1947 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles explained

Score:1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Draw:81 (5)
Seeds:4
After Name:Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
Before Name:Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
Type:grand slam

See main article: 1947 Wimbledon Championships. Tom Brown and Louise Brough were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Brown partnered with Margaret Osborne but lost in the semifinals to Colin Long and Nancye Bolton. Brough partnered with John Bromwich, and they defeated Long and Bolton in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships.[1] [2]

Seeds

See also: 1 and 8. John Bromwich / Louise Brough (champions)

See also: 2 and 1. Tom Brown / Margaret Osborne (semifinals)

See also: 3 and 3. Colin Long / Nancye Bolton (final)

See also: 4 and 6. Lennart Bergelin / Doris Hart (semifinals)

Draw

Top half

Section 4

The nationality of Miss M Koettlitz is unknown.

Bottom half

Section 8

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.