Wimbledon Championships 1948

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◄ Wimbledon Championships 1948 ►
Date: June 21 - July 2, 1948
Edition: 62nd  Wimbledon Championships
Place: Church Road, London
Covering: race
Defending champion
Men's singles : United StatesUnited States Jack Kramer
Ladies singles : United StatesUnited States Margaret Osborne duPont
Men's double : United StatesUnited States Bob Falkenburg Jack Kramer
United StatesUnited States 
Ladies doubles : United StatesUnited States Doris Hart Patricia Todd
United StatesUnited States 
Mixed : United StatesUnited States Louise Brough John Bromwich
AustraliaAustralia 
winner
Men's singles : United StatesUnited States Bob Falkenburg
Ladies singles : United StatesUnited States Louise Brough-Clapp
Men's double : AustraliaAustralia John Bromwich Frank Sedgman
AustraliaAustralia 
Ladies doubles : United StatesUnited States Louise Brough-Clapp Margaret Osborne duPont
United StatesUnited States 
Mixed : United StatesUnited States Louise Brough-Clapp John Bromwich
AustraliaAustralia 
Grand Slams 1948

The 62nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1948 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road.

This year the junior competition for boys and girls was introduced. On the middle of Saturday, a new attendance record was set with around 33,000 visitors.

Men's singles

Bob Falkenburg , best known for his strong serve, won his only title. In the final he beat John Bromwich , where he had to fend off two match points .

Ladies singles

Louise Brough-Clapp prevailed among the women .

Men's doubles

The Australians John Bromwich and Frank Sedgman won the men's double final.

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

Ladies doubles

In the women's doubles, Louise Brough-Clapp and Margaret Osborne duPont won their second title after 1946.

Mixed

In mixed, Louise Brough-Clapp and John Bromwich defended the title.

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.
  2. ↑ Barrett (2001), p. 93.