# 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Louise Brough successfully defended her title, defeating Margaret duPont in the final, 10–8, 1–6, 10–8 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1949 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Louise Brough (champion)
    02. Margaret duPont (final)
    03. Pat Todd (semifinals)
    04. Gussie Moran (third round)
    05. Shirley Fry (fourth round)
    06. Jean Quertier (second round)
    07. Nelly Adamson (third round)
    08. Joan Curry (second round)
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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molly Blair | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molly Blair | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Pat Todd | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | Pat Todd | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Pat Todd | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Jean Walker-Smith | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Walker-Smith | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | 1 | Louise Brough | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Margaret duPont | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| | Peggy Dawson-Scott | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Margaret duPont | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| | Helen Rihbany | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helen Rihbany | 7 | 7 | | | Helen Rihbany | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Margaret duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Betty Hilton | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Margaret duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Margaret duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edith Middleton | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | L Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Halford | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Betty Coutts | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Halford | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Brough | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Q | R Walsh | 1 | 2 |
| | Margot Flowerdrew | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Enid Sutton | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | E Sutton | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | R Walsh | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Rosemary Walsh | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Meg Buxton-Knight | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Nelly Adamson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Laila Schou Nilsen | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | N Adamson | 2 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | M Blair | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | Barbara Knapp | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Molly Blair | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | M Blair | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | W Hammersley | 3 | 1 |
| | Edith Sutz | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Erica Percival | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Percival | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | W Hammersley | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Hilary Stoodley-Morgan | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Freda Hammersley | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Pat Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Norma Potts | 0 | 1 | | 3 | P Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia Boyer | 4 | 7 | 2 | | R Woodgate | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billie Woodgate | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | P Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hilde Doleschell | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | S Dowdeswell | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Rita Anderson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | R Anderson | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Zena Lusty | w/o | | | | S Dowdeswell | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sheila Dowdeswell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Todd | 6 | 6 |
| | Jacqueline Marcellin | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Marcellin | 2 | 1 |
| | Lesley Fulton | 3 | 6 | 4 | | J Marcellin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margot Parker | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Parker | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Fitzgibbon | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | J Marcellin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Natalie Gourlay | 10 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | V White | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| LL | Leonie Brighton | 8 | 6 | 2 | | N Gourlay | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viola White | 6 | 6 | 6 | | V White | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Violette Rigollet | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Joan Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phyllis King | 1 | 4 | 8 | J Curry | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Annelise Bossi | 5 | 3 | | S Summers | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sheila Summers | 7 | 6 | | | | | | S Summers | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jean Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Jacqueline Beswick | 3 | 3 | | J Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mary Stephens | 1 | 3 | | B Gullbrandsson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Birgit Gullbrandsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | Mary Terán de Weiss | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Long | 1 | 3 |
| | Betsy Venter | 9 | 0 | | M Terán de Weiss | 5 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Margot Gordon | 6 | 6 | | M Gordon | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Patsy Rogers | 0 | 2 | | | | | | M Terán de Weiss | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | |
| | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | T Long | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Penny Durlac | 1 | 1 | | T Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Miriamme de Borman | 9 | 6 | | M de Borman | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gloria Butler | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Helena Straubeová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Lorna Byrne | 1 | 3 | | | H Straubeová | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Joey David | 6 | 3 | 4 | | J Morgan | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Janet Morgan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | H Straubeová | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Toots Watermeyer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Watermeyer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Joan Quelch | 3 | 0 | | | T Watermeyer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva Fog | 6 | 3 | | | E Phillips | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Elsie Phillips | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | T Watermeyer | 4 | 5 |
| | Pat Cowney | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | P Dawson-Scott | 6 | 7 |
| Q | Beryl Parker | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | B Parker | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Colette Boegner | 6 | 6 | | | C Boegner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Ward | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | C Boegner | 9 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| | Peggy Dawson-Scott | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Dawson-Scott | 11 | 0 | 7 | | | |
| | Audrey Bates | 3 | 1 | | | P Dawson-Scott | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Margaret Knott | 2 | 2 | | 6 | J Quertier | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jean Quertier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Helen Rihbany | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molly Stone | 1 | 2 | | | H Rihbany | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joy Hibbert | 1 | 3 | | | K Tuckey | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kay Tuckey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Rihbany | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Joan Bathurst | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Gannon | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | Joy Gannon | 6 | 6 | | | J Gannon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Noelle Knight | 3 | 2 | | | G Woodgate | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgie Woodgate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Rihbany | 6 | 6 |
| | Gem Hoahing | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Hoahing | 4 | 4 |
| | Wendy Stork | 6 | 4 | 2 | | C Hoahing | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacqueline Boutin | 6 | 6 | | | J Boutin | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Effie Peters | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Hoahing | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | |
| | Betty Wilford | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | G Moran | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | |
| LL | Audrey Mothersole | 2 | 7 | 1 | | E Wilford | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bea Walter | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | G Moran | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gussie Moran | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Anne-Marie Seghers | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Hilton | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E Hilton | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | E Andrews | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Katherine Keith-Steele | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Enid Andrews | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | E Hilton | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Fry | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | Arvilla McGuire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Nathalie Feiron | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A McGuire | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | S Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Mary Lagerborg | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Nel Hermsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Lombard | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | N Hermsen | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Fitch | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Joyce Fitch | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Patsy O'Connell | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | J Fitch | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | M duPont | 6 | 6 |
| | Betty Cooke | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gay Chandler | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Chandler | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gladys Lines | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Margaret duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |