# 1948 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Louise Brough defeated Doris Hart in the final, 6–3, 8–6 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships. Margaret duPont was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Doris Hart.

## Seeds

    01. Margaret duPont (semifinals)
    02. Louise Brough (champion)
    03. Pat Todd (semifinals)
    04. Doris Hart (final)
    05. Jean Bostock (quarterfinals)
    06. Sheila Summers (fourth round)
    07. Nelly Landry (quarterfinals)
    08. Shirley Fry (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Margaret duPont | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jean Bostock | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jean Bostock | 5 | 3 | 1 | Margaret duPont | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Doris Hart | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | 4 | Doris Hart | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Nelly Landry | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nelly Landry | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Doris Hart | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Louise Brough | 6 | 8 |
| | Jean Quertier | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Louise Brough | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | Pat Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Pat Todd | 6 | 6 | 3 | Pat Todd | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Louise Brough | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 8 | Shirley Fry | 1$^r$ | | 2 | Louise Brough | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Louise Brough | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Margaret duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Valerie Cooper | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | M duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | G Blaisse-Terwindt | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Truid Blaisse-Terwindt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Barbara Behr | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | M duPont | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | P Dawson-Scott | 2 | 2 |
| | Roguie Bain | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Katherine Keith-Steele | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | K Keith-Steele | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | P Dawson-Scott | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Penny Durlac | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Peggy Dawson-Scott | 7 | 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 | Fourth round |
| 5 | Jean Bostock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hilde Doleschell | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J Bostock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Hoahing | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Gem Hoahing | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Enid Kerr | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Bostock | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | D Muller | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| | Dorothy Muller | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sheila Dowdeswell | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Muller | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Boegner | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Pat Cowney | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colette Boegner | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Doris Hart | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joy Gannon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Cooke | 4 | 0 | | | H Rihbany | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helen Rihbany | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gladys Lines | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Lines | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Nel Hermsen | 0 | 4 | | | G Lines | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Annelise Bossi | 4 | 4 | | | E Sutz | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Edith Sutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Hart | 6 | 6 |
| | Joan Curry | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Curry | 2 | 3 |
| | Argyll Rice | 2 | 6 | | | J Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gay Chandler | 6 | 6 | | | G Chandler | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joey David | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Curry | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Vera Mattar | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | B Scofield | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Barbara Scofield | 6 | 6 | | | B Scofield | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Terán de Weiss | 8 | 6 | | | M Terán de Weiss | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgie Woodgate | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 7 | Nelly Landry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laila Schou Nilsen | 1 | 3 | | 7 | N Landry | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patsy O'Connell | 6 | 4 | 6 | | P O'Connell | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wendy Stork | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | N Landry | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kay Tuckey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Tuckey | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Margaret Carlisle | 4 | 1 | | | K Tuckey | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patsy Rogers | 6 | 6 | | | P Rogers | 8 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viola White | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Landry | 6 | 8 |
| | Gloria Butler | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Thomas | 3 | 6 |
| Q | Edna Pool | 6 | 2 | | | G Butler | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vera Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | V Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Judy Wallace | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | V Thomas | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Márta Peterdy | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Peterdy | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Mary Fitzgibbon | 6 | 4 | | | M Peterdy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laura Morgan | 1 | 2 | | | M de Borman | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miriamme de Borman | 6 | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Joy Hibbert | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lisa Andersen | 6 | 6 | | | L Andersen | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Margaret Cary | 2 | 6 | 1 | | J Quertier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Quertier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | J Quertier | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Lesley Fulton | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | M Blair | 8 | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | Maeve Brennan | 3 | 6 | 3 | | L Fulton | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Erica Percival | 4 | 5 | | | M Blair | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molly Blair | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Quertier | 7 | 6 |
| | Alice Weiwers | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Summers | 5 | 2 |
| | Madzy Couquerque | 7 | 0 | 2 | | A Weiwers | 8 | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rita Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | R Anderson | 10 | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pearl Panton | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Weiwers | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | Pauline Fisher | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | S Summers | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Margot Parker | 6 | 6 | | | M Parker | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elsie Phillips | 5 | 1 | | 6 | S Summers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sheila Summers | 7 | 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 |
| | Margaret Lewis | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Enid Andrews | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | E Andrews | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Passingham | 6 | 6 | | | E Passingham | 7 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lill Lind | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | E Passingham | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | Audrey Osborne | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Halford | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mary Halford | 6 | 6 | | | M Halford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molly James | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M James | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phyllis Grover | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | M Halford | 3 | 3 |
| | Thelma Lister | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Todd | 6 | 6 |
| | Pam Bocquet | 6 | 6 | | | P Bocquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Janet Morgan | 6 | 6 | | | J Morgan | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorrit Herbst | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Bocquet | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | Effie Peters | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | P Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Barbara Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | B Knapp | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Walker-Smith | 2 | 1 | | 3 | P Todd | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Pat Todd | 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 |
| | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ginette Jucker | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Z Körmöczy | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | J de Meulemeester | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Josane de Meulemeester | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tineke Lubbers-Fischer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Z Körmöczy | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Fry | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Betty Hilton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mary Wavish | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E Hilton | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | S Fry | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Madge Slaney | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 |
| | Edith Middleton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bea Carris | 8 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E Middleton | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Brighton | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | Beryl Parker | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leonie Brighton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | E Middleton | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Brough | 6 | 6 |
| | Betty Wilford | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Prentiss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Prentiss | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Brough | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Betty Lombard | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |