1958 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
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Althea Gibson
defeated Angela Mortimer
8–6 6–2 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1958 Wimbledon Championships
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See also:
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier...
defeated Angela Mortimer
Angela Mortimer
Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett is a former World No. 1 British female tennis player. She was born in Plymouth, Devon, England...
8–6 6–2 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1958 Wimbledon Championships
1958 Wimbledon Championships
The 1958 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 23 June until 4 July...
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See also:
- 1958 Wimbledon Championships - Gentlemen's Singles
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Althea GibsonAlthea Gibson
Althea Gibson was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Althea GibsonAlthea GibsonAlthea Gibson was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the color barrier...
(Champion)
Christine TrumanChristine TrumanChristine Truman Janes, MBE, , is a female former tennis player from the United Kingdom....
(Fourth round)- Dorothy Knode (Second round)
Maria BuenoMaria BuenoMaria Esther Andion Bueno is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. During her 11-year career , she won 19 Major titles ....
(Quarterfinalist)- Shirley Bloomer (Quarterfinalist)
Zsuzsa KörmöczyZsuzsa KörmöczyZsuzsa Körmöczy was a female tennis player from Hungary. She won the singles title at the 1958 French Championships at the age of 33 and reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1958...
(Semifinalist)- Janet Hopps (Second round)
- Karol Fageros (Third round)
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
External links
- 1958 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw