1959 World Table Tennis Championships – 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]

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Results

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of England.svg Ann Haydon 18 21 16 21 21
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Kyung-ja 21 8 21 17 10 Flag of England.svg Haydon 16 13 17
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chiu Chung-Hui 21 21 21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chiu Chung-Hui 21 21 21
Flag of Poland.svg Eliza Lida 12 10 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chiu Chung-Hui 17 14 14
Flag of Hungary.svg Agnes Almási-Simon 21 21 21 Flag of Japan.svg Matsuzaki 21 21 21
Flag of Hungary.svg Sarolta Mathe 19 11 11 Flag of Hungary.svg Almási-Simon 14 11 20
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Maria Biro 12 18 9 Flag of Japan.svg Matsuzaki 21 21 21
Flag of Japan.svg Kimiyo Matsuzaki 21 21 21 Flag of Japan.svg Matsuzaki 21 21 18 21
Flag of Hungary.svg Éva Kóczián 21 15 21 21 Flag of Japan.svg Eguchi 13 7 21 18
Flag of England.svg Kathleen Best 16 21 11 16 Flag of Hungary.svg Kóczián 21 21 15 21
Flag of Poland.svg Danuto Szmidt 5 14 8 Flag of Japan.svg Namba 17 18 21 12
Flag of Japan.svg Taeko Namba 21 21 21 Flag of Hungary.svg Kóczián 17 11 21 20
Flag of Hungary.svg Gizi Lantos-Farkas 21 21 21 Flag of Japan.svg Eguchi 21 21 8 22
Flag of Germany.svg Sigrun Kunz 5 11 16 Flag of Hungary.svg Lantos-Farkas 8 20 15
Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Kyung-Cha 15 21 16 Flag of Japan.svg Eguchi 21 22 21
Flag of Japan.svg Fujie Eguchi 21 23 21

See also

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
  2. ↑ "1959 results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN   0-316-72645-1.
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