1954 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Maureen Connolly successfully defended her title, defeating Louise Brough in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1954 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Women's singles
1954 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Maureen Connolly
Runner-up	Louise Brough
Score	6–2, 7–5
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8

Main article: 1954 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.   Maureen Connolly (champion)

02.   Doris Hart (semifinals)

03.   Shirley Fry (quarterfinals)

04.   Louise Brough (final)

05.   Margaret duPont (quarterfinals)

06.   Angela Mortimer (quarterfinals)

07.   Helen Fletcher (quarterfinals)

08.   Betty Pratt (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	2	Doris Hart	6	6
	7	Helen Fletcher	1	3
								2	Doris Hart	6	3	3
								4	Louise Brough	2	6	6
	4	Louise Brough	6	6
	6	Angela Mortimer	1	3
															4	Louise Brough	2	5
															1	Maureen Connolly	6	7
	8	Betty Pratt	6	9	6
	3	Shirley Fry	4	11	3
								8	Betty Pratt	1	1
								1	Maureen Connolly	6	6
	5	Margaret duPont	1	1
	1	Maureen Connolly	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								2	Doris Hart	6	6
									Georgie Woodgate	1	1
															2	D Hart	6	6
																J Burke	1	2
									Judy Burke	5	6	6
									Elaine Watson	7	4	1
																						2	D Hart	6	6
																							N Migliori	1	1
									Helga Strecker	3	5
									Sachiko Kamo	6	7
																S Kamo	3	9
																N Migliori	6	11
									Nicla Migliori	6	6
									Babs Praczukowski	4	0

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	Helen Fletcher	6	5	6
									Hanna Sladek	3	7	3
															7	H Fletcher	6	6
																R Kaufmann	3	1
								Q	Marion Boundy	0	0
									Ruth Kaufmann	6	6
																						7	H Fletcher	6	6
																							P Dawson-Scott	0	1
								Q	Mollie Govett	2	4
									Peggy Dawson-Scott	6	6
																P Dawson-Scott	9	8
																B Knapp	7	6
									Barbara Knapp	6	6
									Billie Woodgate	1	2

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	Louise Brough	6	6
		Pat Gotla	1	1				4	L Brough	6	6
		Sue Waters	1	7					E Vollmer	3	3
		Erika Vollmer	6	9											4	L Brough	6	6
		Vera Thomas	6	6												V Thomas	2	2
		Suzanne Schmitt	3	1					V Thomas	6	7
		Nell Hopman	6	2	3				J Fitzpatrick	0	5
		June Fitzpatrick	3	6	6																	4	L Brough	6	6
		Mary Morris	2	2																			B Bradley	1	1
		Pat Harrison	6	6					P Harrison	7	5	6
		Rosemary Walsh	2	2					B Kimbrell	5	7	4
		Barbara Kimbrell	6	6												P Harrison	3	6
		Barbara Bradley	9	6												B Bradley	6	8
		Jean Petchell	7	1					B Bradley	9	2
		Fenny ten Bosch	6	6					F ten Bosch	7	0r
		Hazel Cheadle	4	1

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	Angela Mortimer	6	6
		Molly Stone	0	1				6	A Mortimer	6	6
		Norma Kemsey-Bourne	6	6					N Kemsey-Bourne	0	2
		Sidney Brock	2	4											6	A Mortimer	6	6
		Gladys Heldman	0	0												G Bucaille	0	2
		Heather Robson	6	6					H Robson	3	1
		Ginette Bucaille	6	6					G Bucaille	6	6
		Valerie Pitt	3	3																		6	A Mortimer	5	6	6
		Leonie Brighton	6	6																			I Ramírez	7	4	2
	LL	Zena Lusty	1	0					L Brighton	6	3	3
	Q	Margarita Bonström	1	8	4			Q	M Bonström	3	6	6
		Noelle Knight	6	6	5r										Q	M Bonström	4	2
		Melita Ramírez	6	6												I Ramírez	6	6
	Q	Betty Ruffin	2	0					I Ramírez	6	7
		Poucette Coessens	2	3					E Lehmann	0	5
		Elena Lehmann	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	Q	Kathleen Stott	7	1
		Kay Hubbell	9	6					K Hubbell	2	4
	LL	Audrey Bilse	5	3					A Shilcock	6	6
		Anne Shilcock	7	6												A Shilcock	3	3
		Margot Parker	3	2												J Curry	6	6
		Rosemary Bulleid	6	6					R Bulleid	3	2
		Evelyn Attwood	3	2					J Curry	6	6
		Joan Curry	6	6																			J Curry	3	6	3
	Q	Joan Quelch	1	3																		8	E Pratt	6	3	6
		Baba Lewis	6	6					B Lewis	6	8
	Q	Jean Knight	5	6	6			Q	J Knight	0	6
	Q	Denise Collier	7	4	3											B Lewis	1	7
		Nelly Adamson	6	6											8	E Pratt	6	9
	Q	Chloe Rhodes	1	1					N Adamson	1r
		María Josefa de Riba	1	2				8	E Pratt	2
	8	Betty Pratt	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Evelyn Moeller	1	1
		Pat Ward	6	6					P Ward	6	6
		Pat Hird	6	6					P Hird	3	1
		Lorna Cawthorn	4	1												P Ward	6	6
		Margot Dittmeyer	7	0												C Hoahing	0	1
		Mary Harris	9	6					M Harris	1	2
		Gem Hoahing	6	6					C Hoahing	6	6
		Silvana Lazzarino	1	1																			P Ward	3	1
		Joopy Roos-Van der Wal	6	6																		3	S Fry	6	6
		Thelma Lister	3	3					J Roos-Van der Wal	4	1
		Bobbie Wilson	4	0					D Levine	6	6
		Dorothy Levine	6	6												D Levine	4	4
		Ingeborg Vogler	4	1											3	S Fry	6	6
		Jacqueline Kermina	6	6					J Kermina	2	1
		Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet	4	4				3	S Fry	6	6
	3	Shirley Fry	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Christiane Mercelis	6	6
								Q	Rita Davar	1	0
																C Mercelis	6	6
																J Morgan	3	1
									Janet Morgan	6	7
									Elizabeth Broz	4	5
																							C Mercelis	1	6
																						5	M duPont	6	8
									Betsy Abbas	6	6
									Nancy Liebert	4	3
																B Abbas	0	4
															5	M duPont	6	6
									Viola White	1	0
								5	Margaret duPont	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Angela Buxton	6	6
									Valerie Lewis	1	1
																A Buxton	6	3	6
																H Brewer	1	6	3
									Jennifer Middleton	4	6	5
									Heather Brewer	6	3	7
																							A Buxton	0	0
																						1	M Connolly	6	6
									Lorna Byrne	0	3
									Edda Buding	6	6
																E Buding	2	3
															1	M Connolly	6	6
									Joan Scott	0	3
								1	Maureen Connolly	6	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1954 French Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1954 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles