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1963 Wimbledon Championships

Field	Value
date	24 June – 8 July
edition	77th
location	Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
surface	Grass
category	Grand Slam
champms	USA Chuck McKinley
champws	AUS Margaret Smith
champmd	MEX Rafael Osuna / MEX Antonio Palafox
champwd	BRA Maria Bueno / USA Darlene Hard
champxd	AUS Margaret Smith / AUS Ken Fletcher
champbs	GRE Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
champgs	FRA Monique Salfati

SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

The 1963 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. It was the 77th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1963. The tournament which was scheduled from 24 June until 6 July was played in cold and wet weather conditions. Play on the final Saturday was cancelled due to rain and the women's singles, the men's and women's doubles and the mixed doubles finals were concluded on Monday, 8 July. This edition of the tournament saw the introduction of the regulation that player's clothing must be predominantly white.

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

USA Chuck McKinley defeated AUS Fred Stolle, 9–7, 6–1, 6–4

Women's singles

Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

AUS Margaret Smith defeated USA Billie Jean Moffitt, 6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles

Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

MEX Rafael Osuna / MEX Antonio Palafox defeated FRA Jean-Claude Barclay / FRA Pierre Darmon, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2

Women's doubles

Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

BRA Maria Bueno / USA Darlene Hard defeated AUS Robyn Ebbern / AUS Margaret Smith, 8–6, 9–7

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

AUS Ken Fletcher / AUS Margaret Smith defeated AUS Bob Hewitt / USA Darlene Hard, 11–9, 6–4

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

GRE Nicholas Kalogeropoulos defeated UAR Ismail El Shafei, 6–4, 6–3

Girls' singles

Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

FRA Monique Salfati defeated AUS Kaye Dening, 6–4, 6–1

Notes

References

Little, Alan. (2013). "Wimbledon Compendium 2013". [[AELTC.
(7 July 1963). "Final at Wimbledon Postponed by Rain". [[The New York Times]].
"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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