1948 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Louise Brough and Margaret duPont defeated the defending champions Doris Hart and Pat Todd in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Women's doubles
1948 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionsUnited States Louise Brough
United States Margaret Osborne[1]
Runners-upUnited States Doris Hart
United States Pat Todd[1]
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Draw40 (5 Q )
Seeds4

Seeds

01.   United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret duPont (champions)
02.   United States Doris Hart / United States Pat Todd (final)
03.   United Kingdom Molly Blair / United Kingdom Jean Bostock (semifinals)
04.   United Kingdom Betty Hilton / United Kingdom Kay Menzies (third round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
6 6
France Colette Boegner
France Nelly Landry
0 1
1 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
7 6
United States Helen Rihbany
United States Barbara Scofield
5 0
United States Helen Rihbany
United States Barbara Scofield
6 6
United Kingdom Mary Halford
United Kingdom Bea Walter
2 2
1 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
6 3 6
2 United States Doris Hart
United States Pat Todd
3 6 3
United Kingdom Gem Hoahing
United Kingdom Audrey Osborne
1 6 2
3 United Kingdom Molly Blair
United Kingdom Jean Bostock
6 2 6
3 United Kingdom Molly Blair
United Kingdom Jean Bostock
4 6
2 United States Doris Hart
United States Pat Todd
6 8
Republic of Ireland Mary Fitzgibbon
Republic of Ireland Betty Lombard
1 1
2 United States Doris Hart
United States Pat Todd
6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States Louise Brough
United States Margaret duPont
6 6
Q United Kingdom Joyce Coles
United Kingdom Kay Tuckey
0 2
1 United States L Brough
United States M duPont
6 6
South Africa D Muller
South Africa S Summers
2 4
Netherlands Truid Blaisse-Terwindt
Netherlands Tineke Lubbers-Fischer
3 2
South Africa Dorothy Muller
South Africa Sheila Summers
6 6
1 United States L Brough
United States M duPont
6 6
France C Boegner
France N Landry
0 1
Q United Kingdom Valerie Cooper
United Kingdom Margot Parker
4 1
France Colette Boegner
France Nelly Landry
6 6
France C Boegner
France N Landry
6 4 6
Q Kenya S Dowdeswell
United Kingdom G Lines
3 6 3
Austria Hilde Doleschell
Czechoslovakia Edith Sutz
4 6
Q Kenya Sheila Dowdeswell
United Kingdom Gladys Lines
6 8

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 United Kingdom Betty Hilton
United Kingdom Kay Menzies
6 6
United Kingdom Penny Durlac
United Kingdom Patsy O'Connell
2 2
4 United Kingdom E Hilton
United Kingdom K Menzies
4 7 6
United States H Rihbany
United States B Scofield
6 5 2
United States Helen Rihbany
United States Barbara Scofield
6 3 6
United Kingdom Enid Andrews
United Kingdom Patsy Rodgers
1 6 1
United States H Rihbany
United States B Scofield
6 6
United Kingdom Effie Peters
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
4 4 United Kingdom M Halford
United Kingdom B Walter
2 2
United Kingdom Mary Halford
United Kingdom Bea Walter
6 6 United Kingdom M Halford
United Kingdom B Walter
6 6
Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy
Hungary Márta Peterdy
6 6 Hungary Z Körmöczy
Hungary M Peterdy
0 1
Q United Kingdom Noelle Knight
United Kingdom Nancy Liebert
4 4 United Kingdom M Halford
United Kingdom B Walter
6 6
United States Gloria Butler
United States Argyll Rice
3 6 11 United Kingdom E Wilford
United Kingdom G Woodgate
4 3
United Kingdom Joey David
Czechoslovakia Olga Mišková
6 3 9 United States G Butler
United States A Rice
3 3
United Kingdom Betty Wilford
United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate
7 6 United Kingdom E Wilford
United Kingdom G Woodgate
6 6
Republic of Ireland Roguie Bain
Republic of Ireland Maeve Brennan
5 2

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
United Kingdom Audrey Roberts
7 3 0
Italy Annelise Bossi
Argentina Mary Terán de Weiss
5 6 6 Italy A Bossi
Argentina M Terán de Weiss
3 4
United Kingdom Gem Hoahing
United Kingdom Audrey Osborne
6 6 United Kingdom C Hoahing
United Kingdom A Osborne
6 6
Denmark Lisa Andersen
Norway Laila Schou Nilsen
0 3 United Kingdom C Hoahing
United Kingdom A Osborne
Netherlands Madzy Couquerque
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
2 2 United States S Fry
United States M Prentiss
w/o
United Kingdom Joy Gannon
United Kingdom Jean Quertier
6 6 United Kingdom J Gannon
United Kingdom J Quertier
6 1 4
Belgium Miriamme de Borman
Belgium Josane de Meulemeester
0 2 United States S Fry
United States M Prentiss
3 6 6
United States Shirley Fry
United States Mary Prentiss
6 6 United Kingdom C Hoahing
United Kingdom A Osborne
1 6 2
3 United Kingdom M Blair
United Kingdom J Bostock
6 2 6
Q United Kingdom Valerie Miles
United Kingdom Janet Morgan
United States Margaret Cary
United Kingdom Vera Thomas
w/o
Q United Kingdom V Miles
United Kingdom J Morgan
5 6
3 United Kingdom M Blair
United Kingdom J Bostock
7 8
United Kingdom Betty Passingham
United Kingdom Jean Walker-Smith
2 6
3 United Kingdom Molly Blair
United Kingdom Jean Bostock
6 8

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Enid Davey
United Kingdom Pat Ward
4 6 4
Republic of Ireland Mary Fitzgibbon
Republic of Ireland Betty Lombard
6 4 6
Republic of Ireland M Fitzgibbon
Republic of Ireland E Lombard
3 6 6
United Kingdom G Chandler
United Kingdom T Lister
6 1 3
United Kingdom Joy Hibbert
United Kingdom Edith Middleton
6 3 3
United Kingdom Gay Chandler
United Kingdom Thelma Lister
2 6 6
Republic of Ireland M Fitzgibbon
Republic of Ireland E Lombard
1 1
2 United States D Hart
United States P Todd
6 6
United Kingdom Pam Bocquet
United Kingdom Wendy Stork
4 4
United Kingdom Joan Curry
United Kingdom Peggy Dawson-Scott
6 6
United Kingdom J Curry
United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott
3 4
2 United States D Hart
United States P Todd
6 6
United States Rita Anderson
United Kingdom Billie Woodgate
0 3
2 United States Doris Hart
United States Pat Todd
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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