Wimbledon Championships 1937
◄ Wimbledon Championships 1937 ► | |
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Date: | June 21 - July 2, 1937 |
Edition: | 57th Wimbledon Championships |
Place: | Church Road, London |
Covering: | race |
Defending champion | |
Men's singles : | Fred Perry |
Ladies singles : | Helen Jacobs |
Men's double : |
Pat Hughes Raymond Tuckey |
Ladies doubles : |
Freda James Kay Stammers |
Mixed : |
Dorothy Round Fred Perry |
winner | |
Men's singles : | Don Budge |
Ladies singles : | Dorothy Round |
Men's double : |
Don Budge Gene Mako |
Ladies doubles : |
Simone Mathieu Billie Yorke |
Mixed : |
Alice Marble Don Budge |
Grand Slams 1937 | |
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The 57th edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1937 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road.
The American Don Budge was the first player to win the men's title in all three competitions (singles, doubles and mixed). For the first time, the BBC broadcast individual games on television.
Men's singles
Don Budge defeated Gottfried von Cramm in three sets in the final .
Ladies singles
In the women's category, Dorothy Round won her second title after 1935.
Men's doubles
Don Budge and Gene Mako were successful in men's doubles .
Ladies doubles
Simone Mathieu and Billie Yorke won the women's doubles.
Mixed
Alice Marble and Don Budge won the mixed competition .
source
- J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Barrett (2001), p. 4.