title: 1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
text: # 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.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne (final)
      02. Doris Hart / Pat Todd (champions)
      03. Jean Bostock / Betty Hilton (semifinals)
      04. Nancye Bolton / Nell Hopman (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Doris Hart Pat Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ermyntrude Harvey Joan Ingram | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ermyntrude Harvey Joan Ingram | 3 | 4 | 2 | Doris Hart Pat Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | Jean Bostock Betty Hilton | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Jean Bostock Betty Hilton | 6 | 9 | 3 | Jean Bostock Betty Hilton | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Dorothy Muller Sheila Summers | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dorothy Muller Sheila Summers | 3 | 7 | | | | | 2 | Doris Hart Pat Todd | 3 | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | 1 | Louise Brough Margaret Osborne | 6 | 4 | 5 |
  | | Molly Blair Kay Menzies | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Louise Brough Margaret Osborne | 6 | 4 | 5 |
  | 4 | Nancye Bolton Nell Hopman | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Nancye Bolton Nell Hopman | 3 | 3 | | Molly Blair Kay Menzies | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 1 | Louise Brough Margaret Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Anita Ellis Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 1 | 3 | 1 | Louise Brough Margaret Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 1 | Louise Brough 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Doris Hart Pat Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Peggy Knight Enid Sutton | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | D Hart P Todd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | J Gannon J Quertier | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Joy Gannon Jean Quertier | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Betty Coutts Jean Walker-Smith | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Hart P Todd | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | E Harvey J Ingram | 3 | 4 |
  | | Valerie Cooper Margot Parker | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ermyntrude Harvey Joan Ingram | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | E Harvey J Ingram | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | H Straubeová L Studer | w/o | | | | | |
  | | Helena Straubeová Luzia Studer | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Lalage Churcher Kay Tuckey | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 3 | Jean Bostock Betty Hilton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Joan Bathurst Susan Powell | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Bostock E Hilton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | K Keith-Steele E Lombard | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Katherine Keith-Steele Betty Lombard | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Q | Molly James Nancy Liebert | 3 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Bostock E Hilton | 6 | 9 |
  | Gladys Lines Pearl Panton | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | D Muller S Summers | 3 | 7 |
  | Rosemary Morris Wendy Stork | 7 | 0 | 6 | | R Morris W Stork | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Elsie Hamilton Vera Dace | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E Hamilton V Dace | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Gay Chandler Thelma Lister | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | E Hamilton V Dace | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | Joy Hibbert Edith Middleton | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | D Muller S Summers | 8 | 6 | | | | |
  | Dorothy Muller Sheila Summers | 6 | 6 | | | D Muller S Summers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | BM Crosoer Katie Whitefield | 1 | 2 | | | S Mathieu A Weiwers | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Simonne Mathieu Alice Weiwers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  The nationality of Miss BM Crosoer is unknown.
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Elsa Haylock Madge Slaney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hilde Doleschell Milly Vagn-Nielsen | 1 | 1 | | E Haylock M Slaney | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Molly Blair Kay Menzies | 6 | 6 | | M Blair K Menzies | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Pam Bocquet Edna Pool | 0 | 2 | | | | | | M Blair K Menzies | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Nancy Fontes Denise Pritchard | 1 | 1 | | | | | | P Dawson-Scott M Halford | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Peggy Dawson-Scott Mary Halford | 6 | 6 | | P Dawson-Scott M Halford | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Penny Durlac Joan Strawson | 4 | 1 | | M Rurac G Woodgate | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Magda Rurac Georgie Woodgate | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Blair K Menzies | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Bolton E Hopman | 3 | 3 |
  | | | | | | Miriamme de Borman Josane de Meulemeester | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Colette Boegner Monique Hamelin | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | M de Borman J de Meulemeester | 2 | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Bolton E Hopman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Bea Carris Audrey Osborne | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 4 | Nancye Bolton Nell Hopman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Magda Baumgarten Madzy Couquerque | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nancy Glover Peggy Vivian | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | N Glover M Vivian | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | A Ellis J Jędrzejowska | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | Joey David Phyllis Grover | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Anita Ellis Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | A Ellis J Jędrzejowska | 1 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Brough M Osborne | 6 | 6 |
  | | Alison Baker Effie Peters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Birgit Gullbrandsson Alex McKelvie | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | A Baker E Peters | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 1 | L Brough M Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Zsuzsa Körmöczy Márta Peterdy | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 1 | Louise Brough Margaret Osborne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  