1955 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Louise Brough and Margaret duPont were the defending champions but did not compete.

Women's Doubles
1955 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock
Runners-up	Shirley Bloomer Pat Ward
Final score	7–5, 6–1
Draw	48 (5 Q )
Seeds	4

Angela Mortimer and Anne Shilcock defeated Shirley Bloomer and Pat Ward in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1955 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2] To date it remains the last all-British women's doubles final.[3]

Seeds

01.   Barbara Davidson / Doris Hart (Second round)

02.   Beverly Fleitz / Darlene Hard (Semifinals)

03.   Shirley Bloomer / Pat Ward (Final)

04.   Angela Mortimer / Anne Shilcock (Champions)

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	2	Beverly Fleitz Darlene Hard	6	3	6
		Dora Kilian Hazel Redick-Smith	0	6	4
								2	Beverly Fleitz Darlene Hard	3	7
								3	Shirley Bloomer Pat Ward	6	9
	3	Shirley Bloomer Pat Ward	6	6
		Zsuzsa Körmöczy Suzanne Schmitt	3	1
															3	Shirley Bloomer Pat Ward	5	1
															4	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	7	6
		Rosemary Walsh Billie Woodgate	1	8	0
	4	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	6	6	6
								4	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	6	6
									Jenny Hoad Fay Muller	2	1
		Valerie Koortzen Helen Pascoe	2	1
		Jenny Hoad Fay Muller	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								2	Beverly Fleitz Darlene Hard	6	6
									Nicla Migliori Lea Pericoli	2	1
															2	B Fleitz D Hard	6	2	6
																E Hopman D Knode	2	6	4
									Betty Dawes Peggy Dawson-Scott	2	1
									Nell Hopman Dorothy Knode	6	6
																						2	B Fleitz D Hard	6	3	6
																							D Kilian H Redick-Smith	0	6	4
									Mary Carter Beryl Penrose	6	6
									Heather Macfarlane Molly Mackay	3	1
																M Carter B Penrose	2	2
																D Kilian H Redick-Smith	6	6
									Rosemary Bulleid Georgie Woodgate	2	2
									Dora Kilian Hazel Redick-Smith	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Shirley Bloomer Pat Ward	6	6
		Gem Gilbert Sue Waters	2	1				3	S Bloomer P Ward	6	7
		Constance Ball Francesca Leland	2	4					G Butler C Mercelis	1	5
		Gloria Butler Christiane Mercelis	6	6											3	S Bloomer P Ward	6	6
		Susan Billington Margot Parker	6	6												S Billington M Parker	4	3
		Rita Bentley Pat Harrison	2	4					S Billington M Parker	6	5	6
	Q	Wendy Morris Jenny Wagstaff	6	6				Q	W Morris J Wagstaff	4	7	2
		Poucette Coessens Ida Wrede-Holm	0	3																		3	S Bloomer P Ward	6	6
	Q	SM Colebrooke Lorna White	5	6	5																		Z Körmöczy S Schmitt	3	1
		Jean Bee Annie Haillet	7	4	7				J Bee A Haillet	1	2
		Grace Kelleher Mary Terán de Weiss	5	3					I Pohmann E Vollmer	6	6
		Inge Pohmann Erika Vollmer	7	6												I Pohmann E Vollmer	5	7
		Zsuzsa Körmöczy Suzanne Schmitt	4	6	6											Z Körmöczy S Schmitt	7	9
		Joan Curry Rita Drobný	6	4	3				Z Körmöczy S Schmitt	6	7	8
		Lois Felix Kay Hubbell	6	6					L Felix K Hubbell	8	5	6
		Barbara Knapp Valerie Pitt	1	2

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		Leonie Brighton Joan Quelch	9	6
		Ruth Kaufmann Fenny ten Bosch	7	4					L Brighton J Quelch	5	3
		Rosemary Walsh Billie Woodgate	6	2	6				R Walsh R Woodgate	7	6
	Q	Janet Morgan Sheila Speight	2	6	2											R Walsh R Woodgate	6	4	6
		Valerie Lewis Evelyn Moeller	6	7												V Lewis E Moeller	3	6	2
	Q	Sidney Brock Pauline Titchener	2	5					V Lewis E Moeller	4	6	6
		Mary Eyre Viola White	6	6					M Eyre V White	6	1	3
		Ginette Bucaille Sue Chatrier	3	3																			R Walsh R Woodgate	1	8	0
		Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén María Josefa de Riba	7	4	2																	4	A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6	6
		Loris Nichols Daphne Seeney	5	6	6				L Nichols D Seeney	1	4
		Angela Buxton Pat Hird	6	6					A Buxton P Hird	6	6
		Hazel Cheadle Gem Hoahing	2	3												A Buxton P Hird	3	0
		Heather Brewer Arvilla McGuire	6	4	2										4	A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6
		Lorna Cawthorn Elaine Watson	3	6	6				L Cawthorn E Watson	1	1
		Alison Baker Doris Popple	0	2				4	A Mortimer A Shilcock	6	6
	4	Angela Mortimer Anne Shilcock	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
									Valerie Koortzen Helen Pascoe	9	6
								Q	Lesley Fulton Mrs FB Webb	7	3
																V Koortzen H Pascoe	6	6
																M Halford P Panton	2	1
									Elizabeth Broz Ilse Schuh-Proxauf	7	4	3
									Mary Halford Pearl Panton	5	6	6
																							V Koortzen H Pascoe	2	1
																							J Hoad F Muller	6	6
									Vera Thomas Bea Walter	3	2
									Jenny Hoad Fay Muller	6	6
																J Hoad F Muller	6	6
																J Middleton D Spiers	2	4
									Jennifer Middleton Doreen Spiers	6	1	6
								1	Barbara Davidson Doris Hart	4	6	2

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
3. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com