Wimbledon Championships 1947
◄ Wimbledon Championships 1947 ► | |
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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
Jack Kramer won his only single title at Wimbledon.
Ladies singles
Margaret Osborne duPont won the women’s race . In the final, she defeated Doris Hart in straight sets.
Men's doubles
Bob Falkenburg and Jack Kramer won the men's doubles .
Ladies doubles
Doris Hart and Patricia Todd won the title in women's doubles .
Mixed
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
- ↑ Barrett (2001), p. 4