Wimbledon Championships 1959
◄ Wimbledon Championships 1959 ► | |
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Date: | June 22 - July 3, 1959 |
Edition: | 73rd Wimbledon Championships |
Place: | Church Road, London |
Covering: | race |
Defending champion | |
Men's singles : | Ashley Cooper |
Ladies singles : | Althea Gibson |
Men's double : |
Sven Davidson Ulf Schmidt |
Ladies doubles : |
Maria Bueno Althea Gibson |
Mixed : |
Lorraine Coghlan Robert Howe |
winner | |
Men's singles : | Alex Olmedo |
Ladies singles : | Maria Bueno |
Men's double : |
Roy Emerson Neale Fraser |
Ladies doubles : |
Jeanne Arth Darlene Hard |
Mixed : |
Darlene Hard Rod Laver |
Grand Slams 1959 | |
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The 73rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1959 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road.
This year the renovation of the roof over the spectator area of the Center Court was completed.
Men's singles
Alex Olmedo was the first and so far only Peruvian to win the individual title at Wimbledon. In the final, he beat Rod Laver in three sets.
Ladies singles
In the women’s category, the Brazilian Maria Bueno was victorious.
Men's doubles
Roy Emerson and Neale Fraser prevailed in the men's doubles.
Ladies doubles
In the women's doubles, Jeanne Arth and Darlene Hard won the title.
Mixed
In mixed, Darlene Hard and Rod Laver won .
source
- J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. Harper Collins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Barrett (2001), p. 4.