# 1950 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Louise Brough successfully defended her title, defeating Margaret duPont in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Louise Brough (champion)
    02. Margaret duPont (final)
    03. Doris Hart (semifinals)
    04. Pat Todd (semifinals)
    05. Shirley Fry (quarterfinals)
    06. Betty Harrison (quarterfinals)
    07. Gussie Moran (quarterfinals)
    08. Annalisa Bossi (first 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Louise Brough | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Doris Hart | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Doris Hart | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Scofield | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Scofield | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Margaret duPont | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Betty Harrison | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Margaret duPont | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Pat Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Pat Todd | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Pat Todd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Margaret duPont | 8 | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
| 7 | Gussie Moran | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Margaret duPont | 8 | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leonie Brighton | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | L Brough | 9 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Mottram | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Joy Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nel Hermsen | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Brough | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | E Andrews | 0 | 0 |
| | Evelyn Moeller | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Enid Andrews | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Andrews | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Bucaille | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Betty Rosenquest | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ginette Bucaille | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round |
| 5 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Susan Partridge | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | S Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Anderson | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Rita Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Quelch | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Fry | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | J Curry | 2 | 5 |
| | Betty Lombard | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Margaret Knott | 7 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Lombard | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Curry | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | Jean Trower | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Curry | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| 3 | Doris Hart | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kay Tuckey | 4 | 6 | 3 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén | 6 | 6 | | B Gullbrandsson-Sandén | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sheila Dowdeswell | 3 | 4 | | | | | 3 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Myrtil Dubois | 2 | 3 | | | | | | C Hoahing | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Gem Hoahing | 6 | 6 | | C Hoahing | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joey David | 4 | 0 | Q | K Johns | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Katie Johns | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Hart | 6 | 6 |
| | Helen Rihbany | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | N Chaffee | 2 | 2 |
| | Effie Peters | 0 | 4 | | H Rihbany | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nancy Chaffee | 6 | 6 | | N Chaffee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marta Barnett | 2 | 4 | | | | | | N Chaffee | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Freda Hammersley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | W Hammersley | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Bea Walter | 3 | 4 | | W Hammersley | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Coutts | 3 | 4 | | J Hibbert | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joy Hibbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Annalisa Bossi | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Terán de Weiss | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M Terán de Weiss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Rosemary Walsh | 6 | 8 | | Q | A Varin | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q | Andrée Varin | 8 | 10 | | | | | | M Terán de Weiss | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Pam Bocquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | P Bocquet | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | Wendy Stork | 4 | 3 | | | P Bocquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Billie Woodgate | 8 | 9 | | | R Woodgate | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Gladys Lines | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | M Terán de Weiss | 4 | 6 |
| | Rosemary Bulleid | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Scofield | 6 | 8 |
| | Maud Galtier | 6 | 2 | 3 | | R Bulleid | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Hilary Stoodley-Morgan | 4 | 1 | | | B Scofield | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Scofield | 6 | 6 | | | | | | B Scofield | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | Peggy Dawson-Scott | 6 | 7 | | | | | | P Dawson-Scott | 1 | 5 | | | |
| Q | Edie Luxton | 3 | 5 | | | P Dawson-Scott | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Gilberte Jamain | 6 | 7 | | | G Jamain | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Andy Ross-Dilley | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| | Marcelle van Leer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Ward | 6 | 6 | | | P Ward | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edith Middleton | 0 | 0 | | | T Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thelma Long | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Long | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | Margaret Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | D Head | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mrs MA Schmier | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Mrs MA Schmier | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Behr | 2 | 2 | | | D Head | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Head | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Head | 3 | 2 |
| | Georgie Woodgate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Harrison | 6 | 6 |
| | Lorna Byrne | 4 | 2 | | | G Woodgate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beryl Parker | 1 | 6 | 5 | Q | J Wagstaff | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jenny Wagstaff | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | G Woodgate | 7 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Nancy Morrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | E Harrison | 9 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Pat Cowney | 1 | 2 | | | N Morrison | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Knapp | 3 | 1 | | 6 | E Harrison | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Betty Harrison | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Alex McKelvie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Audrey Bates | 4 | 3 | | | A McKelvie | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Margot Parker | 7 | 4 | | | J Morgan | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Janet Morgan | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | A McKelvie | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gay Chandler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P King | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | Jacqueline Beswick | 4 | 3 | | | G Chandler | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phyllis King | 5 | 7 | 6 | | P King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margaret Emerson | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Alex McKelvie | 1 | 2 |
| | Betty Wilford | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Todd | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Elsie Phillips | 5 | 4 | | | E Wilford | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Helen Fletcher | 3 | 0 | | | P Rodgers | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Patsy Rodgers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Rodgers | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | Nancy Liebert | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | P Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lorna Cornell | 6 | 6 | | | L Cornell | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Gill Worrall | 0 | 0 | | 4 | P Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Pat Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Mary Fitzgibbon | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Halford | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Halford | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | J Amouretti | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Josette Amouretti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Solveig Glietenberg | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | M Halford | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | G Moran | 6 | 6 |
| | Etta Neuman | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne-Marie Seghers | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A-M Seghers | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | G Moran | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mary Lagerborg | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Gussie Moran | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | Gertrude Kornfeld | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lucia Manfredi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Manfredi | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Quertier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jean Quertier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helena Matouš | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | J Quertier | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | M duPont | 6 | 6 |
| | Violette Rigollet | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Walker-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Walker-Smith | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Betty Cooke | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Margaret duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |