1955 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1955 U.S. National Championships USA Doris HartCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 471 GBR Pat Ward 6–4, 6–2 8 First-seeded Doris Hart defeated unseeded Patricia Ward 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1955 U.S. National Championships.Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1956 1956 Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. London 184–189 G.P. Hughes Pat Hughes (tennis) Hart won the tournament without losing a set.October 1955 Results https://archive.org/details/sim_tennis-illustrated_1955-10_3_5/page/78/ World Tennis New York 3 5 78 30 September 2024 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated. USA Doris Hart (champion) USA Louise Brough (third round) USA Beverly Baker Fleitz (semifinals) USA Dorothy Knode (semifinals) USA Barbara Davidson (quarterfinals) USA Shirley Fry (third round) USA Dorothy Bundy Cheney (first round) USA Barbara Breit (semifinals) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 200 USA Doris Hart 1 GBR Patricia Ward 6 4 6 2 USA Doris Hart 1 USA Dorothy Knode 4 6 1 6 1 USA Barbara Breit 8 GBR Patricia Ward 1 6 2 6 USA Doris Hart 1 USA Nancy Chaffee 6 4 6 4 USA Shirley Fry 6 USA Dorothy Knode 4 7 9 6 8 USA Beverly Baker Fleitz 3 USA Barbara Breit 8 6 8 6 4 0 6 GBR Patricia Ward USA Belmar Gunderson 9 7 6 0 RD1-score7-3 References 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1956 Australian Championships – Women's singles 1955 Category:1955 in women's tennis Category:1955 in American women's sports Women's Singles