Date: | 21 June – 3 July |
Edition: | 57th |
Location: | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue: | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Surface: | Grass |
Category: | Grand Slam |
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The 1937 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 1937.[1] It was the 57th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1937. Don Budge and Dorothy Round won the singles title.
This was the first Wimbledon tournament during the reign of King George VI.
This edition marked the first time that the Wimbledon Championships were televised by the BBC. Only matches taking place on Centre Court were transmitted by the BBC for half an hour each day. Two cameras were used, one for a close up view of the match and one for a general view, and the match between Bunny Austin and George Lyttleton-Rogers was the first one to be broadcast.[2]
See main article: 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. Don Budge defeated Gottfried von Cramm, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 [3]
See main article: 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles. Dorothy Round defeated
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 [4]
See main article: 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles. Don Budge /
Gene Mako defeated
Pat Hughes /
Raymond Tuckey, 6–0, 6–4, 6–8, 6-1 [5]
See main article: 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles. Simonne Mathieu /
Billie Yorke defeated
Phyllis King /
Elsie Pittman, 6–3, 6–3 [6]
See main article: 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles. Don Budge /
Alice Marble defeated
Yvon Petra /
Simonne Mathieu, 6–4, 6–1 [7]