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1937 Wimbledon Championships
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
๐บ๐ธ Don Budge defeated ๐ฉ๐ช Gottfried von Cramm, 6โ3, 6โ4, 6โ2
Women's singles
๐ฌ๐ง Dorothy Round defeated ๐ต๐ฑ Jadwiga Jฤdrzejowska, 6โ2, 2โ6, 7โ5
Men's doubles
๐บ๐ธ Don Budge / ๐บ๐ธ Gene Mako defeated ๐ฌ๐ง Pat Hughes / ๐ฌ๐ง Raymond Tuckey, 6โ0, 6โ4, 6โ8, 6-1
Women's doubles
๐ซ๐ท Simonne Mathieu / ๐ฌ๐ง Billie Yorke defeated ๐ฌ๐ง Phyllis King / ๐ฌ๐ง Elsie Pittman, 6โ3, 6โ3
Mixed doubles
๐บ๐ธ Don Budge / ๐บ๐ธ Alice Marble defeated ๐ซ๐ท Yvon Petra / ๐ซ๐ท Simonne Mathieu, 6โ4, 6โ1
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