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1954 Wimbledon Championships

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1954 Wimbledon Championships
Date21 June – 3 July
Edition68th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
Women's singles
United States Maureen Connolly
Men's doubles
Australia Rex Hartwig / Australia Mervyn Rose
Women's doubles
United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne duPont
Mixed doubles
United States Vic Seixas / United States Doris Hart
Boys' singles
India Ramanathan Krishnan
Girls' singles
United Kingdom Valerie Pitt
← 1953 · Wimbledon Championships · 1955 →

The 1954 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 1954.[1] It was the 68th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1954. Jaroslav Drobný and Maureen Connolly won the singles titles.

Finals

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Seniors

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Men's singles

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Egypt Jaroslav Drobný defeated Australia Ken Rosewall, 13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7 [2]

Women's singles

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United States Maureen Connolly defeated United States Louise Brough, 6–2, 7–5 [3]

Men's doubles

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Australia Rex Hartwig / Australia Mervyn Rose defeated United States Vic Seixas / United States Tony Trabert, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 [4]

Women's doubles

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United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret duPont defeated United States Shirley Fry / United States Doris Hart, 4–6, 9–7, 6–3 [5]

Mixed doubles

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United States Vic Seixas / United States Doris Hart defeated Australia Ken Rosewall / United States Margaret duPont, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 [6]

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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India Ramanathan Krishnan defeated Australia Ashley Cooper, 6–2, 7–5 [7]

Girls' singles

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United Kingdom Valerie Pitt defeated France Colette Monnot, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 [8]

References

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  1. ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  2. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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