1951 Wimbledon Championships

The 1951 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 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1951.^[1] It was the 65th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1951. Dick Savitt and Doris Hart won the singles titles; Hart also won both the women's doubles and mixed doubles, completing the triple crown^{[broken anchor]}.

1951 Wimbledon Championships
Date	25 June – 7 July
Edition	65th
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Attendance	267,440
Champions
Men's singles
Dick Savitt
Women's singles
Doris Hart
Men's doubles
Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
Women's doubles
Shirley Fry / Doris Hart
Mixed doubles
Frank Sedgman / Doris Hart
Boys' singles
Johann Kupferburger
Girls' singles
Lorna Cornell

This was the final Wimbledon tournament during the reign of King George VI.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Dick Savitt defeated Ken McGregor, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 ^[2]

Women's singles

Main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry, 6–1, 6–0 ^[3]

Men's doubles

Main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman defeated Jaroslav Drobný / Eric Sturgess, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 ^[4]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Shirley Fry / Doris Hart defeated Louise Brough / Margaret duPont, 6–3, 13–11 ^[5]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Frank Sedgman / Doris Hart defeated Mervyn Rose / Nancye Bolton, 7–5, 6–2 ^[6]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Johann Kupferburger defeated Kamel Moubarek, 8–6, 6–4 ^[7]

Girls' singles

Main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Lorna Cornell defeated Silvana Lazzarino, 6–3, 6–4 ^[8]

References

1. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
2. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
3. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
4. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
5. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
6. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
7. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
8. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1951 French Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1951 U.S. National Championships