1946 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1946 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Tom Brown Louise Brough
Runners-up	Geoff Brown Dorothy Bundy
Final score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	80
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Bobby Riggs and Alice Marble were the defending champions, but were ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Tom Brown and Louise Brough defeated Geoff Brown and Dorothy Bundy in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships. ^{[1] [2]}

Seeds

0 1.   Harry Hopman / Margaret Osborne (semifinals)

0 2.   Geoff Brown / Dorothy Bundy (final)

0 3.   Tom Brown / Louise Brough (champions)

0 4.   Dinny Pails / Kay Menzies (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Harry Hopman Margaret Osborne	6	6
		Tony Mottram Betty Hilton	4	2
								1	Harry Hopman Margaret Osborne	3	3
								3	Tom Brown Louise Brough	6	6
	3	Tom Brown Louise Brough	6	6
		Geoffrey Paish Vera Dace	3	2
															3	Tom Brown Louise Brough	6	6
															2	Geoff Brown Dorothy Bundy	4	4
		Budge Patty Pauline Betz	6	7
	4	Dinny Pails Kay Menzies	4	5
									Budge Patty Pauline Betz	10	2
								2	Geoff Brown Dorothy Bundy	12	6
		Don Butler Jean Bostock	3	3
	2	Geoff Brown Dorothy Bundy	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	Harry Hopman Margaret Osborne	6	6
									George McVeagh Gay Chandler	0	2
															1	H Hopman M Osborne	6	6
																R Carter J Quertier	2	2
									Roland Morton Betty Uber	3	2
									Roland Carter Jean Quertier	6	6
																						1	H Hopman M Osborne	6	6
																							D Hardwick D Hart	2	2
									Claude Lister Thelma Jarvis	5	5
									Cliff Hovell Alex McKelvie	7	7
																C Hovell A McKelvie	0	4
																D Hardwick D Hart	6	6
									Derek Hardwick Doris Hart	6	6
									H Wheeler Peggy Dawson-Scott	4	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Harold Marsland Doris Heppenstall	5	6	3
									Raymond Egan Sally Lister	7	2	6
																R Egan S Lister	3	6	4
																J Ipsen G Lines	6	2	6
									Jaanik Ipsen Gladys Lines	6	6
									Bernard Neal Georgie Woodgate	3	1
																							J Ipsen G Lines	6	3	4
																							A Mottram E Hilton	1	6	6
									Jimmy Hunt Betty Coutts	6	1	3
									Tony Mottram Betty Hilton	4	6	6
																A Mottram E Hilton	6	6
																Y Petra S Mathieu	4	3
									Yvon Petra Simonne Mathieu
									Erik Filby Nancy Glover	w/o

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	Tom Brown Louise Brough	6	6
									Freddie Della Porta Patsy Rodgers	2	1
															3	T Brown L Brough	6	6
																C Betts Y Law	0	0
									Ronald MacInnes Betty Couper	1	2
									Cecil Betts Yvonne Law	6	6
																						3	T Brown L Brough	4	6	10
																							P Pellizza S Lafargue	6	0	8
									Finn Rune Karlsen Billie Woodgate
									Ignacy Tłoczyński Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	w/o
																FR Karlsen R Woodgate	2	2
																P Pellizza S Lafargue	6	6
									Pierre Pellizza Simone Lafargue	6	2	6
									Enrique Morea Billie Yorke	3	6	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Colin Ritchie Penny Durlac
		Andrés Hammersley Madzy Couquerque	w/o						C Ritchie P Durlac	2	2
		Arnold England Nancy Liebert	2	4					R Abdesselam J Patorni	6	6
		Robert Abdesselam Jacqueline Patorni	6	6												R Abdesselam J Patorni	8	6
		Derrick Barton Joy Gannon														D Barton J Gannon	6	2
		Frank Wilde Freda Hammersley	w/o						D Barton J Gannon	5	6	6
		Bill Manby Audrey Roberts	6	6					N Manby A Roberts	7	2	1
		Dick Sandys Pamela Goodwyn	4	1																			R Abdesselam J Patorni	3	3
		Alan Brown Nancy Macpherson-Grant	8	6																			G Paish V Dace	6	6
		Tommy Anderson Mary Belin	6	3					A Brown N Macpherson-Grant	7	2	3
		Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Miriamme de Borman	4	4					T Johansson M Vagn-Nielsen	5	6	6
		Torsten Johansson Milly Vagn-Nielsen	6	6												T Johansson M Vagn-Nielsen	9	0
		Murray Deloford Sheila Kenyon	0	5												G Paish V Dace	11	6
		Hans van Swol Bea Carris	6	7					A van Swol B Carris	2	1
		John Comery Audrey Osborne	2	1					G Paish V Dace	6	6
		Geoffrey Paish Vera Dace	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Henry Billington Susan Billington	6	3	2
		Charles Kingsley Patsy O'Connell	4	6	6				C Kingsley P O'Connell	1	2
		Dennis Coombe Betty Nuthall	6	3	5				J Patty P Betz	6	6
		Budge Patty Pauline Betz	4	6	7											J Patty P Betz	6	6
		Jaroslav Drobný Helena Straubeová	2	2												J Harper M Halford	2	3
		Jack Harper Mary Halford	6	6					J Harper M Halford	6	6
		Donald MacPhail Louise Anderson	8	6					D MacPhail L Anderson	2	2
		Neil Cox Joy Cox	6	4																			J Patty P Betz	6	6
		Guy Cooper Valerie Cooper	7	2																			C Kemp E Passingham	1	4
		Cyril Kemp Betty Passingham	9	6					C Kemp E Passingham	6	5	7
		Georges Gremillet Jacqueline Marcellin	5	5					G Meredith E Haylock	3	7	5
		Bobby Meredith Elsa Haylock	7	7												C Kemp E Passingham
		Christian Grandet Joopy van der Wal	6	6												H Pellizza N Landry	w/o
		Peter Hare Katherine Winthrop	4	3					C Grandet J van der Wal	2	9
		Henri Pellizza Nelly Landry	6	6					H Pellizza N Landry	6	11
		Jack Van den Eynde Effie Peters	1	4

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Henri Bolelli Micheline Inglebert	6	6
									Herman David Jean Poynder	4	0
																H Bolelli M Inglebert	6	6
																H Wilton P Hermsen	3	2
									Hubert Wilton Nel Hermsen	6	3	6
									Peter Young Joan Ingram	4	6	4
																							H Bolelli M Inglebert	1	4
																						4	D Pails K Menzies	6	6
									Henry Purcell Gertrude Valentine-Brown	6	3	6
									Léopold de Borman Yvonne Vincart	4	6	2
																H Purcell G Valentine-Brown	3	2
															4	D Pails K Menzies	6	6
									Jost Spitzer Edith Sutz	3	2
								4	Dinny Pails Kay Menzies	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Don Butler Jean Bostock	6	6
									GI Bayley Audrey Wenyon	2	0
																D Butler J Bostock	6	6
																C Jones E Harvey	1	2
									Jimmy Jones Ermyntrude Harvey	6	4	6
									Jacques Thomas Suzanne Pannetier	2	6	3
																							D Butler J Bostock	6	7
																							I Rinkel G Blaisse	2	5
									Ivo Rinkel Truid Blaisse	6	6
									Tony Starte Madie Moss	1	0
																I Rinkel G Blaisse	7	6
																J Olliff J Curry	5	1
									John Olliff Joan Curry	6	6
									Ernest Wittmann Edith Middleton	3	4

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Johan Haanes Mrs LM Godefroy	4	5
									Howard Walton Joanna Russocki	6	7
																H Walton J Russocki	2	2
																B Destremau P Todd	6	6
									Bernard Destremau Pat Todd	6	7
									Bobby Thorn Dorrit Herbst	1	5
																							B Destremau P Todd	2	1
																						2	G Brown D Bundy	6	6
									Ted Avory Joan Strawson	4	4
									Philippe Washer Josane de Meulemeester	6	6
																P Washer J de Meulemeester	3	4
															2	G Brown D Bundy	6	6
									Gwyn Tuckett Molly Lincoln	2	4
								2	Geoff Brown Dorothy Bundy	6	6

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN   9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com