1959 Women's singles | |
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The 1959 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 25th edition of the women's singles championship. [1] [2] Kimiyo Matsuzaki defeated Fujie Eguchi in the final by three sets to one, to win the title. [3]
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ann Haydon | 18 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choi Kyung-ja | 21 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 10 | Haydon | 16 | 13 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chiu Chung-Hui | 21 | 21 | 21 | Chiu Chung-Hui | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eliza Lida | 12 | 10 | 6 | Chiu Chung-Hui | 17 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Agnes Almási-Simon | 21 | 21 | 21 | Matsuzaki | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sarolta Mathe | 19 | 11 | 11 | Almási-Simon | 14 | 11 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maria Biro | 12 | 18 | 9 | Matsuzaki | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kimiyo Matsuzaki | 21 | 21 | 21 | Matsuzaki | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Éva Kóczián | 21 | 15 | 21 | 21 | Eguchi | 13 | 7 | 21 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kathleen Best | 16 | 21 | 11 | 16 | Kóczián | 21 | 21 | 15 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danuto Szmidt | 5 | 14 | 8 | Namba | 17 | 18 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taeko Namba | 21 | 21 | 21 | Kóczián | 17 | 11 | 21 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gizi Lantos-Farkas | 21 | 21 | 21 | Eguchi | 21 | 21 | 8 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sigrun Kunz | 5 | 11 | 16 | Lantos-Farkas | 8 | 20 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cho Kyung-Cha | 15 | 21 | 16 | Eguchi | 21 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fujie Eguchi | 21 | 23 | 21 |
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