1938 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1938 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Helen Moody [1]
Runner-up	Helen Jacobs [1]
Final score	6–4, 6-0

Helen Moody defeated Helen Jacobs 6–4, 6–0 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1938 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Main draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

^[1]

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
2	Alice Marble	6	6
5	Simonne Mathieu	2	3				2	Alice Marble	4	4
3	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	2	3					Helen Jacobs	6	6
	Helen Jacobs	6	6												Helen Jacobs	4	0
7	Sarah Fabyan	6	4	4										1	Helen Moody	6	6
4	Hilde Sperling	4	6	6			4	Hilde Sperling	10	4
6	Kay Stammers	2	1				1	Helen Moody	12	6
1	Helen Moody	6	6

Earlier rounds

^[1]

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
2	Alice Marble
	bye						2	A Marble	6	6
Q	Mary Cootes						Q	ME Cootes	0	2
	bye													2	A Marble	6	6
	Else Hollis														SA Piercy	4	0
	bye							Mrs. E Hollis	4	5
	Sheila Piercy							SA Piercy	6	7
	bye																				2	A Marble	7	6
	Mary Hardwick																					RM Hardwick	5	4
	bye							RM Hardwick	6	6
	Joan Hartigan							J Hartigan	4	2
	bye														RM Hardwick	6	6
	Mrs. Alex McKelvie														Mrs. RD McKelvie	3	3
	bye							Mrs. RD McKelvie	6	6
	Greta Deutschová							Mrs. G Deutschová	0	2
	bye

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
5	Simonne Mathieu
	bye						5	Mme. R Mathieu	6	6
	Anita Lizana							A Lizana	4	4
	bye													5	Mme. R Mathieu	6	6
Q	Eileen Porter													Q	AG Curtis	0	3
	bye						Q	Mrs. WD Porter	7	2	3
Q	Gaby Curtis							AG Curtis	5	6	6
	bye																				5	Mme. R Mathieu	1	6	6
	Rosl Kraus																					NM Wynne	6	2	0
	bye							R Kraus	6	1	6
	Patsy O'Connell							PA O'Connell	3	6	3
	bye														R Kraus	3	5
	Elsie Goldsack Pittman														NM Wynne	6	7
	bye							EG Pittman	3	0
	Nancye Wynne							NM Wynne	6	6
	bye

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
3	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	6	3	6
	Dorothy Stevenson	1	6	3			3	J Jędrzejowska	6	4	6
	Denise Huntbach	4	2					Mrs. MR King	2	6	4
	Phyllis King	6	6											3	J Jędrzejowska	6	6
	Nora Maingay	5	2											Q	Mrs. WH Durlac	1	3
Q	Betty Cooke	7	6				Q	Betty Cooke	6	1	4
Q	Penny Durlac	6	6				Q	Mrs. WH Durlac	2	6	6
	Olga MacInnes	4	4																		3	J Jędrzejowska	6	6
	Margaret Morphew	3	6	6																		M Morphew	3	2
	Rosemary Smith	6	2	0				M Morphew	6	9
	Yvonne Law	5	6	2				EH Harvey	3	7
	Ermyntrude Harvey	7	2	6											M Morphew	3	6	6
	Margaret Wilson	2	3												S Noel	6	2	3
	Susan Noel	6	6					S Noel	7	6
	Jean Milne	2	5					Mrs. J Paksy	5	3
	Margit Paksy	6	7

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
8	Peggy Scriven	6	6
	Thelma Jarvis	2	4				8	MC Scriven	6	6
	Madge Slaney	3	4					VE Scott	3	4
	Valerie Scott	6	6											8	MC Scriven	6	6
	Mona Riddell	6	3	6											MCR Couquerque	2	3
	Betty Batt	4	6	4				M Riddell	3	10	3
	Rollin Couquerque	6	6					MCR Couquerque	6	8	6
	Marjorie Macfarlane	2	2																		8	MC Scriven	3	0
	Mary Whitmarsh	0	1																			HH Jacobs	6	6
	Helen Jacobs	6	6					HH Jacobs	9	6
	Jeri Ingram	6	6					J Ingram	7	3
	Ruth Kirk	4	2												HH Jacobs	6	6
	Evelyn Dearman	2	6												WA James	4	2
	Freda James	6	8					WA James	6	6	7
	Dora Beazley	0	2					Mrs. J de Meulemeester	0	8	5
	Josane de Meulemeester	6	6

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
Q	Patience Thomson	3	6	3
	Jean Saunders	6	4	6				J Saunders	6	6
	Rosemary Thomas	10	7					R Thomas	3	3
Q	JM Lacy	8	5												J Saunders	4	2
	Pamela Morison	2	2												D Bundy	6	6
	Dodo Bundy	6	6					D Bundy	6	6
	Joy Myerscough	2	0					FS Ford	2	2
	Florence Ford	6	6																			D Bundy	6	3	4
	Mary Norman	7	4	2																	7	Mrs. M Fabyan	3	6	6
Q	Gladys Southwell	5	6	6			Q	GM Southwell	6	1	7
	Lucia Valerio	3	3				Q	M Trouncer	3	6	5
Q	Mollie Trouncer	6	6											Q	GM Southwell	1	0
	Rita Jarvis	4	6	0										7	Mrs. M Fabyan	6	6
	Elsa Haylock	6	0	6				Mrs. RE Haylock	2	4
	Gisela Enger	2	3				7	Mrs. M Fabyan	6	6
7	Sarah Fabyan	6	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	Margot Lumb	6	6
	Olive Craze	0	3					ME Lumb	7	6
	Betty Smith	3	2					GM Heeley	5	3
	Mary Heeley	6	6												ME Lumb	6	6
	Elsie Hamilton	2	7	6											S Chuter	2	2
	Evelyn Curtis	6	5	3				EM Hamilton	3	4
	Mrs. Vere Thompson	2	2					SG Chuter	6	6
	Sheila Chuter	6	6																			ME Lumb	5	1
	Thelma Coyne	7	6																		4	Mrs. S Sperling	7	6
	Billie Yorke	5	1					T Coyne	6	6
Q	Edith Middleton	2	6	1				GC Hoahing	3	0
	Gem Hoahing	6	3	6											T Coyne	4	2
	Grace Wheeler	6	6											4	Mrs. S Sperling	6	6
	Mary Burrows	3	0					G Wheeler	0	0
	Hella Kovac	2	2				4	Mrs. S Sperling	6	6
4	Hilde Sperling	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	bye
	Betty Nuthall							B Nuthall	2	6	6
	bye							Mrs. DB Andrus	6	4	2
	Dorothy Andrus														B Nuthall	6	2	6
	bye														Mrs. EG Macpherson-Grant	2	6	4
	Nancy Macpherson-Grant							Mrs. EG Macpherson-Grant	4	6	6
	bye							Mrs. EC Peters	6	1	2
	Effie Peters																					B Nuthall	3	0
	bye																				6	KE Stammers	6	6
	Margot Stewart							M Stewart	6	7
	bye							NB Brown	1	5
	Nina Brown														M Stewart	4	1
	bye													6	KE Stammers	6	6
	Peggy Michell							Mrs. LRC Michell	3	2
	bye						6	KE Stammers	6	6
6	Kay Stammers

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	bye
	Magda Baumgarten							Magda Baumgarten	8	5
	bye							Mrs. PG Knight	10	7
	Peggy Knight														Mrs. PG Knight	0	2
	bye														Mrs. JHK Heine Miller	6	6
	Dulcie Kitson							D Kitson	1	2
	bye							Mrs. JHK Heine Miller	6	6
	Bobbie Heine Miller																					Mrs. JHK Heine Miller	6	4
	bye																				1	Mrs. FS Moody	8	6
	Nancy Glover							PF Glover	3	6	6
	bye							Mme. CF Henrotin	6	4	4
	Silvia Henrotin														PF Glover	4	5
	bye													1	Mrs. FS Moody	6	7
	Nell Hopman							Mrs. HC Hopman	3	4
	bye						1	Mrs. FS Moody	6	6
1	Helen Moody

References

1. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. p. 321. ISBN 0007117078. (the source of this draw)