1950 Wimbledon Championships

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1950 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 8 July
Edition64th
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 Budge Patty
Women's singles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louise Brough
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bromwich / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Quist
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louise Brough / Flag of the United States.svg Margaret duPont
Mixed doubles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Eric Sturgess / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louise Brough
Boys' singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Horn
Girls' singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Cornell
  1949  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1951  

The 1950 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 26 June until Saturday 8 July. [1] It was the 64th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1950.

Contents

For the first time since the 1927 introduction of seedings 16 players were seeded in the men's singles event instead of eight. [2] Budge Patty and Louise Brough won the singles titles.

Finales

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Budge Patty defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Sedgman, 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3 [3]

Women's singles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louise Brough defeated Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Margaret duPont, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 [4]

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bromwich / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Quist defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brown / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Sidwell, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 [5]

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louise Brough / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Margaret duPont defeated Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Shirley Fry / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Doris Hart, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 [6]

Mixed doubles

Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Eric Sturgess / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louise Brough defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brown / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Pat Todd, 11–9, 1–6, 6–4 [7]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Horn defeated Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Kamel Moubarek, 6–0, 6–2 [8]

Girls' singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Cornell defeated Flag of Norway.svg Astrid Winther, 6–2, 6–4 [9]

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Eric Sturgess and Sheila Summers were the defending champions but Summers did not compete. Sturgess partnered with Louise Brough and they defeated Geoff Brown and Pat Todd in the final, 11–9, 1–6, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships.

References

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  2. "Sedgman Gets No.1 Seeding For Wimbledon Singles". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 21 June 1950. p. 1.
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