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1947 Wightman Cup

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1947 Wightman Cup
Details
Edition19th
Champion
Winning nation United States
1946
1948

The 1947 Wightman Cup was the 19th edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City in the United States.[1][2][3]


United States
7
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City, United States
August 1947
Grass

Great Britain
0
1 2 3
1 United States
United Kingdom
Margaret Osborne
Jean Bostock
6
4
2
6
6
2
 
2 United States
United Kingdom
Louise Brough
Kay Stammers Menzies
6
4
6
3
   
3 United States
United Kingdom
Doris Hart
Betty Hilton
4
6
6
3
7
5
 
4 United States
United Kingdom
Louise Brough
Jean Bostock
6
4
6
4
   
5 United States
United Kingdom
Margaret Osborne
Kay Stammers Menzies
7
5
6
2
   
6 United States
United Kingdom
Doris Hart / Patricia Todd
Joy Gannon / Jean Quertier
6
1
6
2
   
7 United States
United Kingdom
Margaret Osborne / Louise Brough
Jean Bostock / Betty Hilton
7
1
6
4
   

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 530. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
  2. ^ USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 366. ISBN 0060144785.
  3. ^ Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 389. ISBN 0047960426.