title: 1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
text: # 1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
  
  Margaret Osborne defeated Doris Hart in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships. Pauline Betz was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Margaret Osborne (champion)
      02. Louise Brough (semifinals)
      03. Doris Hart (final)
      04. Pat Todd (quarterfinals)
      05. Nancye Bolton (quarterfinals)
      06. Kay Menzies (quarterfinals)
      07. Sheila Summers (semifinals)
      08. Jean Bostock (quarterfinals)
  
  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 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Nancye Bolton | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Nancye Bolton | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | Doris Hart | 2 | 8 | 6 | | | | |
  | 3 | Doris Hart | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Doris Hart | 2 | 8 | 6 | | | | |
  | 8 | Jean Bostock | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Jean Bostock | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | Doris Hart | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Margaret Osborne | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | Sheila Summers | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Margaret Osborne | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | Pat Todd | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Pat Todd | 5 | 4 | | 7 | Sheila Summers | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 1 | Margaret Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Kay Menzies | 2 | 4 | | 1 | Margaret Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 1 | Margaret Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nancy Glover | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | L Brough | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Q | E Pool | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | Jacqueline Fry | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Edna Pool | 5 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Brough | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | P Grover | 0 | 1 |
  | | Joan Bathurst | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Susan Powell | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | J Bathurst | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | P Grover | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Viola White | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Phyllis Grover | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Nancye Bolton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Joyce Coles | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | N Bolton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | B Coutts | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Betty Coutts | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Barbara Walton | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Bolton | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | W Stork | 1 | 2 |
  | | Janet Morgan | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Margaret Carlisle | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | J Morgan | 0 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | W Stork | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Wendy Stork | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elsie Phillips | 6 | 4 | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dorothy Muller | 1 | 1 | | 3 | D Hart | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Vera Dace | 2 | 1 | | | M Halford | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mary Halford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | D Hart | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Birgit Gullbrandsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | B Gullbrandsson | 3 | 0 | | | | |
  | | Pam Bocquet | 1 | 5 | | | B Gullbrandsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Madzy Couquerque | 6 | 6 | | | M Couquerque | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Monique Hamelin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Hart | 6 | 8 |
  | | Magda Rurac | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Rurac | 4 | 6 |
  | | Alison Baker | 4 | 0 | | | M Rurac | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Nancy Liebert | 2 | 3 | | | V Cooper | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Valerie Cooper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Rurac | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Pearl Panton | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Dawson-Scott | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Peggy Dawson-Scott | 6 | 6 | | | P Dawson-Scott | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Molly Blair | 6 | 1 | 8 | | B Carris | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bea Carris | 3 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Jean Bostock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 4 | 3 | 8 | J Bostock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Luzia Studer | 1 | 3 | | T Lister | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Thelma Lister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | J Bostock | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Gladys Lines | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Lines | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Betty Wilford | 4 | 3 | | G Lines | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Patsy O'Connell | 4 | $3^r$ | | A McKelvie | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alex McKelvie | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Bostock | 6 | 6 |
  | | Madge Slaney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Curry | 3 | 3 |
  | | Dorrit Herbst | 1 | 2 | | M Slaney | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Joan Curry | 6 | 6 | | J Curry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Pat Cowney | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | J Curry | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | Kay Tuckey | w/o | | | | | | | | B Lombard | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Betty Lombard | | | | B Lombard | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Phyllis King | 6 | 6 | | P King | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Miriamme de Borman | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 5**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Hilde Doleschell | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Barbara Knapp | 1 | 6 | | | H Doleschell | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Joan Strawson | 4 | 0 | | | A Weiwers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alice Weiwers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Weiwers | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Rosemary Morris | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Osborne | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Audrey Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | A Osborne | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Margot Parker | 6 | 3 | 7 | | B Yorke | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Billie Yorke | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Osborne | 5 | 1 |
  | Q | Georgie Woodgate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Summers | 7 | 6 |
  | | Enid Sutton | 0 | 1 | | Q | G Woodgate | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Effie Peters | 4 | 1 | | | J Quertier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jean Quertier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Quertier | 9 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Edie Luxton | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | S Summers | 11 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Elsie Hamilton | 6 | 6 | | | E Hamilton | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Margaret Lewis | 3 | 1 | | 7 | S Summers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Sheila Summers | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jean Walker-Smith | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Betty Hilton | 6 | 6 | | E Hilton | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 6 | 6 | | J Jędrzejowska | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Peggy Knight | 2 | 3 | | | | | | E Hilton | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Joy Gannon | | | | | | | | J Gannon | 5 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Jacqueline Saladin | w/o | | | J Gannon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Denise Pritchard | 4 | 2 | | G Kornfeld | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gertrude Kornfeld | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | E Hilton | 1 | 2 |
  | | Joey David | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Todd | 6 | 6 |
  | | Peggy Vivian | 6 | 6 | | M Vivian | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Josane de Meulemeester | 6 | 6 | | J de Meulemeester | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Lalage Churcher | 0 | 1 | | | | | | M Vivian | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Helena Straubeová | 4 | 2 | | | | | 4 | P Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Anita Ellis | 6 | 6 | | A Ellis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hilary Morgan | 3 | 0 | 4 | P Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Pat Todd | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Márta Peterdy | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gem Hoahing | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | C Hoahing | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | E Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Katherine Keith-Steele | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nell Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | E Hopman | 2 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Menzies | 6 | 6 |
  | | Edith Middleton | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Patience Chapman | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | P Chapman | 0 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | 6 | K Menzies | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Milly Vagn-Nielsen | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Kay Menzies | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Annelise Bossi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Patsy Rogers | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A Bossi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | C Boegner | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Joy Hibbert | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Colette Boegner | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | A Bossi | 3 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Osborne | 6 | 7 |
  | | Sheila Kenyon | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Penny Durlac | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | P Durlac | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 1 | M Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Gay Chandler | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 1 | Margaret Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  