 Scofield in 1950 | |
| Full name | Barbara Scofield-Davidson |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United States |
| Born | (1926-06-24)June 24, 1926 |
| Died | January 31, 2023(2023-01-31) (aged 96) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (1950,John Olliff)[1] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | SF (1950) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1950) |
| US Open | QF (1949) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1951) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1948,1951) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1950) |
| Wimbledon | QF (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]
Scofield learned playing tennis at age 11 by taking lesson at theGolden Gate Park.[3]
With the ArgentineEnrique Morea, Scofield won the mixed doubles at theFrench Championships in 1950, and the following year, she was a runner-up in the women's doubles event withBeryl Bartlett.
Scofield's best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the semifinal of the1950 French Championships where she lost to fourth-seededPatricia Todd. In the quarterfinal Scofield had caused an upset by defeating the defending champion and world No. 1Margaret duPont in three sets.[4] As an unseeded player Scofield reached the singles quarterfinals of the1949 U.S. National Championships and the1950 Wimbledon Championships, in both cases losing to third-seededDoris Hart. In the Wimbledon doubles event, she reached the semifinals in 1948 and 1951, partneringHelen Rihbany andBetty Rosenquest respectively.[5]
In May 1950 Scofield won the singles title at the Wiesbaden International after a successful comeback in the final againstGussie Moran.[6] In July that year she beatGeorgie Woodgate to win the singles title of theWelsh Championships.[7] In 1953 Scofield won the singles title at theSwiss International Championships after a three-sets win in the final against Maria de Riba.[8] She won the singles title at the 1955Eastern Grass Court Championships in South Orange, New Jersey, defeatingBarbara Breit in the final.
Scofield was inducted into ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004.[8] She was inducted into theUnited States Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2013.[3]
Scofield married Gordon Davidson, a Yale graduate from Milwaukee, in April 1951 inTangier.[9] Scofield died on January 31, 2023, at the age of 96.[10][11]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1951 | French Championships | Clay |  Beryl Bartlett |  Shirley FryDoris Hart | 8–10, 3–6 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1950 | French Championships | Clay |  Enrique Morea | Patricia Canning ToddBill Talbert | Walkover |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| 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 |
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.
