Wimbledon Championships 1946

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Wimbledon Championships 1946
Date: June 24 - July 5, 1946
Edition: 60th  Wimbledon Championships
Place: Church Road, London
Covering: race
Defending champion
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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winner
Men's singles : FranceFrance Yvon Petra
Ladies singles : United StatesUnited States Pauline Betz
Men's double : United StatesUnited States Tom Brown Jack Kramer
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Ladies doubles : United StatesUnited States Louise Brough Margaret Osborne
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Mixed : United StatesUnited States Louise Brough Tom Brown
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Grand Slams 1946

The 60th edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1946 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road.

At first it was uncertain whether the tournament could be restarted this year. The center court was badly damaged by a bomb that destroyed 1,200 seats. Food, clothing, and gasoline were also rationed. But in the end it was possible to set up a tournament with players from 23 countries.

No qualification was played this year.

Men's singles

The French Yvon Petra defeated Geoffrey Brown in five sets in the final . Petra competed as the last Wimbledon winner in long pants.

Ladies singles

Pauline Betz won the women’s race .

Men's doubles

Tom Brown and Jack Kramer prevailed in the men's doubles .

Ladies doubles

In the women's doubles, Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne won the title.

Mixed

In mixed, Louise Brough and Tom Brown won .

source

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

Individual evidence

  1. Barrett (2001), p. 91
  2. a b Barret (2001), p. 4