1955 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 20 June – 2 July |
Edition | 69th |
Category | Grand Slam |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Attendance | 287,362 |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Tony Trabert | |
Women's singles | |
Louise Brough | |
Men's doubles | |
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad | |
Women's doubles | |
Angela Mortimer / Anne Shilcock | |
Mixed doubles | |
Vic Seixas / Doris Hart | |
Boys' singles | |
Michael Hann | |
Girls' singles | |
Sheila Armstrong |
The 1955 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 20 June until Saturday 2 July 1955. [1] It was the 69th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1955. Tony Trabert and Louise Brough won the singles titles.
Tony Trabert defeated Kurt Nielsen, 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 [2]
Louise Brough defeated Beverly Fleitz, 7–5, 8–6 [3]
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad defeated Neale Fraser / Ken Rosewall, 7–5, 6–4, 6–3 [4]
Angela Mortimer / Anne Shilcock defeated Shirley Bloomer / Patricia Ward, 7–5, 6–1 [5]
Vic Seixas / Doris Hart defeated Enrique Morea / Louise Brough, 8–6, 2–6, 6–3 [6]
Michael Hann defeated Jan-Erik Lundqvist, 6–0, 11–9 [7]
Sheila Armstrong defeated Béatrice de Chambure, 6–2, 6–4 [8]
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