Barbara Scofield

Barbara Scofield
Full nameBarbara Scofield-Davidson
Country (sports) United States
Born (1926-06-24) June 24, 1926 (age 94)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenSF (1950)
WimbledonQF (1950)
US Open2R (1957)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French OpenF (1951)
WimbledonSF (1948, 1951)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French OpenW (1950)
WimbledonQF (1950)

Barbara Scofield (born June 24, 1926) is an American former tennis player.[1]

She learned playing tennis at age 11 by taking lesson at the Golden Gate Park.[2]

With the Argentine Enrique Morea, she won the mixed doubles at the French Championships in 1950, and the following year, she was a runner-up in the women's doubles event with Beryl Bartlett.

Her best singles result at the Wimbledon Championships was reaching the quarterfinals in 1950, losing to third-seeded Doris Hart. In the doubles event, she reached the semifinals in 1948 and 1951, partnering Helen Rihbany and Betty Rosenquest respectively.[3]

She won the singles title at the 1955 Eastern Grass Court Championships in South Orange, New Jersey.

Scofield was inducted into the United States Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2013.[2]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1951 French Championships Clay South Africa Beryl Bartlett United States Shirley Fry
United States Doris Hart
8–10, 3–6

Mixed doubles: (1 title)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1950 French Championships Clay Argentina Enrique Morea United States Patricia Canning Todd
United States Bill Talbert
Walkover

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Career SR
Australian Championships A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
French Championships 2R A SF 2R A A A A 2R A A A A 1R 0 / 5
Wimbledon 2R A QF 4R A 2R A 1R 3R A A A A A 0 / 6
US Championships A A A A A A A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 1
SR 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 8

References

  1. ^ "While River Hills' Davidson Recalls The Days Of Little Mo". Milwaukee Journal. August 12, 1981. Retrieved August 4, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Barbara Scofield Davidson" (PDF). United States Tennis Association (USTA).
  3. ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Barbara Davidson". AELTC.

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