1963 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 24 June – 8 July[a] |
Edition | 77th |
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 | |
Chuck McKinley | |
Women's singles | |
Margaret Smith | |
Men's doubles | |
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox | |
Women's doubles | |
Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard | |
Mixed doubles | |
Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher | |
Boys' singles | |
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos | |
Girls' singles | |
Monique Salfati |
The 1963 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. It was the 77th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1963. The tournament which was scheduled from 24 June until 6 July was played in cold and wet weather conditions. Play on the final Saturday was cancelled due to rain and the women's singles, the men's and women's doubles and the mixed doubles finals were concluded on Monday, 8 July.[1][2] This edition of the tournament saw the introduction of the regulation that player's clothing must be predominantly white.[1]
Chuck McKinley defeated Fred Stolle, 9–7, 6–1, 6–4 [3]
Margaret Smith defeated Billie Jean Moffitt, 6–3, 6–4 [4]
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox defeated Jean-Claude Barclay / Pierre Darmon, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 [5]
Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard defeated Robyn Ebbern / Margaret Smith, 8–6, 9–7 [6]
Ken Fletcher / Margaret Smith defeated Bob Hewitt / Darlene Hard, 11–9, 6–4 [7]
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos defeated Ismail El Shafei, 6–4, 6–3 [8]
Monique Salfati defeated Kaye Dening, 6–4, 6–1 [9]