1955 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

April 2022 1955 Wimbledon Championships s GBR Angela Mortimer GBR Anne Shilcock GBR Shirley Bloomer GBR Pat Ward 7–5, 6–1 48 (5 Q Qualifiers) 4 grand slam 1955 Wimbledon Championships Louise Brough and Margaret duPont were the defending champions but did not compete. Angela Mortimer and Anne Shilcock defeated Shirley Bloomer and Pat Ward in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1955 Wimbledon Championships.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th To date it remains the last all-British women's doubles final.Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017 https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Seeds 1 4 USA 1912 Barbara Davidson / USA 1912 Doris Hart (second round) 2 1 USA 1912 Beverly Fleitz / USA 1912 Darlene Hard (semifinals) 3 2 GBR Shirley Bloomer / GBR Pat Ward (final) 4 3 GBR Angela Mortimer / GBR Anne Shilcock (champions) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 2 USA 1912 Beverly FleitzUSA 1912 Darlene Hard 6 3 6 SAF 1928 Dora KilianSAF 1928 Hazel Redick-Smith 0 6 4 3 GBR Shirley BloomerGBR Pat Ward 6 6 HUN 1949 Zsuzsa KörmöczyFRA Suzanne Schmitt 3 1 GBR Rosemary WalshGBR Billie Woodgate 1 8 0 4 GBR Angela MortimerGBR Anne Shilcock 6 6 6 SAF 1928 Valerie KoortzenSAF 1928 Hazel Pascoe 2 1 AUS Jenny HoadAUS Fay Muller 6 6 2 USA 1912 Beverly FleitzUSA 1912 Darlene Hard 3 7 3 GBR Shirley BloomerGBR Pat Ward 6 9 4 GBR Angela MortimerGBR Anne Shilcock 6 6 AUS Jenny HoadAUS Fay Muller 2 1 3 GBR Shirley BloomerGBR Pat Ward 5 1 4 GBR Angela MortimerGBR Anne Shilcock 7 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 2 USA 1912 Beverly FleitzUSA 1912 Darlene Hard 6 6 ITA Nicla MiglioriITA Lea Pericoli 2 1 GBR Betty DawesGBR Peggy Dawson-Scott 2 1 AUS Nell HopmanUSA 1912 Dorothy Knode 6 6 AUS Mary CarterAUS Beryl Penrose 6 6 GBR Heather MacfarlaneGBR Molly Mackay 3 1 GBR Rosemary BulleidGBR Georgie Woodgate 2 2 SAF 1928 Dora KilianSAF 1928 Hazel Redick-Smith 6 6 2 USA 1912 B FleitzUSA 1912 D Hard 6 2 6 AUS E HopmanUSA 1912 D Knode 2 6 4 AUS M CarterAUS B Penrose 2 2 SAF 1928 D KilianSAF 1928 H Redick-Smith 6 6 2 USA 1912 B FleitzUSA 1912 D Hard 6 3 6 SAF 1928 D KilianSAF 1928 H Redick-Smith 0 6 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 GBR Shirley BloomerGBR Pat Ward 6 6 GBR Gem GilbertGBR Sue Waters 2 1 USA 1912 Constance BallUSA 1912 Francesca Leland 2 4 USA 1912 Gloria ButlerBEL Christiane Mercelis 6 6 GBR Susan BillingtonGBR Margot Parker 6 6 GBR Rita BentleyGBR Pat Harrison 2 4 Q GBR Wendy MorrisGBR Jenny Wagstaff 6 6 BEL Poucette CoessensNOR Ida Wrede-Holm 0 3 Q GBR SM ColebrookeGBR Lorna White 5 6 5 GBR Jean BeeFRA Annie Haillet 7 4 7 USA 1912 Grace KelleherESP 1945 Mary Terán de Weiss 5 3 FRG Inge PohmannFRG Erika Vollmer 7 6 HUN 1949 Zsuzsa KörmöczyFRA Suzanne Schmitt 4 6 6 GBR Joan CurryGBR Rita Drobný 6 4 3 USA 1912 Lois FelixUSA 1912 Kay Hubbell 6 6 GBR Barbara KnappGBR Valerie Pitt 1 2 3 GBR S BloomerGBR P Ward 6 7 USA 1912 G ButlerBEL C Mercelis 1 5 GBR S BillingtonGBR M Parker 6 5 6 Q GBR W MorrisGBR J Wagstaff 4 7 2 GBR J BeeFRA A Haillet 1 2 FRG I PohmannFRG E Vollmer 6 6 HUN 1949 Z KörmöczyFRA S Schmitt 6 7 8 USA 1912 L FelixUSA 1912 K Hubbell 8 5 6 3 GBR S BloomerGBR P Ward 6 6 GBR S BillingtonGBR M Parker 4 3 FRG I PohmannFRG E Vollmer 5 7 HUN 1949 Z KörmöczyFRA S Schmitt 7 9 3 GBR S BloomerGBR P Ward 6 6 HUN 1949 Z KörmöczyFRA S Schmitt 3 1 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Leonie BrightonGBR Joan Quelch 9 6 SUI Ruth KaufmannNED Fenny ten Bosch 7 4 GBR Rosemary WalshGBR Billie Woodgate 6 2 6 Q GBR Janet MorganGBR Sheila Speight 2 6 2 GBR Valerie LewisGBR Evelyn Moeller 6 7 Q GBR Sidney BrockGBR Pauline Titchener 2 5 GBR Mary EyreGBR Viola White 6 6 FRA Ginette BucailleFRA Susan Chatrier 3 3 SWE Birgit Gullbrandsson-SandénESP 1945 María Josefa de Riba 7 4 2 AUS Loris NicholsAUS Daphne Seeney 5 6 6 GBR Angela BuxtonGBR Pat Hird 6 6 GBR Hazel CheadleGBR Gem Hoahing 2 3 BER 1910 Heather BrewerUSA 1912 Arvilla McGuire 6 4 2 GBR Lorna CawthornGBR Elaine Watson 3 6 6 AUS Alison BakerUSA 1912 Doris Popple 0 2 4 GBR Angela MortimerGBR Anne Shilcock 6 6 GBR L BrightonGBR J Quelch 5 3 GBR R WalshGBR R Woodgate 7 6 GBR V LewisGBR E Moeller 4 6 6 GBR M EyreGBR V White 6 1 3 AUS L NicholsAUS D Seeney 1 4 GBR A BuxtonGBR P Hird 6 6 GBR L CawthornGBR E Watson 1 1 4 GBR A MortimerGBR A Shilcock 6 6 GBR R WalshGBR R Woodgate 6 4 6 GBR V LewisGBR E Moeller 3 6 2 GBR A BuxtonGBR P Hird 3 0 4 GBR A MortimerGBR A Shilcock 6 6 GBR R WalshGBR R Woodgate 1 8 0 4 GBR A MortimerGBR A Shilcock 6 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals SAF 1928 Valerie KoortzenSAF 1928 Hazel Pascoe 9 6 Q GBR Lesley FultonGBR Mrs FB Webb 7 3 AUT Elizabeth BrozAUT Ilse Schuh-Proxauf 7 4 3 GBR Mary HalfordGBR Pearl Panton 5 6 6 GBR Vera ThomasGBR Bea Walter 3 2 AUS Jenny HoadAUS Fay Muller 6 6 GBR Jennifer MiddletonGBR Doreen Spiers 6 1 6 1 USA 1912 Barbara DavidsonUSA 1912 Doris Hart 4 6 2 SAF 1928 V KoortzenSAF 1928 H Pascoe 6 6 GBR M HalfordGBR P Panton 2 1 AUS J HoadAUS F Muller 6 6 GBR J MiddletonGBR D Spiers 2 4 SAF 1928 V KoortzenSAF 1928 H Pascoe 2 1 AUS J HoadAUS F Muller 6 6 References External links 1955 LD Women's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's doubles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships