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]
Women's singles | |
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1955 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–4, 6–2 |
Seeds | 8 |
Seeds
editThe seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
- Doris Hart (champion)
- Louise Brough (third round)
- Beverly Baker Fleitz (semifinals)
- Dorothy Knode (semifinals)
- Barbara Davidson (quarterfinals)
- Shirley Fry (third round)
- Dorothy Bundy Cheney (first round)
- Barbara Breit (semifinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
editQuarterfinals | 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
edit- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1956). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1956. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 184–189.