1937 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles explained

Score:6–4, 6–1
Draw:80 (5)
Seeds:4
After Name:Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
Before Name:Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
Type:grand slam

See main article: 1937 Wimbledon Championships. Fred Perry and Dorothy Round were the defending champions, but Perry was ineligible to compete after turning professional at the end of the 1936 season. Round partnered with Don Butler but lost in the third round to Don Budge and Alice Marble.

Budge and Marble defeated Yvon Petra and Simonne Mathieu in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1937 Wimbledon Championships.[1] [2]

Seeds

See also: 1 and 1. Don Budge / Alice Marble (champions)

See also: 2 and 8. Yvon Petra / Simonne Mathieu (final)

See also: 3 and 6. Frank Wilde / Mary Whitmarsh (fourth round)

See also: 4 and 3. Norman Farquharson / Kay Stammers (third round)

Draw

Top half

Section 4

The nationality of GE Bean is unknown.

Bottom half

Section 8

The nationality of Miss M Parr is unknown.

Notes and References

  1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. Book: Barrett, John. Wimbledon: The Official History. 2014. Vision Sports Publishing. 9-781909-534230. 4th.