The 1950 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. It was the 64th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1950.
For the first time since the 1927 introduction of seedings 16 players were seeded in the men's singles event instead of eight. Budge Patty and Louise Brough won the singles titles.
Finales
Seniors
Men's singles
Budge Patty defeated Frank Sedgman, 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3
Women's singles
Louise Brough defeated Margaret duPont, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Men's doubles
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist defeated Geoff Brown / Bill Sidwell, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Women's doubles
Louise Brough / Margaret duPont defeated Shirley Fry / Doris Hart, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Mixed doubles
Eric Sturgess / Louise Brough defeated Geoff Brown / Pat Todd, 11–9, 1–6, 6–4
Juniors
Boys' singles
John Horn defeated Kamel Moubarek, 6–0, 6–2
Girls' singles
Lorna Cornell defeated Astrid Winther, 6–2, 6–4
References
External links
- Official Wimbledon Championships website
