1939 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

April 2022 1939 Wimbledon Championships s USA 1912 Elwood Cooke USA 1912 Bobby Riggs GBR Charles Hare GBR Frank Wilde 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 9–7 64 (5 Q Qualifiers) 4 1946 grand slam 1939 Wimbledon Championships Don Budge and Gene Mako were the defending champions, but were ineligible to compete after turning professional. Elwood Cooke and Bobby Riggs defeated Charles Hare and Frank Wilde in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1939 Wimbledon Championship.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 1 GER Nazi Henner Henkel / GER Nazi Georg von Metaxa (second round) 2 4 USA 1912 Elwood Cooke / USA 1912 Bobby Riggs (champions) 3 3 FRA Jean Borotra / FRA Jacques Brugnon (semifinals) 4 2 GBR Charles Hare / GBR Frank Wilde (final) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 yes GBR John OlliffGBR Ronnie Shayes 6 5 13 6 6 NED Tod HughanNED Hans van Swol 8 7 11 3 2 4 GBR Charles HareGBR Frank Wilde 6 6 7 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Dragutin MitićKingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec 1 1 5 GBR Don ButlerGBR Donald MacPhail 9 6 2 3 4 3 FRA Jean BorotraFRA Jacques Brugnon 7 3 6 6 6 GBR Henry BillingtonGBR Pat Hughes 3 6 8 2 9 2 USA 1912 Elwood CookeUSA 1912 Bobby Riggs 6 3 6 6 11 GBR John OlliffGBR Ronnie Shayes 2 4 4 4 GBR Charles HareGBR Frank Wilde 6 6 6 3 FRA Jean BorotraFRA Jacques Brugnon 4 6 2 3 2 USA 1912 Elwood CookeUSA 1912 Bobby Riggs 6 3 6 6 4 GBR Charles HareGBR Frank Wilde 3 6 3 7 2 USA 1912 Elwood CookeUSA 1912 Bobby Riggs 6 3 6 9 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 GER Nazi Henner HenkelGER Nazi Georg von Metaxa 6 6 6 GBR Douglas FreshwaterGBR Bill Manby 4 1 4 USA 1912 Don McNeillUSA 1912 Gene Smith Republic of China (1912-1949) Kho Sin-KieIRL George Lyttleton-Rogers w/o GBR John OlliffGBR Ronnie Shayes 6 6 8 Q GBR John BriggsGBR Brian Finnigan 2 4 6 TCH Josef ŠíbaGBR Laddie Wheatcroft 6 1 6 3 3 GBR Geoff EmmettGBR Bobby Nicoll 1 6 3 6 6 SUI Max EllmerSUI Hans Pfaff 4 3 2 BEL Léopold de BormanBEL Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 6 6 6 GBR Harold HareGBR Claude Lister 6 7 6 6 6 ITA 1861 Vanni CanepeleITA 1861 Giorgio de Stefani 8 5 3 7 4 GBR Ted AvoryGBR Harry Lee 3 7 4 NED Tod HughanNED Hans van Swol 6 9 6 FRA Christian BoussusFRA Antoine Gentien 7 6 6 Q GBR Freddie Della PortaGBR Leslie Walter 5 3 4 1 GER Nazi H HenkelGER Nazi G von Metaxa 3 5 5 USA 1912 D McNeillUSA 1912 E Smith 6 7 7 GBR J OlliffGBR R Shayes 6 6 6 GBR G EmmettGBR R Nicoll 2 4 4 BEL L de BormanBEL P Geelhand de Merxem 3 6 8 6 6 GBR H HareGBR C Lister 6 3 10 4 4 NED T HughanNED A van Swol 3 2 6 8 6 FRA C BoussusFRA A Gentien 6 6 3 6 3 USA 1912 D McNeillUSA 1912 E Smith 8 6 3 3 4 GBR J OlliffGBR R Shayes 6 4 6 6 6 BEL L de BormanBEL P Geelhand de Merxem 4 5 3 NED T HughanNED A van Swol 6 7 6 GBR J OlliffGBR R Shayes 6 5 13 6 6 NED T HughanNED A van Swol 8 7 11 3 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 GBR Charles HareGBR Frank Wilde 9 6 6 IRL Raymond EganSAF 1928 Eustace Fannin 7 3 4 Q HUN 1920 Kálmán AschnerIND British Chuni Savara 4 4 2 HUN 1920 József AsbóthHUN 1920 Mihály Csikós 6 6 6 NZL Neil EdwardsGBR Roland Morton 6 6 2 7 GBR GI BayleyRepublic of China (1912-1949) Ho Jin 3 2 6 5 Q GBR Headley BaxterGBR Bunny Whiteman 6 6 6 GBR GL MyttonGBR John Tew 3 4 4 GER Nazi Daniel PrennBEL Jack Van den Eynde 4 5 6 3 NZL Dennis CoombeNZL Cam Malfroy 6 7 3 6 GBR JK HamiltonGBR Derrick Leyland 4 6 2 3 GER Nazi Helmuth GulczDEN Helge Plougmann 6 4 6 6 GBR Jack PiercyGBR Dickie Ritchie w/o GBR Brian SturgeonGBR Gwyn Tuckett GBR Cecil BettsGBR Bob Mulliken 1 2 3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Dragutin MitićKingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec 6 6 6 4 GBR C HareGBR F Wilde 8 6 6 HUN 1920 J AsbóthHUN 1920 M Csikós 6 4 4 NZL N EdwardsGBR R Morton 7 6 7 1 6 Q GBR H BaxterGBR B Whiteman 5 3 9 6 2 NZL D CoombeNZL C Malfroy 6 8 8 GER Nazi H GulczDEN H Plougmann 2 6 6 GBR B SturgeonGBR G Tuckett 5 3 2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia D MitićKingdom of Yugoslavia F Punčec 7 6 6 4 GBR C HareGBR F Wilde 6 6 6 NZL N EdwardsGBR R Morton 1 3 3 NZL D CoombeNZL C Malfroy 9 6 4 0 4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia D MitićKingdom of Yugoslavia F Punčec 7 4 6 6 6 4 GBR C HareGBR F Wilde 6 6 7 Kingdom of Yugoslavia D MitićKingdom of Yugoslavia F Punčec 1 1 5 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA Robert AbdesselamKingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Kukuljević 4 8 4 6 4 ARG Hector EtchartARG Alejo Russell 6 6 6 2 6 TCH František CejnarTCH Jaroslav Drobný 8 6 9 GBR Murray DelofordGBR Jimmy Jones 6 3 7 IND British Ghaus MohammadIND British Yeswanath-Rao Savoor 3 5 6 3 GBR Don ButlerGBR Donald MacPhail 6 7 4 6 GBR Derek BullGBR Guy Cooper 3 6 6 6 GBR Tony MottramGBR Norman Taylor 6 2 3 4 GBR Ian CollinsGBR Bob Tinkler 14 6 3 6 ROM Cristea CaralulisROM Arnulf Schmidt 12 2 6 4 GBR John ComeryGBR Jimmy Hunt 7 6 6 1 2 HUN 1920 György DallosKingdom of Yugoslavia Josip Palada 7 4 3 6 6 GBR Tommy AndersonGBR Jack Harrison 4 4 4 NZL Dewar BrownNZL Jack Gunn 6 6 6 GER Nazi Rolf GöpfertTCH Roderich Menzel 6 6 3 4 2 3 FRA Jean BorotraFRA Jacques Brugnon 2 4 6 6 6 ARG H EtchartARG A Russell TCH F CejnarTCH J Drobný w/o GBR D ButlerGBR D MacPhail 9 6 7 GBR D BullGBR G Cooper 7 3 5 GBR I CollinsGBR R Tinkler 4 3 7 7 6 HUN 1920 G DallosKingdom of Yugoslavia J Palada 6 6 5 5 2 NZL D BrownNZL J Gunn 1 7 2 3 FRA J BorotraFRA J Brugnon 6 9 6 ARG H EtchartARG A Russell 4 3 11 GBR D ButlerGBR D MacPhail 6 6 13 GBR I CollinsGBR R Tinkler 6 4 4 4 3 FRA J BorotraFRA J Brugnon 4 6 6 6 GBR D ButlerGBR D MacPhail 9 6 2 3 4 3 FRA J BorotraFRA J Brugnon 7 3 6 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals SUI Hector FisherSUI Boris Maneff 4 4 1 HUN 1920 Emil GáboriHUN 1920 Ottó Szigeti 6 6 6 GBR Reginald Bessemer-ClarkAUS Alan Coldham 4 2 2 GBR Eric PetersGBR Colin Ritchie 6 6 6 GBR Henry BillingtonGBR Pat Hughes 7 6 8 6 ROM Alexandru HamburgerAUS Garton Hone 9 3 6 3 USA 1912 Owen AndersonUSA 1912 Bill Robertson 0 3 2 GBR Edmund DavidGBR Herman David 6 6 6 GBR George GodsellGBR Pat Sherwood 6 6 6 MON Gaston MédécinEGY 1922 Andre Najar 1 3 0 GER Nazi Heinrich KleinschrothGRE old Georgios Nikolaides 2 3 6 4 POL 1928 Adam BaworowskiPOL 1928 Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 6 1 6 Q GBR CF HallGBR FG Hill 5 6 6 6 GBR Gordon FittGBR Jimmy Reddall 7 3 3 4 GBR Eric FilbyGBR Laurie Shaffi 3 3 2 2 USA 1912 Elwood CookeUSA 1912 Bobby Riggs 6 6 6 HUN 1920 E GáboriHUN 1920 O Szigeti 6 6 6 GBR E PetersGBR C Ritchie 2 4 3 GBR H BillingtonGBR P Hughes 6 6 10 GBR E DavidGBR H David 3 0 8 GBR G GodsellGBR P Sherwood 6 8 6 POL 1928 A BaworowskiPOL 1928 I Tłoczyński 2 6 3 Q GBR CF HallGBR FG Hill 2 1 3 2 USA 1912 E CookeUSA 1912 R Riggs 6 6 6 HUN 1920 E GáboriHUN 1920 O Szigeti 2 6 6 3 2 GBR H BillingtonGBR P Hughes 6 4 4 6 6 GBR G GodsellGBR P Sherwood 3 3 3 2 USA 1912 E CookeUSA 1912 R Riggs 6 6 6 GBR H BillingtonGBR P Hughes 3 6 8 2 9 2 USA 1912 E CookeUSA 1912 R Riggs 6 3 6 6 11 References External links 1939 MD Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's doubles