1949 Wimbledon Championships
| 1949 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 June – 2 July |
| Edition | 63rd |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Attendance | 253,410 |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| United States Ted Schroeder | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Louise Brough | |
| Men's doubles | |
| United States Pancho Gonzales / United States Frank Parker | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret duPont | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| South Africa Eric Sturgess / South Africa Sheila Summers | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Sweden Staffan Stockenberg | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Belgium Christiane Mercelis | |
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The 1949 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Criquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 20 June until Saturday 2 July.[1] It was the 63rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam of Year. Ted Schroeder and Louise Brough won the singles titles.
A record 25,000 spectators attended the opening day of the championships. Centre Court was fully restored and renovated for the championships in 1949, having suffered bomb damage during The Blitz in the Second World War. Women officiated as lines judges on Centre Court for the first time in 1949. The Men's Singles champion received the winners' trophy on Centre Court for the first time.[2]
Finals
[edit | edit source]Seniors
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Ted Schroeder defeated Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 [3]
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Louise Brough defeated United States Margaret duPont, 10–8, 1–6, 10–8 [4]
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Pancho Gonzales / United States Frank Parker defeated United States Gardnar Mulloy / United States Ted Schroeder, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 [5]
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret duPont defeated United States Gussie Moran / United States Pat Todd, 8–6, 7–5 [6]
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]South Africa Eric Sturgess / South Africa Sheila Summers defeated Australia John Bromwich / United States Louise Brough, 9–7, 9–11, 7–5 [7]
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Juniors
[edit | edit source]Boys' singles
[edit | edit source]Sweden Staffan Stockenberg defeated United Kingdom John Horn, 6–2, 6–1 [8]
Girls' singles
[edit | edit source]Belgium Christiane Mercelis defeated United Kingdom Susan Partridge, 6–4, 6–2 [9]
References
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