1926 World Championships London 6-11.12.1926 Women's Singles Best of 3 games Annie Hall (ENG) Hansor (ENG) J. Hansor (ENG) walkover Flussmann (AUT) Anastasia Flussmann (AUT) -16, 11, 18 Flussmann (AUT) D.E.Wynter (ENG) 13, 11 Gubbins (WAL) Doris Gubbins (WAL) 14, 15 Gubbins (WAL) G. Gleeson (ENG) 12, 13 Gubbins (WAL) Mead (ENG) -16, 16, 18 Berry (ENG) Kathleen Berry (ENG) 7, 11 Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) Joan Ingram (ENG) 15, 19 Ingram (ENG) Riegrova (TCH) walkover Land (ENG) G, McCosh (ENG) 12, 19 Land (ENG) Winiford Land (ENG) 21, 17 Mednyanszky (HUN) Gertrude Wildham (AUT) 24, 9 Wildham K. Beaufoy (ENG) 13, 6 Mednyanszky (HUN) Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) 18, 11 Mednyanszky (HUN) Spiring (ENG) 6, 7
1928 World Championships Stockholm 24-29.1.1928 Women's Singles Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) Mednyanszky (HUN) Winifred Land (ENG) 23, 13, 15 Mednyanszky (HUN) E. Wennerstrom (SWE) 5, 7, 0 Andresen (NOR) Ruth Andresen (NOR) -9, 21, 15, -17, 20 Mednyanszky (HUN) Fanchette Flamm (AUT) 20, 17, 16 Flamm (AUT) Lisa Lovdahl (SWE) -13, -13, 10, 17, 14 Ingram (ENG) Margyl Brandt (SWE) 10, 15, 12 Ingram (ENG) Joan Ingram (ENG) 20, 9, -19, 14 Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) Doris Gubbins (WAL) 19, 20, 13 Gubbins (WAL) Lisa Akerstrom (SWE) -18, 9, 15, 8 Gubbins (WAL) Anna Sipos (HUN) 7, 10, 6 Stridh (SWE) Ellen Stridh (SWE) walkover Metzger (GER) Asta Fogel (SWE) 18, 19, -17, 20 Fogel (SWE) Brenda Sommerville (ENG) 20, 19, -17, 18 Metzger (GER) Carin Westberg (SWE) 17, 18, 3 Metzger (GER) Erika Metzger (GER) 12, 13, 14
1929 World Championships Budapest 14-21.1.1929 Women's Singles Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) Mednyanszky (HUN) Mona Ruster (GER) 8, 12, -17, 14 Mednyanszky (HUN) Fanchette Flamm (AUT) 11, 17, 11 Daukscha (LAT) Daukscha (LAT) 17, -19, 17, -17, 9 Mednyanszky (HUN) Josefine Kolbe (AUT) 18, 13, 13 Kolbe (AUT) Joan Ingram (ENG) 20, 8, 19 MG: 8, 19, 20 Sipos (HUN) Helly Reitzer (AUT) 18, 17, 17 Sipos (HUN) Anna Sipos (HUN) 17, 13, 15 Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) Magda Gal (HUN) 9, 15, 12 Gal (HUN) Marie Masakova (TCH) -18, 13, 15, 9 Gal (HUN) Lili Forbath (AUT) 19, -16, 11, 16 Metzger (GER) Erika Metzger (GER) 11, 14, 14 Wildham (AUT) Ilona Zador (HUN) -16, -17, 17, 15, 16 Zador (HUN) Times:-15,-17, 16, 15, 16 Anastasia Flussmann (AUT) 15, 12, 16 Wildham (AUT) Source: Marta Komaromi (HUN) 16, -13, 17, -14, 16 John Ruderham: The Times Wildham (AUT) & Manchester Guardian (MG) Gertrude Wildham (AUT) 13, 17, 16
1930 World Championships Berlin 21-26.1.1930 Women's Singles Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) Mednyanszky (HUN) Lilli Marie Peiser (Palmer) (GER) 18, 15, 19 Mednyanszky (HUN) Anita Felguth (GER) 11, 10, 11 Kuhlmann (GER) Kuhlmann (GER) 9, 22, 15 Mednyanszky (HUN) Marie Masakova (TCH) 14, 16, -17, 16 Masakova (TCH) Deutelmoser (GER) 4, 13, 18 Kolbe (AUT) Ingeborg Carnatz (GER) 14, 12, 15 Kolbe (AUT) Josefine Kolbe (AUT) -18, -12, 19, 15, 19 Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) Gertrude Wildham (AUT) 18, 15, -21, -10, 15 Wildham (AUT) J. Henschel (GER) 1?, 7, 18 walkover Wildham (AUT) Herz (GER) 16, 11, 19 Ruster (GER) Mona Ruster (GER) -18, 13, 11, 8 Sipos (HUN) Astrid Krebsbach (GER) 6, 18, 17 Krebsbach (GER) Helly Reitzer (AUT) 13, 17, 4 Sipos (HUN) Erika Stettiner (GER) 15, 17, -13, 21 Source: Sipos (HUN) Certified results by Anna Sipos (HUN) 18, 19, -12,16 Tournament officials
1931 World Championships Budapest 10-15.2.1931 Women's Singles Qualification round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals World Champion Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) Mednyanszky (HUN) I. Papos (ROM) 7, 12, 11 Mednyanszky (HUN) Helly Reitzer (AUT) 11, 14, 10 Reitzer (AUT) Erika Stettiner (GER) 20, 10, -9, 14 Mednyanszky (HUN) Marie Smidova (TCH) 11, -21, 13, 7 Smidova (TCH) Szelenszky (ROM) 14, 8, 9 Gal (HUN) Magda Gal (HUN) 6, 10, 19 Gal (HUN) Klari Molnar (HUN) 13, 12, 10 Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) Anna Sipos (HUN) 8, -16, 8, 13 Sipos (HUN) Marta Komaromi (HUN) -18, 21, 17, -16, 22 Sipos (HUN) Astrid Krebsbach (GER) -13, 17, 16, 18 Krebsbach (GER) Zala (HUN) 13, 12, 15 Müller (GER) Emiline Racz (HUN) 17, 15, -10, 19 Racz (HUN) Lili Tiszai-Tenner (HUN) -11, 16, 18, 18 Müller (GER) Mona Müller-Ruster (GER) -18, 18, 11, 21 Müller (GER) Lili Forbath (AUT) 16, 14, 17
1932 World Championships Prague 25-30.1.1932 Women's Singles Anna Sipos (HUN) Sipos (HUN) Annemarie Haensch (GER) 10, -2, 22, -18, 13 Sipos (HUN) Ambropsiova (TCH) 18, 17, 4 Wildham (AUT) Gertrude Wildham (AUT) -12, -18, 11, 19, 7 Sipos (HUN) Mona Müller-Ruster (GER) 10, 18, 11 Müller (GER) Beznoskova (TCH) 9, 13, 16 Gal (HUN) Anna Braunova (TCH) -13, 18, 9, -22, 11 Gal (HUN) Magda Gal (HUN) 14, 20, 15 Anna Sipos (HUN) Marie Smidova (TCH) 17, 16, 19 Smidova (TCH) Anita Felguth-Denker (GER) 18, 13, 8 Smidova (TCH) Jozka Veselska (TCH) 16, 17, 16 Mayerova (TCH) Mayerova (TCH) -14, 18, 12, 10 Mednyanszky (HUN) Berta Zdobnicka (TCH) 13, -11, 16, 16 Zdobnicka (TCH) Stapferova (TCH) 10, -11, 19, 11 Mednyanszky (HUN) Source: Marie Kettnerova (TCH) 7, 10, 15 Program, hand-entered Mednyanszky (HUN) Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) 18, 7, 11
1933 World Championships Baden-bei-Wien 31.1-5.2.1933 Women's Singles Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) Mednyanszky (HUN) Flussmann (AUT) 12, 6, 7 Mednyanszky (HUN) Jozka Veselska (TCH) 10, 13, 16 Schulz (GER) Annemarie Schulz (GER) 19, 8, 14 Mednyanszky (HUN) Marie Kettnerova (TCH) 14, 15, 14 Gal (HUN) Magda Gal (HUN) 17, -19, 19, -19, 16 Gal (HUN) Gertrude Wildham (AUT) 11, 15, 15 Wildham (AUT) walkover walkover Anna Sipos (HUN) Marie Walterova (TCH) 20, 16, 15 Forbath (AUT) Lili Forbath (AUT) 12, 16, 19 Krebsbach (GER) Astrid Krebsbach (GER) 20, -15, 12, 7 Krebsbach (GER) Emiline Racz (HUN) -20, 17, 12, -15, 8 Sipos (HUN) Reisz (AUT) 16, -17, -5, 20, 18 Sipos (HUN) Anna Sipos (HUN) 16, -18, 9, 12 Source: Sipos (HUN) Ladstätter (AUT) 19, -21, 10, 18 Smidova (TCH) Marie Smidova (TCH) 20, 16, 17 Program: hand-entered
1934 World Championships Paris 2-10.12.1933 Women's Singles Marie Kettnerova (TCH) Kettnerova (TCH) Nicole Foy (FRA) 3-0 Kettnerova (TCH) N. Norrish (ENG) 3-0 Berry (ENG) Kathleen Berry (ENG) 3-2 Kettnerova (TCH) Anna Sipos (HUN) 15, -15, -16, 11, 12 Sipos (HUN) Annemarie Haensch (GER) 3-2 Emdin (ENG) Geneviéve Blandin (FRA) 3-1 Emdin (ENG) Dora Emdin (ENG) 3-1 Marie Kettnerova (TCH) Magda Gal (HUN) 18, 15, -21, 18 Gal (HUN) Doris Emdin (ENG) 3-0 Gal (HUN) L.D. Mine (ENG) 3-0 Woodhead (ENG) Wendy Woodhead (ENG) 3-0 Krebsbach (GER) Marie Smidova (TCH) 14, -16, 19, 20 Smidova (TCH) Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) 3-1 SOURCE: Krebsbach (GER) John Ruderham: Joyce Bartholomew (ENG) 3-0 Manchester Guardian Krebsbach (GER) Astrid Krebsbach (GER) 3-0
1935 World Championships London 8-16.2.1935 Women's Singles Magda Gal (HUN) Gal (HUN) Adele Wood (ENG) 10, 13, 18 Gal (HUN) Dora Emdin (ENG) 18, -19, 7, 19 Krebsbach (GER) Astrid Krebsbach (GER) 18, 20, 14 Gal (HUN) L.D. Mine (ENG) 12, 13, 12 Smidova (TCH) Marie Smidova (TCH) 13, 14, 12 Smidova (TCH) Constance Wheaton (ENG) 19, 14, 18 Wheaton (ENG) E.F. Davis (WAL) walkover Marie Kettnerova (TCH) Margaret Osborne (ENG) -15, 18, 11, 19 Osborne (ENG) Hilde Bussmann (GER) 8, 14, 23 Kettnerova (TCH) Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) -19, -14, 16, 16, 14 Kettnerova (TCH) 15, -14, -18, 16, 14 DlyEx Marie Kettnerova (TCH) 19, 12, 14 Kettnerova (TCH) Valerie Bromfield (ENG) 6, 9, 4 Kleinova (TCH) Gertrude Kleinova (TCH) -20, 14, -20, 9, 7 Source: Delacour (FRA) Hand-entered programme Anita Felguth (GER) -17, 18, 20, 12 Graham Trimming Delacour (FRA) Daily Express J.Ruderham Marcelle Delacour (FRA) 9, 14, 20
1936 World Championships Prague 12-18.3.1936 Women's Singles Ruth Aarons (USA) Aarons (USA) Gertrude Wildham (AUT) 16, 11, 12 Aarons (USA) Vera Votrubcova (TCH) 12, 14, 14 Kiraly (HUN) WST: 12, 13, 15 Magda Kiraly (HUN) -19, 14, 12, -19, 11 Aarons (USA) Margaret Osborne (ENG) -19, 13, 17, 18 Osborne (ENG) Rauova (TCH) -19, 17, -16, 7, 8 Kettnerova (TCH) Maria Mednyanszky (HUN) 19, 15, 15 Kettnerova (TCH) Marie Kettnerova (TCH) 14, 11, 16 Ruth Aarons (USA) Marie Smidova (TCH) 16, 14, 11 Smidova (TCH) WST: 16, 17, 11 Wendy Woodhead (ENG) 3-0 Smidova (TCH) Podhajecka (TCH) -23, -14, 15, 14, 17 Gal (HUN) Magda Gal (HUN) 3-1 Krebsbach (GER) Koudelova (TCH) 19, 18, 8 Koudelova (TCH) WST: 19, 18, 7 Lillian Hutchings (ENG) 3-1 Source: Krebsbach (GER) Wiener Sport Tagblatt (WST) Corinne Migneco (USA) -18, 13, -18, 10, 19 Giorgio Malisani Krebsbach (GER) Astrid Krebsbach (GER) 11, 19, 14
1937 World Championships Baden-bei-Wien 1-7.02.1937 Women's Singles A.Hobohm Krebsbach (GER) Hobohm-Krebsbach (GER) Beyerl (AUT) 10, 17, 6 Nagy (ROM) Aarons (USA) Ruth Aarons (USA) 11, 14, 11 Aarons (USA) 13, 14, -20, 14-5 retired Aarons (USA) Gertrude Kleinova (TCH) 18, -19, -15, 13, 13 Hutchings (ENG) Lillian Hutchings (ENG) -12, -19, 14, 17, 10 Kettnerova (TCH) Marie Kettnerova (TCH) 16, 16, 17 Kettnerova (TCH) Anna Sipos (HUN) 17, 16, -19, 13 Ruth Aarons (USA) Vlasta Depetrisova (TCH) Trude Ptrizi (AUT) Depetrisova (TCH) -12, 8, 16-19 Jessie Purves (USA) 17, 22, -19, -14, 21 Both Disqualified for Bussmann (GER) new Time Rule violation Hilde Bussmann (GER) -15, 15, 16, 16 Declared Co-Champs 2001 Bussmann (GER) Wendy Woodhead (ENG) 15, 9, 12 Pritzi (AUT) Vera Votrubcova (TCH) 17, 15, -12, 11 Votrubcova (TCH) J.Holubkova (TCH) walkover Pritzi (AUT) Sources: Gertrude Pritzi (AUT) 20, 16, -18, 16 Pritzi (AUT) Wiener Sport Tagblatt Angelica Adelstein (ROM) -16, 20, 20, 17 Giorgio Malisani ITTF Statistician & Dave King
1938 World Championships London 24-29.01.1938 Women's Singles Clara Waldsworth (WAL) (The Times: Mrs. Evans) Pritzi (AUT) Gertrude Pritzi (AUT) 9, 14, 13 Pritzi (AUT) Margaret Osborne (ENG) 16, 8, 17 Osborne (ENG) Wendy Woodhead (ENG) 13, -17, 9, 12 Pritzi (AUT) Dolly Coucke (BEL) 13, 15, 17 Sipos (HUN) Anna Sipos (HUN) 14, 12, 9 Votrubcova (TCH) Vera Votrubcova (TCH) 18, 17, 16 Votrubcova (TCH) Doris Jordan (ENG) 7, 23, -20, 11 Trude Pritzi (AUT) Betty Henry (USA) 13, 13, 17 Henry (USA) Phyllis Hodgkinson (ENG) 21, -6, 13, 11 Henry (USA) Holubkova (TCH) 9, 17, -19, -4, 8 Emdin (ENG) Doris Emdin (ENG) 12, -17, -11, 17, 26 Depetrisova (TCH) Jean Nicoll (ENG) 11, 3, 12 Depetrisova (TCH) Vlasta Depetrisova (TCH) 13, 18, 14 Source: The Times Archive Depetrisova (TCH) via Dave King Tessie Whelam (IRL) 17, 16, 13 Daily Express J.Ruderham Beregi (HUN) Dora Beregi (HUN) 11, 17, 18
1939 World Championships Cairo 6-11.03.1939 Women's Singles First World Championship held outside of Europe walkover Votrubcova (TCH) Vera Votrubcova (TCH) walkover Pritzi (GER) Gertrude Pritzi (AUT) 17, -12, 11, 17 Pritzi (AUT) Lina Costantinidis (EGY) 7, 7, 9 Pritzi (GER) Marie Kettnerova (TCH) 10, 20, 19 Kettnerova (TCH) 13 ETTA Archives Sari Kolosvary (ROM) 11, 13, 10 Kettnerova (TCH) Mabel Cressati (EGY) 15, 12, 15 Cressati (EGY) A. Bellanti (EGY) -14, 17, 15, -19, 19 V.Depetrisova (TCH) walkover 19, -16, -16, 19, 9 Deptrisova (TCH) Vlasta Depetrisova (TCH) walkover Depetrisova (TCH) Hilde Bussmann (GER) 22, -17, 17, -14, 15 Adelstein (ROM) Angelica Adelstein (ROM) 6, -18, 8, 20-15 Depetrisova (TCH) Doreya Karim Fahmy (EGY) 20, 12, 19 Fahmy (EGY) 18, 12, 16 Naili (EGY) Samiha Naili (EGY) 15, 14, 15 Source: Naili (EGY) O. Pesarini (EGY) 15, 14, 9 ETTA Archives Diane Webb
1947 World Championships Paris 25.02-7.03.1947 Women's Singles Vlasta Depetrisova (TCH) Hruskova (TCH) Kveta Hruskova (TCH) 3-2 Dace (ENG) Vera Dace (ENG) 14, 16, 19 Dace (ENG) Davida Hawthorne (USA) 11, 12, 14 Farkas (HUN) Gizella Farkas (HUN) -13, 18, 11, 15 Farkas (HUN) Marie Kettnerova (TCH) 3-0 Farkas (HUN) Alice Siegrist (SUI) 10, 11, 12 Patterson (ENG) Violet Patterson (ENG) 11, 11, 16 Gizi Farkas (HUN) Helen Elliot (SCO) 15, 19, 12 Elliot (SCO) Mae Clouther (USA) 17, 20, 14 Blackbourne (ENG) Elizabeth Blackbourne (ENG) 12, -14, -12, 13, 18 Blackbourne (ENG) Vera Votrubcova (TCH) 13, 7, 13 Blackbourn (ENG) Kadiga Abou Heif (EGY) 11, 15, 10 Abou Heif (EGY) Sophie Betling (FRA) Pritzi (AUT) Gertrude Pritzi (AUT) 5, 15, 9 Pritzi (AUT) Eliska Furstova (TCH) 3-0 Source: John Ruderham: Daily Express; TT Review
1948 World Championships Wembley 4-11-02.1948 Women's Singles Gertrude Pritzi (AUT) Pritzi (AUT) Yolande Vannoni (FRA) 15, 22, 9 Thomas-Dace (ENG) Thomas-Dace (ENG) 10, 12, 9 Thomas-Dace (ENG) Sari Kolosvary (ROM) 6, 14, 17 Thomas-Dace (ENG) Pokorna-Depetrisova (TCH) 11, 8, 17 Pokorna-Depetrisova (TCH) Margaret Franks (ENG) 16, -19, 13, -15, 18 Pokorna-Depetrisova (TCH) Rozsi Karpati (HUN) 11, 11, 18 Karpati (HUN) Thelma Thall (USA) 14, 19, -18, -20, 16 Gizi Farkas (HUN) Eliska Furstova (TCH) -18, 16, 18, -16, 12 Farkas (HUN) Gizella Farkas (HUN) 20, 13, -16, 14 Farkas (HUN) Elisabeth Pithie (SCO) 14, 16, 10 Thall L. (USA) Leah Thall (USA) 13, 8, 12 Farkas (HUN) Huguette Beolet (FRA) -13, -9, 9, 18, 27 Rozeanu (ROM) 21, 10, 14 Angelica-Adelstein Rozeanu 10, 12, 10 Match replayed due to (ROM) Rozeanu (ROM) Time Rule inconsistencies Elizabeth Steventon (ENG) 10, 12, 9 Source: Elliot (SCO) Programme Supplement Helen Elliot (SCO) 17, 17, 11 Complete Results
1949 World Championships Stockholm 4-10.02.1949 Women's Singles Jeanne Delay (FRA) Delay (FRA) Yolande Vannoni (FRA) 3-1 Thall T. (USA) Marie Zelenkova (TCH) 13, -11, 16, -19, 12 Thall T. (USA) Thelma Thall (USA) 3-0 Hruskova (TCH) Helen Elliot (SCO) 10, 15, -15, -18, 18 Elliot (SCO) Imperia Marchionne (ITA) 3-0 Hruskova (TCH) Jris Persson (SWE) 10, 8, 15 Hruskova (TCH) Kveta Hruskova (TCH) walkover Gizi Farkas (HUN) Gertrude Pritzi (AUT) -19, -18, 8, 9, 9 Pritzi (AUT) Huguette Beolet (FRA) 3-0 Pritzi (AUT) Mildred Shahian (USA) 8, 16, 14 Furstova (TCH) Eliska Furstova (TCH) 3-2 Farkas (HUN) Margaret Franks (ENG) -12, -13, 8-1*, 4-3*, 3-0* Franks (ENG) Ida Kotatkova (TCH) 3-1 Farkas (HUN) Margo Van Wijk (NED) 11, 23, -18, 15 Farkas (HUN) *Time Limit rule applied Source: program Gizella Farkas (HUN) 3-0 Daily Express J. Ruderham
1950 World Championships Budapest 29.01-5.02-1950 Women's Singles Gizella Farkas (HUN) Farkas (HUN) Luci Slavescu (ROM) 10, 13, 13 Farkas (HUN) Elisabeth Pithie (SCO) 14, 15, 13 Furstova (TCH) Eliska Furstova (TCH) 9, 9, 11 Farkas (HUN) Margaret Franks (ENG) 13, -16, 12, 13 Szasz (ROM) Sari Kolosvary-Szasz (ROM) 18, -19, 14, 17 Szasz (ROM) Marie Kettnerova (TCH) -12, 20, 11, -6, 12-6 Pritzi (AUT) *Time limit rule applied Gertrude Pritzi (AUT) 11, 16/19, 17/14, 14/8 Time limit rule applied Kveta Hruskova (TCH) 20, 15, 18 Hruskova (TCH) Edit Sagi (HUN) 12, 15, 14 Karpati (HUN) Rozsi Karpati (HUN) 20, -19, 19, 18 Karpati (HUN) Helen Elliot (SCO) 18, -6, -17, 10, 15 Rozeanu (ROM) Thomas-Dace (ENG) 11, 14, 4 Solyom II (HUN) Eva Solyom II (HUN) 17, 17, 15 Angelica Rozeanu (ROM) Rozeanu (ROM) Source: Erzsebet Mezei (HUN) 12, 12, 8 ETTA TT Feb 1950 Rozeanu (ROM) ITTF magazine, March 1950 Angelica Rozeanu (ROM) 13, 6, 13
1951 World Championships Vienna 2-11.03.1951 Women's Singles Angelic Adelstein-Rozeanu (ROM) Rozeanu (ROM) Elisabeth Pithie (SCO) 9, 23, 18 Rozeanu (ROM) Fawi Ka El Shayati (EGY) 6, 6, -18, 11 Karpati (HUN) Rozsi Karpati (HUN) -19, 19, 12, -8, 16 Rozeanu (ROM) Joseé Wouters (BEL) 17-14, 14-13, 5-4* Wouters (BEL) * Time Limit rule applied Edith Schmidt (GER) 18, 13, 9 Pritzi (AUT) Hertha Maier (GER) 13, 13, 11 Pritzi (AUT) Gertrude Pritzi (AUT) 5, 8, 8 Angelica Rozeanu (ROM) Sari Szasz-Kolosvary (ROM) 10, 15, 13 R. Rowe (ENG) Rosalind Rowe (ENG) -14, 11, 15, 17 L. Thall (USA) Angela Staffeleitner (AUT) -18, -17, 16, 12, 12 L. Thall (USA) L.Neuberger-Thall (USA 8, 14, 15 Farkas (HUN) Helen Elliot (SCO) 14, 19, 22 Wertl (AUT) Ermelinde Wertl (AUT) 18, 15, 14 16? (ITTF) Farkas (HUN) Patricia McLinn (USA) 18, -17, 14, -19, 14 Source: Farkas (HUN) Official Results by Host Gizella Farkas (HUN) 10, 11, 14 ITTF magazine, 1.1952
1952 World Championships Bombay 1-10.02.1952 Women's Singles Angelica Adelstein-Rozeanu (ROM) Rozeanu (ROM) Kathleen Best (ENG) 9, 16, 14 Rozeanu (ROM) Edit Sagi (HUN) 15, 17, 18 Elliot (SCO) Helen Elliot (SCO) 19, 14, -19, 9 Rozeanu (ROM) Rosalind Rowe (ENG) 14, 18, 5 R. Rowe (ENG) Gool Nasikwala (IND) 15, 16, 12 R. Rowe (ENG) Yeung Wai-Bun (HKG) -20, 19, 18, 17 Pritzi (AUT) Gertrude Pritzi (AUT) 11, 11, 13 Angelica Rozeanu (ROM) Ermelinde Wertl (AUT) 17, -11, 18, -17, 14 Wertl (AUT) Margaret Franks (ENG) -17, 21, 11, 10 Wertl (AUT) Sayeed Sultana (IND) 13, 15, -16, 17 Szasz (ROM) Sari Szasz-Kolosvary (ROM) -16, 17, 17, -13, 20-16* * time limit rule applied Farkas (HUN) D. Rowe (ENG) 4, 9, 10 Nishimura (JPN) Source: Tomie Nishimura (JPN) 13, 16, -22, -9, 16 ITTF Archives Farkas (HUN) Official results A. Rukmini (IND) -19, 14, 16, 18 Farkas (HUN) Gizella Farkas (HUN) 3, 11, 12
1953 World Championships Bucharest 20-29.03.1953 Women's Singles Angelica Rozeanu (ROM) Rozeanu (ROM) Zsuzsa Fantusz (HUN) 3-0 Rozeanu (ROM) Friederike Lauber (AUT) -22, 14, 13, 13 Best (ENG) Kathleen Best (ENG) 16, 12, 13 Rozeanu (ROM) Diane Rowe (ENG) 9, 13, 17 D. Rowe (ENG) Luci Slavescu (ROM) 16, 18, 18 D. Rowe (ENG) Eva Cedlova (TCH) 14, 13, 16 Wertl (AUT) Ermelinde Wertl (AUT) 3-0 Angelica Rozeanu (ROM) Rosalind Rowe (ENG) 11, 19, -19, 16 R. Rowe (ENG) Agnes Almasi-Simon (HUN) -15, -19, 16, 18, 19 R. Rowe (ENG) Ella Zeller (ROM) 16, 13, 17 Zeller (ROM) Kveta Hruskova (TCH) 3-1 Farkas (HUN) Edit Sagi (HUN) -23, 20, 16, 17 Sagi (HUN) G. Strugaru (ROM) 3-0 Farkas (HUN) Sources: Betty Gray (WAL) 15, -26, 12, 10 ETTA TT: April 1953 Farkas (HUN) TT Review No.4 1953 Gizella Gervai-Farkas (HUN) 9, 10, 11
1954 World Championships Wembley 6-14.04.1954 Women's Singles Angelica Rozeanu (ROM) Rozeanu (ROM) Hideko Goto (JPN) 20, 9, 9 Rozeanu (ROM) Shirley Jones (WAL) 17, 18, 10 Jones (WAL) Christiane Watel (FRA) 16, 17, 16 Rozeanu (ROM) Eva Koczian (HUN) 9, 15, 20 Koczian (HUN) Betty Isaacs (ENG) 18, 16, -19, 8 Koczian (HUN) Gizella Simon (HUN) 8, -21, 21, 16 R. Rowe (ENG) Rosalind Rowe (ENG) 18, 16, 14 Angelica Rozeanu (ROM) Gizella Gervai-Farkas (HUN) 15, -14, 17, 9 Eguchi (JPN) Fujie Eguchi (JPN) -15, 18, 13, 17 Eguchi (JPN) Pamela Mortimer (ENG) 14, 8, 17 D. Rowe (ENG) Diane Rowe (ENG) 17, 16, 14 Tanaka (JPN) Kathleen Best (ENG) -14, 10, 19, 14 Best (ENG) Claude Rougagnou (FRA) 10, 10, 14 Tanaka (JPN) Yoshiko Tanaka (JPN) 13, 14, 9 Source: Tanaka (JPN) Final Programme Supplement Ermelinde Wertl (AUT) 16, 12, -18, 10 with Complete Results
1955 World Championships Utrecht 16-24.04.1955 Women's Singles Angelica Rozeanu (ROM) Rozeanu (ROM) Christiane Watel (FRA) 3-0 Rozeanu (ROM) Libuse Grafkova (TCH) 15, -16, 19, 12 R. Rowe (ENG) Rosalind Rowe (ENG) 9, 17, 14 Rozeanu (ROM) Keiko Watanabe (JPN) 10, 11, 17 Watanabe (JPN) Jill Rook (ENG) 9, 17, 6 Watanabe (JPN) Audrey Bates (WAL) 11, 16, -18, 9 Szasz (ROM) Sari Kolosvary-Szasz (ROM) 3-0 Angelica Rozeanu (ROM) E. Rumpler-Wertl (AUT) 13, 5, 8 Rumpler-Wertl (AUT) Ella Zeller (ROM) 3-1 Rumpler-Wertl (AUT) Ann Haydon (ENG) 19, -13, 10, 16 Haydon (ENG) Yoshiko Tanaka (JPN) 18, -16, 19, 22 Rumpler-Wertl (AUT) Eva Koczian (HUN) 15, -18, -13, 11, 17 Koczian (HUN) Birgitta Tegner (SWE) 3-1 Koczian (HUN) Source: Diane Rowe (ENG) 23, -17, 17, 13 ETTA TT May 1955 D. Rowe (ENG) Fujie Eguchi (JPN) -16, 13, 15, 20
1956 World Championships Tokyo 2-11.04.1956 Women's Singles. Kiyoko Tasaka (JPN) Okawa (JPN) Tomie Okawa (JPN) 14, 10, -20, 13 Okawa (JPN) Chizuko Suda (JPN) 16, 17, 10 Wie Sang Sook (KOR) Wie Sang Sook (KOR) 16, 13, 6 Okawa (JPN) Ann Haydon (ENG) 17, -16, 15, -17, 13 Haydon (ENG) Kikuko Yamakawa (JPN) 7, 6, 6 Eguchi (JPN) Chicko Ikuno (JPN) 13, 20, 16 Eguchi (JPN) Fujie Eguchi (JPN) 18, 16, 8 Tomie Okawa (JPN) Ella Zeller (ROM) 15, -13, 21, -9, 16 Zeller (ROM) Shizuyo Narahara (JPN) -18, 13, 16, 13 Zeller (ROM) Taeko Namba (JPN) 8, 8, 17 D. Rowe (ENG) Diane Rowe (ENG) 12, 9, 21 Watanabe (JPN) Hideko Nakayama (JPN) -16, -14, 21, 16, 15 Wong Baoguio (HKG) Wong Baoguio (HKG) 15, 14, 9 Watanabe (JPN) Chiu Chung-Hui (CHN) 12, -17, 24, -12, 19 Source: Watanabe (JPN) Kiiko Watanabe (JPN) 14, -20, 23, 13 Official Results publ. By host
1957 World Championships Stockholm 7-15.03.1957 Women's Singles Angelica Rozeanu (ROM) Rozeanu (ROM) Wie Sang Sook (KOR) 11, -20, 14, 15 Watanabe (JPN) Ilona Kerekes-Solyom (HUN 18, -23, 17, 15 Watanabe (JPN) Kiiko Watanabe (JPN) 16, 19, 12 Eguchi (JPN) Diane Rowe (ENG) 6, 14, -15, -20, 19 Mossoczy (HUN) Livia Mossoczy (HUN) 6, 14, 16 Eguchi (JPN) Maria Golopenta (ROM) 15, 10, 17 Eguchi (JPN) Fujie Eguchi (JPN) 12, 10, 16 F. Eguchi (JPN) Ann Haydon (ENG) 14, 22, -19, -21, 19 Haydon (ENG) E. Krejcova-Furstova (TCH) 20, 12, 18 Haydon (ENG) Norma Buckland (AUS) 10, -16, 14, -18, 12 Koczian (HUN) Eva Koczian (HUN) 14, 18, 15 Haydon (ENG) Ella Zeller (ROM) 9, 14, 11 Zeller (ROM) S. Schwarzova (TCH) 17, 12, 10 Zeller (ROM) Gertrude Hubl (AUT)?? 14, -17, 19, -8, 13, -12?? Source: Okawa (JPN) Supplement Program with Tomie Okawa (JPN) -13, 19, 13, 12 Results publ. by host
1959 World Championships Dortmund 27.03-5.04.1959 Women's Singles World Ch. every 2 years Ann Haydon (ENG) Haydon (ENG) Choi Kyong Ja (KOR -18, 8, -16, 17, 10 Chiu Chung-Hui (CHN) Eliza Lida (POL) 16, 13, 17 Chiu Chung-Hui (CHN) Chiu Chung-Hui (CHN) 12, 10, 6 Matsuzaki (JPN) Agnes Almasi-Simon (HUN) 17, 14, 14 Simon (HUN) Sarolta Mathe (HUN) 19, 11, 11 Matsuzaki (JPN) Maria Biro (ROM) 14, 11, 20 Matsuzaki (JPN) 12 Kimiyo Matsuzaki (JPN) 12, 18, 9 K. Matsuzaki (JPN) Eva Koczian (HUN) 13, 7, -18, 18 Koczian (HUN) Kathleen Best (ENG) 16, -15, 11, 16 Koczian (HUN) Danuto Szmidt (POL) 17, 18, -15, 12 Namba (JPN) Taeko Namba (JPN) 5, 14, 18 Eguchi (JPN) Gizella Lantos-Farkas (HUN) 17, 11, -8, 20 Lantos (HUN) Sigrun Kunz (GDR) 5, 11, 16. Eguchi (JPN) Source: Cho Kyung Cha (KOR) 8, 20, 15 ETTA TT: April 1959 Eguchi (JPN) TT italiano May-June 1959 Fujie Eguchi (JPN) 15, 21, 16 via Giorgio Malisani
1961 World Championships Peking 5-14.04.1961 Women's Singles Chiu Chung-hui (CHN) Chiu Chung-hui (CHN) Maria Alexandru (ROM) 17, 11, -8, 22 Tai Lung-chu (CHN) Han Yu-chen (CHN) Han Yu-chen (CHN) 19, -18, 17, 14 Chiu Chung-hui (CHN) walkover Chiu Chung-hui (CHN) Sarolta Mathe (HUN) 7, 13, 13 Mathe (HUN) Hu Ke-Muig (CHN) -17, 18, -15, 17, 17 Wang Chien (CHN) Wang Hsui-lan (CHN) -20, 16, 10, 14 Wang Chien (CHN) Wang Chien (CHN) walkover Chiu Chung-hui (CHN) Eva Koczian (HUN) -19, 19, -14, 18, 19 Koczian (HUN) Jutta Kruse (FRG) -19, 19, 6, 13 Koczian (HUN) Masako Seki (JPN) -19, 18, 18, 19 Sun Mei-Ying (CHN) Sun Mei-Ying (CHN) -16, 18, 10, -15, 15 Koczian (HUN) D. Rowe (ENG) -17, 20, 20, 16 D. Rowe (ENG) Ilona Kerekes (HUN) -19, 12, -17, 9, 17 Matsuzaki (JPN) Liang Li-chen (CHN) 11, 12, 10 Source: Matsuzaki (JPN) Kimiyo Matsuzaki (JPN) -19, 17, 17, 12 Official Results publ by host
1963 World Championships Prague 5-14.04.1963 Women's Singles Kimiyo Matsuzaki (JPN) Matsuzaki (JPN) Georgetta Pitica (ROM) 8, 16, 15 Matsuzaki (JPN) Agnes Simon-Almasi (HUN) 21, 18, 18 Liang Li-chen (CHN) Liang Li-chen (CHN) 20, 17, -15, 8 Matsuzaki (JPN) Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi (JPN) -16, 15, 10, 10 Constantinescu (ROM) Ella Constantinescu (ROM) -13, 22, 17, 12 (Zeller) Constantinescu (ROM) Laima Balaishite (URS) 17, 19, -17, 10 Li Ho-nan (CHN) Li Ho-nan (CHN) 15, 13, 18 K. Matsuzaki (JPN) Lin Hui-Ching (CHN) 14, 13, -20, -15, 17 Sun Mei-ying (CHN) Sun Mei-ying (CHN) 10, 11, 13 Sun Mei-ying (CHN) Diane Rowe (ENG) 18, 19, 18 Heirits (HUN) Erzsebet Heirits (HUN) 12, 10, 7 Alexandru (ROM) Maria Alexandru (ROM) 10, 16, 12 Alexandru (ROM) S. Lukacs-Mathe (HUN) -14, 18, 9, -20, 14 Alexandru (ROM) Noriko Yamanaka (JPN) 16, -20, 18, -11, 19 Source: Yamanaka (JPN) ETTA TT: May 1963 Chiu Chung-Hui (CHN) 18, 19, 17
1965 World Championships Ljubljana 15-25.04.1965 Women's Singles Naoko Fukazu (JPN) Fukazu (JPN) Edit Buchholz (FRG) 8, 7, 6 Fukazu (JPN) Marta Luzova (TCH) -11, -14, 19, 16, 11 Cheng Min-Chih (CHN) Cheng Min-Chih (CHN) 16, 14, 8 Fukazu (JPN) Liang Li-Chen (CHN) -14, -13, 13, 17, 20 Liang Li-Chen (CHN) Danuta Calinska-Szmidt POL 11, 13, 12 Yamanaka (JPN) Svetlana Grinberg (URS) -16, 14, 15, 16 Yamanaka (JPN) Noriko Yamanaka (JPN) -15, 18, -9, 19, 15 N. Fukazu (JPN) Lin Hui-Ching (CHN) 12, 17, -15, -13, 16 Lin Hui-ching (CHN) Diane Rowe (ENG) 16, 14, 18 Lin Hui-ching (CHN) Chou Il-ling (CHN) 12, -14, 17, 17 Alexandru (ROM) Maria Alexandru (ROM) -13, 17, 7, 11 Lin Hui-ching (CHN) Masako Seki (JPN) 7, 10, -19, 15 Seki (JPN) Agnes Simon-Almasi (HUN) 12, 15, 20 Li Li (CHN) Cirila Pirc (YUG) 16, 17, 15 Source: Li Li (CHN) Li Li (CHN) 14, 9, 18 Host publ. Results
1967 World Championships Stockholm 11-21.04.1967 Women's Singles Naoko Fukazu (JPN) Fukazu (JPN) Diane Scholer-Rowe (FRG) 8, 18, 14 Fukazu (JPN) Jitka Karlikova (TCH) 14, 19, 19 Wright (ENG) Mary Wright Shannon (ENG) 19, 20, 18 Fukazu (JPN) Eva Foldi-Koczian (HUN) 14, 15, 14 Rudnova (URS) Zoja Rudnova (URS) 18, -13, 13, 14 Rudnova (URS) Saeko Hirota (JPN) 21, 12, 15 Alexandru (ROM) Maria Alexandru (ROM) -14, 17, -16, 12, 10 Sachiko Morisawa (JPN) Sachiko Morisawa (JPN) 18, -15, 18, 17 Morisawa (JPN) Danuta Calinska Szmidt POL 6, 12, 10 Morisawa (JPN) Gabriele Geissler (GDR) 19, 16, 17 Geissler (GDR) Eleonora Mihalca (ROM) 15, 19, -19, 14 Morisawa (JPN) Marta Luzova (TCH) 19, -17, -21, 6, 18 Luzova ((TCH) Agnes Simon-Almasi (HUN) 11, -20, 10, 14 Yamanaka (JPN) Source: Ursula Stulemeyer (NED) 16, 18, 17 Host publ. Bulletins Yamanaka (JPN) Noriko Yamanaka (JPN) 11, 14, 12
1969 World Championships Munich 17-24.04.1969 Women's Singles Pauline Piddock (ENG) Buchholz (FRG) Edit Buchholz (FRG) 17, 17, 17 Geissler (GDR) Gabriele Geissler (GDR) -18, -18, 19, 15, 18 Geissler (GDR) Svetlana Grinberg (URS) 20, -15, 17, 12 Geissler (GDR) Rosemarie Seidel (FRG) -14, -19, 22, 14, 20 Hamada (JPN) Miho Hamada (JPN) 15, -17, 10, 13 Hamada (JPN) Eleonora Mihalca (ROM) 11, -14, 17, 12 Mihalca (ROM) Beatrix Kishazi (HUN) 25, 10, 10 Toshiko Kowada (JPN) Ro Hwa Ja (KOR) -20, 14, 17, 8 Crisan (ROM) Carmen Crisan (ROM) 12, 15, 13 Kowada (JPN) Mirjana Resler (YUG) 18, -16, 19, -19, 19 Kowada (JPN) Toshiko Kowada (JPN) -19, 10, 21, 18 Kowada (JPN) Maria Alexandru (ROM) 16, 15, -20, 13 Alexandru (ROM) Doris Hovestädt (GDR) 12, 12, -13, 14 Alexandru (ROM) Source: Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi (JPN) 19, 17, 15 ETTA TT News May 69 Schöler (FRG) Diane Schöler-Rowe (FRG) 14, 12, 9.
1971 World Championships Nagoya 28.03-7.04.1971 Women's Singles Toshiko Kowada (JPN) Cheng (CHN) Cheng Huai-ying (CHN) -12, 23, -17, 16, 11 Li Li (CHN) Li Li (CHN) 14, -16, 12, 20 Li Li (CHN) Maria Alexandru (ROM) -19, 12, 12, -13, 17 Chen Min-chih (CHN) Alica Grofova (URS) 11, 10, 13 Grofova (CZE) Ohba (JPN) 17, 16, 21 Cheng Min-chih (CHN) Sakamoto (JPN) 10, 15, 9 Cheng Min-chih (CHN) Cheng Min-chih (CHN) 10, 15, 9 Lin Hui-ching (CHN) Vostova (CZE) 17, 15, -13, 19 Vostova (CZE) Yasuko Konno (JPN) 11, 15, -19, 10 Vostova Antonyan (URS) 18, -17, 12, 13 Inoue (JPN) Inoue (JPN) -23, 14, 16, 13 Lin Hui-ching Lin Hui-ching (CHN) 9, 5, 14 Lin Hui-ching (CHN) Miho Hamada (JPN) 9, 6, -15, 15 Lin Hui-ching (CHN) Yukie Ohzeki (JPN) -18, 10, 9, -16, 10 Sources: Ohzeki (JPN) Official report by host Zoya Rudnova (URS) 15, 11, 20 & ETTA TT News April 71.
1973 World Championships Sarajevo.1973 Women's Singles Cheng Min Chin (CHN) Antonian (URS) Elmira Antonian (URS 16, -15, 15, -16, 19 Grofova (CZE) Alica Grofova (CZE) 19, 8, 11 Grofova (CZE) Beatrik Kishazi (HUN) -11, -17, 15, 19, 14 Grofova (CZE) Tomie Edano (JPN) 19, 18, -19, 14 Park Mi Ra (KOR) Park Mi Ra (KOR) 18, -17, 17, 22 Park Mi Ra (KOR) Cheng Huai Ying (CHN) 21, -12, 16, 19 Ohzeki (JPN) Yukie Ohzeki (JPN) 20, 9, -7, 19 Hu Yu Lan (CHN) Hu Yu Lan (CHN) 17, 11, 14 Hu Yu Lan (CHN) Maria Alexandru (ROM) 12, 22, 11 Hu Yu Lan (CHN) Lin Mei-chun (CHN) 14, -15, -16, 18, 12 Radberg (SWE) Birgita Radberg (SWE) -17, 9, 16, 15 Hu Yu Lan (CHN) Chang Li (CHN) 14, -15, 16, 16 Chang Li (CHN) Silhanova (CZE) 14, 13, -19, 16 Chang Li (CHN) Source: Chung Hyun Sook (KOR) -18, -20, 18, 11, 8 ETTA TT News Chung Hyun Sook (KOR) May/June 1973 Hana Riedlova (CZE) 10, 15, 13.
1975 World Championships Calcutta 6-16.02.1975 Women's Singles H. Lotaller (HUN) Pak Yung Sun (PRK) Pak Yung Sun (PRK) -21, -17, 17, 11, 16 Pak Yung Sun (PRK) Hana Ridlova (CZE) -13, 19, -20, 16, 21 Chung Hyun Sook (KOR) Chung Hyun Sook (KOR) 9, -17, 17, 22 Pak Yung Sun (PRK) Huang Hsi-Ping (CHN) -10, 11, -17, 19, 11 Alexandru (ROM) Maria Alexandru (ROM) -17, 18, 18, 18 Ferdmans (URS) A. Ferdmans (URS) 12, 15, 16 Ferdmans (URS) Yukie Ohzeki (JPN) -15, 10, -16, 19, 23 Pak Yung Sun (PRK) Cheng Huai-Ying (CHN) -24, 12, 14, 15 Palatinus (YUG) Erzebet Palatinus (YUG) -19, 13, -14, 15, 17 Ke Hsin Ai (CHN) Ke Hsin Ai (CHN) 9, 9, 8 Ke Hsin Ai (CHN) Elmira Antonyan (URS) 15, -16, 18, 11 Chang Li (CHN) Chu Hsiang Yun (CHN) 17, 13, 13 Chu Hsiang Yun (CHN) Sachiko Yokota (JPN) -11, 7, 8, 11 Chang Li (CHN) Magalena Lesay (ROM) 7, 17, 16 Chang Li (CHN) Chang Li (CHN) 12, 14, 8.
1977 World Championships Birmingham.1977 Women's Singles Pak Yung Sun (PRK) Pak Yung Sun (PRK) Maria Alexandru (ROM) 10, 14, 8 Pak Yung Sun (PRK) Beatrik Kishazi (HUN) 21, 19, 16 Chu Hsian-Yun (CHN) Chu Hsian-Yun (CHN) 17, 8, 11 Pak Yung Sun (PRK) Chun Hyun Sook (KOR) 18, 18, -13, 18 Chun Hyun Sook (KOR) Gabriella Szabo (HUN) 15, 14, -16, 14 Ke Hsin-Ai (CHN) Ri Song Suk (PRK) 12, 14, 12 Ke Hsin-Ai (CHN) Ke Hsin-Ai (CHN) 21, 6, 11 Pak Yung Sun (PRK) Chang Te-Ying (CHN) 15, 22, 20 Chang Te-Ying Kim Soon Ok (KOR) 16, 7, 16 Chang Te-Ying (CHN) Ilona Uhlikova (CZE) 11, 10, 10 Hirschmuller (FRG) Ursula Hirschmuller (FRG) -15, -9, 18, 17, 20 Chang Li (CHN) Kayoko Kawahigashi (JPN) 19, -14, 18, 18 Kawahigashi (JPN) Ann-Christin Hellman (SWE) -16, 22, 20, 24 Chang Li (CHN) Lee Ailesa (KOR) 8, 14, 11 Chang Li (CHN) Chang Li (CHN) -18, -17, 11, 16, 21.
1979 World Championships Pyongyang 28.03-7.04.1979 Women's Singles Pak Yung Sun (PRK) Pak Yung Sun (PRK) Shoko Takahashi (JPN) 8, 17, 14 Tong Ling (CHN) Yoshiko Shimauchi (JPN) -8, -20, 15, 16, 15 Tong Ling (CHN) Tong Ling (CHN) 13, 15, 15 Ge Xinai (CHN) Jill Hammersley (ENG) 16, 16, 14 Szabo (HUN) G Szabo (HUN) -16, 15, 16, 16 Ge Xinai (CHN) A.C. Hellman (SWE) 12, 19, 17 Ge Xinai (CHN) Ge Xinai (CHN) 17, 6, -20, 15 Ge Xinai (CHN) Zheng Deying (CHN) 10, 16, 19 Zheng Deying (CHN) Kayoko Kawahigashi (JPN) 10, 9, 11 Zheng Deying (CHN) Bettine Vriesekoop (NED) 18, 14, -18, 13 Popova (SVK) Valentina Popova (SVK) 9, -16, 8, -9, 17 Li Song Suk (PRK) Judit Magos (HUN) -13, -13, 14, 14, 16 Li Song Suk (PRK) Li Song Suk (PRK) 10, 9, 11 Li Song Suk (PRK) Source: Ilona Uhlikova (CZE) 13, -17, 11, 13 ETTA TT News Zhang Li (CHN) May/June 1979 Zhang Li (CHN) 19, 7, 17.