1949 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament

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
Ted Schroeder
Women's singles
Louise Brough
Men's doubles
Pancho Gonzales /  Frank Parker
Women's doubles
Louise Brough /  Margaret duPont
Mixed doubles
Eric Sturgess /  Sheila Summers
Boys' singles
Staffan Stockenberg
Girls' singles
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 spectores 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]

### Seniors[edit]

#### Men's singles[edit]

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Ted Schroeder defeated  Jaroslav Drobný, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 [3]

#### Women's singles[edit]

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Louise Brough defeated  Margaret duPont, 10–8, 1–6, 10–8 [4]

#### Men's doubles[edit]

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Pancho Gonzales /  Frank Parker defeated  Gardnar Mulloy /  Ted Schroeder, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 [5]

#### Women's doubles[edit]

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Louise Brough /  Margaret duPont defeated  Gussie Moran /  Pat Todd, 8–6, 7–5 [6]

#### Mixed doubles[edit]

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Eric Sturgess /  Sheila Summers defeated  John Bromwich /  Louise Brough, 9–7, 9–11, 7–5 [7]

### Juniors[edit]

#### Boys' singles[edit]

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Staffan Stockenberg defeated  John Horn, 6–2, 6–1 [8]

#### Girls' singles[edit]

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Christiane Mercelis defeated  Susan Partridge, 6–4, 6–2 [9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128\. ISBN 978-1899039401.
2. ^ Little 2019, p. 164.
3. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
4. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
5. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
6. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
7. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
8. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
9. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

* Little, Alan (2019). Wimbledon Compendium 2019. London: Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 978-1909534-96-4.

## External links[edit]

* Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by

1949 French Championships

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1949 U.S. National Championships

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