Wimbledon Championships 1952
◄ Wimbledon Championships 1952 ► | |
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Date: | June 23 - July 4, 1952 |
Edition: | 66th Wimbledon Championships |
Place: | Church Road, London |
Covering: | race |
Defending champion | |
Men's singles : | Dick Savitt |
Ladies singles : | Doris Hart |
Men's double : |
Ken McGregor Frank Sedgeman |
Ladies doubles : |
Shirley Fry Doris Hart |
Mixed : |
Doris Hart Frank Sedgeman |
winner | |
Men's singles : | Frank Sedgeman |
Ladies singles : | Maureen Connolly |
Men's double : |
Ken McGregor Frank Sedgeman |
Ladies doubles : |
Shirley Fry Doris Hart |
Mixed : |
Doris Hart Frank Sedgeman |
Grand Slams 1952 | |
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The 66th edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1952 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road.
For the first time, all eight top-seeded players reached the quarter-finals for both men and women.
Men's singles
Frank Sedgman won the men’s race . In the final he prevailed against Jaroslav Drobný, who started for Egypt .
Ladies singles
Maureen Connolly , who was only 15 years old, won the women's race .
Men's doubles
Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman defended the title in men's doubles.
Ladies doubles
As in the previous year, Shirley Fry and Doris Hart won the women's doubles.
Mixed
In mixed, Doris Hart and Frank Sedgeman also managed to defend their title.
source
- J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 .