Smith Life Master Women's Pairs
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.
History
The event was introducted in 1961. 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.
Winners
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Dorothy Hayden, 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 | 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, Rhoda Walsh | Emma Jean Hawes, Dorothy Hayden Truscott |
| 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 | 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 | Janice Seamon, Cheri Bjerkan |
| 1992 | Shawn Womack, Jan Cohen | Sabine Zenkel, Joan Jackson |
| 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 |
Sources
List of previous winners, Page 5
Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 79–2, Saturday, November 18, 2006 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
2007 winners, Page 1
Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 80–3, Sunday, November 25, 2007 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)