1946 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1946 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Pauline Betz[1]
Runner-up	Louise Brough[1]
Final score	6–2, 6–4

Pauline Betz (USA) defeated Louise Brough (USA) 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Pauline Betz is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Pauline Betz (Champion)
2. Margaret Osborne (Semifinalist)
3. Louise Brough (Finalist)
4. Kay Menzies (Quarterfinalist)
5. Dorothy Bundy (Semifinalist)
6. Jean Bostock (Quarterfinalist)
7. Doris Hart (Quarterfinalist)
8. Simone Laffargue (Fourth round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Pauline Betz	6	6
		Joan Curry	0	3
								1	Pauline Betz	6	6
								5	Dorothy Bundy	2	3
	4	Kay Menzies	6	1	3
	5	Dorothy Bundy	4	6	6
															1	Pauline Betz	6	6
															3	Louise Brough	2	4
	6	Jean Bostock	1	2
	3	Louise Brough	6	6
								3	Louise Brough	8	7
								2	Margaret Osborne	6	5
	7	Doris Hart	7	4	4
	2	Margaret Osborne	5	6	6

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							1	Betz	6	6
								De Meulemeester	3	1
														1	Betz	6	6
															Gannon	1	0
								Gannon	6	6
								Poynder	2	2
																					1	Betz	6	6
																						Cooper	1	0
								Cooper	6	8
								Webs	1	6
															Cooper	0	7	6
															McKelvie	6	5	4
								Chandler	5	4
								McKelvie	7	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							8	Laffargue	6	6
								Jędrzejowska	4	4
														8	Laffargue	6	7
															Morgan	1	5
								Morgan	5	9	6
								Lister	7	7	3
																					8	Laffargue	3	3
																						Curry	6	6
								Van Der Wal	6	5	4
								Straubeova	1	7	6
															Straubeova	0	2
															Curry	6	6
								Curry	6	6
								Russocki	1	1

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
4	Menzies	6	6
	O'Connell	1	1				4	Menzies	6	6
	Law	6	6					Law	3	1
	Woodgate	1	3											4	Menzies	6	6
	Yorke	6	6												Yorke	1	2
	Wilford	2	2					Yorke	6	6
	Godefroy							Godefroy	2	2
	Hammersley	w/o																			4	Menzies	6	6
	Macpherson-Grant	6	6																			Macpherson-Grant	0	2
	Chamberlain	1	4					Macpherson-Grant	6	2	6
	Wenyon	6	5	6				Wenyon	3	6	1
	Goodwyn	1	7	4											Macpherson-Grant	3	6	6
	Herbst	6	6												Vincart	6	2	4
	Nielsen	3	2					Herbst	6	2	0
	Vincart	6	3	6				Vincart	1	6	6
	Porter	4	6	4

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
5	Bundy	6	6
	Murdock	0	1				5	Bundy	6	6
	Passingham	6	6					Passingham	4	1
	Osborne	4	2											5	Bundy	9	6
	Blaisse-Terwindt	6	6												Winthrop	7	0
	Couper	1	1					Blaisse-Terwindt	6	0	1
	Winthrop	6	6					Winthrop	2	6	6
	Maingay	0	1																		5	Bundy	6	6
	Lincoln	6	6																			Nuthall	3	2
	Litherland	3	4					Lincoln	2	6	6
	Kenyon	6	6					Kenyon	6	2	3
	James	3	4												Lincoln	1	6	1
	Coutts	6	3	6											Nuthall	6	4	6
	Roberts	2	6	3				Coutts	0	5
	Nuthall	7	3	8				Nuthall	6	7
	Mathieu	5	6	6

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	Glover	7	6
	Mason	5	0					Glover	7	0	3
	Lines	6	6					Lines	5	6	6
	Heppenstall	4	4												Lines	8	1	2
	Vivian	6	6												Vivian	6	6	6
	Anderson	1	1					Vivian	6	6
	Quertier	6	6					Quertier	0	3
	Marcellin	2	4																			Vivian	0	1
	Peters	6	6																		6	Bostock	6	6
	Knight	1	3					Peters	5	6	4
	Inglebert	6	6					Inglebert	7	2	6
	Liebert	4	2												Inglebert	2	2
	Woodgate	4	7	6										6	Bostock	6	6
	Dawson-Scott	6	5	4				Woodgate	0	3
6	Bostock	6	6				6	Bostock	6	6
	Sutz	1	4

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	Powell	6	11
	Uber	1	9					Powell	6	3	2
	Halford	6	6					Halford	3	6	6
	Jarvis	1	3												Halford	6	6	7
	Boegner	6	6												Boegner	8	4	5
	Luxton	4	0					Boegner	6	6
	Strawson	6	6					Strawson	0	1
	Macnair	3	0																			Halford	1	3
	Todd	6	4	6																	3	Brough	6	6
	Thomas	1	6	4				Todd	6	6
	Haylock	8	4	6				Haylock	1	0
	Mechel	6	6	1											Todd	6	7	1
	Landry	7	1	6										3	Brough	2	9	6
	Rollin Couquerque	5	6	3				Landry	2	1
3	Brough						3	Brough	6	6
	Burton	w/o

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
								Rogers	6	2	2
								Hoahing	2	6	6
															Hoahing	2	6	1
															Carris	6	1	6
								Mobbs	7	6	2
								Carris	5	8	6
																						Carris	8	2	2
																					7	Hart	6	6	6
								Panton	7	6
								Belin	5	3
															Panton	1	4
														7	Hart	6	6
								Ingram	0	1
							7	Hart	6	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
								Patorni	6	6
								Hermsen	2	1
															Patorni	3	2
															Hilton	6	6
								Hilton	6	6
								Lewis	3	2
																						Hilton	1	1
																					2	Osborne	6	6
								Pannetier	6	6
								De Borman	4	0
															Pannetier	0	0
														2	Osborne	6	6
								Stork	2	0
							2	Osborne	6	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. p. 325. ISBN 0007117078.

External links

• 1946 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw