Barbara Scofield
Encyclopedia
Barbara Scofield was a post-war
America
n tennis
player. She was also known by her married name, Barbara Scofield-Davidson.
Along with the Argentine
Enrique Morea
, she notably won the mixed doubles at Roland Garros in 1950
, and also reached the women's doubles finals with Beryl Bartlett.
Final match
Result, partner, final result
Post-war
A post-war period or postwar period is the interval immediately following the ending of a war and enduring as long as war does not resume. A post-war period can become an interwar period or interbellum when a war between the same parties resumes at a later date...
America
United States
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n tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. She was also known by her married name, Barbara Scofield-Davidson.
Along with the Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Enrique Morea
Enrique Morea
Enrique Morea was an Argentine tennis player.Morea won the mixed doubles title of the 1960 French Championships. He also won two gold medals at the inaugural men's tennis competition at the 1951 Pan American Games.Morea is the current president of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis .-References:...
, she notably won the mixed doubles at Roland Garros in 1950
1950 in sports
-American football:* NFL Championship – Cleveland Browns win 30–28 over the Los Angeles Rams* Oklahoma Sooners – college football champions.* Coaches Poll established to rank top 20 American college football teams-Association football:...
, and also reached the women's doubles finals with Beryl Bartlett.
Doubles titles
|Date | Name and place of tournament | Cat. | ($) | Surf. | Partner | Finalists | Score | ||
1 | 1950 | US Hardcourt Champ’s | Hard (ext.) | United States Patricia Canning Todd | US Hardcourt 1950 |
Losing doubles finalists
|Date | Name and place of tournament | Cat. | ($) | Surf. | Winners | Partner | Score | ||
1 | 1946 | Cincinnati tournament, Cincinnati |
Hard (ext.) | Mary Arnold Prentiss Mary Arnold ----Mary Arnold Prentiss was an amateur American tennis player of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.Arnold was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 every year between 1939 and 1947. Her highest ranking came in 1942 and 1944 when she was ranked No... Shirley Fry Irvin Shirley Fry Shirley June Fry Irvin was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who was born in Akron, Ohio, United States.Irvin is one of sixteen persons to have won each Grand Slam singles tournament at least once during the person's career... |
Virginia Kovacs | 6-3, 6-4 | Cincinnati Open 1946 | ||
2 | 1951 | French Open, Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
G. Chelem | Clay (ext.) | Doris Hart Doris Hart Doris Hart is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, which resulted in a permanently impaired right leg... Shirley Fry Irvin Shirley Fry Shirley June Fry Irvin was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who was born in Akron, Ohio, United States.Irvin is one of sixteen persons to have won each Grand Slam singles tournament at least once during the person's career... |
Beryl Bartlett | 10-8, 6-3 | French Open 1951 |
Mixed doubles titles
|Date | Name and place of tournament | Cat. | ($) | Surf. | Partner | Finalists | Score | ||
1 | 1950 | French Open, Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
G. Slam | Clay (ext.) | Enrique Morea Enrique Morea Enrique Morea was an Argentine tennis player.Morea won the mixed doubles title of the 1960 French Championships. He also won two gold medals at the inaugural men's tennis competition at the 1951 Pan American Games.Morea is the current president of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis .-References:... |
Patricia Canning Todd Bill Talbert Bill Talbert William Franklin "Billy" Talbert was an American tennis player and administrator.He was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 13 times between 1941 & 1954. He won nine Grand Slam doubles titles, and also reached the men’s doubles finals of the U.S. National Championship nine times. mainly with favorite... |
forfeited | French Open 1950 |
Singles
Year | Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | ||||
1948 1948 in sports -American football:* University of Michigan wins college football national championship.* Cleveland Browns 49–7 Buffalo Bills in the All-America Football Conference championship game.... |
- | 2nd round (1/16) | M. A. Prentiss Mary Arnold ----Mary Arnold Prentiss was an amateur American tennis player of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.Arnold was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 every year between 1939 and 1947. Her highest ranking came in 1942 and 1944 when she was ranked No... |
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1950 1950 in sports -American football:* NFL Championship – Cleveland Browns win 30–28 over the Los Angeles Rams* Oklahoma Sooners – college football champions.* Coaches Poll established to rank top 20 American college football teams-Association football:... |
- | 1/2 final | P. Canning Todd | - | - | |||
1961 1961 in sports 1961 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* AFL Championship – Houston Oilers won 10-3 over the San Diego Chargers* NFL Championship – Green Bay Packers won 37-0 over the New York Giants... |
- | 1st round (1/64) | J. Lieffrig | - | - | |||
Final match
Doubles
Year | Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | ||||
1951 1951 in sports 1951 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 14 – The National Football League has its first Pro Bowl Game .... |
- | Final B. Bartlett |
Doris Hart Doris Hart Doris Hart is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, which resulted in a permanently impaired right leg... S. Fry Irvin Shirley Fry Shirley June Fry Irvin was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who was born in Akron, Ohio, United States.Irvin is one of sixteen persons to have won each Grand Slam singles tournament at least once during the person's career... |
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Result, partner, final result