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'''Barbara Scofield''' (June 24, 1926 – January 31, 2023) was an American tennis player.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TU4aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uykEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3271,1505456&dq=barbara-scofield&hl=en |title=While River Hills' Davidson Recalls The Days Of Little Mo |date=August 12, 1981 |work=[[Milwaukee Journal]] |access-date=August 4, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
'''Barbara Scofield''' (June 24, 1926 – January 31, 2023) was an American tennis player who was active from the late 1940s until the early 1960s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TU4aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uykEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3271,1505456&dq=barbara-scofield&hl=en |title=While River Hills' Davidson Recalls The Days Of Little Mo |date=August 12, 1981 |work=[[Milwaukee Journal]] |access-date=August 4, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Tennis career==
Scofield learned playing tennis at age 11 by taking lesson at the [[Golden Gate Park]].<ref name="usta">{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Barbara Scofield Davidson |url=https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/sections/northern-california/norcal/pdfs/awards/hof/hof_articles/Barbara_Scofield_Davidson.pdf |website=[[United States Tennis Association]] (USTA) |format=PDF}}</ref>
Scofield learned playing tennis at age 11 by taking lesson at the [[Golden Gate Park]].<ref name="usta">{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Barbara Scofield Davidson |url=https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/sections/northern-california/norcal/pdfs/awards/hof/hof_articles/Barbara_Scofield_Davidson.pdf |website=[[United States Tennis Association]] (USTA) |format=PDF}}</ref>


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


Scofield‘s reached the singles quarterfinal at the [[1949 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1949 U.S. National Championships]] as an unseeded player. 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.<ref name="aeltc">{{cite web |title=Wimbledon players archive – Barbara Davidson |url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/player_profile/c69b4d10-7d92-43c7-aa29-aef0497066bd.html |publisher=[[AELTC]]}}</ref>
Scofield's best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the semifinal of the [[1950 French Championships (tennis)|1950 French Championships]] where she lost to fourth-seeded [[Patricia Todd]]. In the quarterfinal Scofield had caused an upset by defeating the defending champion and world No. 1 [[Margaret Osborne duPont|Margaret duPont]] in three sets.<ref name="dunlop1951">{{cite book|title=Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1951|date=1951|publisher=Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd.|location=London|pages=213, 216–217|editor=[[Pat Hughes (tennis)|G.P. Hughes]]}}</ref> As an unseeded player Scofield reached the singles quarterfinals of the [[1949 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1949 U.S. National Championships]] and the [[1950 Wimbledon Championships]], in both cases losing to third-seeded [[Doris Hart]]. In the Wimbledon doubles event, she reached the semifinals in 1948 and 1951, partnering [[Helen Rihbany]] and [[Betty Rosenquest]] respectively.<ref name="aeltc">{{cite web |title=Wimbledon players archive – Barbara Davidson |url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/player_profile/c69b4d10-7d92-43c7-aa29-aef0497066bd.html |publisher=[[AELTC]]}}</ref>


In May 1950 Scofield won the singles title at the Wiesbaden International after a successful comeback in the final against [[Gussie Moran]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Barbara Scofield whips Gussie Moran in three sets |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/160445915/ |work=Wilmington Morning News |agency=AP |date=May 8, 1950 |page=20 |quote=Barbara Scofield of San Francisco upset Gertrude Moran of Santa Monica, Calif., today to win the women's singles in Wiesbaden's International Tennis Tournament, 2-6, 12-10, 8-6. |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=limited}}</ref> In July that year she beat [[Georgie Woodgate]] to win the singles title of the [[Welsh Championships]].<ref name="almanack1951">{{cite book|title=Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1951|date=1951|publisher=Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd.|location=London|page=139|editor=[[Pat Hughes (tennis)|G.P. Hughes]]}}</ref> In 1953 Scofield won the singles title at the [[Swiss International Championships]] after a three-sets win in the final against Maria de Riba.<ref name="ita_hof"/> She won the singles title at the 1955 [[Eastern Grass Court Championships]] in South Orange, New Jersey, defeating [[Barbara Breit]] in the final.
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.<ref name="usta"/>
Scofield was inducted into ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004.<ref name="ita_hof">{{cite web |title=Barbara Scofield Davidson |url=https://www.itahalloffame.org/2004-1/barbara-scofield-davidson |website=Intercollegiate Tennis Association}}</ref> She was inducted into the [[United States Tennis Association]] Hall of Fame in 2013.<ref name="usta"/>


==Personal life==
Scofield died on January 31, 2023, at the age of 96.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barbara Davidson |url=https://www.jsonline.com/obituaries/mjs074424 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |access-date=17 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="ita_obit">{{cite web |title=Remembering the Legacies of ITA Hall of Famers We Lost in 2023 |url=https://wearecollegetennis.com/2023/12/14/remembering-the-legacies-of-ita-hall-of-famers-we-lost-in-2023/ |date=December 14, 2020}}</ref>
Scofield married Gordon Davidson, a Yale graduate from Milwaukee, in April 1951 in [[Tangier]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=John Olliff |title=Miss B. Scofield |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/825597189/ |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=May 26, 1951 |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=limited}}</ref> Scofield died on January 31, 2023, at the age of 96.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barbara Davidson |url=https://www.jsonline.com/obituaries/mjs074424 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |access-date=17 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="ita_obit">{{cite web |title=Remembering the Legacies of ITA Hall of Famers We Lost in 2023 |url=https://wearecollegetennis.com/2023/12/14/remembering-the-legacies-of-ita-hall-of-famers-we-lost-in-2023/ |date=December 14, 2020}}</ref>


==Grand Slam finals==
==Grand Slam finals==
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Revision as of 10:10, 3 August 2024

Barbara Scofield
Full nameBarbara Scofield-Davidson
Country (sports)United States
Born(1926-06-24)June 24, 1926
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 31, 2023(2023-01-31) (aged 96)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 5 (1950, John Olliff)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1950)
WimbledonQF (1950)
US OpenQF (1949)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1951)
WimbledonSF (1948, 1951)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenW (1950)
WimbledonQF (1950)

Barbara Scofield (June 24, 1926 – January 31, 2023) was an American tennis player who was active from the late 1940s until the early 1960s.[2]

Tennis career

Scofield learned playing tennis at age 11 by taking lesson at the Golden Gate Park.[3]

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 a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the semifinal of the 1950 French Championships where she lost to fourth-seeded Patricia Todd. In the quarterfinal Scofield had caused an upset by defeating the defending champion and world No. 1 Margaret duPont in three sets.[4] As an unseeded player Scofield reached the singles quarterfinals of the 1949 U.S. National Championships and the 1950 Wimbledon Championships, in both cases losing to third-seeded Doris Hart. In the Wimbledon doubles event, she reached the semifinals in 1948 and 1951, partnering Helen Rihbany and Betty Rosenquest respectively.[5]

In May 1950 Scofield won the singles title at the Wiesbaden International after a successful comeback in the final against Gussie Moran.[6] In July that year she beat Georgie Woodgate to win the singles title of the Welsh Championships.[7] In 1953 Scofield won the singles title at the Swiss International Championships after a three-sets win in the final against Maria de Riba.[8] She won the singles title at the 1955 Eastern Grass Court Championships in South Orange, New Jersey, defeating Barbara Breit in the final.

Scofield was inducted into ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004.[8] She was inducted into the United States Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2013.[3]

Personal life

Scofield married Gordon Davidson, a Yale graduate from Milwaukee, in April 1951 in Tangier.[9] Scofield died on January 31, 2023, at the age of 96.[10][11]

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# 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.
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. ^ Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 763. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
  2. ^ "While River Hills' Davidson Recalls The Days Of Little Mo". Milwaukee Journal. August 12, 1981. Retrieved August 4, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Barbara Scofield Davidson" (PDF). United States Tennis Association (USTA).
  4. ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1951). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1951. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 213, 216–217.
  5. ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Barbara Davidson". AELTC.
  6. ^ "Barbara Scofield whips Gussie Moran in three sets". Wilmington Morning News. AP. May 8, 1950. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com. Barbara Scofield of San Francisco upset Gertrude Moran of Santa Monica, Calif., today to win the women's singles in Wiesbaden's International Tennis Tournament, 2-6, 12-10, 8-6.
  7. ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1951). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1951. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. p. 139.
  8. ^ a b "Barbara Scofield Davidson". Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
  9. ^ John Olliff (May 26, 1951). "Miss B. Scofield". The Daily Telegraph. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Barbara Davidson". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Remembering the Legacies of ITA Hall of Famers We Lost in 2023". December 14, 2020.
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