HISTORY of WORLD RANKINGS by André Damman (BEL) MEN WOMEN
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HISTORY of WORLD RANKINGS by André Damman (BEL) MEN WOMEN 1928 [Rankings drawn up by Hon. Ivor MONTAGU, Mrs. Zoltan MECHLOVITS (HUN) and Richard PICK (AUT)] 1. MECHLOVITS Zoltan (HUN) 1. MEDNYANSKI Maria (HUN) 2. LIEBSTER Alfred (AUT) 2. METZGER Erika (GER) 3. BELLAK Laszlo (HUN) 3. WILDAM Gertrude (AUT) 4. GLANCZ Sandor (HUN) 4. SIPOS Anna (HUN) 5. BULL A.H. (ENG) 5. INGRAM Joan (ENG) 6. HAYDON Adrian (ENG) 6. ZADOR Ica (HUN) 7. PERRY Fred (ENG) 7. GUBBINS Dolly (WAL) 8. FLUSSMANN Paul (AUT) 8. LAND (ENG) 9. PECSI Dani (HUN) 9. FLAMM (AUT) 10. THUM Robert (AUT) 10. KUHLMANN (GER) 11. FINBERG M. (LAT) 12. KOLMADIN A. (SWE) 13. MÜLLER (HUN) 14. MALECEK (TCH) 15. SIUPPIAH (IND) 16. JACOBI (HUN) 17. FEHER Manfred (AUT) 18. PILLINGER (AUT) 19. COLES (WAL) 20. WILDE F.H.D. (ENG) December 1928 [Drawn up by Sir Ivor MONTAGU and Mrs. Zoltan MECHLOVITS (HUN) and Richard PICK (AUT)] 1. PERRY Fred (ENG) 1. MEDNYANSKI Maria (HUN) 2. SZABADOS Miklos (HUN) 2. METZGER Erika (GER) 3. BRAUN [BARNA] Victor (HUN) 3. WILDAM Gertrude (AUT) 4. HAYDON Adrian (ENG) 4. SIPOS Anna (HUN) 5. MECHLOVITS Zoltan (HUN) 5. ZADOR Ica (HUN) 6. LIEBSTSER Alfred (AUT) 6. SMIDOVA Marie (TCH) 7. KLEIN J. (HUN) 7. GAL Magda (HUN) 8. GLANCZ Sandor (HUN) 8. KOLBE Jozefine (AUT) 9. BELLAK Laszlo (HUN) 9. RUSTER Mona (GER) 10. FLUSSMAN Paul (GER) 10. INGRAM Joan (ENG) 11. MALECEK Antonin (TCH) 12. THUM Robert (AUT) 13. BULL Charles (ENG) 14. OSCHIUS (LAT) 15. FEHER Manfred (AUT) 16. FINBERG M. (LAT) 17. KOHN Erwin (AUT) 18. MÜLLER (HUN) 19. KOLMADIN A. (SWE) 20. WILDE F.H.D. (ENG) MEN WOMEN 1929 1. PERRY Fred (ENG) 2. SZABADOS Miklos (HUN) 3. MECHLOVITS Zoltan (HUN) 4. LIEBSTER Alfred (AUT) 5. BELLAK Laszlo (HUN) 6. GLANCZ Sandor (HUN) 7. BULL Charles (ENG) 1931 [Unofficial rankings drawn up by the players after the World Championships in Budapest (HUN)] 21. SZABADOS Miklos (HUN) 11. MEDNYANSKI Maria (HUN) == BARNA Victor (HUN) 12. GAL Magda (HUN) 3. BELLAK Laszlo (HUN) == BROMFIELD Valerie (ENG) == KELEN Istvan (HUN) == SIPOS Anna (HUN) 5. BULL Charles (ENG) == GUBBINS Dolly (WAL) == MADJAROGLOU Nikita (GER) 6. MULLER-RUSTER Mona (GER) 7. DAVID Lajos (HUN) == KOLBE Josefine (AUT) == LIEBSTER Alfred (AUT) == SMIDOVA Marie (TCH) == PERRY Fred (ENG) 9. EMDIN Dora (ENG) == LAUTERBACH Jindrich (TCH) == MOSER P. (ENG) 11. KOLAR Stanislav (TCH) == REITZER Helly (AUT) == GLANCZ Sandor (HUN) == FORBATH Lila (AUT) 13. HAYDON Adrian (ENG) == BOROS Istvan (HUN) == JONES David (ENG) == KOLMADIN Valter (SWE) == NICKELSBURG Heinz (GER) == OSCHIUS (LAT) 19. FINBERG M.(LAT) == KOHN Erwin (AUT) == KOVACS Ferenc (HUN) == LOVARSZY (HUN) == MALECEK Antonin (TCH) == NILSSON Ilmar (SWE) 25. FEHER Manfred (AUT) == JOHNSSON Gustav (SWE) == PROFFITT Stanley (ENG) == HAZI Tibor (HUN) == MAKSIMOVIC Stevica (YUG) == NIKODEM Bedrich (TCH) == SZEGEDY Gyorgy (HUN) 1932 [Drawn up after the World Championships in Prag (1932)] 1. BARNA Victor (HUN) 1. MEDNYANSZKY Maria (HUN) 2. SZABADOS Miklos (HUN) 2. SIPOS Anna (HUN) 3. LAUTERBACH Jindrich (TCH) 3. SMIDOVA Marie (TCH) 4. KOHN Erwin (AUT) 4. GUBBINS Doris (WAL) 5. JONES David (ENG) 5. GAL Magda (HUN) 6. DAVID Lajos (HUN) 6. BROMFIELD Valerie (ENG) 7. KOLAR Stanislav (TCH) 7. MULLER-RUSTER Mona (GER) 8. KELEN Istvan (HUN) 8. EMDIN Dora (ENG) 1933/1934 [Drawn up by Mr. Victor BARNA in December 1933 after the World Championships in Paris] 1. BARNA Victor (HUN) 2. SZABADOS Miklos (HUN) 3. BELLAK Laszlo (HUN) 4. KOLAR Stanislav (TCH) 5. HAYDON Adrian (ENG) 6. LAUTERBACH Jindrich (TCH) 7. KOHN Erwin (AUT) 8. DAVIS Lajos (HUN) 9. ERHLICH Aloizy (POL) 10. LIEBSTER Alfred (AUT) 11. FINBERG M. (LAT) 12. HAZI Tibor (HUN) 13. GLANCZ Sandor (HUN) 14. KELEN Istvan (HUN) 15. HAGENAUER Michel (FRA) 16. SVOBODA Karl (TCH) 17. JONES David (ENG) 18. BOROS Istvan (HUN) 19. MADJAROGLOU Nikita (GER) 20. SCHATZOW (LAT) 21. VERGER Raymond (FRA) 22. MILLAR Andrew (ENG) 23. MAKSIMOVIC Stevica (YUG) 24. HAMER Miroslav (TCH) 25. HEXNER Ladislav (YUG) MEN WOMEN 1938 [Drawn up by Hon. Ivor MONTAGU after the World Championships in Wembley (ENG)] 1. VANA Bohumil (TCH) 1. PRITZI Gertrude (AUT) 2. BARNA Victor (HUN) 2. VOTRUBCOVA Vera (TCH) == BERGMANN Richard (AUT) 3. KETTNEROVA Maria(TCH) 4. BELLAK Laszlo (HUN) 4. DEPETRISOVA Vlasta (TCH) == SCHIFF Sol (USA) 5. OSBORNE-KNOTT Margaret (ENG) 6. EHRLICH Aloizy (POL) 6. BEREGI Dora (HUN) 7. Mc LURE James (USA) 7. EVANS ROY Nancy (WAL) 8. LIEBSTER Alfrred (AUT) 8. JORDAN Doris (ENG) 9. TEREBA Vaclav (TCH) 10. HAZI Tibor (HUN) Unranked because of lack of results 11. HAGUENAUER Michel (FRA) = 1. AARON Ruth (USA) == HENDRY George (USA) = 3. KREBSBACH Astrid (GER) == MARINKO Max (YUG) = MAURITZ Dieter (GER) == HAMER Miroslav (TCH) 16. BUBLEY Ernest (ENG) == GRIMES Bernard (USA) == POGLIARO Louis (USA) == SLAR Adolf (TCH) == SOOS Ferenc (Hun) 12. BOROS Istvan (HUN) == KOLAR Stanislav (TCH) == LURIE Hymie (ENG) == DUKSIS (LTU?) == FILBY Eric (ENG) 1949 1. LEACH Johnny (ENG) 1. FARKAS Gizella (HUN) 2. VANA Bohumil (TCH) 2. Mc LEAN Peggy (USA) 3. SIDO Ferenc (HUN) 3. ROZEANU Angelica (ROU) 4. KOCZIAN Jozsef (HUN) 4. HRUSKOVA Kveta (TCH) 5. MILES Richard (USA) 5. PRITZI Gertrude (AUT) 6. REISMAN Martin (USA) 6. ELLIOT Helen (SCO) 7. SOOS Ferenc (HUN) 7. FRANK Margaret (ENG) 8. ANDREADIS Ivan (TCH) 8. NEUBERGER-THALL Leah (USA) 9. BERGMANN Richard (ENG) 9. FURSTOVA Eliska (TCH) 10. AMOURETTI Guy (FRA) 10. SHABIAN Mildred (USA) MEN WOMEN 1950 1. BERGMANN Richard (ENG) 1. ROZEANU Angelica (ROU) 2 SIDO Ferenc (HUN) 2. FARKAS Gizella (HUN) 3. VANA Bohumil (TCH) 3. SZAZ-KOLOSZVARY Sari (ROU) 4. SOOS Ferenc (HUN) 4. PRITZI Gertrude (AUT) 5. TEREBA Vaclav (TCH) 5. KARPATI Rozsi (HUN) 6. ANDREADIS Ivan (TCH) 6. ELLIOT Helen (SCO) 7. LEACH Johnny (ENG) 7. SHAHIAN Mildred (USA) 8. HAGUENAUER Michel (FRA) 8. HRUSKOVA Kveta (TCH) 9. EHRLICH Aloizy (POL) 9. MONNESS Reba (USA) 10.SIMONS Aubrey (ENG) 10. BEREGI Dora (ENG) 1951 1. LEACH Johnny (ENG) 1. ROZEANU Angelica (ROU) 2. ANDREADIS Ivan (TCH) 2. FARKAS Gizella (HUN) 3. SIDO Ferenc (HUN) 3. NEUBERGER Leah (USA) 4. TEREBA Vaclav (TCH) 4. PRITZI Gertrude (AUT) 5. KOCZIAN Jozef (HUN) 5. WERTL Linda (AUT) 6. HARANGOZO Vilmos (YUG) 6. ELLIOT Helen (SCO) 7. VANA Bohumil (TCH) 7. KREJKOVA-FURSTOVA Eliska (TCH) 8. ROOTHOOFT René (FRA) 8. ROWE Rosalind (ENG) 9. FRITSCH Waldemar (AUT) 9. BEOLET Huguette (FRA) 10. EHRLICH Aloizy (POL) 10. SZAZ Sari (ROU) 11. HAGUENAUER Michel (FRA) 11. ROWE Diane (ENG) 12. TOKAR Frantisek (TCH) 12. KARPATI Rozsi (HUN) 13. TURNOWSKI Josef (TCH) 14. CARTLAND Douglas (USA) 1952 (01.09.1952) 1. SATOH Hiroji (JPN) 1. ROZEANU Angelica (ROU) 2. BERGMANN Richard (ENG) 2. FARKAS Gizella (HUN) 3. KOCZIAN Jozsef (HUN) 3. WERTL Linde (AUT) 4. ROOTHOOFT René (FRA) 4. ROWE Rosalind (ENG) 5. SIDO Ferenc (HUN) 5. NISHIMURA Tomie (JPN) 6. NORIKAZU Fujii (JPN) 6. PRITZI Gertrude (AUT) 7. ANDREADIS Ivan (TCH) 7. NARAHARA Shizuka (JPN) 8. HAYASHI Tadaaki (JPN) 8. ELLIOT Helen (SCO) 9. VANA Bohumil (TCH) 9. ROWE Diane (ENG) 10. SUH Sui Cho (HKG) 10. NEUBERGER Leah (USA) 11. LEACH Johnny (ENG) 11. KREJKOVA Eliska (TCH) 12. TEREBA Vaclav (TCH) 13. AMOURETTI Guy (FRA) 14. HARANGOZO Vilmos (YUG) 15. TOKAR Frantisek (TCH) Also proposed but not included in the rankings: PAGLIARO Louis (USA), HAGUENAUER Michel (FRA), MILES Richard (USA) SIMONS Aubrey (ENG) 1953 (10.12.1953) 1. SIDO Ferenc (HUN) 1. ROZEANU Angelica (ROU) 2. BERGMANN Richard (ENG) 2. FARKAS Gizella (HUN) 3. ANDREADIS Ivan (TCH) 3. ROWE Rosalind (ENG) 4. SIMONS Aubrey (ENG) 4. WERTL Linde (AUT) 5. STIPEK Ladislav (TCH) 5. ROWE Diane (ENG) 6. LEACH Johnny (ENG) 6. PRITZI Gertrude (AUT) 7. ROOTHOOFT René (FRA) 7. NISHIMURA Tomie (JPN) 8. KOCZIAN Jozsef (HUN) 8. HRUSKVA Kveta (TCH) 9. TOKAR Frantisek (TCH) 9. BEST Kathleen (ENG) 10. VANA Bohumil (TCH) 10.ELLIOT Helen (SCO) 11. TEREBA Vaclav (TCH) 12. HARANGOZO Vilmos (YUG) 13. DOLINAR Zarko (YUG) 14. GYETVAI Elemer (HUN) 15. HAGUENAUER Michel (FRA) 16. REITER Tomas (ROU) Without numbering MAI Van Hoa (VIE) NEUBERGER Leah (USA) MILES Richard (USA) 1954 (28.09/1954) 1. OGIMURA Ichiro (JPN) 1. ROZEANU Angelica (ROU) 2. ANDREADIS Ivan (TCH) 2. EGUCHI Fujie (JPN) 3. FLISBERG Tage (SWE) 3. WERTL Linde (AUT) 4. BERGMANN Richard (ENG) 4. GERVAI-FARKAS Gizella (HUN) 5. SIDO Ferenc (HUN) 5. TANAKA Yoshiko (JPN) 6. TOMITO Yoshio (JPN) 6. ROWE Rosalind (ENG) 7. DOLINAR Zarko (YUG) 7. WATANABE Kiiko (JPN) 8. ROOTHOOFT René (FRA) 8. KOCZIAN Eva (HUN) 9. MILES Richard (USA) 9. PRITZI Gertrude (AUT) 10. HARANGOZO Vilmos (YUG) 10. ROWE Diane (ENG) 11. TEREBA Vaclav (TCH) 11. WATEL-MATHIEU Christiane (FRA) 12. MAI Van Hoa (VIE) 12. HAYDON Ann (ENG) 13. LEACH Johnny (ENG) 13. BEST Kathleen (ENG) 14. STIPEK Ladislav (TCH) 14. KREJCOVA Eliska (TCH) 15. REITER Toma (ROU) MEN WOMEN 1955 (07.11.1955) 1. TANAKA Toshiaki (JPN) 1. ROZEANU Angelica (ROU) 2. DOLINAR Zarko (YUG) 2. RUMPLER-WERTL Linde (AUT) 3. ANDREADIS Ivan (TCH) 3. CORNETT-ROWE Rosalind (ENG) 4. SIDO Ferenc (HUN) 4. WATANABE Kiiko (JPN) 5. OGIMURA Ichiro (JPN) 5. KOCZIAN Eva (HUN) 6. KOCZIAN Jozsef (HUN) 6. ROWE Diane (ENG) 7. LEACH Johnny (ENG) 7. EGUCHI Fujie (JPN) 8. STIPEK Ladislav (TCH) 8. FARKAS Gizella (HUN) 9. BERGMANN Richard (ENG) 9. ZELLER Ella (ROU) 10. CAFIERO Stephen (FRA) 10. HAYDON Ann (ENG) 11. TOMITO Yoshio (JPN) 11. TANAKA Yoshiko (JPN) 12. TEREBA Vaclav (TCH) 12. WATEL Christiane (FRA) 13. FLISBERG Tage (SWE) 13. KEREKES-SOLYOM Ilona (HUN) 14. REITER Toma (ROU) 14. PRITZI Gertrude (AUT) 15. VOGRINC Josip (YUG) 15. SIMON-ALMASI Agnes (HUN) 16. FREUNDRORFER Conny (GER) Unranked but recommended CHIANG Yung Ning (CHN) BAOGUIO Wong (HKG) CHOON (SIN) BEST Kathleen (ENG) CHUNG Chin Sing (HKG) CHU (CHIU Chung Hui ?) (CHN) EHRLICH Aloizy (POL/FRA) ELLIOT Helen (SCO) GANTNER Matei (ROU) JONES Shirley (WAL) HARANGOZO Vilmos (YUG) KREJCOVA Eliska (TCH) LOH Heng Chrw (SIN) NARAHARA Shiruka (JPN) MAI Van Hoa (VIE) PARANDE Meena (IND) MILES Richard (USA) SULTANA Sayeed (IND) ROOTHOOFT René (FRA) SUN Mei Ying (CHN) SIH Su Chu (HKG) SZAZ Sari (ROU) SOMOGYI Jozsef (HUN) SZEPESI Kalman (HUN) TAMASU Kichiji (JPN) 1956 (23.01.1957) 1.