1937 Wimbledon Championships
| 1937 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 June – 3 July |
| Edition | 57th |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Don Budge | |
| Women's singles | |
| United Kingdom Dorothy Round | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Don Budge / United States Gene Mako | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Simonne Mathieu / United Kingdom Billie Yorke | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Don Budge / Alice Marble | |
The 1937 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1937.[1] It was the 57th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1937. Don Budge and Dorothy Round won the singles title.
This was the first Wimbledon tournament during the reign of King George VI.
Television
[edit | edit source]This edition marked the first time that the Wimbledon Championships were televised by the BBC. Only matches taking place on Centre Court were transmitted by the BBC for half an hour each day. Two cameras were used, one for a close up view of the match and one for a general view, and the match between Bunny Austin and George Lyttleton-Rogers was the first one to be broadcast.[2]
Finals
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source] Don Budge defeated 
Gottfried von Cramm, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 [3]
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]United Kingdom Dorothy Round defeated Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 [4]
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Men's doubles
[edit | edit source] Don Budge / Gene Mako defeated United Kingdom Pat Hughes / United Kingdom Raymond Tuckey, 6–0, 6–4, 6–8, 6-1 [5]
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source] Simonne Mathieu / United Kingdom Billie Yorke defeated United Kingdom Phyllis King / United Kingdom Elsie Pittman, 6–3, 6–3 [6]
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source] Don Budge / Alice Marble defeated Yvon Petra / Simonne Mathieu, 6–4, 6–1 [7]
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