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1949 Wimbledon Championships

1949 Wimbledon Championships
Date June 20–July 1
Edition 63rd
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Attendance 253,410
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Ted Schroeder
Women's Singles
United States Louise Brough
Men's Doubles
United States Pancho Gonzales / United States Frank Parker
Women's Doubles
United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne duPont
Mixed Doubles
South Africa Sheila Summers / South Africa Eric Sturgess
← 1948 · Wimbledon Championships · 1950 →

The 1949 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 ran from 20 June until 1 July. It was the 63rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1949.

United States Ted Schroeder defeated Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

United States Louise Brough defeated United States Margaret Osborne duPont 10–8, 1–6, 10–8


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