1955 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1955 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Angela Mortimer ; Anne Shilcock
Runners-up	Shirley Bloomer ; Pat Ward
Score	7–5, 6–1
Details
Draw	48 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

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.^[1]^[2] To date it remains the last all-British women's doubles final.^[3]

Seeds

01.

Barbara Davidson /

Doris Hart (second round)

02.

Beverly Fleitz /

Darlene Hard (semifinals)

03.

Shirley Bloomer /

Pat Ward (final)

04.

Angela Mortimer /

Anne Shilcock (champions)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

2	Beverly Fleitz Darlene Hard	6	3	6

	Dora Kilian Hazel Redick-Smith	0	6	4
					2	Beverly Fleitz Darlene Hard	3	7

					3	Shirley Bloomer Pat Ward	6	9
3	Shirley Bloomer Pat Ward	6	6

	Zsuzsa Körmöczy Suzanne Schmitt	3	1
									3	Shirley Bloomer Pat Ward	5	1

									4	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	7	6
	Rosemary Walsh Billie Woodgate	1	8	0

4	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	6	6	6
					4	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	6	6

						Jenny Hoad Fay Muller	2	1
	Valerie Koortzen Hazel Pascoe	2	1

	Jenny Hoad Fay Muller	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

	2	Beverly Fleitz Darlene Hard	6	6
		Nicla Migliori Lea Pericoli	2	1
					2	B Fleitz D Hard	6	2	6
						E Hopman D Knode	2	6	4
		Betty Dawes Peggy Dawson-Scott	2	1
		Nell Hopman Dorothy Knode	6	6
										2	B Fleitz D Hard	6	3	6
											D Kilian H Redick-Smith	0	6	4
		Mary Carter Beryl Penrose	6	6
		Heather Macfarlane Molly Mackay	3	1
						M Carter B Penrose	2	2
						D Kilian H Redick-Smith	6	6
		Rosemary Bulleid Georgie Woodgate	2	2
		Dora Kilian Hazel Redick-Smith	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

3	Shirley Bloomer Pat Ward	6	6
	Gem Gilbert Sue Waters	2	1		3	S Bloomer P Ward	6	7
	Constance Ball Francesca Leland	2	4			G Butler C Mercelis	1	5
	Gloria Butler Christiane Mercelis	6	6							3	S Bloomer P Ward	6	6
	Susan Billington Margot Parker	6	6								S Billington M Parker	4	3
	Rita Bentley Pat Harrison	2	4			S Billington M Parker	6	5	6
Q	Wendy Morris Jenny Wagstaff	6	6		Q	W Morris J Wagstaff	4	7	2
	Poucette Coessens Ida Wrede-Holm	0	3											3	S Bloomer P Ward	6	6
Q	SM Colebrooke Lorna White	5	6	5											Z Körmöczy S Schmitt	3	1
	Jean Bee Annie Haillet	7	4	7		J Bee A Haillet	1	2
	Grace Kelleher Mary Terán de Weiss	5	3			I Pohmann E Vollmer	6	6
	Inge Pohmann Erika Vollmer	7	6								I Pohmann E Vollmer	5	7
	Zsuzsa Körmöczy Suzanne Schmitt	4	6	6							Z Körmöczy S Schmitt	7	9
	Joan Curry Rita Drobný	6	4	3		Z Körmöczy S Schmitt	6	7	8
	Lois Felix Kay Hubbell	6	6			L Felix K Hubbell	8	5	6
	Barbara Knapp Valerie Pitt	1	2

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Leonie Brighton Joan Quelch	9	6
	Ruth Kaufmann Fenny ten Bosch	7	4			L Brighton J Quelch	5	3
	Rosemary Walsh Billie Woodgate	6	2	6		R Walsh R Woodgate	7	6
Q	Janet Morgan Sheila Speight	2	6	2							R Walsh R Woodgate	6	4	6
	Valerie Lewis Evelyn Moeller	6	7								V Lewis E Moeller	3	6	2
Q	Sidney Brock Pauline Titchener	2	5			V Lewis E Moeller	4	6	6
	Mary Eyre Viola White	6	6			M Eyre V White	6	1	3
	Ginette Bucaille Susan Chatrier	3	3													R Walsh R Woodgate	1	8	0
	Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén María Josefa de Riba	7	4	2											4	A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6	6
	Loris Nichols Daphne Seeney	5	6	6		L Nichols D Seeney	1	4
	Angela Buxton Pat Hird	6	6			A Buxton P Hird	6	6
	Hazel Cheadle Gem Hoahing	2	3								A Buxton P Hird	3	0
	Heather Brewer Arvilla McGuire	6	4	2						4	A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6
	Lorna Cawthorn Elaine Watson	3	6	6		L Cawthorn E Watson	1	1
	Alison Baker Doris Popple	0	2		4	A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6
4	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	6	6

Section 4

First round	Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

		Valerie Koortzen Hazel Pascoe	9	6
	Q	Lesley Fulton Mrs FB Webb	7	3
							V Koortzen H Pascoe	6	6
							M Halford P Panton	2	1
		Elizabeth Broz Ilse Schuh-Proxauf	7	4	3
		Mary Halford Pearl Panton	5	6	6
											V Koortzen H Pascoe	2	1
											J Hoad F Muller	6	6
		Vera Thomas Bea Walter	3	2
		Jenny Hoad Fay Muller	6	6
							J Hoad F Muller	6	6
							J Middleton D Spiers	2	4
		Jennifer Middleton Doreen Spiers	6	1	6
	1	Barbara Davidson Doris Hart	4	6	2

References

^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[womensd-3] "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

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