Wimbledon Championships 1939

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◄ Wimbledon Championships 1939 ►
Date: June 26 - July 7, 1939
Edition: 59th  Wimbledon Championships
Place: Church Road, London
Covering: race
Defending champion
Men's singles : United StatesUnited States Don Budge
Ladies singles : United StatesUnited States Helen Wills Moody
Men's double : United StatesUnited States Don Budge Gene Mako
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Ladies doubles : United StatesUnited States Sarah Fabyan Alice Marble
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Mixed : United StatesUnited States Alice Marble Don Budge
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winner
Men's singles : United StatesUnited States Bobby Riggs
Ladies singles : United StatesUnited States Alice Marble
Men's double : United StatesUnited States Bobby Riggs Elwood Cooke
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Ladies doubles : United StatesUnited States Sarah Fabyan Alice Marble
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Mixed : United StatesUnited States Alice Marble Bobby Riggs
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Grand Slams 1939

The 59th edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1939 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road.

For the second time in a row, all titles went to players from the USA . Bobby Riggs and Alice Marble also won the title in all competitions in which they competed (singles, doubles and mixed). It was the last Wimbledon tournament before World War II .

Men's singles

Bobby Riggs defeated his compatriot Elwood Cooke in the final and secured his only individual title at Wimbledon.

Ladies singles

Alice Marble prevailed among the women .

Men's doubles

In the men's doubles, Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cooke won .

Ladies doubles

Sarah Fabyan and Alice Marble defended the title in women's doubles .

Mixed

Alice Marble and Bobby Riggs won in mixed .

source

  • J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 .