# 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Louise Brough defeated Beverly Fleitz in the final, 7–5, 8–6 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1955 Wimbledon Championships. Maureen Connolly was the defending champion, but withdrew after breaking her leg.

## Seeds

    01. Doris Hart (semifinals)
    02. Louise Brough (champion)
    03. Beverly Fleitz (final)
    04. Angela Mortimer (second round)
    05. Dorothy Knode (quarterfinals)
    06. Darlene Hard (semifinals)
    07. Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)
    08. Angela Buxton (quarterfinals)
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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Dorothy Knode | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Dorothy Knode | 4 | 3 | 1 | Doris Hart | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Beverly Fleitz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Beverly Fleitz | 6 | 6 | 3 | Beverly Fleitz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Angela Buxton | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Angela Buxton | 2 | 2 | | | | | 3 | Beverly Fleitz | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Louise Brough | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Louise Brough | 7 | 8 |
| | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 2 | 3 | 6 | Darlene Hard | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Louise Brough | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| 7 | Beryl Penrose | 2 | 0 | 2 | Louise Brough | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| 2 | Louise Brough | 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 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nell Hopman | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Kilian | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Kay Hubbell | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dora Kilian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Hart | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | MJ de Riba | 1 | 3 |
| | Margot Parker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Audrey Clarke | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Parker | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | MJ de Riba | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lea Pericoli | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | María Josefa de Riba | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 5 | Dorothy Knode | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fay Muller | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | D Knode | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Dittmeyer | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Kathleen Stott | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margot Dittmeyer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Knode | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | S Bloomer | 2 | 2 |
| | Heather Macfarlane | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shirley Bloomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Bloomer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | V Lewis | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Valerie Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Beverly Fleitz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Inge Pohmann | 0 | 2 | | 3 | B Fleitz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Billie Woodgate | 1 | 6 | 6 | | R Woodgate | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Hird | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | 3 | B Fleitz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Suzanne Schmitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Spiers | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Valerie Pitt | 3 | 0 | | | S Schmitt | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Doreen Spiers | 3 | 6 | 6 | | D Spiers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Peggy Dawson-Scott | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Fleitz | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Joan MacLeod | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | S Chatrier | 3 | 0 |
| | Susan Chatrier | 6 | 6 | | | S Chatrier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Poucette Coessens | 3 | 2 | | Q | N Kemsey-Bourne | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Norma Kemsey-Bourne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Chatrier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lorna Cawthorn | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | J Knight | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Rita Bentley | 6 | 6 | | | R Bentley | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén | 6 | 10 | 4 | | J Knight | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Knight | 3 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 8 | Angela Buxton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vera Thomas | w/o | | | 8 | A Buxton | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gem Hoahing | 3 | 5 | | | L Felix | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lois Felix | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | A Buxton | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Joan Quelch | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | H Cheadle | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Hazel Cheadle | 6 | 6 | | | H Cheadle | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sue Waters | 6 | 13 | | | S Waters | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Bee | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Buxton | 6 | 6 |
| | Alison Baker | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Hoad | 1 | 0 |
| | Loris Nichols | 6 | 6 | | | L Nichols | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helen Pascoe | 6 | 4 | 6 | | H Pascoe | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ida Wrede-Holm | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | L Nichols | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Arvilla McGuire | 5 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | J Hoad | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jenny Hoad | 7 | 6 | 7 | | J Hoad | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Anne Price | 11 | 4 | | Q | A Gibb | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Anthea Gibb | 13 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round |
| | Pat Harrison | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbara Knapp | 7 | 4 | 3 | | P Harrison | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Wendy Morris | 1 | 3 | | | F ten Bosch | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fenny ten Bosch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F ten Bosch | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Pearl Panton | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Carter | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mary Carter | 6 | 6 | | | M Carter | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bea Walter | 3 | 6 | 5 | | M Terán de Weiss | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Terán de Weiss | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | M Carter | 3 | 3 |
| | Beth Ruffin | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Hard | 6 | 6 |
| | Ruth Kaufmann | 6 | 6 | | | R Kaufmann | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Curry | 1 | 2 | | | A Shilcock | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne Shilcock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Shilcock | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | Leonie Brighton | 7 | | | | | | | | 6 | D Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Barbara Davidson | 7$^r$ | | | | L Brighton | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daphne Seeney | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | D Hard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Darlene Hard | 6 | 3 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Georgie Woodgate | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ginette Bucaille | 6 | 5 | 6 | | G Bucaille | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Denise Collier | 0 | 6 | | | J Middleton | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Middleton | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | J Middleton | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | Christiane Mercelis | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | C Mercelis | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Erika Vollmer | 6 | 7 | 3 | | C Mercelis | 0 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | |
| Q | Sheila Griffin | 2 | 5 | | | M Boundy | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Marion Boundy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | C Mercelis | 1 | 2 |
| | Nicla Migliori | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Z Körmöczy | 6 | 6 |
| | Elizabeth Broz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | E Broz | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Valerie Koortzen | 1 | 6 | 6 | | V Koortzen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Renée Schuurman | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | V Koortzen | 1 | 3 | | | |
| | Rosemary Bulleid | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | Z Körmöczy | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 6 | 6 | | | Z Körmöczy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Lynne Luxton | 0 | 2 | | 4 | A Mortimer | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Angela Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round |
| | Viola White | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Marion Craig-Smith | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | V White | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hazel Redick-Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rita Davar | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | H Redick-Smith | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Penrose | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| LL | Françoise Lemal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mollie Govett | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | F Lemal | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | B Penrose | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Constance Ball | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Beryl Penrose | 6 | 4 | 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 |
| | Pat Ward | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Heather Brewer | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H Brewer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Watson | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Elaine Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sheila Speight | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | H Brewer | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Brough | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Sonia Pool | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Janet Morgan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Morgan | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Rosemary Walsh | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |