1955 Wimbledon Championships

The 1955 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 1955.[1] It was the 69th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1955. Tony Trabert and Louise Brough won the singles titles.

1955 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 2 July
Edition69th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Attendance287,362
Champions
Men's Singles
Tony Trabert
Women's Singles
Louise Brough
Men's Doubles
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
Women's Doubles
Angela Mortimer / Anne Shilcock
Mixed Doubles
Vic Seixas / Doris Hart
Boys' Singles
Michael Hann
Girls' Singles
Sheila Armstrong

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Tony Trabert defeated Kurt Nielsen, 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 [2]

Women's Singles
Main article: 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Louise Brough defeated Beverly Fleitz, 7–5, 8–6 [3]

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad defeated Neale Fraser / Ken Rosewall, 7–5, 6–4, 6–3 [4]

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Angela Mortimer / Anne Shilcock defeated Shirley Bloomer / Patricia Ward, 7–5, 6–1 [5]

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Vic Seixas / Doris Hart defeated Enrique Morea / Louise Brough, 8–6, 2–6, 6–3 [6]

Juniors

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Michael Hann defeated Jan-Erik Lundqvist, 6–0, 11–9 [7]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Sheila Armstrong defeated Béatrice de Chambure, 6–2, 6–4 [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
1955 French Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1955 U.S. National Championships
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