1959 Wimbledon Championships

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The 1959 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 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1959. It was the 73rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1959.

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Alex Olmedo defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Rod Laver, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“3, 6โ€“4

Women's singles

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Maria Bueno defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Darlene Hard, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“3

Men's doubles

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Roy Emerson / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Neale Fraser defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Rod Laver / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Bob Mark, 8โ€“6, 6โ€“3, 14โ€“16, 9โ€“7

Women's doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Jeanne Arth / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Darlene Hard defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Beverly Fleitz / ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Christine Truman, 2โ€“6, 6โ€“2, 6โ€“3

Mixed doubles

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Rod Laver / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Darlene Hard defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Neale Fraser / ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Maria Bueno, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“3

Juniors

Boys' singles

Toomas Leius defeated ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Ronnie Barnes, 6โ€“2, 6โ€“4

Girls' singles

Joan Cross defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Doris Schuster, 6โ€“1, 6โ€“1

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