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

Women's singles
1955 U.S. National Championships
Champion Doris Hart[1]
Runner-up Pat Ward[1]
Score6–4, 6–2
Seeds8

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.[2] Hart won the tournament without losing a set.[3]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Doris Hart (champion)
  2. Louise Brough (third round)
  3. Beverly Baker Fleitz (semifinals)
  4. Dorothy Knode (semifinals)
  5. Barbara Davidson (quarterfinals)
  6. Shirley Fry (third round)
  7. Dorothy Bundy Cheney (first round)
  8. Barbara Breit (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Doris Hart 6 6
Nancy Chaffee 4 4
1 Doris Hart 6 6
4 Dorothy Knode 1 1
6 Shirley Fry 7 6
4 Dorothy Knode 9 8
1 Doris Hart 6 6
Patricia Ward 4 2
3 Beverly Baker Fleitz 6 6 0
8 Barbara Breit 8 4 6
8 Barbara Breit 1 2
Patricia Ward 6 6
Patricia Ward 9 6
Belmar Gunderson 7 0

References

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1956). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1956. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 184–189.
  3. ^ "Results". World Tennis. Vol. 3, no. 5. New York. October 1955. p. 78. Retrieved September 30, 2024.