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1939 Wimbledon Championships
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
๐บ๐ธ Bobby Riggs defeated ๐บ๐ธ Elwood Cooke, 2โ6, 8โ6, 3โ6, 6โ3, 6โ2
Women's singles
๐บ๐ธ Alice Marble defeated ๐ฌ๐ง Kay Stammers, 6โ2, 6โ0
Men's doubles
๐บ๐ธ Elwood Cooke / ๐บ๐ธ Bobby Riggs defeated ๐ฌ๐ง Charles Hare / ๐ฌ๐ง Frank Wilde, 6โ3, 3โ6, 6โ3, 9โ7
Women's doubles
๐บ๐ธ Sarah Fabyan / ๐บ๐ธ Alice Marble defeated ๐บ๐ธ Helen Jacobs / ๐ฌ๐ง Billie Yorke, 6โ1, 6โ0
Mixed doubles
๐บ๐ธ Bobby Riggs / ๐บ๐ธ Alice Marble defeated ๐ฌ๐ง Frank Wilde / ๐ฌ๐ง Nina Brown, 9โ7, 6โ1
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