1958 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Defending champion Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer in the final, 8–6, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1958 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Women's singles
1958 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Althea Gibson
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Angela Mortimer
Score8–6, 6–2
Details
Draw96 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Althea Gibson, 1958 champion

Seeds

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01.     Althea Gibson (champion)
02.     Christine Truman (fourth round)
03.     Dorothy Knode (second round)
04.     Maria Bueno (quarterfinals)
05.     Shirley Bloomer (quarterfinals)
06.     Zsuzsa Körmöczy (semifinals)
07.     Janet Hopps (second round)
08.     Karol Fageros (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Mimi Arnold 1 7 6
6   Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6 5 8
6   Zsuzsa Körmöczy 0 1
  Angela Mortimer 6 6
  Angela Mortimer 4 6 10
  Margaret duPont 6 3 8
  Angela Mortimer 6 2
1   Althea Gibson 8 6
  Ann Haydon 6 7
4   Maria Bueno 3 5
  Ann Haydon 2 0
1   Althea Gibson 6 6
5   Shirley Bloomer 3 8 2
1   Althea Gibson 6 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2   Christine Truman 6 6
  Rosemary Deloford 0 1
2   C Truman 6 6
  J Rook 3 1
  Pat Nettleton 4 6
  Jill Rook 6 8
2   C Truman 8 3
  M Arnold 10 6
  Mimi Arnold 2 6 6
  Pat Wheeler 6 3 0
  M Arnold 6 8
  E Vollmer 2 6
  Erika Vollmer 6 6
  Veronika Studer 4 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6 6
  Florence de la Courtie 4 2
6   Z Körmöczy 6 6
  H Segal 2 3
  Sonja Pachta 4 1
  Heather Segal 6 6
6   Z Körmöczy 6 6
  M Hawton 2 1
  Mary Terán de Weiss 6 6
  Fran Marshall 2 4
  M Terán de Weiss 4 1
  M Hawton 6 6
  Mary Hawton 6 6
  Joopy Roos-Van der Wal 2 0

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Dorothy Knode 7 6
Q   Pauline Roberts 5 2 3   D Knode 3 5
  Christiane Mercelis 6 6   C Mercelis 6 7
  Sue Waters 2 1   C Mercelis 6 6
Q   Anthea Warwick Q   A Warwick 0 2
  Susan Chatrier w/o Q   A Warwick 6 1 6
  Gill Worrall 6 6 1   S Cox 4 6 2
  Sonia Cox 8 2 6   C Mercelis 3 4
  Gem Hoahing 0 1   A Mortimer 6 6
  Edda Buding 6 6   E Buding 6 6
  Vera Thomas 1 9 6   V Thomas 3 1
  Ingeborg Vogler 6 7 2   E Buding 2 4
  Mercedes Solsona 0 2   A Mortimer 6 6
  Sandra Reynolds 6 6   S Reynolds 8 2 0
  Angela Mortimer 6 6   A Mortimer 6 6 6
  Carmen Ibarra 0 2

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Janet Hopps 6 6
  Jean Bostock 3 3 7   J Hopps 5 7
  Marie-Odile Bouchet 2 2   N Marsh 7 9
  Norma Marsh 6 6   N Marsh 3 6 6
  June Fitzpatrick 2 2   M duPont 6 3 8
  Joyce Fulton 6 6   J Fulton 1 0
  Pearl Panton 3 0   M duPont 6 6
  Margaret duPont 6 6   M duPont 6 6
Q   Caroline Leather 8 7   F Muller 3 2
Q   Shirley Hannah 6 5 Q   C Leather 1 8
  Rita Bentley 1 6 0   R Reyes 6 10
  Rosie Reyes 6 4 6   R Reyes 3 5
  Wilma Smith 4 5   F Muller 6 7
  Sonia Cox 6 7   S Cox 5 3
  Fay Muller 6 6   F Muller 7 6
  Jean Knight 0 1

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q   Jenny Young 1 1
  Ann Haydon 6 6   A Haydon 6 1 6
  Ilse Buding 5 4   M Varner 3 6 2
  Margaret Varner 7 6   A Haydon 3 6 7
Q   Margaret Grace 6 0 1   J Forbes 6 2 5
  Pilar Barril 3 6 6   P Barril 1 7 3
  Gill Evans 1 4   J Forbes 6 5 6
  Jean Forbes 6 6   A Haydon 1 6 6
  Pat Hird 3 2   P Ward 6 3 1
  Pat Ward 6 6   P Ward 6 7
  Thelma Lister 6 7 7   T Lister 3 5
Q   Bobbie Wilson 4 9 5   P Ward 2 6 6
  Poucette Bernheim 1 2 8   K Fageros 6 4 4
  Silvana Lazzarino 6 6   S Lazzarino 1 5
  Sally Moore 3 5 8   K Fageros 6 7
8   Karol Fageros 6 7

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Viola White 6 2 6
  Margaret Carter 3 6 4   V White 3 2
  Thelma Long 6 5 6   T Long 6 6
  Anne Shilcock 1 7 2   T Long 6 6
  Ruia Morrison 11 6   R Morrison 4 3
  Louise Snow 9 3   R Morrison 2 6 6
  Isabel Troccole 1 7   S Armstrong 6 3 3
  Sheila Armstrong 6 9   T Long 2 3
  Maud Galtier 4   M Bueno 6 6
  Ida Wrede-Holm w/o   M Galtier 4 2
Q   Pauline Drew 3 2   J Curry 6 6
  Joan Curry 6 6   J Curry 0 2
Q   Jane Rushton 4 6 4   M Bueno 6 6
  Renée Schuurman 6 8   R Schuurman 0 2
  Hazel Cheadle 1 2 4   M Bueno 6 6
4   Maria Bueno 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Ruth Kaufmann 5 8 6
  Deidre Catt 7 6 2
  R Kaufmann 4 4
  B Carr 6 6
  Fredy Marinkelle 1 7
  Bernice Carr 6 9
  B Carr 3 4
5   S Bloomer 6 6
  Margot Dittmeyer 6 8
Q   Jenny Wagstaff 4 6
  M Dittmeyer 1 2
5   S Bloomer 6 6
  Alicia Guri 1 2
5   Shirley Bloomer 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Paule Courteix 6 6 6
  Elizabeth Broz 8 3 2
  P Courteix 0 3
  L Coghlan 6 6
  Geraldine Carter 0 3
  Lorraine Coghlan 6 6
  L Coghlan 0 2
1   A Gibson 6 6
  Jenny Trewby 0 2
  Yola Ramírez 6 6
  Y Ramírez 7 2
1   A Gibson 9 6
  Margaret Hellyer 0 2
1   Althea Gibson 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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