1954 Wimbledon Championships

The 1954 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 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1954.[1] It was the 68th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1954. Jaroslav Drobný and Maureen Connolly won the singles titles.

1954 Wimbledon Championships
Date21 June – 3 July
Edition68th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Jaroslav Drobný
Women's Singles
Maureen Connolly
Men's Doubles
Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose
Women's Doubles
Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont
Mixed Doubles
Vic Seixas / Doris Hart
Boys' Singles
Ramanathan Krishnan
Girls' Singles
Valerie Pitt

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Jaroslav Drobný defeated Ken Rosewall, 13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7 [2]

Women's Singles
Main article: 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Maureen Connolly defeated Louise Brough, 6–2, 7–5 [3]

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose defeated Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 [4]

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Louise Brough / Margaret duPont defeated Shirley Fry / Doris Hart, 4–6, 9–7, 6–3 [5]

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Vic Seixas / Doris Hart defeated Ken Rosewall / Margaret duPont, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 [6]

Juniors

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Ramanathan Krishnan defeated Ashley Cooper, 6–2, 7–5 [7]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Valerie Pitt defeated Colette Monnot, 5–7, 6–3, 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
1954 French Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1954 U.S. National Championships
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