# 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Dorothy Round defeated Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1937 Wimbledon Championships. Helen Jacobs was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Round.

## Seeds

    01. Helen Jacobs (quarterfinals)
    02. Hilde Sperling (quarterfinals)
    03. Anita Lizana (quarterfinals)
    04. Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (final)
    05. Alice Marble (semifinals)
    06. Simonne Mathieu (semifinals)
    07. Dorothy Round (champion)
    08. Kay Stammers (fourth 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 |
| 2 | Hilde Sperling | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Alice Marble | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Alice Marble | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Alice Marble | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Peggy Scriven | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peggy Scriven | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Dorothy Round | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Simonne Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Dorothy Round | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Anita Lizana | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Anita Lizana | 3 | 3 | | 6 | Simonne Mathieu | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Dorothy Round | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Dorothy Round | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Dorothy Round | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 1 | Helen Jacobs | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 2 | Hilde Sperling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magda Baumgarten | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | H Sperling | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Horn | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Marie Horn | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Burrows | 1 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | H Sperling | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | G Curtis | 4 | 4 |
| | Edie Luxton | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Denise Huntbach | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Huntbach | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Curtis | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | Gertrude Valentine-Brown | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gaby Curtis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | 5 | Alice Marble | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Mary Hardwick | 11 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Marble | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | M Lincoln | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | Molly Lincoln | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Rosl Kraus | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Marble | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Couquerque | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | Sylvie Henrotin | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Madzy Couquerque | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | M Couquerque | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | E Haylock | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Q | Edith Middleton | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Elsa Haylock | 6 | 6 | 6 | | E Haylock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sheila Chuter | 8 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 4 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Susan Noel | 2 | 0 | | 4 | J Jędrzejowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Couper | 3 | 5 | | | D Beazley | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dora Beazley | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | J Jędrzejowska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gladys Southwell | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | G Southwell | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Mary Whitmarsh | 6 | 3 | 1 | | G Southwell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mie Trentham | 4 | 10 | 6 | | M Trentham | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Alva Samuelsson | 6 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Jędrzejowska | 6 | 6 |
| | Madie Moss | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | D Andrus | 0 | 2 |
| | Florence Ford | 6 | 6 | | | F Ford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Winifred Bower | 5 | 2 | | | J Goss | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Goss | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | F Ford | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Billie Yorke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Andrus | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Thelma Jarvis | 2 | 3 | | | A Yorke | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nancy Dickin | 4 | 3 | | | D Andrus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Andrus | 6 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Kay Stammers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nancy Lyle | 2 | 2 | | 8 | K Stammers | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Betty Uber | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | E Uber | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mary Norman | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | K Stammers | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Katherine Winthrop | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Winthrop | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Betty Hobson | 5 | 4 | | | K Winthrop | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Gem Hoahing | 6 | 4 | | | P O'Connell | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Patsy O'Connell | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Stammers | 5 | 3 |
| | Joan Ingram | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Scriven | 7 | 6 |
| | Effie Peters | 6 | 6 | | | E Peters | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Freda Underwood | 5 | 4 | | | J Strawson | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Strawson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Peters | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Josephine Harman | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Scriven | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Peggy Scriven | 6 | 6 | | | M Scriven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sheila Paterson | 2 | 2 | | | V Scott | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valerie Scott | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Q | Olga Haycraft | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mrs J Selwyn James | 6 | 6 | | | Mrs J Selwyn James | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vere King | 3 | 3 | | | E Pittman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elsie Pittman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | E Pittman | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Betty Batt | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | P King | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Phyllis King | 6 | 6 | | | P King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Bowden | 6 | 6 | | | M Bowden | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peggy Pleydell-Bouverie | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | P King | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| | Olga MacInnes | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Mathieu | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Joan Marquis | 3 | 6 | 4 | | O MacInnes | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Evelyn Dearman | 6 | 6 | | | E Dearman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Phyllis Grover | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | E Dearman | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| LL | Audrey Cardinall | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | S Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hella Kovač | 6 | 6 | | | H Kovač | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colette Boegner | 1 | 0 | | 6 | S Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Simonne Mathieu | 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 | Fourth round |
| | Madge Slaney | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pamela Morison | 6 | 6 | | | P Morison | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yvonne Law | 6 | 6 | | | Y Law | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Margaret Lewis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | Y Law | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Patience Thomson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | B Nuthall | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Katherine Keith-Steele | 2 | 5 | | | P Thomson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Nuthall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | B Nuthall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mollie Trouncer | 8 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Nuthall | 3 | 2 |
| | Jean Saunders | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Lizana | 6 | 6 |
| | Margot Stewart | 1 | 4 | | | J Saunders | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mona Riddell | 6 | 6 | | | M Riddell | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Catherine Fenwick | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Saunders | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Margot Lumb | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | A Lizana | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nina Brown | 4 | 6 | 3 | | M Lumb | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gladys Osborne | 2 | 2 | | 3 | A Lizana | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Anita Lizana | 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 |
| | Joy Myerscough | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex McOstrich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A McOstrich | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E de la Valdène | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lilí de la Valdène | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freda James | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | E de la Valdène | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Round | 6 | 6 |
| | Truid Terwindt | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Else Hollis | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Terwindt | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | D Round | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cristobel Wheatcroft | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dorothy Round | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 |
| | Rita Jarvis | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rosemary Smith | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | R Smith | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | A Wright | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | Audrey Wright | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phyllis Xydis | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | A Wright | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Jacobs | 6 | 6 |
| | Mary Heeley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ruth Kirk | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Heeley | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | H Jacobs | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ermyntrude Harvey | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Helen Jacobs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |