First-seeded Margaret Osborne duPont defeated Doris Hart 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1950 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1950 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Margaret Osborne duPont[1] |
| Runner-up | Doris Hart |
| Score | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Draw | 49 |
| Seeds | 6 |
Seeds
editThe six seeded U.S. players are listed below.[3] Margaret Osborne duPont is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
Margaret Osborne duPont (champion)- Doris Hart (finalist)
- Louise Brough (third round)
- Beverly Baker (semifinals)
- Pat Canning Todd (quarterfinals)
- Shirley Fry (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Margaret Osborne duPont
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pat Canning Todd
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Margaret Osborne duPont
| 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nancy Chaffee
| 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nancy Chaffee
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barbara Scofield
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Margaret Osborne duPont
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Doris Hart
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Doris Hart
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Shirley Fry
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Doris Hart
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Beverly Baker
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Beverly Baker
| 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Betty Rosenquest
| 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1951). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1951. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 182–184.
- ^ "Patty Put No.1 In Nationals". The Miami News. AP. August 23, 1950. p. 2-B. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015 – via Google News Archive.