Wimbledon Championships 1947

◄ Wimbledon Championships 1947 ►
Date:	June 23 - July 4, 1947
Edition:	61st  Wimbledon Championships
Place:	Church Road, London
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Yvon Petra
Ladies singles :	Pauline Betz
Men's double :	Tom Brown Jack Kramer
Ladies doubles :	Louise Brough Margaret Osborne duPont
Mixed :	Louise Brough Tom Brown
winner
Men's singles :	Jack Kramer
Ladies singles :	Margaret Osborne duPont
Men's double :	Bob Falkenburg Jack Kramer
Ladies doubles :	Doris Hart Patricia Todd
Mixed :	Louise Brough John Bromwich
Grand Slams 1947
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The 61st edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1947 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road.

On the opening day, a new record was set with around 20,000 spectators; on the first Saturday even 30,000 spectators appeared. On Friday of the second week, King George VI also visited and Queen Elizabeth the tournament. Jack Kramer was the first men's winner to wear shorts.

Men's singles

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Jack Kramer won his only single title at Wimbledon.

Ladies singles

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Margaret Osborne duPont won the women’s race . In the final, she defeated Doris Hart in straight sets.

Men's doubles

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Bob Falkenburg and Jack Kramer won the men's doubles .

Ladies doubles

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Doris Hart and Patricia Todd won the title in women's doubles .

Mixed

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In mixed, Louise Brough and John Bromwich 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. 4