1954 Wimbledon Championships

The 1954 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 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1954.[1] It was the 68th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1954. Jaroslav Drobný and Maureen Connolly won the singles titles.

1954 Wimbledon Championships
Date21 June – 3 July
Edition68th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
Women's singles
United States Maureen Connolly
Men's doubles
Australia Rex Hartwig / Australia Mervyn Rose
Women's doubles
United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne duPont
Mixed doubles
United States Vic Seixas / United States Doris Hart
Boys' singles
India Ramanathan Krishnan
Girls' singles
United Kingdom Valerie Pitt
← 1953 · Wimbledon Championships · 1955 →

Finals

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Seniors

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Men's singles

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  Jaroslav Drobný defeated   Ken Rosewall, 13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7 [2]

Women's singles

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  Maureen Connolly defeated   Louise Brough, 6–2, 7–5 [3]

Men's doubles

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  Rex Hartwig /   Mervyn Rose defeated   Vic Seixas /   Tony Trabert, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 [4]

Women's doubles

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  Louise Brough /   Margaret duPont defeated   Shirley Fry /   Doris Hart, 4–6, 9–7, 6–3 [5]

Mixed doubles

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  Vic Seixas /   Doris Hart defeated   Ken Rosewall /   Margaret duPont, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 [6]

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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  Ramanathan Krishnan defeated   Ashley Cooper, 6–2, 7–5 [7]

Girls' singles

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  Valerie Pitt defeated   Colette Monnot, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 [8]

References

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  1. ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  2. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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