1949 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 20 June – 2 July |
Edition | 63rd |
Category | Grand Slam |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Attendance | 253,410 |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Ted Schroeder | |
Women's singles | |
Louise Brough | |
Men's doubles | |
Pancho Gonzales / Frank Parker | |
Women's doubles | |
Louise Brough / Margaret duPont | |
Mixed doubles | |
Eric Sturgess / Sheila Summers | |
Boys' singles | |
Staffan Stockenberg | |
Girls' singles | |
Christiane Mercelis |
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.[1] 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.[2]