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1949 Wimbledon Championships
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
๐บ๐ธ Ted Schroeder defeated Jaroslav Drobnรฝ, 3โ6, 6โ0, 6โ3, 4โ6, 6โ4
Women's singles
๐บ๐ธ Louise Brough defeated ๐บ๐ธ Margaret duPont, 10โ8, 1โ6, 10โ8
Men's doubles
๐บ๐ธ Pancho Gonzales / ๐บ๐ธ Frank Parker defeated ๐บ๐ธ Gardnar Mulloy / ๐บ๐ธ Ted Schroeder, 6โ4, 6โ4, 6โ2
Women's doubles
๐บ๐ธ Louise Brough / ๐บ๐ธ Margaret duPont defeated ๐บ๐ธ Gussie Moran / ๐บ๐ธ Pat Todd, 8โ6, 7โ5
Mixed doubles
Eric Sturgess / Sheila Summers defeated ๐ฆ๐บ John Bromwich / ๐บ๐ธ Louise Brough, 9โ7, 9โ11, 7โ5
Juniors
Boys' singles
๐ธ๐ช Staffan Stockenberg defeated ๐ฌ๐ง John Horn, 6โ2, 6โ1
Girls' singles
๐ง๐ช Christiane Mercelis defeated ๐ฌ๐ง Susan Partridge, 6โ4, 6โ2
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