1939 Wimbledon Championships

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The 1939 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 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1939. It was the 59th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1939. Bobby Riggs and Alice Marble won the singles titles. This was the last edition of the Wimbledon Championships before the outbreak of World War II. The event would not be held again until 1946.

Finals

Men's singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bobby Riggs defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Elwood Cooke, 2โ€“6, 8โ€“6, 3โ€“6, 6โ€“3, 6โ€“2

Women's singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alice Marble defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Kay Stammers, 6โ€“2, 6โ€“0

Men's doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Elwood Cooke / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bobby Riggs defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Charles Hare / ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Frank Wilde, 6โ€“3, 3โ€“6, 6โ€“3, 9โ€“7

Women's doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Sarah Fabyan / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alice Marble defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Helen Jacobs / ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Billie Yorke, 6โ€“1, 6โ€“0

Mixed doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bobby Riggs / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alice Marble defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Frank Wilde / ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Nina Brown, 9โ€“7, 6โ€“1

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