1963 Wimbledon Championships

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The 1963 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. It was the 77th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1963. The tournament which was scheduled from 24 June until 6 July was played in cold and wet weather conditions. Play on the final Saturday was cancelled due to rain and the women's singles, the men's and women's doubles and the mixed doubles finals were concluded on Monday, 8 July. This edition of the tournament saw the introduction of the regulation that player's clothing must be predominantly white.

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chuck McKinley defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Fred Stolle, 9โ€“7, 6โ€“1, 6โ€“4

Women's singles

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Margaret Smith defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Billie Jean Moffitt, 6โ€“3, 6โ€“4

Men's doubles

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Rafael Osuna / ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Antonio Palafox defeated ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Jean-Claude Barclay / ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Pierre Darmon, 4โ€“6, 6โ€“2, 6โ€“2, 6โ€“2

Women's doubles

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Maria Bueno / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Darlene Hard defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Robyn Ebbern / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Margaret Smith, 8โ€“6, 9โ€“7

Mixed doubles

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Ken Fletcher / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Margaret Smith defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Bob Hewitt / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Darlene Hard, 11โ€“9, 6โ€“4

Juniors

Boys' singles

Nicholas Kalogeropoulos defeated Ismail El Shafei, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“3

Girls' singles

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Monique Salfati defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Kaye Dening, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“1

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