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1959 Wimbledon Championships

1959 Wimbledon Championships
Date 22 June – 3 July
Edition 73rd
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Alex Olmedo
Women's Singles
Brazil Maria Bueno
Men's Doubles
Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Neale Fraser
Women's Doubles
United States Jeanne Arth / United States Darlene Hard
Mixed Doubles
United States Darlene Hard / Australia Rod Laver
Boys' Singles
Soviet Union Toomas Leius
Girls' Singles
South Africa Joan Cross
← 1958 · Wimbledon Championships · 1960 →

The 1959 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 22 June until 3 July. It was the 73rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1959.

United States Alex Olmedo defeated Australia Rod Laver, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4.

Brazil Maria Bueno defeated United States Darlene Hard, 6–4, 6–3.


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