1958 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1958 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Althea Gibson
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Angela Mortimer
Score8–6, 6–2
Details
Draw96 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Althea Gibson, 1958 champion

Defending champion Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer in the final, 8–6, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1958 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds

01.   United States Althea Gibson (champion)
02.   United Kingdom Christine Truman (fourth round)
03.   United States Dorothy Knode (second round)
04.   Brazil Maria Bueno (quarterfinals)
05.   United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer (quarterfinals)
06.   Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy (semifinals)
07.   United States Janet Hopps (second round)
08.   United States Karol Fageros (third round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
United States Mimi Arnold 1 7 6
6 Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6 5 8
6 Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy 0 1
United Kingdom Angela Mortimer 6 6
United Kingdom Angela Mortimer 4 6 10
United States Margaret duPont 6 3 8
United Kingdom Angela Mortimer 6 2
1 United States Althea Gibson 8 6
United Kingdom Ann Haydon 6 7
4 Brazil Maria Bueno 3 5
United Kingdom Ann Haydon 2 0
1 United States Althea Gibson 6 6
5 United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer 3 8 2
1 United States Althea Gibson 6 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 United Kingdom Christine Truman 6 6
United Kingdom Rosemary Deloford 0 1
2 United Kingdom C Truman 6 6
United Kingdom J Rook 3 1
New Zealand Pat Nettleton 4 6
United Kingdom Jill Rook 6 8
2 United Kingdom C Truman 8 3
United States M Arnold 10 6
United States Mimi Arnold 2 6 6
United Kingdom Pat Wheeler 6 3 0
United States M Arnold 6 8
West Germany E Vollmer 2 6
West Germany Erika Vollmer 6 6
Switzerland Veronika Studer 4 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6 6
France Florence de la Courtie 4 2
6 Hungary Z Körmöczy 6 6
South Africa H Segal 2 3
Austria Sonja Pachta 4 1
South Africa Heather Segal 6 6
6 Hungary Z Körmöczy 6 6
Australia M Hawton 2 1
Argentina Mary Terán de Weiss 6 6
Kenya Fran Marshall 2 4
Spain M Terán de Weiss 4 1
Australia M Hawton 6 6
Australia Mary Hawton 6 6
Netherlands Joopy Roos-Van der Wal 2 0

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States Dorothy Knode 7 6
Q United Kingdom Pauline Roberts 5 2 3 United States D Knode 3 5
Belgium Christiane Mercelis 6 6 Belgium C Mercelis 6 7
United Kingdom Sue Waters 2 1 Belgium C Mercelis 6 6
Q United Kingdom Anthea Warwick Q United Kingdom A Warwick 0 2
France Susan Chatrier w/o Q United Kingdom A Warwick 6 1 6
United Kingdom Gill Worrall 6 6 1 United Kingdom S Cox 4 6 2
United Kingdom Sonia Cox 8 2 6 Belgium C Mercelis 3 4
United Kingdom Gem Hoahing 0 1 United Kingdom A Mortimer 6 6
West Germany Edda Buding 6 6 West Germany E Buding 6 6
United Kingdom Vera Thomas 1 9 6 United Kingdom V Thomas 3 1
West Germany Ingeborg Vogler 6 7 2 West Germany E Buding 2 4
Spain Mercedes Solsona 0 2 United Kingdom A Mortimer 6 6
South Africa Sandra Reynolds 6 6 South Africa S Reynolds 8 2 0
United Kingdom Angela Mortimer 6 6 United Kingdom A Mortimer 6 6 6
Chile Carmen Ibarra 0 2

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 United States Janet Hopps 6 6
United Kingdom Jean Bostock 3 3 7 United States J Hopps 5 7
France Marie-Odile Bouchet 2 2 Australia N Marsh 7 9
Australia Norma Marsh 6 6 Australia N Marsh 3 6 6
Republic of Ireland June Fitzpatrick 2 2 United States M duPont 6 3 8
United Kingdom Joyce Fulton 6 6 United Kingdom J Fulton 1 0
United Kingdom Pearl Panton 3 0 United States M duPont 6 6
United States Margaret duPont 6 6 United States M duPont 6 6
Q United Kingdom Caroline Leather 8 7 Australia F Muller 3 2
Q United Kingdom Shirley Hannah 6 5 Q United Kingdom C Leather 1 8
United Kingdom Rita Bentley 1 6 0 Mexico R Reyes 6 10
Mexico Rosie Reyes 6 4 6 Mexico R Reyes 3 5
United States Wilma Smith 4 5 Australia F Muller 6 7
New Zealand Sonia Cox 6 7 New Zealand S Cox 5 3
Australia Fay Muller 6 6 Australia F Muller 7 6
United Kingdom Jean Knight 0 1

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q United Kingdom Jenny Young 1 1
United Kingdom Ann Haydon 6 6 United Kingdom A Haydon 6 1 6
West Germany Ilse Buding 5 4 United States M Varner 3 6 2
United States Margaret Varner 7 6 United Kingdom A Haydon 3 6 7
Q United Kingdom Margaret Grace 6 0 1 South Africa J Forbes 6 2 5
Spain Pilar Barril 3 6 6 Spain P Barril 1 7 3
United Kingdom Gill Evans 1 4 South Africa J Forbes 6 5 6
South Africa Jean Forbes 6 6 United Kingdom A Haydon 1 6 6
United Kingdom Pat Hird 3 2 United Kingdom P Ward 6 3 1
United Kingdom Pat Ward 6 6 United Kingdom P Ward 6 7
United Kingdom Thelma Lister 6 7 7 United Kingdom T Lister 3 5
Q United Kingdom Bobbie Wilson 4 9 5 United Kingdom P Ward 2 6 6
Belgium Poucette Bernheim 1 2 8 United States K Fageros 6 4 4
Italy Silvana Lazzarino 6 6 Italy S Lazzarino 1 5
United States Sally Moore 3 5 8 United States K Fageros 6 7
8 United States Karol Fageros 6 7

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Viola White 6 2 6
Australia Margaret Carter 3 6 4 United Kingdom V White 3 2
Australia Thelma Long 6 5 6 Australia T Long 6 6
United Kingdom Anne Shilcock 1 7 2 Australia T Long 6 6
New Zealand Ruia Morrison 11 6 New Zealand R Morrison 4 3
United States Louise Snow 9 3 New Zealand R Morrison 2 6 6
United States Isabel Troccole 1 7 United Kingdom S Armstrong 6 3 3
United Kingdom Sheila Armstrong 6 9 Australia T Long 2 3
France Maud Galtier 4 Brazil M Bueno 6 6
Norway Ida Wrede-Holm w/o France M Galtier 4 2
Q United Kingdom Pauline Drew 3 2 United Kingdom J Curry 6 6
United Kingdom Joan Curry 6 6 United Kingdom J Curry 0 2
Q United Kingdom Jane Rushton 4 6 4 Brazil M Bueno 6 6
South Africa Renée Schuurman 6 8 South Africa R Schuurman 0 2
United Kingdom Hazel Cheadle 1 2 4 Brazil M Bueno 6 6
4 Brazil Maria Bueno 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Switzerland Ruth Kaufmann 5 8 6
United Kingdom Deidre Catt 7 6 2
Switzerland R Kaufmann 4 4
South Africa B Carr 6 6
Netherlands Fredy Marinkelle 1 7
South Africa Bernice Carr 6 9
South Africa B Carr 3 4
5 United Kingdom S Bloomer 6 6
West Germany Margot Dittmeyer 6 8
Q United Kingdom Jenny Wagstaff 4 6
West Germany M Dittmeyer 1 2
5 United Kingdom S Bloomer 6 6
Spain Alicia Guri 1 2
5 United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
France Paule Courteix 6 6 6
Austria Elizabeth Broz 8 3 2
France P Courteix 0 3
Australia L Coghlan 6 6
United States Geraldine Carter 0 3
Australia Lorraine Coghlan 6 6
Australia L Coghlan 0 2
1 United States A Gibson 6 6
United Kingdom Jenny Trewby 0 2
Mexico Yola Ramírez 6 6
Mexico Y Ramírez 7 2
1 United States A Gibson 9 6
Australia Margaret Hellyer 0 2
1 United States Althea Gibson 6 6

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