1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Margaret Osborne defeated Doris Hart in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Pauline Betz was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.^[2]

Women's singles
1947 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Margaret Osborne
Runner-up	Doris Hart
Score	6–2, 6–4
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8

Further information: 1947 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.   Margaret Osborne (champion)

02.   Louise Brough (semifinals)

03.   Doris Hart (final)

04.   Pat Todd (quarterfinals)

05.   Nancye Bolton (quarterfinals)

06.   Kay Menzies (quarterfinals)

07.   Sheila Summers (semifinals)

08.   Jean Bostock (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	2	Louise Brough	6	6
	5	Nancye Bolton	2	3
								2	Louise Brough	6	6	4
								3	Doris Hart	2	8	6
	3	Doris Hart	4	6	6
	8	Jean Bostock	6	1	2
															3	Doris Hart	2	4
															1	Margaret Osborne	6	6
	7	Sheila Summers	7	6
	4	Pat Todd	5	4
								7	Sheila Summers	1	2
								1	Margaret Osborne	6	6
	6	Kay Menzies	2	4
	1	Margaret Osborne	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								2	Louise Brough	6	6
									Nancy Glover	1	0
															2	L Brough	6	6
															Q	E Pool	1	0
									Jacqueline Fry	7	6	2
								Q	Edna Pool	5	8	6
																						2	L Brough	6	6
																							P Grover	0	1
									Joan Bathurst	3	6	6
									Susan Powell	6	2	1
																J Bathurst	3	6	3
																P Grover	6	4	6
									Viola White	3	3
									Phyllis Grover	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	Nancye Bolton	6	6
									Joyce Coles	1	0
															5	N Bolton	6	6
																B Coutts	1	1
									Betty Coutts	6	6
								Q	Barbara Walton	1	2
																						5	N Bolton	6	6
																							W Stork	1	2
									Janet Morgan	6	1	6
									Margaret Carlisle	3	6	4
																J Morgan	0	1
																W Stork	6	6
									Wendy Stork	3	6	6
									Elsie Phillips	6	4	2

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	Doris Hart	6	6
		Dorothy Muller	1	1				3	D Hart	6	7
		Vera Dace	2	1					M Halford	0	5
		Mary Halford	6	6											3	D Hart	6	6
		Birgit Gullbrandsson	6	7												B Gullbrandsson	3	0
		Pam Bocquet	1	5					B Gullbrandsson	6	6
		Madzy Couquerque	6	6					M Couquerque	3	4
		Monique Hamelin	4	4																		3	D Hart	6	8
		Magda Rurac	6	6																			M Rurac	4	6
		Alison Baker	4	0					M Rurac	6	9
	Q	Nancy Liebert	2	3					V Cooper	3	7
		Valerie Cooper	6	6												M Rurac	7	6
		Pearl Panton	1	3												P Dawson-Scott	5	2
		Peggy Dawson-Scott	6	6					P Dawson-Scott	4	6	6
		Molly Blair	6	1	8				B Carris	6	4	2
		Bea Carris	3	6	10

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	Jean Bostock	6	6
		Zsuzsa Körmöczy	4	3				8	J Bostock	6	6
		Luzia Studer	1	3					T Lister	2	3
		Thelma Lister	6	6											8	J Bostock	6	6
		Gladys Lines	6	6												G Lines	3	1
		Betty Wilford	4	3					G Lines	6	7
		Patsy O'Connell	4	3r					A McKelvie	3	5
		Alex McKelvie	6	4																		8	J Bostock	6	6
		Madge Slaney	6	6																			J Curry	3	3
		Dorrit Herbst	1	2					M Slaney	4	3
		Joan Curry	6	6					J Curry	6	6
	Q	Pat Cowney	0	1												J Curry	6	3	6
	Q	Kay Tuckey	w/o													B Lombard	3	6	2
		Betty Lombard							B Lombard	6	0	6
		Phyllis King	6	6					P King	4	6	4
		Miriamme de Borman	2	4

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Hilde Doleschell	6	8
		Barbara Knapp	1	6					H Doleschell	2	3
		Joan Strawson	4	0					A Weiwers	6	6
		Alice Weiwers	6	6												A Weiwers	5	6	4
		Rosemary Morris	1	1												A Osborne	7	2	6
		Audrey Osborne	6	6					A Osborne	8	7
		Margot Parker	6	3	7				B Yorke	6	5
		Billie Yorke	3	6	9																		A Osborne	5	1
	Q	Georgie Woodgate	6	6																		7	S Summers	7	6
		Enid Sutton	0	1				Q	G Woodgate	3	6	3
		Effie Peters	4	1					J Quertier	6	3	6
		Jean Quertier	6	6												J Quertier	9	1
		Edie Luxton	3	2											7	S Summers	11	6
		Elsie Hamilton	6	6					E Hamilton	0	0
	Q	Margaret Lewis	3	1				7	S Summers	6	6
	7	Sheila Summers	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Jean Walker-Smith	4	3
		Betty Hilton	6	6					E Hilton	6	9
		Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	6	6					J Jędrzejowska	4	7
		Peggy Knight	2	3												E Hilton	7	6
		Joy Gannon														J Gannon	5	3
		Jacqueline Saladin	w/o						J Gannon	6	6
		Denise Pritchard	4	2					G Kornfeld	3	3
		Gertrude Kornfeld	6	6																			E Hilton	1	2
		Joey David	1	1																		4	P Todd	6	6
		Peggy Vivian	6	6					M Vivian	6	9
		Josane de Meulemeester	6	6					J de Meulemeester	4	7
	Q	Lalage Churcher	0	1												M Vivian	1	3
		Helena Straubeová	4	2											4	P Todd	6	6
		Anita Ellis	6	6					A Ellis	3	2
		Hilary Morgan	3	0				4	P Todd	6	6
	4	Pat Todd	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Márta Peterdy	6	2
									Gem Hoahing	8	6
																C Hoahing	4	2
																E Hopman	6	6
									Katherine Keith-Steele	3	0
									Nell Hopman	6	6
																							E Hopman	2	2
																						6	K Menzies	6	6
									Edith Middleton	2	6
									Patience Chapman	6	8
																P Chapman	0	1
															6	K Menzies	6	6
									Milly Vagn-Nielsen	2	1
								6	Kay Menzies	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Annelise Bossi	6	7
								Q	Patsy Rogers	3	5
																A Bossi	3	6	6
																C Boegner	6	3	3
									Joy Hibbert	6	2	1
									Colette Boegner	4	6	6
																							A Bossi	3	5
																						1	M Osborne	6	7
									Sheila Kenyon	5	2
									Penny Durlac	7	6
																P Durlac	3	0
															1	M Osborne	6	6
									Gay Chandler	3	2
								1	Margaret Osborne	6	6