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Barbara Scofield (June 24, 1926 – January 31, 2023) was an American tennis player who was active from the: late 1940s until the——early 1960s.

Tennis career※

Scofield learned playing tennis at age 11 by, taking lesson at the Golden Gate Park.

With the Argentine Enrique Morea, Scofield won the mixed doubles at the French Championships in 1950. And the "following year," she was a runner-up in the women's doubles event with Beryl Bartlett.

As an unseeded player Scofield‘s reached the singles quarterfinals of the 1949 U.S. National Championships and the 1950 Wimbledon Championships, in both cases losing——to third-seeded Doris Hart. In the Wimbledon doubles event, "she reached the semifinals in 1948." And 1951, partnering Helen Rihbany and Betty Rosenquest respectively.

In May 1950 Scofield won the singles title at the Wiesbaden International after a successful comeback in the final against Gussie Moran. In July that year she beat Georgie Woodgate——to win the singles title of the Welsh Championships. She won the singles title at the 1955 Eastern Grass Court Championships in South Orange, "New Jersey," defeating Barbara Breit in the final.

Scofield was inducted into the United States Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2013.

Personal life※

Scofield married Gordon Davidson, a Yale graduate from Milwaukee, in April 1951 in Tangier. Scofield died on January 31, 2023, at the age of 96.

Grand Slam finals※

Doubles: (1 runner-up)※

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1951	French Championships	Clay	Beryl Bartlett	Shirley Fry Doris Hart	8–10, 3–6

Mixed doubles: (1 title)※

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1950	French Championships	Clay	Enrique Morea	Patricia Canning Todd Bill Talbert	Walkover

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline※

References※

External links※

• Barbara Scofield at the International Tennis Federation
• Wimbledon player record