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1950 Wimbledon Championships

1950 Wimbledon Championships
Date June 26 – July 7
Edition 64th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Budge Patty
Women's Singles
United States Louise Brough Clapp
Men's Doubles
Australia John Bromwich / Australia Adrian Quist
Women's Doubles
United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne duPont
Mixed Doubles
United States Louise Brough / South Africa Eric Sturgess
← 1949 · Wimbledon Championships · 1951 →

The 1950 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 26 June until 7 July. It was the 64th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1950.

For the first time since the 1927 introduction of seedings 16 players were seeded in the men's singles event instead of eight.

United States Budge Patty defeated Australia Frank Sedgman 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3

United States Louise Brough defeated United States Margaret Osborne duPont 6–1, 3–6, 6–1


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