1937 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1937 Wimbledon Championships USA 1912 Don Budge GER Nazi Gottfried von Cramm 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 128 (10 Q Qualifiers) 8 grand slam 1937 Wimbledon Championships Don Budge defeated Gottfried von Cramm in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1937 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Fred Perry was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional at the end of the 1936 season. Seeds 1 8 USA 1912 Don Budge (champion) 2 1 GER Nazi Gottfried von Cramm (final) 3 6 GER Nazi Henner Henkel (quarterfinals) 4 3 GBR Bunny Austin (semifinals) 5 4 USA 1912 Bryan Grant (quarterfinals) 6 2 TCH Roderich Menzel (first round) 7 7 AUS Vivian McGrath (quarterfinals) 8 5 USA 1912 Frank Parker (semifinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 2 GER Nazi Gottfried von Cramm 6 8 3 2 6 AUS Jack Crawford 3 6 6 6 2 4 GBR Bunny Austin 6 7 6 5 USA 1912 Bryan Grant 1 5 4 8 USA 1912 Frank Parker 6 7 4 4 6 3 GER Nazi Henner Henkel 3 5 6 6 2 7 AUS Vivian McGrath 3 1 4 1 USA 1912 Don Budge 6 6 6 2 GER Nazi Gottfried von Cramm 8 6 12 6 4 GBR Bunny Austin 6 3 14 1 8 USA 1912 Frank Parker 6 4 4 1 1 USA 1912 Don Budge 2 6 6 6 2 GER Nazi Gottfried von Cramm 3 4 2 1 USA 1912 Don Budge 6 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 2 GER Nazi Gottfried von Cramm 3 6 6 6 GBR Jack Lysaght 6 1 2 0 LL GBR Raymond Fontes 2 1 1 GBR Raymond Tuckey 6 6 6 NED Tod Hughan 4 4 2 GBR Herman David 6 6 6 JPN 1870 Jiro Yamagishi 6 6 6 Q GBR Edward Hansom 0 0 0 GBR Frank Wilde 6 5 6 0 7 FRA Yvon Petra 3 7 4 6 5 GBR Bob Mulliken 3 2 3 Republic of China (1912-1949) Kho Sin-Kie 6 6 6 FRA Jacques Jamain 4 7 3 3 USA 1912 Gene Mako 6 5 6 6 BEL Léopold de Borman 6 4 1 SUI Hector Fisher 8 6 6 2 GER Nazi G von Cramm 6 6 6 GBR R Tuckey 2 0 4 GBR H David 1 4 3 JPN 1870 J Yamagishi 6 6 6 GBR F Wilde 4 6 2 6 3 Republic of China (1912-1949) S-K Kho 6 4 6 3 6 USA 1912 G Mako 6 6 6 SUI H Fisher 1 2 1 2 GER Nazi G von Cramm 6 6 3 6 JPN 1870 J Yamagishi 4 4 6 4 Republic of China (1912-1949) S-K Kho 6 1 2 4 USA 1912 G Mako 3 6 6 6 2 GER Nazi G von Cramm 6 6 6 USA 1912 G Mako 0 2 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 TCH Roderich Menzel 4 9 6 3 4 AUS Jack Crawford 6 7 4 6 6 NZL Buster Andrews 6 6 6 NOR Fritz Jenssen 1 2 1 USA 1912 Hal Surface 6 6 6 SWE Stig Mårtensson 0 2 1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Kukuljević 6 6 6 GBR Harold Hare 2 2 2 GBR Laurie Shaffi 6 6 12 USA 1912 Lawrence Hall 3 4 10 GBR Arnold England 8 3 3 Q GBR Derek Bull 10 6 6 BEL Jack Van den Eynde 4 6 6 6 IRL Henry Purcell 6 3 4 2 ITA 1861 Giorgio de Stefani 1 6 5 4 SAF 1928 Colin Eedes 6 2 7 6 AUS J Crawford 6 8 6 NZL E Andrews 4 6 1 USA 1912 H Surface 7 3 6 3 7 Kingdom of Yugoslavia F Kukuljević 5 6 2 6 9 GBR L Shaffi 6 6 8 6 Q GBR D Bull 4 4 10 3 BEL J Van den Eynde 7 6 6 SAF 1928 C Eedes 5 4 3 AUS J Crawford 6 6 10 Kingdom of Yugoslavia F Kukuljević 3 2 8 GBR L Shaffi 2 6 7 6 BEL J Van den Eynde 6 2 5 4 AUS J Crawford 6 6 8 GBR L Shaffi 4 3 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 GBR Bunny Austin 3 8 6 6 IRL George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 6 1 2 USA 1912 Wayne Sabin 6 6 6 GBR Dickie Ritchie 4 3 4 AUS John Bromwich 6 10 6 GBR John Comery 3 8 1 GRE old Georgios Nikolaides 0 9 5 SAF 1928 Vernon Kirby 6 11 7 GBR Gerry France 6 6 6 LL GBR JR Fawcus 4 1 4 Q GBR Maurice Lucking 5 3 3 GBR Harry Lee 7 6 6 AUS Alan Coldham 6 6 6 6 LL GBR HFC Horne 8 4 3 3 BEL André Lacroix 6 7 6 Q GBR Jimmy Reddall 2 5 3 4 GBR H Austin 6 6 6 USA 1912 W Sabin 2 3 0 AUS J Bromwich 7 2 6 6 SAF 1928 V Kirby 5 6 4 3 GBR G France 3 2 3 GBR H Lee 6 6 6 AUS A Coldham 2 5 4 BEL A Lacroix 6 7 6 4 GBR H Austin 6 4 6 8 AUS J Bromwich 2 6 0 6 GBR H Lee 6 4 2 4 BEL A Lacroix 4 6 6 6 4 GBR H Austin 6 7 6 BEL A Lacroix 4 5 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA 1912 Bryan Grant 6 6 7 Q GBR Jimmy Hunt 3 4 5 GBR Roland Morton 6 6 6 LL GBR Harry Rothwell 3 2 4 GBR Dennis Cook 2 5 2 GBR Norman Taylor 6 7 6 GBR Ted Avory 3 6 6 7 GBR John Collins 6 4 2 5 GBR Richard Turnbull 4 1 2 FRA Marcel Bernard 6 6 6 GBR Donald MacPhail 6 6 6 MON Vladimir Landau 4 1 1 NZL Alan Stedman 6 6 6 GBR Alan Brown 1 3 3 GBR Pat Sherwood 8 3 3 5 GBR Nigel Sharpe 6 6 6 7 5 USA 1912 B Grant 6 3 6 6 GBR R Morton 2 6 3 0 GBR N Taylor 3 6 4 7 5 GBR E Avory 6 4 6 5 7 FRA M Bernard 3 6 0 6 6 GBR D MacPhail 6 2 6 1 4 NZL A Stedman 6 6 0 GBR N Sharpe 4 4 0r 5 USA 1912 B Grant 6 6 2 6 GBR E Avory 3 4 6 2 FRA M Bernard 4 2 3 NZL A Stedman 6 6 6 5 USA 1912 B Grant 6 6 6 6 6 NZL A Stedman 4 8 1 4 3 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round Q GBR Malcolm Young 4 3 3 GBR Guy Cooper 6 6 6 (No citizenship) Daniel Prenn 7 6 6 USA 1912 Bill Robertson 5 1 2 BEL Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 6 6 6 GBR Henry Weatherall 4 1 0 GBR George Godsell 6 6 6 AUS Ronnie Boone 3 2 2 GBR Murray Deloford 11 6 6 4 7 GBR Gwyn Tuckett 13 0 3 6 5 GBR John Anderson 10 6 0 2 Q GBR Hugh Mackinnon 12 1 6 6 AUS Leonard King 5 1 4 FRA Jacques Brugnon 7 6 6 Republic of China (1912–1949) Ho Jin 1 1 3 8 USA 1912 Frank Parker 6 6 6 GBR G Cooper 1 2 4 (No citizenship) D Prenn 6 6 6 BEL P Geelhand de Merxem 7 3 4 2 GBR G Godsell 5 6 6 6 GBR M Deloford 6 3 6 5 6 Q GBR H Mackinnon 2 6 2 7 3 FRA J Brugnon 0 3 1 8 USA 1912 F Parker 6 6 6 (No citizenship) D Prenn 6 6 6 GBR G Godsell 4 1 2 GBR M Deloford 0 1 7 6 8 USA 1912 F Parker 6 6 5 8 (No citizenship) D Prenn 4 5 2 8 USA 1912 F Parker 6 7 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUT Georg von Metaxa 0 6 6 0 3 GBR Charles Hare 6 4 3 6 6 GBR Laddie Wheatcroft 0 3 6 3 GBR Henry Billington 6 6 1 6 GBR Brian Sturgeon 6 3 4 2 AUS Cliff Sproule 2 6 6 6 Q GBR Stan Clark 6 1 4 2 LL SAF 1928 Eustace Fannin 2 6 6 6 SUI Boris Maneff 3 3 2 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec 6 6 6 SWE Karl Schröder 6 6 6 Q GBR Edwin Barlow 2 0 3 FRA Georges Zarifi 3 6 4 5 GBR Bob Tinkler 6 2 6 7 GBR Leslie Newman 1 0 3 3 GER Nazi Henner Henkel 6 6 6 GBR C Hare 2 6 7 6 GBR H Billington 6 2 5 4 AUS C Sproule 5 6 6 6 0 LL SAF 1928 E Fannin 7 3 1 8 6 Kingdom of Yugoslavia F Punčec 10 6 6 SWE K Schröder 8 2 3 GBR R Tinkler 6 5 6 0 3 3 GER Nazi H Henkel 2 7 3 6 6 GBR C Hare 6 6 10 LL SAF 1928 E Fannin 0 1 8 Kingdom of Yugoslavia F Punčec 2 2 1 3 GER Nazi H Henkel 6 6 6 GBR C Hare 4 6 6 2 3 3 GER Nazi H Henkel 6 3 3 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round Q GBR Bert Whitney 5 4 0 Republic of China (1912–1949) Choy Wai-Chuen 7 6 6 GBR Ronnie Shayes 1 6 6 6 IRL George McVeagh 6 3 1 4 GBR Jack Harrison 4 4 9 ITA 1861 Ferruccio Quintavalle 6 6 11 USA 1912 Charles Harris 6 2 2 6 4 JPN 1870 Fumiteru Nakano 3 6 6 2 6 GBR Edmund David 7 6 4 4 10 GBR Ian Collins 5 3 6 6 8 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Josip Palada 2 2 6 6 6 GBR John Olliff 6 6 4 0 2 GBR Paul Partridge 1 2 8 NZL Dennis Coombe 6 6 10 SUI Max Ellmer 6 4 4 7 7 AUS Vivian McGrath 0 6 6 9 Republic of China (1912–1949) W-C Choy 3 6 7 5 1 GBR R Shayes 6 1 5 7 6 ITA 1861 F Quintavalle 1 3 6 4 JPN 1870 F Nakano 6 6 4 6 GBR E David 1 1 5 Kingdom of Yugoslavia J Palada 6 6 7 NZL D Coombe 3 3 7 2 7 AUS V McGrath 6 6 5 6 GBR R Shayes 6 10 6 6 JPN 1870 F Nakano 8 8 3 1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia J Palada 6 3 5 2 7 AUS V McGrath 4 6 7 6 GBR R Shayes 2 1 3 7 AUS V McGrath 6 6 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round TCH Ladislav Hecht 6 6 7 GBR Eric Filby 4 1 5 DEN Helge Plougmann 2 2 6 3 GBR Claude Lister 6 6 4 6 GBR Don Butler 6 5 6 6 GBR Eric Peters 3 7 2 2 GBR Henry Burrows 3 4 4 GBR Jimmy Jones 6 6 6 GBR Colin Ritchie 1 2 7 3 FRA Christian Boussus 6 6 5 6 GBR Bobby Meredith 4 2 2 NED Hans van Swol 6 6 6 GBR Cecil Betts 0 2 6 GBR Pat Hughes 6 6 8 SAF 1928 Norman Farquharson 3 2 1 1 USA 1912 Don Budge 6 6 6 TCH L Hecht 6 6 9 GBR C Lister 1 0 7 GBR D Butler 3 6 3 3 GBR C Jones 6 4 6 6 FRA C Boussus 6 6 6 NED A van Swol 2 1 2 GBR P Hughes 2 2 2 1 USA 1912 D Budge 6 6 6 TCH L Hecht 8 6 6 GBR C Jones 6 4 3 FRA C Boussus 1 4 2 1 USA 1912 D Budge 6 6 6 TCH L Hecht 4 2 2 1 USA 1912 D Budge 6 6 6 References External links 1937 MS 1937 French Championships Grand SlamsMen's Singles 1937 U.S. Championships Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles