Open Era Grand Slam TennisDoris Hart
This page provides a comprehensive overview of Doris Hart’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of her tournament results, showing how far she progressed in each Grand Slam event across her career.
Insights
Six Grand Slam titles, all in the Amateur Era
Doris Hart’s Grand Slam record lists 6 championships, 12 finals, and 6 semifinals across 1946-1955. Every result shown falls in the Amateur Era, and her total matches played is 182.
Peak title run came in 1951-1955
Her six titles are spread across five seasons: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, and 1955. That stretch includes back-to-back US Open wins in 1954 and 1955, plus Wimbledon titles in 1951 and 1955.
Most consistent at the French Open and US Open
She reached at least the semifinal stage in every French Open and US Open appearance listed. The French Open shows one title, three finals, and one semifinal; the US Open shows two titles, four finals, and two semifinals.
Wimbledon was the most volatile major
Her Wimbledon results swing from two titles to two finals, two semifinals, and two quarterfinals. Unlike the other events, Wimbledon is the only one where a quarterfinal appears in her Grand Slam record.
Early breakthrough came quickly after debut
Her first listed Grand Slam season is 1946, when she was 21 and already reached the French Open and Wimbledon quarterfinals and the US Open final. By 1947, she had already added three more major finals or better.
Basics
| Born | 20 June 1925 |
| Gender | Female |
| Nation | United States |
| Era | Amateur Era |
| Grand Slam careerCareer | 1946-1955 |
Grand Slam statistics
| Best results Amateur Era | 6 x champion 12 x finalist 6 x semifinalist |
| Total matches | 182 |
During the Amateur Era, only top results (quarterfinals or better) from 1945 onwards are listed on this site. Therefore, the list below may not include all Amateur Era results.
| Year | Tournament | Era | Result | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | US Open | Amateur Era | W | 30 |
| 1955 | Wimbledon | Amateur Era | S | 29 |
| 1954 | US Open | Amateur Era | W | 29 |
| 1954 | Wimbledon | Amateur Era | S | 29 |
| 1953 | US Open | Amateur Era | F | 28 |
| 1953 | Wimbledon | Amateur Era | F | 28 |
| 1953 | French Open | Amateur Era | F | 27 |
| 1952 | US Open | Amateur Era | F | 27 |
| 1952 | Wimbledon | Amateur Era | Q | 27 |
| 1952 | French Open | Amateur Era | W | 26 |
| 1951 | US Open | Amateur Era | S | 26 |
| 1951 | Wimbledon | Amateur Era | W | 26 |
| 1951 | French Open | Amateur Era | F | 25 |
| 1950 | US Open | Amateur Era | F | 25 |
| 1950 | Wimbledon | Amateur Era | S | 25 |
| 1950 | French Open | Amateur Era | W | 24 |
| 1950 | Australian Open | Amateur Era | F | 24 |
| 1949 | US Open | Amateur Era | F | 24 |
| 1949 | Australian Open | Amateur Era | W | 23 |
| 1948 | US Open | Amateur Era | Q | 23 |
| 1948 | Wimbledon | Amateur Era | F | 23 |
| 1948 | French Open | Amateur Era | S | 22 |
| 1947 | US Open | Amateur Era | S | 22 |
| 1947 | French Open | Amateur Era | F | 22 |
| 1947 | Wimbledon | Amateur Era | F | 22 |
| 1946 | US Open | Amateur Era | F | 21 |
| 1946 | French Open | Amateur Era | Q | 21 |
| 1946 | Wimbledon | Amateur Era | Q | 21 |