1939 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1939 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Alice Marble
Runner-up	Kay Stammers
Score	6–2, 6–0
Details
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8
Events

Alice Marble defeated Kay Stammers in the final, 6–2, 6–0 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1939 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Helen Moody was the defending champion, but did not compete.

Seeds

01.

Alice Marble (champion)

02.

Helen Jacobs (quarterfinals)

03.

Hilde Sperling (semifinals)

04.

Simonne Mathieu (quarterfinals)

05.

Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (quarterfinals)

06.

Kay Stammers (final)

07.

Mary Hardwick (quarterfinals)

08.

Sarah Fabyan (semifinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

2	Helen Jacobs	2	2

6	Kay Stammers	6	6
				6	Kay Stammers	7	2	6

				8	Sarah Fabyan	5	6	3
4	Simonne Mathieu	4	2

8	Sarah Fabyan	6	6
									6	Kay Stammers	2	0

									1	Alice Marble	6	6
7	Mary Hardwick	4	0

3	Hilde Sperling	6	6
				3	Hilde Sperling	0	0

				1	Alice Marble	6	6
5	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	1	4

1	Alice Marble	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	2	Helen Jacobs	6	6
		Elsa Haylock	0	2
						2	H Jacobs	6	6
						Q	J Curry	3	2
		Penny Durlac	4	7	8
	Q	Joan Curry	6	5	10
										2	H Jacobs	6	7
											M Lumb	2	5
		Margot Lumb	6	6
		Alicia Florian	1	2
							M Lumb	6	6
							B Cooke	3	3
		Betty Cooke	6	7
		Joan Ingram	4	5

Section 2

First round	Second round				Third round				Fourth round

	6	Kay Stammers	6	6
	Q	Edith Middleton	0	2
					6	K Stammers	6	6
						N Brown	2	2
		Madzy Couquerque	5	3
		Nina Brown	7	6
									6	K Stammers	7	6
										S Henrotin	5	2
	Q	Peggy Brace	4	2
		Wally San Donnino	6	6
						W San Donnino	1	1
						S Henrotin	6	6
		Thilde Dietz	5	3
		Sylvie Henrotin	7	6

Section 3

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

4	Simonne Mathieu	6	6
	Eva Poráková	4	1	4	S Mathieu	6	6
	Audrey Roberts	5	1		P King	1	0
	Phyllis King	7	6						4	S Mathieu	6	6	6
	Betty Smith	4	4							K Somogyi	0	8	3
	Klára Somogyi	6	6		K Somogyi	6	6
	Phyllis Grover	0	10		A Yorke	2	4
	Billie Yorke	6	12											4	S Mathieu	6	4	6
Q	Liesl Herbst	2	0												V Scott	3	6	2
	Valerie Scott	6	6		V Scott	3	6	6
	Freda Underwood	2	5		E Hamilton	6	0	1
	Elsie Hamilton	6	7							V Scott	6	3	6
	Patience Thomson	2	0							S Noel	3	6	0
	Susan Noel	6	6		S Noel	6	10
Q	Nancy Liebert	5	5		I Schumann	4	8
	Inge Schumann	7	7

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

8	Sarah Fabyan	6	6
	Mary Norman	2	2		8	S Fabyan	6	6
	Freda Hammersley	6	6			W Hammersley	2	3
	Betty Batt	3	2						8	S Fabyan	6	6
	Mary Sargeant	4	7	8						D Huntbach	2	3
	Mary Whitmarsh	6	5	6		M Sargeant	3	8
	Jean Nicoll	8	4	2		D Huntbach	6	10
	Denise Huntbach	6	6	6										8	S Fabyan	6	3	6
	Madge Slaney	6	6												D Little	1	6	2
	Nora Maingay	3	1			M Slaney	6	6
	Rosemary Smith	6	7			R Smith	3	3
	Audrey Cardinall	1	5							M Slaney	6	0	1
	Joan Goss	3	5							D Little	3	6	6
	Dorothy Andrus	6	7			D Andrus	3	0
	Dorothy Little	6	8			D Little	6	6
	Margot Stewart	1	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	Nancy Macpherson-Grant	6	6
	Muriel Harris	4	1			N Macpherson-Grant	6	1	6
Q	Valerie Cooper	5	6	2		E Clements	3	6	4
	Betty Clements	7	2	6							N Macpherson-Grant	4	8	7
	Elsie Pittman	1	5								R Jarvis	6	6	5
	Rita Jarvis	6	7			R Jarvis	4	8	6
Q	Margaret Lewis	4	5			G Southwell	6	6	2
	Gladys Southwell	6	7													N Macpherson-Grant	4	6
	Alex McKelvie	7	2												7	M Hardwick	6	8
	Anita Ellis	9	6			A Ellis	3	5
	Grace Wheeler	7	2	6		G Wheeler	6	7
	Betty Nuthall	5	6	2							G Wheeler	5	7
	Alice Weiwers	6	6							7	M Hardwick	7	9
	Yvonne Law	1	0			A Weiwers	2	4
	Rosemary Thomas	8	4		7	M Hardwick	6	6
7	Mary Hardwick	10	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	Jean Saunders	6	6
Q	Sonia Mavrogordato	2	1			J Saunders	8	7
	Mollie Trouncer	6	6			M Trouncer	6	5
	Joan Strawson	3	1								J Saunders	6	3	6
	Ermyntrude Harvey	6	1	4							P O'Connell	2	6	2
	Magda Berescu	2	6	6		M Berescu	3	2
	Evelyn Dearman	4	6	4		P O'Connell	6	6
	Patsy O'Connell	6	3	6												J Saunders	2	4
	Molly James	1	2												3	H Sperling	6	6
	Diana Wood	6	6			D Wood	7	4	6
Q	Pamela Goodwyn	6	0	3		S Pannetier	5	6	1
	Suzanne Pannetier	0	6	6							D Wood	3	1
	Effie Peters	7	6							3	H Sperling	6	6
	Gaby Curtis	5	0			E Peters	3	0
	Gem Hoahing	2	0		3	H Sperling	6	6
3	Hilde Sperling	6	6

Section 7

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		Thelma Jarvis	0	3
		Mary Cartwright	6	6
							M Cartwright	3	3
							M Scriven	6	6
		Peggy Scriven	6	6
		Anneliese Ullstein	3	3
											M Scriven	3	2
										5	J Jędrzejowska	6	6
		Vittoria Tonolli	2	8	1
		Hella Kovač	6	6	6
							H Kovač	4	3
						5	J Jędrzejowska	6	6
		Josane de Meulemeester	4	3
	5	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	6	6

Section 8

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

		Arlette Halff	6	6
		Doris Howard	4	2
							A Halff	6	4	6
							N Glover	3	6	1
		Florence Smith	5	0
		Nancy Glover	7	6
												A Halff	1	1
											1	A Marble	6	6
	Q	Beryl Rodway	7	1	0
		Dora Beazley	5	6	6
							D Beazley	4	3
						1	A Marble	6	6
		Ruth Kirk	3	2
	1	Alice Marble	6	6

References

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

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1939 French Championships	Grand Slams Women's Singles	Succeeded by 1939 U.S. National Championships

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

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