1949 Wimbledon Championships

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The 1949 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Criquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 20 June until Saturday 2 July. It was the 63rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam of Year. Ted Schroeder and Louise Brough won the singles titles. A record 25,000 spectators attended the opening day of the championships. Centre Court was fully restored and renovated for the championships in 1949, having suffered bomb damage during The Blitz in the Second World War. Women officiated as lines judges on Centre Court for the first time in 1949. The Men's Singles champion received the winners' trophy on Centre Court for the first time.

Finals

Seniors

Men's singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Ted Schroeder defeated Jaroslav Drobnรฝ, 3โ€“6, 6โ€“0, 6โ€“3, 4โ€“6, 6โ€“4

Women's singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Louise Brough defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Margaret duPont, 10โ€“8, 1โ€“6, 10โ€“8

Men's doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Pancho Gonzales / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frank Parker defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Gardnar Mulloy / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Ted Schroeder, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“2

Women's doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Louise Brough / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Margaret duPont defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Gussie Moran / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Pat Todd, 8โ€“6, 7โ€“5

Mixed doubles

Eric Sturgess / Sheila Summers defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ John Bromwich / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Louise Brough, 9โ€“7, 9โ€“11, 7โ€“5

Juniors

Boys' singles

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Staffan Stockenberg defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง John Horn, 6โ€“2, 6โ€“1

Girls' singles

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Christiane Mercelis defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Susan Partridge, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“2

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