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Barbara Scofield

Barbara Scofield

American tennis player (1926–2023)

Barbara Scofield (June 24, 1926 – January 31, 2023) was an American tennis player.[1]

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

With the Argentine Enrique Morea, Scofield 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.

Scofield‘s 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]

Scofield 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]

Scofield died on January 31, 2023, at the age of 96.[4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: (1 runner-up)

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Mixed doubles: (1 title)

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Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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References

  1. [1]
    "While River Hills' Davidson Recalls The Days Of Little Mo". Milwaukee Journal. August 12, 1981. Retrieved August 4, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    "Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Barbara Scofield Davidson" (PDF). United States Tennis Association (USTA).
  3. [3]
    "Wimbledon players archive – Barbara Davidson". AELTC.
  4. [4]
    "Barbara Davidson". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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