Barbara Scofield

Barbara Scofield (June 24, 1926 – January 31, 2023) was an American tennis player.[1]

Barbara Scofield
Full nameBarbara Scofield-Davidson
Country (sports)United States
Born(1926-06-24)June 24, 1926
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 31, 2023(2023-01-31) (aged 96)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1950)
WimbledonQF (1950)
US Open2R (1957)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1951)
WimbledonSF (1948, 1951)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenW (1950)
WimbledonQF (1950)

Scofield learned playing tennis at age 11 by taking lesson at the Golden Gate Park.[2]

With the Argentine Enrique Morea, Scofield won the mixed doubles at the French Championships in 1950, and the following year, she was a runner-up in the women's doubles event with Beryl Bartlett.

Scofield‘s best singles result at the Wimbledon Championships was reaching the quarterfinals in 1950, losing to third-seeded Doris Hart. In the doubles event, she reached the semifinals in 1948 and 1951, partnering Helen Rihbany and Betty Rosenquest respectively.[3]

Scofield won the singles title at the 1955 Eastern Grass Court Championships in South Orange, New Jersey.

Scofield was inducted into the United States Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2013.[2]

Scofield died on January 31, 2023, at the age of 96.[4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1951French ChampionshipsClaySouth Africa Beryl BartlettUnited States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart		8–10, 3–6

Mixed doubles: (1 title)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1950French ChampionshipsClayArgentina Enrique MoreaUnited States Patricia Canning Todd
United States Bill Talbert		Walkover

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament19481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961Career SR
Australian Championships A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
French Championships 2R A SF 2R A A A A 2R A A A A 1R 0 / 5
Wimbledon 2R A QF 4R A 2R A 1R 3R A A A A A 0 / 6
US Championships A A A A A A A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 1
SR 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 8

References
  1. "While River Hills' Davidson Recalls The Days Of Little Mo". Milwaukee Journal. August 12, 1981. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  2. "Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Barbara Scofield Davidson" (PDF). United States Tennis Association (USTA).
  3. "Wimbledon players archive – Barbara Davidson". AELTC.
  4. "Barbara Davidson". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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