1950 Wimbledon Championships
| 1950 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 June – 8 July |
| Edition | 64th |
| 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 | |
| United States Budge Patty | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Louise Brough | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Australia John Bromwich / Australia Adrian Quist | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret duPont | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| South Africa Eric Sturgess / United States Louise Brough | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Error creating thumbnail: John Horn | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Error creating thumbnail: Lorna Cornell | |
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The 1950 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 26 June until Saturday 8 July.[1] It was the 64th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1950.
For the first time since the 1927 introduction of seedings 16 players were seeded in the men's singles event instead of eight.[2] Budge Patty and Louise Brough won the singles titles.
Finales
[edit | edit source]Seniors
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Budge Patty defeated Australia Frank Sedgman, 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3 [3]
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Louise Brough defeated United States Margaret duPont, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 [4]
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]Australia John Bromwich / Australia Adrian Quist defeated Australia Geoff Brown / Australia Bill Sidwell, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 [5]
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret duPont defeated United States Shirley Fry / United States Doris Hart, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 [6]
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]South Africa Eric Sturgess / United States Louise Brough defeated Australia Geoff Brown / United States Pat Todd, 11–9, 1–6, 6–4 [7]
Juniors
[edit | edit source]Boys' singles
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: John Horn defeated Egypt Kamel Moubarek, 6–0, 6–2 [8]
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Girls' singles
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: Lorna Cornell defeated Norway Astrid Winther, 6–2, 6–4 [9]
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