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1950 Wimbledon Championships

Field	Value
date	26 June – 8 July
edition	64th
location	Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
surface	Grass
category	Grand Slam
champms	USA Budge Patty
champws	USA Louise Brough
champmd	AUS John Bromwich / AUS Adrian Quist
champwd	USA Louise Brough / USA Margaret duPont
champxd	SAF Eric Sturgess / USA Louise Brough
champbs	GBR John Horn
champgs	GBR Lorna Cornell

SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

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

Main article: 1950 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

USA Budge Patty defeated AUS Frank Sedgman, 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3

Women's singles

Main article: 1950 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

USA Louise Brough defeated USA Margaret duPont, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1

Men's doubles

Main article: 1950 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

AUS John Bromwich / AUS Adrian Quist defeated AUS Geoff Brown / AUS Bill Sidwell, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2

Women's doubles

Main article: 1950 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

USA Louise Brough / USA Margaret duPont defeated USA Shirley Fry / USA Doris Hart, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1950 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

SAF Eric Sturgess / USA Louise Brough defeated AUS Geoff Brown / USA Pat Todd, 11–9, 1–6, 6–4

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1950 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

GBR John Horn defeated EGY Kamel Moubarek, 6–0, 6–2

Girls' singles

Main article: 1950 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

GBR Lorna Cornell defeated NOR Astrid Winther, 6–2, 6–4

References

Little, Alan. (2013). "Wimbledon Compendium 2013". [[AELTC.
(21 June 1950). "Sedgman Gets No.1 Seeding For Wimbledon Singles.". National Library of Australia.
"Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2018". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2018". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.

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