Date: | 25 June – 7 July |
Edition: | 65th |
Location: | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue: | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Surface: | Grass |
Category: | Grand Slam |
Attendance: | 267,440 |
Champms: | Dick Savitt |
Champws: | Doris Hart |
Champmd: | Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman |
Champwd: | Shirley Fry / Doris Hart |
Champxd: | Frank Sedgman / Doris Hart |
Champbs: | Johann Kupferburger |
Champgs: | Lorna Cornell |
The 1951 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 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1951.[1] It was the 65th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1951. Dick Savitt and Doris Hart won the singles titles; Hart also won both the women's doubles and mixed doubles, completing the triple crown.
This was the final Wimbledon tournament during the reign of King George VI.
See main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. Dick Savitt defeated Ken McGregor, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 [2]
See main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles. Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry, 6–1, 6–0 [3]
See main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles. Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman defeated Jaroslav Drobný / Eric Sturgess, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 [4]
See main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles. Shirley Fry / Doris Hart defeated Louise Brough / Margaret duPont, 6–3, 13–11 [5]
See main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles. Frank Sedgman / Doris Hart defeated Mervyn Rose / Nancye Bolton, 7–5, 6–2 [6]
See main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles. Johann Kupferburger defeated Kamel Moubarek, 8–6, 6–4 [7]
See main article: 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles. Lorna Cornell defeated Silvana Lazzarino, 6–3, 6–4 [8]