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.[1] It was the 64th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1950.
| 1950 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 June – 8 July |
| Edition | 64th |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Budge Patty | |
| Women's singles | |
| Louise Brough | |
| Men's doubles | |
 John Bromwich / Adrian Quist | |
| Women's doubles | |
Louise Brough /  Margaret duPont | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 Eric Sturgess / Louise Brough | |
| Boys' singles | |
 John Horn | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Lorna Cornell | |
For the first time since the 1927 introduction of seedings 16 players were seeded in the men's singles event instead of eight.[2] Budge Patty and Louise Brough won the singles titles.
Finales
editSeniors
editMen's singles
edit Budge Patty defeated Frank Sedgman, 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3 [3]
Women's singles
edit Louise Brough defeated Margaret duPont, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 [4]
Men's doubles
edit John Bromwich / Adrian Quist defeated Geoff Brown / Bill Sidwell, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 [5]
Women's doubles
edit Louise Brough / Margaret duPont defeated Shirley Fry / Doris Hart, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 [6]
Mixed doubles
edit Eric Sturgess / Louise Brough defeated Geoff Brown / Pat Todd, 11–9, 1–6, 6–4 [7]
Juniors
editBoys' singles
edit John Horn defeated 
Kamel Moubarek, 6–0, 6–2 [8]
Girls' singles
edit Lorna Cornell defeated 
Astrid Winther, 6–2, 6–4 [9]
References
edit- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
- ^ "Sedgman Gets No.1 Seeding For Wimbledon Singles". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 21 June 1950. p. 1.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2018". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2018". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 18 June 2021.