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] Hart won the tournament without losing a set.[3]
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1955 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Doris Hart[1] |
| Runner-up |  Pat Ward[1] |
| Score | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Seeds
editThe 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
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Doris Hart
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nancy Chaffee
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Doris Hart
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dorothy Knode
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Shirley Fry
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dorothy Knode
| 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Doris Hart
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Patricia Ward
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Beverly Baker Fleitz
| 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Barbara Breit
| 8 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Barbara Breit
| 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Patricia Ward
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Patricia Ward
| 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belmar Gunderson
| 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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. (1956). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1956. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 184–189.
- ^ "Results". World Tennis. Vol. 3, no. 5. New York. October 1955. p. 78. Retrieved 30 September 2024.