1946 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

April 2022 1946 Wimbledon Championships s USA 1912 Louise Brough USA 1912 Margaret Osborne USA 1912 Pauline Betz USA 1912 Doris Hart 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 48 4 1939 grand slam 1946 Wimbledon Championships Sarah Fabyan and Alice Marble were the defending champion, but were ineligible to compete after turning professional. Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne defeated Pauline Betz and Doris Hart in the final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1946 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 Seeds 1 4 USA 1912 Louise Brough / USA 1912 Margaret Osborne (champions) 2 1 USA 1912 Pauline Betz / USA 1912 Doris Hart (final) 3 2 GBR Jean Bostock / GBR Kay Menzies (semifinals) 4 3 USA 1912 Dorothy Bundy / USA 1912 Pat Todd (semifinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 2 USA 1912 Pauline BetzUSA 1912 Doris Hart 6 6 FRA Simonne MathieuGBR Billie Yorke 4 2 3 GBR Jean BostockGBR Kay Menzies 6 6 FRA Simone LafargueGBR Vera Dace 1 1 GBR Betty NuthallGBR Peggy Vivian 2 3 4 USA 1912 Dorothy BundyUSA 1912 Pat Todd 6 6 GBR Molly LincolnGBR Betty Passingham 1 1 1 USA 1912 Louise BroughUSA 1912 Margaret Osborne 6 6 2 USA 1912 Pauline BetzUSA 1912 Doris Hart 3 6 6 3 GBR Jean BostockGBR Kay Menzies 6 3 4 4 USA 1912 Dorothy BundyUSA 1912 Pat Todd 4 2 1 USA 1912 Louise BroughUSA 1912 Margaret Osborne 6 6 2 USA 1912 Pauline BetzUSA 1912 Doris Hart 3 6 3 1 USA 1912 Louise BroughUSA 1912 Margaret Osborne 6 2 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 2 USA 1912 Pauline BetzUSA 1912 Doris Hart 7 6 GBR Joan IngramGBR Jean Quertier 5 4 GBR Molly JamesGBR Nancy Liebert 6 6 JAM 1906 Babs LermitteGBR Patsy Rodgers 3 3 GBR Joy GannonGBR Nancy Glover w/o GBR Betty CouttsGBR Pearl Panton GBR Margaret LewisGBR Eileen Porter 7 2 FRA Simonne MathieuGBR Billie Yorke 9 6 2 USA 1912 P BetzUSA 1912 D Hart 6 6 GBR M JamesGBR N Liebert 4 0 GBR B CouttsGBR P Panton 6 6 1 FRA S MathieuGBR B Yorke 8 4 6 2 USA 1912 P BetzUSA 1912 D Hart 6 6 FRA S MathieuGBR B Yorke 4 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 GBR Jean BostockGBR Kay Stammers 7 6 GBR Mary HalfordGBR Patsy O'Connell 5 1 GBR Gem HoahingGBR Yvonne Law 3 7 4 GBR Gay ChandlerGBR Betty Couper 6 5 6 NED Truid BlaisseNED Madzy Couquerque 7 3 6 GBR Bea CarrisBEL Josane de Meulemeester 5 6 3 GBR Dorrit HerbstTCH Liesl Herbst 3 3 GBR Valerie CooperGBR Margot Parker 6 6 GBR Audrey OsborneGBR Gertrude Valentine-Brown 6 7 FRA Micheline InglebertFRA Jacqueline Marcellin 2 5 USA 1912 Mary BelinUSA 1912 Katherine Winthrop 6 5 6 GBR Gladys LinesGBR Audrey Roberts 3 7 2 FRA Simone LafargueGBR Vera Dace 6 6 GBR Peggy KnightGBR Enid Sutton 3 4 GBR Penny DurlacGBR Joan Strawson 6 6 GBR Joey DavidPOL 1928 Joanna Russocki 3 1 3 GBR J BostockGBR K Menzies 6 6 GBR G ChandlerGBR B Couper 3 3 NED G BlaisseNED M Couquerque 5 9 6 GBR V CooperGBR M Parker 7 7 2 GBR A OsborneGBR G Valentine-Brown 6 6 USA 1912 M BelinUSA 1912 K Winthrop 2 2 FRA S LafargueGBR V Dace 6 6 GBR P DurlacGBR J Strawson 4 3 2 GBR J BostockGBR K Menzies 6 6 NED G BlaisseNED M Couquerque 2 3 GBR A OsborneGBR G Valentine-Brown 6 2 FRA S LafargueGBR V Dace 8 6 3 GBR J BostockGBR K Menzies 6 6 FRA S LafargueGBR V Dace 1 1 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA Colette BoegnerFRA Nelly Landry 6 6 NED Nel HermsenNED Joopy van der Wal 3 2 GBR Edie LuxtonGBR Nancy Macpherson-Grant 2 6 6 BEL Yvonne VincartBEL Miriamme de Borman 6 0 3 GBR ID EdwardsDEN Milly Vagn-Nielsen w/o POL 1928 Jadwiga JędrzejowskaGBR Effie Peters GBR Freda HammersleyGBR Betty Hilton w/o GBR Betty NuthallGBR Peggy Vivian GBR Ermyntrude HarveyGBR Susan Powell 4 4 GBR Alex McKelvieGBR Jean Poynder 6 6 GBR Doris HeppenstallGBR Mrs CH Wright 6 6 GBR Janet MorganGBR Wendy Stork 2 2 GBR Margaret MellowsGBR Rosemary Mobbs 6 6 GBR Sonia MavrogordatoGBR Madie Moss 3 3 FRA Suzanne PannetierFRA Jacqueline Patorni 4 3 4 USA 1912 Dorothy BundyUSA 1912 Pat Todd 6 6 FRA C BoegnerFRA N Landry 7 6 GBR E LuxtonGBR N Macpherson-Grant 5 2 POL 1928 J JędrzejowskaGBR E Peters 2 4 GBR B NuthallGBR M Vivian 6 6 GBR A McKelvieGBR J Poynder 6 6 GBR D HeppenstallGBR Mrs CH Wright 4 4 GBR M MellowsGBR R Mobbs 3 0 4 USA 1912 D BundyUSA 1912 P Todd 6 6 FRA C BoegnerFRA N Landry 2 4 GBR B NuthallGBR M Vivian 6 6 GBR A McKelvieGBR J Poynder 3 3 4 USA 1912 D BundyUSA 1912 P Todd 6 6 GBR B NuthallGBR M Vivian 2 3 4 USA 1912 D BundyUSA 1912 P Todd 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Billie WoodgateGBR Georgie Woodgate 3 3 GBR Molly LincolnGBR Betty Passingham 6 6 GBR Peggy Dawson-ScottGBR Thelma Jarvis 6 6 GBR Mildred FreemanGBR Gladys Southam 1 4 GBR Sheila KenyonGBR Sally Lister 6 6 A Massie DL Mollison 2 1 GBR Elsa HaylockGBR Betty Uber 2 0 1 USA 1912 Louise BroughUSA 1912 Margaret Osborne 6 6 GBR M LincolnGBR E Passingham 6 4 6 GBR P Dawson-ScottGBR T Jarvis 4 6 4 GBR S KenyonGBR S Lister 0 0 1 USA 1912 L BroughUSA 1912 M Osborne 6 6 GBR M LincolnGBR E Passingham 1 1 1 USA 1912 L BroughUSA 1912 M Osborne 6 6 1 The nationalities of Miss A Massie and Miss DL Mollison are unknown. References External links 1946 LD Women's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's doubles Wimbledon Championships - doubles Wimbledon Championship - doubles