1955 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
Appearance
Women's singles | |
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1955 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–4, 6–2 |
Seeds | 8 |
First-seeded Doris Hart defeated unseeded Patricia Ward 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1955 U.S. National Championships.[2]
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Doris Hart is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
Doris Hart (champion)
Louise Brough (third round)
Beverly Baker Fleitz (semifinals)
- Dorothy Knode(semifinals)
- Barbara Davidson(quarterfinals)
Shirley Fry (third round)
- Dorothy Bundy Cheney(first round)
Barbara Breit (semifinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Dorothy Knode
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Dorothy Knode
| 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 0 |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1956). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1956. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 184–189.