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| Top seeded Margaret Smith Court (just 19 years old) walks off Wimbledon's Centre Court just after losing to unseeded Billie Jean Moffitt King (background) in the second round on 26 June 1962. |
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| Moffitt roams the grounds, mingles with spectators, and jumps with joy shortly after upsetting Margaret Smith. |
In 1961, Billie Jean Moffitt (later King) lost to Yola Ramirez Ochoa in her first ever singles match at Wimbledon. One year later in her second career singles match there, the unseeded King defeated top-seeded Margaret Smith Court in one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history. Her fairy tale run in singles ended with a respectable quarterfinals loss to fifth-seeded Ann Haydon Jones.
King did not, however, leave Wimbledon empty handed. Karen Hantze Susman and her won the Wimbledon women's doubles title for the second consecutive year. They were seeded second this year, and once again, their victims included fourth-seeded Sandra Reynolds Price and Renee Schuurman Haygarth in the final and third-seeded Smith Court, teaming with Justina Bricka Horwitz this year, in the semifinals.
At the end of the year, the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) ranked King third best in singles among American players. The top 10 along with King's singles record against each were as follows:
#1 0-0 Darlene Hard
#2 0-1 Karen Hantze Susman
#3 0-0 Billie Jean King
#4 3-0 Carole Caldwell Graebner
#5 0-0 Donna Floyd Fales
#6 0-0 Nancy Richey
#7 0-1 Victoria Palmer Heinecke
#8 1-0 Gwyneth Thomas
#9 0-0 Justina Bricka Horwitz
#10 0-0 Judy Alvarez4-2, 66.7% Total
According to the USLTA Yearbook, King played 13 tournaments and had an 18-12, 60.0% win-loss record in singles during the 1962 ranking year.
Listed below are 12 singles tournaments, 1 of which she won, with a win-loss record of 20-11, 64.5%(10-6 grass, 9-3 hard, 1-2 clay). She also won 3 women's doubles titles.
3-0 Carole Caldwell Graebner
1-0 Alevtina Sorokina
1-0 Carmen Lampe
1-0 Carole Prosen Kalogeropoulos
1-0 Connnie Jester
1-0 Deidre Catt Keller McMahon
1-0 Diane Wootton
1-0 Florence Powers
1-0 Gwyneth Thomas
1-0 Joan Johnson
1-0 Linda Crosby
1-0 Lynn Haines1-0 Marilyn Montgomery Rindfuss
1-0 Mary Muncaster
1-0 Nina Vosters
1-0 Sally Moore
1-0 Sonja Pachta
1-0 Sally Moore
1-0 Sonja Pachta
1-2 Margaret Smith Court
0-1 Ann Haydon Jones
0-1 Carole Ann Loop Herrick
0-1 Caroline Yates Bell
0-1 Dorothy Bundy Cheney
0-1 Karen Hantze Susman
0-1 Lorna Cornell Cawthorne
0-1 Renee Schuurman Haygarth
0-1 Robyn Ebbern Vincenzi
0-1 Victoria Palmer Heinecke
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
Most games played in a singles match, 1962: 38
U. S. National Clay Court Championships (1R):
King lost to Carole Ann Loop 2-6, 9-7, 8-6
Most games played in a singles match, career (1958 through 1962): 38
(1) 1962 U. S. National Clay Court Championships (1R):
King lost to Carole Ann Loop 2-6, 9-7, 8-6
(2) 1959 Middle States Grass Court Sectional Championships (QF):
King lost to Nancy Richey 7-9, 6-2, 8-6
King lost to Carole Ann Loop 2-6, 9-7, 8-6
(2) 1959 Middle States Grass Court Sectional Championships (QF):
King lost to Nancy Richey 7-9, 6-2, 8-6
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Total number of 6-0 sets won-lost by King in singles matches, 1962: 0-1
Total number of 6-0 sets won-lost by King in singles matches, career (1958 through 1962): 12-4
Total number of deuce sets (having at least 12 games) won-lost by King in singles matches, 1962: 5-4
Total number of deuce sets (having at least 12 games) won-lost by King in singles matches, career (1958 through 1962): 20-17
Total number of completed singles matches lost by King after winning the first set, 1962: 1
Total number of completed singles matches lost by King after winning the first set, career (1958 through 1962): 7
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Week of April 2, 1962
Pasadena Metropolitan Tournament
Brookside Park
Pasadena, California, U. S.
Hard
SF d. [4] Joan Johnson 6-1, 6-2
FN d. [2] Carole Caldwell Graebner 6-3, 3-6, 9-7
Women's doubles:
FN d. [2] Carole Caldwell Graebner 6-3, 3-6, 9-7
Women's doubles:
No results found.
King in singles, [1] seed:
Week of April 23, 1962
Ojai Valley Tournament
Ojai, California, U. S.
Hard
King in singles, [1] seed:
2R d. Lynn Haines 6-1, 6-1
SF lost to Dorothy Bundy Cheney 7-5, 4-6, retired (leg cramps)
King in women's doubles with Carole Caldwell Graebner:
SF lost to Dorothy Bundy Cheney 7-5, 4-6, retired (leg cramps)
King in women's doubles with Carole Caldwell Graebner:
FN d. Carole Ann Loop / Joan Johnson (score unknown)
King in singles, [2] seed:
Week of May 7, 1962
Southern California Sectional Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, California, U. S.
Hard
1R d. Florence Powers 6-1, 6-2
2R d. Connie Jester 6-3, 6-2
QF d. Diane Wootton 7-5, 6-4
SF d. [3] Carole Caldwell Graebner 11-9, 6-2
FN lost to [1] Karen Hantze Susman 6-3, 6-4
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman:
2R d. Connie Jester 6-3, 6-2
QF d. Diane Wootton 7-5, 6-4
SF d. [3] Carole Caldwell Graebner 11-9, 6-2
FN lost to [1] Karen Hantze Susman 6-3, 6-4
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman:
FN d. Dorothy Bundy Cheney / Carole Caldwell Graebner 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
Week of June 4, 1962
North of England Championships
Manchester, United Kingdom
Grass
King in singles:
Week of June 4, 1962
North of England Championships
Manchester, United Kingdom
Grass
King in singles:
2R d. Mary Muncaster 6-2, 6-1
3R lost to Lorna Cornell Cawthorne 6-4, 6-3
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman:
3R lost to Lorna Cornell Cawthorne 6-4, 6-3
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman:
SF d. Nancy Richey / Darlene Hard (score unknown)
FN lost to Margaret Smith Court / Justina Bricka Horwitz 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
General Note:
FN lost to Margaret Smith Court / Justina Bricka Horwitz 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Week of June 11, 1962
Wightman Cup
All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
London, United Kingdom
Grass
Margaret Osborne DuPont was the captain.
Final Result:
Final Result:
United States 4, United Kingdom 3
King in women's doubles with Darlene Hard:
King in women's doubles with Darlene Hard:
lost to Ann Haydon Jones / Christine Truman Janes 6-4, 6-3
King in singles:
Week of June 18, 1962
London Grass Courts Tennis Championships
Queen's Club
London, United Kingdom
Grass
1R lost to Caroline Yates Bell 6-2, 6-0
Women's doubles:
Women's doubles:
No results found.
King in singles, [NS]:
Weeks of June 25 & July 2, 1962
Wimbledon
All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
London, United Kingdom
Grass
King in singles, [NS]:
1R bye
2R Centre Court: d. [1] Margaret Smith Court 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
2R Centre Court: d. [1] Margaret Smith Court 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
3R d. Carole Caldwell Graebner 7-5, 6-3
4R d. Sonja Pachta 6-1, 6-2
QF Court One: lost to [5] Ann Haydon Jones 6-3, 6-1
On June 27, 1962, the day after King upset Margaret Smith Court on Centre Court in the second round, The Times (London) printed this marvelous recap:
4R d. Sonja Pachta 6-1, 6-2
QF Court One: lost to [5] Ann Haydon Jones 6-3, 6-1
On June 27, 1962, the day after King upset Margaret Smith Court on Centre Court in the second round, The Times (London) printed this marvelous recap:
"It was ladies' day at Wimbledon yesterday and it was left to them, in one sweeping gesture, to bring the first touch of character, surprise, and colour to the championships; this on a grey and chilly afternoon when a gusty wind made at least one extravagant hat tilt at an unbecoming angle."It was a day made largely by one result when events turned back on their prosaic tracks of 24 hours earlier. Wimbledon, by tradition, is a switchback full of unexpected sharp twists and inclines. Yet few could have foreseen the dramatic 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Miss [Margaret] Smith - favourite and No. 1 seed, champion of Australia, Italy, and France - as she took her first step on the Centre Court towards the expected final. Her opponent was little Miss [Billie Jean] Moffitt, ranked third in America, and a public parks player at her native Long Beach, California."Before the whole gala began, one felt that this would be a Wimbledon where the women, above all, could beguile. The leaves were there to be shaken off the branches. Now it has happened - all too soon for those who had banked on the first dual singles victory in history for Australians. At Wimbledon no one, irrespective of rank or title, is permitted nine lives. Now poor Miss Smith found herself left behind in the shadows."When Miss Moffitt, wearing her pert, pointed glasses, took the stage in succession to the bespectacled Miss Grace - who earlier had bowed out 6-2, 6-2 in gallant but largely opaque fashion to the holder, Miss [Angela] Mortimer - one felt that this might be a case of spectacles in one sense, but not in the other. Yet it was as though a new volcano was thrown up. A packed gallery slowly awakened to the developing scene, excitedly absorbed the creations of the exuberant, uninhibited little American, whose game - win or lose - always suggests a champagne bubble as she takes the whole world into her confidence between rallies."Shoulder to shoulder, ... [Moffitt] was dwarfed by the lean athleticism of the Australian favourite [Margaret Smith]. And when she was coldly and methodically swamped 1-6 in the opening set, there was nothing to suggest what lurked around the corner. But soon the plot began to unfold. Miss Moffitt, a gay extrovert, suddenly began to find a rich vein of passes and volleys. She swept with breaks in the second and fourth games to a 5-0 lead in the second set."It was ... [in the second set] that the first flaws in Miss Smith's armour began to show. She became tentative and nervous. Smashes, usually so clinically ruthless, started missing the target; and her service stuttered as four double-faults crept in, two of them as she cast away the fourth game. At that stage in the second set,, a mere six points were her meagre harvest, and the American drew level at a set all."... When Miss Smith, recovering her powerful poise, her forehand drive, and her impeccable return of service, set her mark on the scene [with a break in hand] to lead [3-0,] 4-1, and 5-2 [in the third set], the expected shadows lay across the match."All at once came the transformation. If there was a turning point, it came in the ninth game with the Australian serving, 5-3 already in her book. She stood at 30-15. But a sharp, running backhand pass caught her for 30-30, and from that moment the whole picture changed. Miss Moffitt reached for the stars. She broke service for that game to reach 4-5, capitalizing on that pass, then served to 5-all and broke again to lead 6-5."It was in ... [the tenth] game that the alarm bells rang as Miss Smith twice smashed out of court, and served her sixth double-fault, to stand 15-40. Two brave volleys pulled her to deuce, but she was pegged back again - first with a delicious, soft ball cross court backhand from her effervescent foe, and then by her own faltering forehand from the baseline. The net was now a wall growing higher and higher for the Australian."We were now one step from the peak [as Miss Moffitt served for the match at 6-5]. Three sharp volleys took Miss Moffitt to 40-0 [and 3 match points]. A fine smash by Miss Smith made the scoreboard lights wink to 40-15. Next a nervous double fault [by Miss Moffitt] brought them to 40-30. But a final, neat backhand volley clinched a great victory and left Miss Moffitt dancing with joy after a match of personality poised at the last on a razor's edge."One chance factor perhaps altered everything: the restless wind. Miss Moffitt, taking the ball earlier off the ground, was the less affected by the awkward conditions. In addition, with nothing to lose, her personality never allowed her to be a prisoner of tension and nerves. Technically, the free, wristy snap of her service; her ability to dig out the low volleys (Miss Smith's height here has more than once shown at a disadvantage in the past); and her clever use of the slow, half-court, cross-court backhand pass all combined to create the day's headlines."There can only be sympathy for Miss Smith. The great have fallen in the past, of course, though this was the first time the No. 1 seed, man or woman, had ever lost at the very start. The mental load was perhaps too heavy. Miss Smith ... towards the finish, as the last grains suddenly and surprisingly began to drain away, ... became full of nerves."Still, it was a dignified exit, and as Miss Smith said wistfully at the end: 'I'll be back.'
"Miss Moffitt talked about pressures which work against top favourites after her match with Miss Smith. 'I think Margaret's country put a great deal of pressure on her,' she said. 'When they start taking the pressure off, she can do a great deal better than she has. If you are the underdog, the crowd help you along a great deal. They start clapping at every point you gain and that helps you along.'
"Miss Moffitt, who had never played Miss Smith before, confessed, 'I am feeling numb. I am still not awake.' She did not have any special plans for beating Miss Smith, but she had watched her play many times, especially her forehand, and ... she had some hopes of winning."A pleasant, rosy-faced girl, who has only just left school, Miss Moffitt has been playing lawn tennis since she was 13, just as long, in fact, as she has been wearing spectacles. She does not come from a lawn tennis family, but she received 'enormous encouragement' from them."Miss Smith gave a sad press conference after her defeat. 'I was nervous and had Centre Court jitters,' she said. She went into some technicalities - she had given easy points away, she had rushed too much - but she came back to the matter of temperament. 'I didn't have much confidence. It didn't make any difference being the top seed. My ground strokes were not working - maybe I was too anxious.'"
Billie Jean appears to be hopelessly behind Margaret Smith during
their second round match.
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman, [2] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Robyn Ebbern Vincenzi / Madonna Schacht 6-2, 6-1
3R d. Katarina Frendelius / Ulla Sandulf 6-2, 6-0
QF d. Valerie Forbes / Heather Segal 6-1, 6-4
SF d. [3] Margaret Smith Court / Justina Bricka Horwitz 6-3, 6-4
FN d. [4] Sandra Reynolds Price / Renee Schuurman Haygarth 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
Mixed doubles:
2R d. Robyn Ebbern Vincenzi / Madonna Schacht 6-2, 6-1
3R d. Katarina Frendelius / Ulla Sandulf 6-2, 6-0
QF d. Valerie Forbes / Heather Segal 6-1, 6-4
SF d. [3] Margaret Smith Court / Justina Bricka Horwitz 6-3, 6-4
FN d. [4] Sandra Reynolds Price / Renee Schuurman Haygarth 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
Mixed doubles:
Did not play.
King in women's doubles with Susan Behlmar, [1] seed:
1R d. Mrs. Audrey Lamond / Maureen Clifford 6-1, 6-0
QF d. Suzanne Geller / Carolyn Liguori 6-2, 6-1
SF defeated or advanced by walkover versus ______
FN d. [2] Mimi Kanarek Donegan / Madeline Mandel Einstein 6-3, 6-2
King in singles, [3] seed:
1R lost to Carole Ann Loop 2-6, 9-7, 8-6 (38 games)
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman:
Week of July 9, 1962
Eastern Clay Court Championships
Century Country Club
Purchase, New York, U. S.
Clay
1R d. Mrs. Audrey Lamond / Maureen Clifford 6-1, 6-0
QF d. Suzanne Geller / Carolyn Liguori 6-2, 6-1
SF defeated or advanced by walkover versus ______
FN d. [2] Mimi Kanarek Donegan / Madeline Mandel Einstein 6-3, 6-2
Week of July 16, 1962
U. S. National Clay Court Championships
River Forest Tennis Club
River Forest, Illinois, U. S.
Clay
1R lost to Carole Ann Loop 2-6, 9-7, 8-6 (38 games)
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman:
1R King / Hantze Susman defaulted because of the latter's injured thumb. Sharon Pritula / Mary Arfaras advanced by walkover.
King in singles, [3] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Carole Prosen Kalogeropoulos 6-2, 6-2
3R d. Nina Vosters 6-2, 6-3
QF d. Gwyneth Thomas 6-3, 6-2
SF lost to [2] Margaret Smith Court 6-4, 6-2
"Miss Smith, in spite of the greater potency of her service and forehand and the strength of her volleying, had a difficult time in winning the first set from Miss Moffitt. Neither player could win her service in the first five games. Both were failing to get the first ball in play and most of the points were lost on errors. A strong breeze was blowing and they could not maintain control. Then the Australian girl worked into her best form, and the weight of her attack was too much for Miss Moffitt. It was directed at the Californian's forehand, and Miss Moffitt had few opportunities to user her marvelous, fluent backhand, which compares to Miss Smith's. In the second set, the Australian girl was in clear command. She was so severe with her service and ground strokes that she had little need to use the volley." Source: "Miss Bricka Loses at Merion, 6-1, 6-3," by Allison Danzig, The New York Times, 28 July 1962.
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman:
2R d. Carolyn Rogers / Virginia Brown 6-0, 6-0
QF d. Julie Heldman / Susan Behlmar 6-3, 6-1
SF d. Donna Floyd Fales / Belmar Gunderson 6-2, 6-1
FN lost to Margaret Smith Court / Justina Bricka Horwitz 7-5, 3-6, 8-6 (35 games)
King in mixed doubles with Jim McManus:
1R d. Lynn Haines / Ed Greer 6-4, 6-3
2R lost to Carole Caldwell Graebner / William Bond 6-2, 7-5
General Note:
In the singles final, second-seeded Margaret Smith Court defeated Wimbledon champion and top-seeded Karen Hantze Susman 6-3, 7-5. This was the second consecutive week that the Australian had prevailed over Hantze Susman. Their head-to-head singles record became 2-1 in favor of Smith Court, who was the current holder of the Australian, French, Italian, and Swiss titles.
King in singles, [3] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Carmen Lampe 6-1, 6-2
3R d. Marilyn Montgomery Rindfuss 6-2, 6-4
QF d. Deidre Catt Keller McMahon 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
SF lost to [2] Margaret Smith Court 6-3, 6-4
In the semifinals, Margaret Smith Court "left little doubt about the superiority of her all-around game." But "it was to Miss Moffitt's credit that she brought out some of the Australian's finest tennis." Smith Court won 12 of the last 13 points of the match after trailing 3-4. "Miss Smith closed [the match] impressively by winning the eighth game of the second set at love, and the next, breaking Miss Moffitt's service, also without the loss of a point. She relinquished only one point in the concluding game as she captured the match when the Californian drove a return into the net." Source: "Mrs. Susman Gains in Eastern Tennis," The New York Times, August 5, 1962.
King was 30 minutes late for her quarterfinal match with Deidre Catt Keller McMahon.
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman:
1R d. Christine Safford / Carol Southmayd 6-3, 6-1
QF d. Mary Bevis Hawton / Kaye Dening Bradshaw 6-2, 6-2
SF d. Carole Caldwell Graebner / Judy Alvarez 6-4, 6-2
FN lost to Margaret Smith Court / Justina Bricka Horwitz 7-5, 6-4
For the second consecutive week, Margaret Smith Court and Justina Bricka Horwitz defeated King and Karen Hantze Susman in the final.
The semifinal and final were played the same day.
King in singles:
1R d. Alevtina Sorokina 6-4, 6-2
2R lost to Robyn Ebbern Vincenzi 6-4, 6-3
King in women's doubles with Donna Floyd Fales:
QF d. Tamara Ishutina / Alevtina Sorokina 6-1, 6-1
SF lost to Madonna Schacht / Robyn Ebbern Vincenzi 6-3, 6-4
King in mixed doubles with Donald Dell:
1R d. Tamara Ishutina / Anatoly Chugunov 6-2, 6-3
Week of July 23, 1962
Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships
Merion Cricket Club
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Grass
1R bye
2R d. Carole Prosen Kalogeropoulos 6-2, 6-2
3R d. Nina Vosters 6-2, 6-3
QF d. Gwyneth Thomas 6-3, 6-2
SF lost to [2] Margaret Smith Court 6-4, 6-2
"Miss Smith, in spite of the greater potency of her service and forehand and the strength of her volleying, had a difficult time in winning the first set from Miss Moffitt. Neither player could win her service in the first five games. Both were failing to get the first ball in play and most of the points were lost on errors. A strong breeze was blowing and they could not maintain control. Then the Australian girl worked into her best form, and the weight of her attack was too much for Miss Moffitt. It was directed at the Californian's forehand, and Miss Moffitt had few opportunities to user her marvelous, fluent backhand, which compares to Miss Smith's. In the second set, the Australian girl was in clear command. She was so severe with her service and ground strokes that she had little need to use the volley." Source: "Miss Bricka Loses at Merion, 6-1, 6-3," by Allison Danzig, The New York Times, 28 July 1962.
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman:
2R d. Carolyn Rogers / Virginia Brown 6-0, 6-0
QF d. Julie Heldman / Susan Behlmar 6-3, 6-1
SF d. Donna Floyd Fales / Belmar Gunderson 6-2, 6-1
FN lost to Margaret Smith Court / Justina Bricka Horwitz 7-5, 3-6, 8-6 (35 games)
King in mixed doubles with Jim McManus:
1R d. Lynn Haines / Ed Greer 6-4, 6-3
2R lost to Carole Caldwell Graebner / William Bond 6-2, 7-5
Week of July 30, 1962
Eastern Grass Court Championships
Orange Lawn Tennis Club
South Orange, New Jersey
Grass
In the singles final, second-seeded Margaret Smith Court defeated Wimbledon champion and top-seeded Karen Hantze Susman 6-3, 7-5. This was the second consecutive week that the Australian had prevailed over Hantze Susman. Their head-to-head singles record became 2-1 in favor of Smith Court, who was the current holder of the Australian, French, Italian, and Swiss titles.
King in singles, [3] seed:
1R bye
2R d. Carmen Lampe 6-1, 6-2
3R d. Marilyn Montgomery Rindfuss 6-2, 6-4
QF d. Deidre Catt Keller McMahon 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
SF lost to [2] Margaret Smith Court 6-3, 6-4
In the semifinals, Margaret Smith Court "left little doubt about the superiority of her all-around game." But "it was to Miss Moffitt's credit that she brought out some of the Australian's finest tennis." Smith Court won 12 of the last 13 points of the match after trailing 3-4. "Miss Smith closed [the match] impressively by winning the eighth game of the second set at love, and the next, breaking Miss Moffitt's service, also without the loss of a point. She relinquished only one point in the concluding game as she captured the match when the Californian drove a return into the net." Source: "Mrs. Susman Gains in Eastern Tennis," The New York Times, August 5, 1962.
King was 30 minutes late for her quarterfinal match with Deidre Catt Keller McMahon.
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman:
1R d. Christine Safford / Carol Southmayd 6-3, 6-1
QF d. Mary Bevis Hawton / Kaye Dening Bradshaw 6-2, 6-2
SF d. Carole Caldwell Graebner / Judy Alvarez 6-4, 6-2
FN lost to Margaret Smith Court / Justina Bricka Horwitz 7-5, 6-4
For the second consecutive week, Margaret Smith Court and Justina Bricka Horwitz defeated King and Karen Hantze Susman in the final.
The semifinal and final were played the same day.
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| Picture taken sometime during this tournament |
Week of August 13, 1962
Soviet National Lawn Tennis Championships
Lenin Outdoor Tennis Stadium
Moscow, U. S. S. R.
Clay
King in singles:
1R d. Alevtina Sorokina 6-4, 6-2
2R lost to Robyn Ebbern Vincenzi 6-4, 6-3
King in women's doubles with Donna Floyd Fales:
QF d. Tamara Ishutina / Alevtina Sorokina 6-1, 6-1
SF lost to Madonna Schacht / Robyn Ebbern Vincenzi 6-3, 6-4
King in mixed doubles with Donald Dell:
1R d. Tamara Ishutina / Anatoly Chugunov 6-2, 6-3
2R d. Irina Yermolova / Alexander Metreveli 6-4, 6-1
QF d. Madonna Schacht / Owen Davidson 5-7, 6-1, 9-7 (35 games)
SF lost to Leslie Turner Bowrey / Ken Fletcher 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
General Note:
In the quarterfinals, Margaret Osborne DuPont and Margaret Varner Bloss stunned Wimbledon semifinalists Margaret Smith Court and Justina Bricka Horwitz 4-6, 9-7, 9-7 (42 games). "The victory ... was gained through the cleverness of Mrs. DuPont and the effectiveness of her biting chop, the stanchness of Miss Varner's volleying, and the profitable use both made of the lob."
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman, [2] seed:
1R d. Janice Levitan / Carol Woodcock 6-1, 6-2
SF lost to Leslie Turner Bowrey / Ken Fletcher 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Week of August 20, 1962
U. S. National Women's Doubles Championship
Longwood Cricket Club
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Grass
General Note:
In the quarterfinals, Margaret Osborne DuPont and Margaret Varner Bloss stunned Wimbledon semifinalists Margaret Smith Court and Justina Bricka Horwitz 4-6, 9-7, 9-7 (42 games). "The victory ... was gained through the cleverness of Mrs. DuPont and the effectiveness of her biting chop, the stanchness of Miss Varner's volleying, and the profitable use both made of the lob."
King in women's doubles with Karen Hantze Susman, [2] seed:
1R d. Janice Levitan / Carol Woodcock 6-1, 6-2
2R d. Virginia Brown / Carol Rogers 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
QF d. Belmar Gunderson / Joan Sullivan 6-4, 6-3
SF d. Margaret Osborne DuPont / Margaret Varner Bloss 6-2, 6-3
FN lost to [1] Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
QF d. Belmar Gunderson / Joan Sullivan 6-4, 6-3
SF d. Margaret Osborne DuPont / Margaret Varner Bloss 6-2, 6-3
FN lost to [1] Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Darlene Hard said after the final, "Maria got mad at a call in the second set and after that she played better. When she plays well, that sets me up." King said, "Darlene was the show. She became so exuberant in the third set, we couldn't touch her." This was Hard's fifth consecutive U.S. women's doubles title, the last two of which were with Bueno.
Margaret Osborne DuPont and Margaret Varner Bloss were no match in the semifinals for the Wimbledon champions. Karen Hantze Susman and King dominated the court with their service and the finality of their volleying and overhead hitting.
Week of August 27, 1962
U. S. National Championships
West Side Tennis Club
Forest Hills, Borough of Queens, New York City
Grass
King in singles, [NS]:
1R lost to Victoria Palmer Heinecke 6-8, 5-0 retired (injury)
King in mixed doubles with Donald Dell:
1R d. Carol Hanks Aucamp / Arthur Ashe 6-3, 12-10
2R lost to Jan Lehane O'Neill / Ron Holmberg 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
Week of September 17, 1962
Pacific Southwest Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, California, U. S.
Hard
King in singles:
1R bye
2R d. Sally Moore 6-2, 6-2
3R d. Linda Crosby 6-2, 6-2
QF lost to Renee Schuurman Haygarth 1-6, 8-6, 6-1
Women's doubles:
No results found.
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