1937 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

April 2022 1937 Wimbledon Championships s FRA Simonne Mathieu GBR Billie Yorke GBR Phyllis King GBR Elsie Pittman 6–3, 6–3 48 (5 Q Qualifiers) 4 grand slam 1937 Wimbledon Championships Freda James and Kay Stammers were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Phyllis King and Elsie Pittman. Simonne Mathieu and Billie Yorke defeated King and Pittman in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1936 Wimbledon Championships.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Seeds 1 4 GBR Freda James / GBR Kay Stammers (quarterfinals) 2 1 FRA Simonne Mathieu / GBR Billie Yorke (champions) 3 3 USA 1912 Helen Jacobs / DEN Hilde Sperling (third round) 4 2 GBR Evelyn Dearman / GBR Joan Ingram (semifinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 190 2 FRA Simonne MathieuGBR Billie Yorke 3 6 8 POL 1928 Jadwiga JędrzejowskaGBR Susan Noel 6 2 6 4 GBR Evelyn DearmanGBR Joan Ingram 9 7 GBR Mary HeeleyGBR Dorothy Round 7 5 GBR Alex McOstrichGBR Jean Saunders 2 5 USA 1912 Dorothy AndrusFRA Sylvie Henrotin 6 7 GBR Phyllis KingGBR Elsie Pittman 6 7 1 GBR Freda JamesGBR Kay Stammers 1 5 2 FRA Simonne MathieuGBR Billie Yorke 7 6 4 GBR Evelyn DearmanGBR Joan Ingram 5 3 USA 1912 Dorothy AndrusFRA Sylvie Henrotin 3 4 GBR Phyllis KingGBR Elsie Pittman 6 6 2 FRA Simonne MathieuGBR Billie Yorke 6 6 GBR Phyllis KingGBR Elsie Pittman 3 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 2 FRA Simonne MathieuGBR Billie Yorke 6 6 USA 1912 Alice MarbleUSA 1912 Katherine Winthrop 2 4 AUT Rosl KrausGBR Dorothy Shepherd-Barron 3 2 GBR Helen BurrGBR Yvonne Law 6 6 POL 1928 Jadwiga JędrzejowskaGBR Susan Noel 6 6 GBR Betty HobsonGBR Audrey Wright 3 4 GBR Thelma JarvisGBR Gladys Southwell 3 4 GBR Vere KingGBR Penny Weekes 6 6 2 FRA S MathieuGBR A Yorke 3 6 6 GBR H BurrGBR Y Law 6 3 3 POL 1928 J JędrzejowskaGBR S Noel 6 8 GBR V KingGBR P Weekes 3 6 2 FRA S MathieuGBR A Yorke 3 6 8 POL 1928 J JędrzejowskaGBR S Noel 6 2 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 GBR Evelyn DearmanGBR Joan Ingram 6 6 GBR Lucy PennycuickGBR Mie Trentham 2 4 GBR Margot StewartGBR Patience Thomson 3 3 GBR Mildred FreemanGBR Gladys Southam 6 6 GBR Nancy FontesGBR Rosemary Smith 2 4 GBR Cecily MarriottGBR Madge Slaney 6 6 GBR Nancy LyleGBR Betty Nuthall 6 6 E HomanGBR Olga MacInnes 0 3 GBR Joan MarquisGBR Mona Riddell 0 4 FRA Colette BoegnerFRA Lilí de la Valdène 6 6 Q GBR Muriel BrayGBR Audrey Cardinall 9 5 2 DEN Else HollisNED Truid Terwindt 7 7 6 GBR Patsy O'ConnellGBR Effie Peters 6 2 5 GBR Bernice LumbGBR Margot Lumb 1 6 7 GBR Gaby CurtisGBR Nancy Dickin 1 4 GBR Mary HeeleyGBR Dorothy Round 6 6 4 GBR E DearmanGBR J Ingram 6 6 GBR M FreemanGBR G Southam 3 2 GBR C MarriottGBR M Slaney 2 2 GBR N LyleGBR B Nuthall 6 6 FRA C BoegnerFRA E de la Valdène 6 6 DEN E HollisNED G Terwindt 2 2 GBR B LumbGBR M Lumb 1 1 GBR M HeeleyGBR D Round 6 6 4 GBR E DearmanGBR J Ingram 6 4 7 GBR N LyleGBR B Nuthall 0 6 5 FRA C BoegnerFRA E de la Valdène 7 1 5 GBR M HeeleyGBR D Round 5 6 7 4 GBR E DearmanGBR J Ingram 9 7 GBR M HeeleyGBR D Round 7 5 The nationality of Miss E Homan is unknown. Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Valerie ScottGBR Mary Whitmarsh 1 4 GBR Elsa HaylockGBR Ruth Kirk 6 6 Q GBR Betty SmithGBR Mollie Trouncer 1 6 4 GBR Nina BrownGBR Rita Jarvis 6 3 6 Q GBR FM BurtonGBR Edith Middleton 1 3 GBR Alex McOstrichGBR Jean Saunders 6 6 NED Madzy CouquerqueGER Nazi Marie Horn 6 6 Q GBR Joan Goss Mrs AL Semmence 2 2 GBR Betty BattGBR Mary Bowden 6 3 3 GBR Mrs CP BruttonGBR Sheila Chuter 3 6 6 CHI Anita LizanaGBR Peggy Scriven 2 7 USA 1912 Dorothy AndrusFRA Sylvie Henrotin 6 9 HUN 1920 Magda BaumgartenGBR Mrs W Merricks 6 6 Q Mrs GA Myers Audrey Richardson 3 2 GBR Margaret MellowsGBR Freda Underwood 6 2 3 USA 1912 Helen JacobsDEN Hilde Sperling 8 6 GBR E HaylockGBR R Kirk 3 6 9 GBR N BrownGBR R Jarvis 6 2 11 GBR A McOstrichGBR J Saunders 4 6 6 NED M CouquerqueGER Nazi M Horn 6 1 4 GBR Mrs CP BruttonGBR S Chuter 0 5 USA 1912 D AndrusFRA S Henrotin 6 7 HUN 1920 A BaumgartenGBR Mrs W Merricks 1 7 5 3 USA 1912 H JacobsDEN H Sperling 6 5 7 GBR N BrownGBR R Jarvis 6 1 5 GBR A McOstrichGBR J Saunders 2 6 7 USA 1912 D AndrusFRA S Henrotin 7 6 6 3 USA 1912 H JacobsDEN H Sperling 5 8 2 GBR A McOstrichGBR J Saunders 2 5 USA 1912 D AndrusFRA S Henrotin 6 7 The nationalities of Mrs AL Semmence, Mrs GA Myers and Audrey Richardson are unknown. Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals IRL Josephine HarmanIRL Joy Myerscough 6 2 3 GBR Joan StrawsonGBR Betty Uber 2 6 6 GBR Phyllis KingGBR Elsie Pittman 6 6 GBR Betty CouperGBR Pamela Morison 1 3 GBR Mary HardwickGBR Ermyntrude Harvey 6 10 GBR Sonia MavrogordatoGBR Madie Moss 4 8 GBR Dora BeazleyGBR Molly Hargreaves 3 1 1 GBR Freda JamesGBR Kay Stammers 6 6 GBR J StrawsonGBR E Uber 6 6 1 GBR P KingGBR E Pittman 8 4 6 GBR M HardwickGBR E Harvey 3 4 1 GBR W JamesGBR K Stammers 6 6 GBR P KingGBR E Pittman 6 7 1 GBR W JamesGBR K Stammers 1 5 References External links 1937 LD Women's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's doubles Wimbledon Championships - Doubles Wimbledon Championships - Doubles