1937 Wimbledon Championships

1937 International Tennis Championships April 2022 1937 Wimbledon Championships 21 June – 3 July 57th Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Grass Grand Slam USA 1912 Don Budge GBR Dorothy Round USA 1912 Don Budge / USA Gene Mako FRA Simonne Mathieu / GBR Billie Yorke USA 1912 Don Budge / USA 1912 Alice Marble 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.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 128 23 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. Television 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.Sarah Kirkham Throwback Thursday: The first Wimbledon on television http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2015-02-05/throwback_thursday_the_first_wimbledon_on_television.html www.wimbledon.com AELTC 5 February 2015 2015-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20150205210241/http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2015-02-05/throwback_thursday_the_first_wimbledon_on_television.html 2015-02-05 dead Finals Men's singles 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles USA 1912 Don Budge defeated GER Nazi Gottfried von Cramm, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Women's singles 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles GBR Dorothy Round defeated POL 1928 Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Men's doubles 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles USA 1912 Don Budge / USA 1912 Gene Mako defeated GBR Pat Hughes / GBR Raymond Tuckey, 6–0, 6–4, 6–8, 6-1 Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Women's doubles 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles FRA Simonne Mathieu / GBR Billie Yorke defeated GBR Phyllis King / GBR Elsie Pittman, 6–3, 6–3 Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Mixed doubles 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles USA 1912 Don Budge / USA 1912 Alice Marble defeated FRA Yvon Petra / FRA Simonne Mathieu, 6–4, 6–1 Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website British Pathé filmreel on 1937 Wimbledon finals 1937 French Championships Grand Slams 1937 U.S. National Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships