1951 Wimbledon Championships

1951 Wimbledon Championships
Date25 June – 7 July
Edition65th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Attendance267,440
Champions
Men's singles
United States Dick Savitt
Women's singles
United States Doris Hart
Men's doubles
Australia Ken McGregor / Australia Frank Sedgman
Women's doubles
United States Shirley Fry / United States Doris Hart
Mixed doubles
Australia Frank Sedgman / United States Doris Hart
Boys' singles
South Africa Johann Kupferburger
Girls' singles
United Kingdom Lorna Cornell
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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].

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

  1. ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.