1958 Wimbledon Championships
| 1958 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 June – 5 July 1958 |
| Edition | 72nd |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Attendance | 271,019 |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Australia Ashley Cooper | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Althea Gibson | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Sweden Sven Davidson / Sweden Ulf Schmidt | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Brazil Maria Bueno / United States Althea Gibson | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Australia Robert Howe / Australia Lorraine Coghlan | |
| Boys' singles | |
| United States Butch Buchholz | |
| Girls' singles | |
| United States Sally Moore | |
The 1958 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 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1958.[1] It was the 72nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1958. Ashley Cooper and Althea Gibson won the singles titles.
Champions
[edit | edit source]Seniors
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]Australia Ashley Cooper defeated Australia Neale Fraser, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11[2][3]
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]United States Althea Gibson defeated United Kingdom Angela Mortimer, 8–6, 6–2[4][5]
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]Sweden Sven Davidson / Sweden Ulf Schmidt defeated Australia Ashley Cooper / Australia Neale Fraser, 6–4, 6–4, 8–6[6]
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]Brazil Maria Bueno / United States Althea Gibson defeated United States Margaret duPont / United States Margaret Varner, 6–3, 7–5[7]
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]Australia Robert Howe / Australia Lorraine Coghlan defeated Denmark Kurt Nielsen / United States Althea Gibson, 6–3, 13–11[8]
Juniors
[edit | edit source]Boys' singles
[edit | edit source]United States Butch Buchholz defeated India Premjit Lall, 6–1, 6–3[9]
Girls' singles
[edit | edit source]United States Sally Moore defeated Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva, 6–2, 6–4[10]
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