1937 Wimbledon Championships

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The 1937 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 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1937. It was the 57th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1937. Don Budge and Dorothy Round won the singles title. This was the first Wimbledon tournament during the reign of King George VI.

Television

This edition marked the first time that the Wimbledon Championships were televised by the BBC. Only matches taking place on Centre Court were transmitted by the BBC for half an hour each day. Two cameras were used, one for a close up view of the match and one for a general view, and the match between Bunny Austin and George Lyttleton-Rogers was the first one to be broadcast.

Finals

Men's singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Don Budge defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Gottfried von Cramm, 6โ€“3, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“2

Women's singles

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Dorothy Round defeated ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Jadwiga Jฤ™drzejowska, 6โ€“2, 2โ€“6, 7โ€“5

Men's doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Don Budge / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Gene Mako defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Pat Hughes / ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Raymond Tuckey, 6โ€“0, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“8, 6-1

Women's doubles

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Simonne Mathieu / ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Billie Yorke defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Phyllis King / ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Elsie Pittman, 6โ€“3, 6โ€“3

Mixed doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Don Budge / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alice Marble defeated ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Yvon Petra / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Simonne Mathieu, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“1

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