1949 Wimbledon Championships

The 1949 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 20 June until Saturday 2 July.[1] It was the 63rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1949. Ted Schroeder and Louise Brough won the singles titles.

1949 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 2 July
Edition63rd
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Attendance253,410
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

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Ted Schroeder defeated Jaroslav Drobný, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 [2]

Women's Singles
Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Louise Brough defeated Margaret duPont, 10–8, 1–6, 10–8 [3]

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

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

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

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

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Eric Sturgess / Sheila Summers defeated John Bromwich / Louise Brough, 9–7, 9–11, 7–5 [6]

Juniors

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Staffan Stockenberg defeated John Horn, 6–2, 6–1 [7]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Christiane Mercelis defeated Sue Partridge, 6–4, 6–2 [8]

References
  1. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  2. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
Preceded by
1949 French Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1949 U.S. National Championships
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