AUS Mary Carter 6 6 GBR Bea Walter 3 6 5 ESP 1945 Mary Terán de Weiss 6 3 7 AUS Beth Ruffin 2 1 SUI Ruth Kaufmann 6 6 GBR Joan Curry 1 2 GBR Anne Shilcock 6 6 GBR Leonie Brighton 7 USA 1912 Barbara Davidson 7r AUS Daphne Seeney 1 6 0 6 USA 1912 Darlene Hard 6 3 6 GBR P Harrison 1 6 NED F ten Bosch 6 8 AUS M Carter 9 6 ESP 1945 M Terán de Weiss 7 2 SUI R Kaufmann 1 6 3 GBR A Shilcock 6 3 6 GBR L Brighton 2 2 6 USA 1912 D Hard 6 6 NED F ten Bosch 4 2 AUS M Carter 6 6 GBR A Shilcock 0 4 6 USA 1912 D Hard 6 6 AUS M Carter 3 3 6 USA 1912 D Hard 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Georgie Woodgate 2 7 4 FRA Ginette Bucaille 6 5 6 GBR Denise Collier 0 6 GBR Jennifer Middleton 6 8 BEL Christiane Mercelis 4 9 6 FRG Erika Vollmer 6 7 3 Q GBR Sheila Griffin 2 5 GBR Marion Boundy 6 7 ITA Nicla Migliori 6 1 2 AUT Elizabeth Broz 4 6 6 SAF 1928 Valerie Koortzen 1 6 6 Q SAF 1928 Renée Schuurman 6 3 3 GBR Rosemary Bulleid 1 1 HUN 1949 Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6 6 NZL Lynne Luxton 0 2 4 GBR Angela Mortimer 6 6 FRA G Bucaille 7 2 1 GBR J Middleton 5 6 6 BEL C Mercelis 0 7 8 GBR M Boundy 6 5 6 AUT E Broz 2 4 SAF 1928 V Koortzen 6 6 HUN 1949 Z Körmöczy 7 6 4 GBR A Mortimer 5 2 GBR J Middleton 2 4 BEL C Mercelis 6 6 SAF 1928 V Koortzen 1 3 HUN 1949 Z Körmöczy 6 6 BEL C Mercelis 1 2 HUN 1949 Z Körmöczy 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Viola White 6 2 6 Q GBR Marion Craig-Smith 3 6 4 SAF 1928 Hazel Redick-Smith 6 6 IND Rita Davar 1 3 LL FRA Françoise Lemal 6 6 GBR Mollie Govett 1 0 USA 1912 Constance Ball 2 6 3 7 AUS Beryl Penrose 6 4 6 GBR V White 2 2 SAF 1928 H Redick-Smith 6 6 LL FRA F Lemal 1 2 7 AUS B Penrose 6 6 SAF 1928 H Redick-Smith 6 2 3 7 AUS B Penrose 4 6 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Pat Ward 6 3 6 BER 1910 Heather Brewer 4 6 8 GBR Elaine Watson 6 6 Q GBR Sheila Speight 2 3 Q GBR Sonia Pool 2 6 3 GBR Janet Morgan 6 4 6 GBR Rosemary Walsh 0 2 2 USA 1912 Louise Brough 6 6 BER 1910 H Brewer 6 6 GBR E Watson 4 1 GBR J Morgan 0 0 2 USA 1912 L Brough 6 6 BER 1910 H Brewer 2 2 2 USA 1912 L Brough 6 6 References External links 1955 LS 1955 French 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