1937 Wimbledon Championships

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1937 Wimbledon Championships
Date21 June – 3 July
Edition57th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Don Budge
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothy Round
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Don Budge / Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mako
Women's doubles
Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billie Yorke
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Don Budge / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Alice Marble
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The 1937 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1937. [1] It was the 57th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1937. Don Budge and Dorothy Round won the singles title.

Contents

This was the first Wimbledon tournament during the reign of King George VI.

Television

This edition marked the first time that the Wimbledon Championships were televised by the BBC. Only matches taking place on Centre Court were transmitted by the BBC for half an hour each day. Two cameras were used, one for a close up view of the match and one for a general view, and the match between Bunny Austin and George Lyttleton-Rogers was the first one to be broadcast. [2]

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Don Budge defeated Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Gottfried von Cramm, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 [3]

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothy Round defeated Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 [4]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Don Budge / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Gene Mako defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pat Hughes / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Raymond Tuckey, 6–0, 6–4, 6–8, 6-1 [5]

Women's doubles

Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billie Yorke defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phyllis King / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elsie Pittman, 6–3, 6–3 [6]

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Don Budge / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Alice Marble defeated Flag of France.svg Yvon Petra / Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu, 6–4, 6–1 [7]

References

  1. ↑ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN   978-1899039401.
  2. ↑ Sarah Kirkham (5 February 2015). "Throwback Thursday: The first Wimbledon on television". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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