Wimbledon Championships 1939 / men's singles

Wimbledon Championships 1939
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles
1938 ◄ 1939 ► 1946
Grand Slams 1939 men's singles
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Men's singles at the Wimbledon Championships 1939 .

The winner was Bobby Riggs .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Henry Austin Quarter finals 02.  Bobby Riggs victory 03.  Don McNeill Second round 04th  Franjo Punčec Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Henner Henkel Semifinals 06th  Elwood Cooke final 07th  Roderich Menzel Second round 08th.  Ignacy Tloczynski Third round

Tournament schedule

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

H. Austin

3

0

1

6th

E. Cooke

6th

6th

6th

6th

E. Cooke

6th

4th

6th

6th

5

H. Henkel

3

6th

4th

4th

F. Kukuljevic

1

3

2

5

H. Henkel

6th

6th

6th

6th

E. Cooke

6th

6th

6th

3

2

2

B. Riggs

2

8th

3

6th

6th

G. Smith

0

2

2

4th

F. Punčec

6th

6th

6th

4th

F. Punčec

2

3

4th

2

B. Riggs

6th

6th

6th

G. Mohammad

2

2

2

2

B. Riggs

6th

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

H. Austin

6th

6th

12

J. Asboth

1

4th

10

1

H. Austin

6th

6th

6th

LL

M. Lucking

5

1

5

O. Anderson

3

4th

4th

O. Anderson

7th

6th

7th

1

H. Austin

7th

9

J. Drobný

6th

6th

6th

J. Drobný

5

7th

r

J. Ho

1

2

4th

J. Drobný

6th

6th

6th

Q

H. Weatherall

6th

6th

7th

Q

H. Weatherall

2

2

4th

G. Hone

4th

3

5

1

H. Austin

8th

6th

6th

J. Darkins

8th

6th

8th

D. Butler

6th

4th

4th

D. Snart

6th

4th

6th

J. Darkins

7th

6th

3

1

C. Caralulis

4th

2

9

0

D. Butler

9

4th

6th

6th

D. Butler

6th

6th

7th

6th

D. Butler

4th

6th

4th

6th

6th

Q

H. Whitney

2

3

2

R. Gopfert

6th

2

6th

3

3

J. van der Eynde

6th

6th

6th

J. van der Eynde

5

4th

2

A. Najar

3

3

1

R. Gopfert

7th

6th

6th

R. Gopfert

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

6th

E. Cooke

1

6th

6th

6th

C. Boussus

6th

4th

0

3

6th

E. Cooke

6th

7th

7th

J. Spitzer

3

6th

1

1

G. Godsell

1

5

5

G. Godsell

6th

4th

6th

6th

6th

E. Cooke

7th

6th

6th

C. Howell

0

7th

6th

8th

6th

G. Rogers

5

1

4th

Q

H. Baxter

6th

9

0

6th

3

C. Howell

2

8th

6th

I. Ahmed

3

7th

8th

G. Rogers

6th

10

8th

G. Rogers

6th

9

10

6th

E. Cooke

6th

6th

6th

H. Gulcz

2

2

4th

J. Olliff

1

1

4th

D. Brown

6th

6th

6th

D. Brown

3

6th

4th

1

I. Collins

6th

6th

6th

I. Collins

6th

1

6th

6th

R. Higgin

1

2

2

I. Collins

6th

7th

2

4th

J. Olliff

3

4th

6th

6th

J. Olliff

8th

5

6th

6th

D. Prenn

6th

6th

1

4th

r

J. Olliff

6th

6th

6th

LL

J. Charanjiva

2

4th

1

B. Maneff

2

4th

4th

B. Maneff

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

3

D. McNeill

6th

6th

6th

Q

K. Aschner

1

1

0

3

D. McNeill

4th

5

1

F. Kukuljevic

6th

4th

6th

6th

F. Kukuljevic

6th

7th

6th

T. Hughan

1

6th

1

0

F. Kukuljevic

6th

7th

6th

J. Jones

6th

6th

6th

W. Choy

4th

5

4th

T. Anderson

1

0

3

J. Jones

3

6th

2

4th

R. Egan

7th

6th

4th

2

3

W. Choy

6th

2

6th

6th

W. Choy

5

1

6th

6th

6th

F. Kukuljevic

6th

6th

6th

H. David

6th

6th

5

6th

M. Deloford

4th

3

1

G. Fitt

2

1

7th

3

H. David

4th

5

4th

D. Coombe

4th

13

3

1

D. Mitić

6th

7th

6th

D. Mitić

6th

11

6th

6th

D. Mitić

5

4th

6th

6th

3

H. Etchart

7th

6th

6th

M. Deloford

7th

6th

2

2

6th

Q

B. Royds

5

1

2

H. Etchart

4th

3

6th

2

A. England

5

6th

4th

M. Deloford

6th

6th

2

6th

M. Deloford

7th

8th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

H. Henkel

9

6th

6th

J. Piercy

7th

0

0

5

H. Henkel

6th

6th

6th

G. Dallos

3

9

4th

4th

J. Comery

1

2

4th

J. Comery

6th

7th

6th

6th

5

H. Henkel

6th

4th

6th

6th

H. Pfaff

6th

4th

6th

1

6th

L. Shaffi

4th

6th

4th

1

D. Bose

2

6th

1

6th

2

H. Pfaff

6th

3

3

4th

B. Sturgeon

1

2

6th

5

L. Shaffi

3

6th

6th

6th

L. Shaffi

6th

6th

3

7th

5

H. Henkel

6th

6th

6th

J. Brugnon

6th

6th

3

6th

J. Brugnon

1

3

0

F. Wilde

1

3

6th

3

J. Brugnon

6th

6th

6th

R. Bessemer-Clark

5

1

6th

R. Mulliken

4th

2

4th

R. Mulliken

7th

6th

8th

J. Brugnon

6th

6th

6th

6th

A. Baworowski

6th

4th

5

5

G. De Stefani

4th

4th

8th

4th

G. De Stefani

3

6th

7th

7th

G. De Stefani

6th

10

6th

L. de Borman

6th

7th

3

0

7th

L. de Borman

2

8th

1

Q

C. Ritchie

4th

5

6th

6th

5

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

E. Gabory

6th

6th

6th

J. Harrison

4th

2

2

E. Gabory

7th

9

5

6th

SK Kho

J. Gunn

5

7th

7th

2

J. Gunn

w.

O.

E. Gabory

6th

6th

2

6th

G. Cooper

5

4th

3

V. Canepele

4th

1

6th

1

V. Canepele

7th

6th

6th

V. Canepele

6th

6th

7th

YR Savoor

7th

9

6th

YR Savoor

2

4th

5

P. Geelhand de Merxem

5

7th

1

E. Gabory

0

4th

3

F. Cejnar

6th

9

6th

G. Smith

6th

6th

6th

C. Gentien

1

7th

2

F. Cejnar

6th

7th

6th

LL

M. Maclagan

6th

7th

9

M. Csikos

4th

5

3

M. Csikos

2

5

7th

F. Cejnar

3

2

7th

6th

1

B. Andrews

6th

2

3

4th

G. Smith

6th

6th

5

1

6th

G. Smith

3

6th

6th

6th

G. Smith

6th

3

6th

7th

E. Peters

1

2

2

7th

R. Menzel

1

6th

3

5

7th

R. Menzel

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

HA Coldham

6th

6th

6th

G. Tuckett

3

4th

3

HA Coldham

8th

4th

9

2

D. Muspratt

4th

3

4th

A. Russell

6th

6th

11

6th

A. Russell

6th

6th

6th

A. Russell

10

6th

6th

H. Hare

6th

3

6th

6th

3

A. Mottram

8th

4th

1

A. Schmidt

2

6th

8th

0

6th

A. Schmidt

6th

3

1

1

E. Filby

8th

3

6th

1

5

A. Mottram

3

6th

6th

6th

A. Mottram

6th

6th

4th

6th

7th

A. Russell

3

6th

1

R. Morton

6th

3

6th

2

1

4th

F. Punčec

6th

8th

6th

H. Fisher

3

6th

3

6th

6th

H. Fisher

6th

1

2

0

B. Meredith

2

1

3

D. McPhail

3

6th

6th

6th

D. McPhail

6th

6th

6th

D. McPhail

3

3

5

H. Billington

3

2

9

4th

F. Punčec

6th

6th

7th

P. Sherwood

6th

6th

11

P. Sherwood

3

1

3

N. Edwards

2

2

3

4th

F. Punčec

6th

6th

6th

4th

F. Punčec

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

G. Medecin

7th

6th

2

1

H. Plougmann

9

1

6th

6th

H. Plougmann

3

3

5

O. Szigeti

12

6th

6th

O. Szigeti

6th

6th

7th

W. Robertson

10

4th

4th

O. Szigeti

8th

6th

6th

J. Lysaght

4th

3

3

H. van Swol

6th

4th

4th

H. van Swol

6th

6th

6th

H. van Swol

6th

6th

4th

6th

M. Ellmer

6th

6th

6th

M. Ellmer

2

3

6th

4th

A. Hamburger

1

0

3

O. Szigeti

4th

16

6th

3

4th

C. Lister

1

6th

3

1

G. Mohammad

6th

14th

2

6th

6th

R. Tinkler

6th

4th

6th

6th

R. Tinkler

4th

3

2

G. Mohammad

6th

6th

6th

G. Mohammad

6th

6th

6th

N. Taylor

3

1

2

G. Mohammad

6th

6th

6th

Q

D. Slack

6th

6th

5

7th

6th

8th

I. Tloczynski

0

3

4th

H. Burrows

8th

4th

7th

5

3

D. Slack

3

1

1

Q

C. Savara

2

0

3

8th

I. Tloczynski

6th

6th

6th

8th

I. Tloczynski

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

G. of Metaxa

2

4th

6th

4th

R. Abdesselam

6th

6th

3

6th

R. Abdesselam

5

1

4th

J. Siba

6th

6th

6th

J. Siba

7th

6th

6th

E. Fannin

3

2

1

J. Siba

5

4th

7th

R. Shayes

2

6th

7th

4th

6th

R. Shayes

7th

6th

9

G. Nicolaides

6th

2

5

6th

2

R. Shayes

6th

3

9

2

8th

Q

J. Warboys

0

0

0

J. Palada

4th

6th

7th

6th

6th

J. Palada

6th

6th

6th

R. Shayes

5

8th

4th

3

E. David

2

5

5

2

B. Riggs

7th

6th

6th

6th

H. Lee

6th

7th

7th

H. Lee

2

4th

5

C. Malfroy

6th

6th

2

4th

6th

C. Malfroy

6th

6th

7th

N. Sharpe

4th

3

6th

6th

0

C. Malfroy

6th

9

2

E. Avory

6th

1

6th

4th

6th

2

B. Riggs

8th

11

6th

D. Leyland

3

6th

4th

6th

4th

E. Avory

4th

4th

2

Q

J. Dhamija

3

0

4th

2

B. Riggs

6th

6th

6th

2

B. Riggs

6th

6th

6th

source

• J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. Harper Collins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 978-0-00-711707-9 , p. 322.