1949 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Louise Brough defeated Margaret Du Pont 10–8 1–6 10–8 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1949 Wimbledon Championships.
See also:
- 1949 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Louise Brough is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Louise Brough (Champion)
- Margaret Du Pont (Finalist)
- Pat Todd (Semifinalist)
- Gertrude Moran (Third round)
- Shirley Fry (Fourth round)
- Jean Quertier (Second round)
- Nellie Adamson (Third round)
- Austina Marlett (Second round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
Earlier Rounds
Section 1
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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1 |
Brough |
6 |
6 |
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Middleton |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
Brough |
6 |
6 |
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Halford |
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0 |
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Coutts |
3 |
7 |
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Halford |
6 |
9 |
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1 |
Brough |
6 |
6 |
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Q |
Walsh |
1 |
2 |
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Flowerdrew |
6 |
2 |
3 |
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Q |
Sutton |
3 |
6 |
6 |
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Q |
Sutton |
4 |
4 |
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Q |
Walsh |
6 |
6 |
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Q |
Walsh |
6 |
3 |
10 |
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Q |
Buxton-Knight |
4 |
6 |
8 |
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Section 2
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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7 |
Adamson |
6 |
6 |
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Schou-Nielsen |
1 |
4 |
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7 |
Adamson |
2 |
5 |
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Blair |
6 |
7 |
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Knapp |
6 |
5 |
1 |
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Blair |
3 |
7 |
6 |
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Blair |
6 |
6 |
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Hammersley |
3 |
1 |
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Sutz |
4 |
6 |
5 |
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Percival |
6 |
2 |
7 |
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Percival |
5 |
2 |
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Hammersley |
7 |
6 |
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Stoodley-Morgan |
5 |
3 |
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Hammersley |
7 |
6 |
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Section 3
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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3 |
Todd |
6 |
6 |
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Potts |
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1 |
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3 |
Todd |
6 |
6 |
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Woodgate |
6 |
5 |
6 |
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Woodgate |
1 |
2 |
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Boyer |
4 |
7 |
2 |
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3 |
Todd |
6 |
6 |
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Anderson |
2 |
6 |
6 |
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Dowdeswell |
1 |
0 |
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Doleschell |
6 |
3 |
4 |
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Anderson |
3 |
6 |
2 |
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Dowdeswell |
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Dowdeswell |
6 |
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6 |
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LL |
Lusty |
w/o |
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3 |
Todd |
6 |
6 |
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Marcellin |
6 |
3 |
6 |
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Marcellin |
2 |
1 |
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Fulton |
3 |
6 |
4 |
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Marcellin |
6 |
6 |
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Parker |
6 |
2 |
6 |
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Parker |
4 |
2 |
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Fitzgibbon |
2 |
6 |
4 |
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Marcellin |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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Gourlay |
10 |
2 |
6 |
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White |
6 |
3 |
4 |
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Brighton |
8 |
6 |
2 |
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Gourlay |
7 |
3 |
2 |
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White |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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White |
5 |
6 |
6 |
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Rigollet |
4 |
8 |
3 |
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Section 4
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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8 |
Curry |
6 |
6 |
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King |
1 |
4 |
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8 |
Curry |
3 |
5 |
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Summers |
7 |
6 |
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Summers |
6 |
7 |
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Bossi |
5 |
3 |
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Summers |
2 |
2 |
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Walker-Smith |
6 |
6 |
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Walker-Smith |
6 |
6 |
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Beswick |
3 |
3 |
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Walker-Smith |
6 |
6 |
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Gullbrandsson-Sanden |
6 |
6 |
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Gullbrandsson-Sanden |
1 |
3 |
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Stephens |
1 |
3 |
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Walker-Smith |
6 |
6 |
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Weiss |
11 |
6 |
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Long |
1 |
3 |
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Venter |
9 |
0 |
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Weiss |
5 |
8 |
6 |
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Gordon |
6 |
6 |
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Gordon |
7 |
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2 |
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Rogers |
0 |
2 |
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Weiss |
6 |
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Long |
6 |
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Long |
3 |
7 |
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Durlac |
1 |
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Long |
6 |
6 |
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De Borman |
9 |
6 |
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De Borman |
0 |
2 |
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Butler |
7 |
2 |
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Section 5
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Straubeova |
6 |
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Byrne |
1 |
3 |
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Straubeova |
7 |
2 |
7 |
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Morgan |
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6 |
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Morgan |
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6 |
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David |
6 |
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4 |
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Straubeova |
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2 |
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Watermeyer |
6 |
6 |
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Watermeyer |
6 |
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Quelch |
3 |
0 |
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Watermeyer |
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Phillips |
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Phillips |
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2 |
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Fog |
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3 |
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Watermeyer |
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Parker |
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6 |
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Dawson-Scott |
6 |
7 |
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Cowney |
4 |
6 |
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Parker |
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0 |
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Boegner |
6 |
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Boegner |
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Ward |
0 |
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Boegner |
9 |
6 |
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Dawson-Scott |
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6 |
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Dawson-Scott |
11 |
0 |
7 |
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Bates |
3 |
1 |
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Dawson-Scott |
6 |
6 |
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Quertier |
6 |
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Quertier |
4 |
4 |
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Knott |
2 |
2 |
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Section 6
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Rihbany |
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Stone |
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Rihbany |
6 |
3 |
8 |
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Tuckey |
6 |
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Tuckey |
3 |
6 |
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Hibbert |
1 |
3 |
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Rihbany |
7 |
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Gannon |
6 |
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Gannon |
5 |
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Bathurst |
0 |
4 |
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Gannon |
6 |
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Woodgate |
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Woodgate |
3 |
0 |
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Knight |
3 |
2 |
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Rihbany |
6 |
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Hoahing |
2 |
6 |
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Hoahing |
4 |
4 |
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Stork |
6 |
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Hoahing |
6 |
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Boutin |
6 |
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Boutin |
4 |
0 |
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Peters |
2 |
4 |
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Hoahing |
6 |
5 |
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Wilford |
6 |
5 |
6 |
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4 |
Moran |
2 |
7 |
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Mothersole |
2 |
7 |
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Wilford |
1 |
4 |
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4 |
Moran |
3 |
6 |
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4 |
Moran |
6 |
6 |
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Walter |
6 |
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3 |
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Section 7
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Seghers |
5 |
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Hilton |
7 |
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Hilton |
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3 |
6 |
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Andrews |
1 |
6 |
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Keith-Steele |
3 |
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Andrews |
6 |
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Hilton |
4 |
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5 |
Fry |
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1 |
4 |
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McGuire |
6 |
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Q |
Feiron |
2 |
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McGuire |
3 |
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Fry |
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Lagerborg |
0 |
2 |
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5 |
Fry |
6 |
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Section 8
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Hermsen |
6 |
6 |
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Lombard |
3 |
2 |
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Hermsen |
1 |
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Fitch |
6 |
6 |
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Fitch |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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O'Connell |
6 |
0 |
1 |
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Fitch |
0 |
1 |
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2 |
Du Pont |
6 |
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Cooke |
1 |
7 |
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Chandler |
6 |
9 |
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Chandler |
1 |
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Du Pont |
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Du Pont |
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