title: 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
  
  Maureen Connolly successfully defended her title, defeating Louise Brough in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1954 Wimbledon Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Maureen Connolly (champion)
      02. Doris Hart (semifinals)
      03. Shirley Fry (quarterfinals)
      04. Louise Brough (final)
      05. Margaret duPont (quarterfinals)
      06. Angela Mortimer (quarterfinals)
      07. Helen Fletcher (quarterfinals)
      08. Betty Pratt (semifinals)
  
  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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Helen Fletcher | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Helen Fletcher | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Doris Hart | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Louise Brough | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 4 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Louise Brough | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 6 | Angela Mortimer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Angela Mortimer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Louise Brough | 2 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 7 |
  | 8 | Betty Pratt | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 7 |
  | 3 | Shirley Fry | 4 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Shirley Fry | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | Betty Pratt | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Margaret duPont | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Georgie Woodgate | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | J Burke | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Judy Burke | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elaine Watson | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Hart | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | N Migliori | 1 | 1 |
  | | Helga Strecker | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sachiko Kamo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | S Kamo | 3 | 9 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | N Migliori | 6 | 11 | | | | |
  | | Nicla Migliori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Babs Praczukowski | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Helen Fletcher | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hanna Sladek | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | H Fletcher | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | R Kaufmann | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | Q | Marion Boundy | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ruth Kaufmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Fletcher | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | P Dawson-Scott | 0 | 1 |
  | Q | Mollie Govett | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Peggy Dawson-Scott | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | P Dawson-Scott | 9 | 8 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | B Knapp | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Barbara Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Billie Woodgate | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Pat Gotla | 1 | 1 | | 4 | L Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sue Waters | 1 | 7 | | | E Vollmer | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Erika Vollmer | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | 4 | L Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Vera Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Thomas | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Suzanne Schmitt | 3 | 1 | | | V Thomas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nell Hopman | 6 | 2 | 3 | | J Fitzpatrick | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | June Fitzpatrick | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Brough | 6 | 6 |
  | | Mary Morris | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Bradley | 1 | 1 |
  | | Pat Harrison | 6 | 6 | | | P Harrison | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Rosemary Walsh | 2 | 2 | | | B Kimbrell | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Barbara Kimbrell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Harrison | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Barbara Bradley | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Bradley | 6 | 8 | | | | |
  | | Jean Petchell | 7 | 1 | | | B Bradley | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Fenny ten Bosch | 6 | 6 | | | F ten Bosch | 7 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hazel Cheadle | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Angela Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Molly Stone | 0 | 1 | | 6 | A Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Norma Kemsey-Bourne | 6 | 6 | | | N Kemsey-Bourne | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sidney Brock | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | A Mortimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Gladys Heldman | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | G Bucaille | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Heather Robson | 6 | 6 | | | H Robson | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ginette Bucaille | 6 | 6 | | | G Bucaille | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Valerie Pitt | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Mortimer | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Leonie Brighton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Ramírez | 7 | 4 | 2 |
  | LL | Zena Lusty | 1 | 0 | | | L Brighton | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Margarita Bonström | 1 | 8 | 4 | Q | M Bonström | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Noelle Knight | 6 | 6 | 5r | | | | | | Q | M Bonström | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Melita Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | Betty Ruffin | 2 | 0 | | | I Ramírez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Poucette Coessens | 2 | 3 | | | E Lehmann | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elena Lehmann | 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 | Kathleen Stott | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kay Hubbell | 9 | 6 | | | K Hubbell | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | Audrey Bilse | 5 | 3 | | | A Shilcock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Anne Shilcock | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | A Shilcock | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Margot Parker | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | J Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Rosemary Bulleid | 6 | 6 | | | R Bulleid | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Evelyn Attwood | 3 | 2 | | | J Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Joan Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Curry | 3 | 6 | 3 |
  | Q | Joan Quelch | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Pratt | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | Baba Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | B Lewis | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Jean Knight | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | J Knight | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Denise Collier | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | B Lewis | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Nelly Adamson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | E Pratt | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
  | Q | Chloe Rhodes | 1 | 1 | | | N Adamson | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | María Josefa de Riba | 1 | 2 | | 8 | E Pratt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Betty Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 6**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Evelyn Moeller | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Pat Ward | 6 | 6 | | P Ward | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Pat Hird | 6 | 6 | | P Hird | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lorna Cawthorn | 4 | 1 | | | | | | P Ward | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Margot Dittmeyer | 7 | 0 | | | | | | C Hoahing | 0 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Mary Harris | 9 | 6 | | M Harris | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gem Hoahing | 6 | 6 | | C Hoahing | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Silvana Lazzarino | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | P Ward | 3 | 1 |
  | | Joopy Roos-Van der Wal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Fry | 6 | 6 |
  | | Thelma Lister | 3 | 3 | | J Roos-Van der Wal | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bobbie Wilson | 4 | 0 | | D Levine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dorothy Levine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | D Levine | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Ingeborg Vogler | 4 | 1 | | | | | 3 | S Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Jacqueline Kermina | 6 | 6 | | J Kermina | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet | 4 | 4 | 3 | S Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Shirley Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 7**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Christiane Mercelis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Rita Davar | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | C Mercelis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | J Morgan | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Janet Morgan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elizabeth Broz | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | C Mercelis | 1 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | 5 | M duPont | 6 | 8 |
  | | Betsy Abbas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nancy Liebert | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | B Abbas | 0 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | 5 | M duPont | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Viola White | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Margaret duPont | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Angela Buxton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Valerie Lewis | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A Buxton | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | H Brewer | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Jennifer Middleton | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Heather Brewer | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | A Buxton | 0 | 0 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Connolly | 6 | 6 |
  | | Lorna Byrne | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Edda Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | E Buding | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 1 | M Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Joan Scott | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 1 | Maureen Connolly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  