1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Doris Hart and Pat Todd defeated the defending champions Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Women's doubles
1947 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionsUnited States Doris Hart
United States Pat Todd
Runners-upUnited States Louise Brough
United States Margaret Osborne
Score3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Draw40 (5 Q )
Seeds4

Seeds

01.   United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne (final)
02.   United States Doris Hart / United States Pat Todd (champions)
03.   United Kingdom Jean Bostock / United Kingdom Betty Hilton (semifinals)
04.   Australia Nancye Bolton / United States Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
2 United States Doris Hart
United States Pat Todd
6 6
United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
United Kingdom Joan Ingram
3 4
2 United States Doris Hart
United States Pat Todd
6 6
3 United Kingdom Jean Bostock
United Kingdom Betty Hilton
0 1
3 United Kingdom Jean Bostock
United Kingdom Betty Hilton
6 9
South Africa Dorothy Muller
South Africa Sheila Summers
3 7
2 United States Doris Hart
United States Pat Todd
3 6 7
1 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret Osborne
6 4 5
United Kingdom Molly Blair
United Kingdom Kay Menzies
6 6
4 Australia Nancye Bolton
Australia Nell Hopman
3 3
United Kingdom Molly Blair
United Kingdom Kay Menzies
2 1
1 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret Osborne
6 6
United Kingdom Anita Ellis
Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
1 3
1 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret Osborne
6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
2 United States Doris Hart
United States Pat Todd
6 6
United Kingdom Peggy Knight
United Kingdom Enid Sutton
4 1
2 United States D Hart
United States P Todd
6 6
United Kingdom J Gannon
United Kingdom J Quertier
3 4
United Kingdom Joy Gannon
United Kingdom Jean Quertier
4 6 6
Q United Kingdom Betty Coutts
United Kingdom Jean Walker-Smith
6 1 1
2 United States D Hart
United States P Todd
6 6
United Kingdom E Harvey
United Kingdom J Ingram
3 4
United Kingdom Valerie Cooper
United Kingdom Margot Parker
3 6 8
United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
United Kingdom Joan Ingram
6 3 6
United Kingdom E Harvey
United Kingdom J Ingram
Czechoslovakia H Straubeová
Switzerland L Studer
w/o
Czechoslovakia Helena Straubeová
Switzerland Luzia Studer
Q United Kingdom Lalage Churcher
United Kingdom Kay Tuckey
w/o

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United Kingdom Jean Bostock
United Kingdom Betty Hilton
6 6
Australia Joan Bathurst
United Kingdom Susan Powell
1 3
3 United Kingdom J Bostock
United Kingdom E Hilton
6 6
United Kingdom K Keith-Steele
Republic of Ireland E Lombard
4 3
United Kingdom Katherine Keith-Steele
Republic of Ireland Betty Lombard
6 7 6
Q United Kingdom Molly James
United Kingdom Nancy Liebert
3 9 4
3 United Kingdom J Bostock
United Kingdom E Hilton
6 9
United Kingdom Gladys Lines
United Kingdom Pearl Panton
5 6 3 South Africa D Muller
South Africa S Summers
3 7
United Kingdom Rosemary Morris
United Kingdom Wendy Stork
7 0 6 United Kingdom R Morris
United Kingdom W Stork
2 6 3
United Kingdom Elsie Hamilton
United Kingdom Vera Dace
3 6 6 United Kingdom E Hamilton
United Kingdom V Dace
6 4 6
United Kingdom Gay Chandler
United Kingdom Thelma Lister
6 3 4 United Kingdom E Hamilton
United Kingdom V Dace
6 3
United Kingdom Joy Hibbert
United Kingdom Edith Middleton
2 3 South Africa D Muller
South Africa S Summers
8 6
South Africa Dorothy Muller
South Africa Sheila Summers
6 6 South Africa D Muller
South Africa S Summers
6 6
BM Crosoer
United Kingdom Katie Whitefield
1 2 France S Mathieu
Luxembourg A Weiwers
3 4
France Simonne Mathieu
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
6 6

The nationality of Miss BM Crosoer is unknown.

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Elsa Haylock
United Kingdom Madge Slaney
6 6
Austria Hilde Doleschell
Denmark Milly Vagn-Nielsen
1 1 United Kingdom E Haylock
United Kingdom M Slaney
3 2
United Kingdom Molly Blair
United Kingdom Kay Menzies
6 6 United Kingdom M Blair
United Kingdom K Menzies
6 6
Q United Kingdom Pam Bocquet
United Kingdom Edna Pool
0 2 United Kingdom M Blair
United Kingdom K Menzies
6 7
United Kingdom Nancy Fontes
United Kingdom Denise Pritchard
1 1 United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott
United Kingdom M Halford
4 5
United Kingdom Peggy Dawson-Scott
United Kingdom Mary Halford
6 6 United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott
United Kingdom M Halford
United Kingdom Penny Durlac
United Kingdom Joan Strawson
4 1 Romania M Rurac
United Kingdom G Woodgate
w/o
Romania Magda Rurac
United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate
6 6 United Kingdom M Blair
United Kingdom K Menzies
6 6
4 Australia N Bolton
Australia E Hopman
3 3
Belgium Miriamme de Borman
Belgium Josane de Meulemeester
6 6
France Colette Boegner
France Monique Hamelin
4 1
Belgium M de Borman
Belgium J de Meulemeester
2 0
4 Australia N Bolton
Australia E Hopman
6 6
United Kingdom Bea Carris
United Kingdom Audrey Osborne
3 5
4 Australia Nancye Bolton
Australia Nell Hopman
6 7

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Hungary Magda Baumgarten
Netherlands Madzy Couquerque
w/o
United Kingdom Nancy Glover
United Kingdom Peggy Vivian
United Kingdom N Glover
United Kingdom M Vivian
7 6 2
United Kingdom A Ellis
Poland J Jędrzejowska
9 3 6
Q United Kingdom Joey David
United Kingdom Phyllis Grover
2 4
United Kingdom Anita Ellis
Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
6 6
United Kingdom A Ellis
Poland J Jędrzejowska
1 3
1 United States L Brough
United States M Osborne
6 6
Australia Alison Baker
United Kingdom Effie Peters
6 6
Sweden Birgit Gullbrandsson
United Kingdom Alex McKelvie
3 1
Australia A Baker
United Kingdom E Peters
2 0
1 United States L Brough
United States M Osborne
6 6
Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy
Hungary Márta Peterdy
1 2
1 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret Osborne
6 6

References

  1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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