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1949 Wimbledon Championships

Field	Value
date	20 June – 2 July
edition	63rd
location	Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
surface	Grass
category	Grand Slam
attendance	253,410
champms	USA Ted Schroeder
champws	USA Louise Brough
champmd	USA Pancho Gonzales / USA Frank Parker
champwd	USA Louise Brough / USA Margaret duPont
champxd	SAF Eric Sturgess / SAF Sheila Summers
champbs	SWE Staffan Stockenberg
champgs	BEL Christiane Mercelis

SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

The 1949 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Criquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 20 June until Saturday 2 July. It was the 63rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam of Year. Ted Schroeder and Louise Brough won the singles titles.

A record 25,000 spectators attended the opening day of the championships. Centre Court was fully restored and renovated for the championships in 1949, having suffered bomb damage during The Blitz in the Second World War. Women officiated as lines judges on Centre Court for the first time in 1949. The Men's Singles champion received the winners' trophy on Centre Court for the first time.

Finals

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

USA Ted Schroeder defeated TCH Jaroslav Drobný, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Women's singles

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

USA Louise Brough defeated USA Margaret duPont, 10–8, 1–6, 10–8

Men's doubles

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

USA Pancho Gonzales / USA Frank Parker defeated USA Gardnar Mulloy / USA Ted Schroeder, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2

Women's doubles

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

USA Louise Brough / USA Margaret duPont defeated USA Gussie Moran / USA Pat Todd, 8–6, 7–5

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

SAF Eric Sturgess / SAF Sheila Summers defeated AUS John Bromwich / USA Louise Brough, 9–7, 9–11, 7–5

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

SWE Staffan Stockenberg defeated GBR John Horn, 6–2, 6–1

Girls' singles

Main article: 1949 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

BEL Christiane Mercelis defeated GBR Susan Partridge, 6–4, 6–2

References

Little, Alan. (2013). "Wimbledon Compendium 2013". [[AELTC.
"Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.

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