Smith Life Master Women's Pairs
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The Smith Life Master Women's Pairs national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
(NABC).
The Smith Life Master Women's Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions.
The event typically starts on the first Friday of the NABC.
The event is restricted to female players that have achieved a Life Master rating.
The event is named after Helen Sobel Smith
who won 35 North American trophies.
She is generally recognized as the best female player of all time.
The parallel Life Master Men's Pairs
was opened to women in 1990. No pair of women has won that event, but a few women have won the revised competition as part of a mixed pair, and the 1987 Women's winner Jill Meyers has won it twice.
2008 winners, Page 1
American Contract Bridge League
The American Contract Bridge League is the largest contract bridge organization in North America. It promotes the game of bridge in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada, and is a member of the World Bridge Federation...
(ACBL) North American Bridge Championship
North American Bridge Championships
North American Bridge Championships are three annual bridge conventions sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League . The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven days. They comprise both championship and side contests of...
(NABC).
The Smith Life Master Women's Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions.
The event typically starts on the first Friday of the NABC.
The event is restricted to female players that have achieved a Life Master rating.
History
The event was introducted in 1961.The event is named after Helen Sobel Smith
Helen Sobel Smith
Helen Sobel Smith was an American bridge player. She is said to have been the "greatest woman bridge player of all time". She won 35 North American Bridge Championships, and was the first woman to play in the Bermuda Bowl...
who won 35 North American trophies.
She is generally recognized as the best female player of all time.
The parallel Life Master Men's Pairs
Nail Life Master Open Pairs
The Nail Life Master Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
was opened to women in 1990. No pair of women has won that event, but a few women have won the revised competition as part of a mixed pair, and the 1987 Women's winner Jill Meyers has won it twice.
Winners
| Year | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 |
Dorothy Hayden Dorothy Hayden Truscott Dorothy Hayden Truscott was the top-ranked woman in bridge for many years and authored or co-authored books on the game.-Career:... , Helen Portugal |
Gratian Goldstein, Jane Mueller |
| 1962 |
Barbara Kachmar, Margaret Wagar |
Anne Burnstein, Edith Kemp |
| 1963 |
Anne Burnstein, Hermine Baron |
Carrie Arnold, Neva L. Gray |
| 1964 |
Margaret Alcorn, Betty Kaplan |
Agnes Gordon, Sylvia Stein |
| 1965 |
Ann Sheaber, Jan Stone |
Mary Jane Farell, Peggy Solomon |
| 1966 |
Emma Jean Hawes, Dorothy Hayden Dorothy Hayden Truscott Dorothy Hayden Truscott was the top-ranked woman in bridge for many years and authored or co-authored books on the game.-Career:... |
Mary Jane Farell, Peggy Solomon |
| 1967 |
Nancy Gruver, Sue Sachs |
Mary Jane Farell, Peggy Solomon |
| 1968 |
Dorothy Talmage, Rhoda Walsh |
Katherine Blanchard, Mary Jane Farell |
| 1969 |
Gratian Goldstein, Sylvia Stein |
Karen Allison, Gladys W. Collier |
| 1970 |
Bette L. Cohn, Marietta Passell |
Louise Krauss, Betty Mangan |
| 1971 |
Ruth Bloomfield, Delle Levinson |
Betty Ann Kennedy, Carol Sanders |
| 1972 |
Amalya Kearse Amalya Lyle Kearse Amalya Lyle Kearse is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and a world-class bridge player.-Legal career:... , Rhoda Walsh |
Emma Jean Hawes, Dorothy Hayden Truscott Dorothy Hayden Truscott Dorothy Hayden Truscott was the top-ranked woman in bridge for many years and authored or co-authored books on the game.-Career:... |
| 1973 |
Frieda Arst, June Deutsch |
Edith Kemp, Barbara Rappaport |
| 1974 |
Bernice Larson, Joan Stein |
Edith Kemp, Barbara Rappaport |
| 1975 |
Dorothy Moore, Marion Weed |
Nancy Gruver, Helen Utegaard |
| 1976 |
Barbara Furbeck, Barbara Herr |
Carol Crawford, Joan Remey |
| 1977 |
Edith Kemp, Barbara Rappaport |
Bernadine Jenkins, Joan Remey |
| 1978 |
Emma Jean Hawes, Dorothy Hayden Truscott Dorothy Hayden Truscott Dorothy Hayden Truscott was the top-ranked woman in bridge for many years and authored or co-authored books on the game.-Career:... |
Ann Economidy, Anne Leverone |
| 1979 |
Nancy Gruver, Edith Kemp |
June Deutsch, Sandi Leavitt |
| 1980 |
Kathie Cappelletti, Claire Tornay |
Nancy Gruver, Edith Kemp |
| 1981 |
Nancy Gruver, Edith Kemp |
Betty Ann Kennedy, Carol Sanders |
| 1982 |
Dorothy Buchanan, Barbara Morris |
Mary Albert, Rhoda Walsh |
| 1983 |
Beth Palmer, Lynn Deas |
Sandra Low, Joan Stein |
| 1984 |
Karen Singer, Sharon Soules |
Kathie Wei, Judi Radin |
| 1985 |
Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer |
Rama Linz, Kerri Shuman |
| 1986 |
Mickie Kivel, Judi Cody |
Rama Linz, Kerri Shuman |
| 1987 |
Jill Meyers, Gaye Herrington |
Mary Ann Coyle, Jackie Hess |
| 1988 |
Nancy Passell, Nell Cahn |
Brenda Keller, Renee Mancuso |
| 1989 |
Rhoda Walsh, Sabine Zenkel |
Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer |
| 1990 |
Carol Sanders, Betty Ann Kennedy |
Barbara Sartorius, Marla Chaikin |
| 1991 |
Sue Weinstein, Tobi Deutsch Tobi Sokolow Tobi Sokolow is an American bridge player. As of April 2011 she ranks number 15 among Women World Grand Masters.... |
Janice Seamon, Cheri Bjerkan |
| 1992 |
Shawn Womack, Jan Cohen |
Joan Jackson, Sabine Zenkel |
| 1993 |
Janice Seamon, Sabine Zenkel |
Sharon David, Trudi Nugit |
| 1994 |
Lynn Deas, Rhoda Kratenstein |
Cynthia Balderson, Peg Waller |
| 1995 |
Flo Rotman, Susan Miller |
Lila Perlstein, Juanita Chambers |
| 1996 |
Suzy Burger, Barbara Sion |
Judy Randel, Linda Lewis |
| 1997 |
Janice Seamon, Sylvia Moss |
Linda Perlman, Hjordis Eythorsdottir |
| 1998 |
Sharon Hait, Barbara Sartorius |
Shannon Lipscomb, Rhoda Walsh |
| 1999 |
Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn |
Nell Cahn, Ellen Siebert |
| 2000 |
Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn |
Joan Jackson, Robin Klar |
| 2001 |
Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn |
Jayne Thomas, Barbara Nudelman |
| 2002 |
Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn |
Jan George, Roni Gitchel |
| 2003 |
Lynn Baker, Kerri Sanborn |
Joan Jackson, Robin Klar |
| 2004 |
Cynthia Hinckley, Diana Schuld |
Pam Granovetter, Migry Zur Campanile |
| 2005 |
Jill Levin, Malle Andrade |
Mildred Breed, Claudette Hartman |
| 2006 |
Sara Sivelind, Cecilia Rimstedt |
Janice Seamon-Molson, Gigi Simpson |
| 2007 |
Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum |
YouMei Zhou, Jian Wang |
| 2008 |
Lynn Deas, Betty Ann Kennedy |
Janice Seamon-Molson, Gigi Weinstein |
| 2009 |
Sue Picus, Shawn Quinn |
Victoria Gromova, Tatiana Ponomareva |
| 2010 |
Disa Eythorsdottir, Valerie Westheimer |
Lynn Deas, Judith Shulman |
Sources
List of previous winners, Page 72008 winners, Page 1