1959 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Tennis tournament April 2022 1959 Wimbledon Championships s USA 1912 Jeanne Arth USA 1912 Darlene Hard USA 1912 Beverly Fleitz GBR Christine Truman 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 48 (4 Q Qualifiers) 4 grand slam 1959 Wimbledon Championships Maria Bueno and Althea Gibson were the defending champions, but Gibson was ineligible to compete after turning professional. Bueno partnered with Janet Hopps but lost in the first round to Beverly Fleitz and Christine Truman. Jeanne Arth and Darlene Hard defeated Fleitz and Truman in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 to win the ladies doubles tennis title at the 1959 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Seeds 1 1 USA 1912 Jeanne Arth / USA 1912 Darlene Hard (champions) 2 4 MEX 1934 Yola Ramírez / MEX 1934 Rosie Reyes (semifinals) 3 3 USA 1912 Beverly Fleitz / GBR Christine Truman (final) 4 2 SAF 1928 Sandra Reynolds / SAF 1928 Renée Schuurman (semifinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA 1912 Jeanne ArthUSA 1912 Darlene Hard 6 6 FRA Susan ChatrierGBR Anne Shilcock 0 1 4 SAF 1928 Sandra ReynoldsSAF 1928 Renée Schuurman 5 6 6 GBR Ann HaydonGBR Angela Mortimer 7 4 1 USA 1912 Karol FagerosAUS Margaret Hellyer 4 1 3 USA 1912 Beverly FleitzGBR Christine Truman 6 6 FRG Edda BudingFRG Ilse Buding 2 3 2 MEX 1934 Yola RamírezMEX 1934 Rosie Reyes 6 6 1 USA 1912 Jeanne ArthUSA 1912 Darlene Hard 6 6 4 SAF 1928 Sandra ReynoldsSAF 1928 Renée Schuurman 0 2 3 USA 1912 Beverly FleitzGBR Christine Truman 8 6 2 MEX 1934 Yola RamírezMEX 1934 Rosie Reyes 6 1 1 USA 1912 Jeanne ArthUSA 1912 Darlene Hard 2 6 6 3 USA 1912 Beverly FleitzGBR Christine Truman 6 2 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA 1912 Jeanne ArthUSA 1912 Darlene Hard 6 6 GBR Deidre CattGBR Jenny Trewby 1 1 GBR Carole LevyAUS D McCamley 6 8 YUG Jelena GenčićAUT Sonja Pachta 4 6 FRA Susan ChatrierGBR Anne Shilcock 6 6 GBR Julie LinternGBR Jenny Young 3 3 Q GBR Loana BishopGBR Mrs FA Devitt 3 0 AUS Norma MarshAUS Dawn Thomas 6 6 1 USA 1912 J ArthUSA 1912 D Hard 6 6 GBR C LevyAUS D McCamley 2 0 FRA S ChatrierGBR A Shilcock 6 6 AUS N MarshAUS D Thomas 4 4 1 USA 1912 J ArthUSA 1912 D Hard 6 6 FRA S ChatrierGBR A Shilcock 0 1 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 SAF 1928 Sandra ReynoldsSAF 1928 Renée Schuurman 6 6 AUS Nell HopmanCAN 1957 Hanna Sladek 2 4 AUS Margaret CarterGBR Pat Hird 6 6 IRL Gene HoganIRL Eleanor O'Neill 0 3 GBR Bea WalterGBR Billie Woodgate 5 6 5 FRG Erika LaunertFRG Renate Ostermann 7 4 7 NZL Ruia MorrisonNZL Pat Nettleton 6 6 USA 1912 Mimi ArnoldUSA 1912 Linda Vail 4 0 GBR Rita BentleyGBR Pauline Edwards 1 4 GBR Jill RookGBR Caroline Yates-Bell 6 6 URS 1955 Anna DmitrievaGBR Elaine Shenton 1 3 GBR Hazel CheadleGBR Gem Hoahing 6 6 GBR Ann HaydonGBR Angela Mortimer 6 6 Q GBR Honor ClarkeGBR Vivienne Cox 1 1 FRA Paule CourteixFRA Jacqueline Rees-Lewis 2 3 USA 1912 Belmar GundersonUSA 1912 Ruth Jeffery 6 6 4 SAF 1928 S ReynoldsSAF 1928 R Schuurman 6 6 AUS M CarterGBR P Hird 1 3 FRG E LaunertFRG R Ostermann 1 6 5 NZL R MorrisonNZL P Nettleton 6 2 7 GBR J RookGBR C Yates-Bell 10 5 6 GBR H CheadleGBR C Hoahing 8 7 8 GBR A HaydonGBR A Mortimer 6 6 USA 1912 B GundersonUSA 1912 R Jeffery 2 3 4 SAF 1928 S ReynoldsSAF 1928 R Schuurman 6 6 6 NZL R MorrisonNZL P Nettleton 8 2 1 GBR H CheadleGBR C Hoahing 1 2 GBR A HaydonGBR A Mortimer 6 6 4 SAF 1928 S ReynoldsSAF 1928 R Schuurman 5 6 6 GBR A HaydonGBR A Mortimer 7 4 1 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Sheila ArmstrongGBR Margaret O'Donnell 6 3 6 IRL June ByrneIRL Mary O'Sullivan 4 6 2 USA 1912 Carmen LampeESP 1945 Mary Terán de Weiss 0 4 Q GBR Angela SilkGBR Carol Webb 6 6 USA 1912 Karol FagerosAUS Margaret Hellyer 3 6 6 USA 1912 Sally MooreUSA 1912 Gwyn Thomas 6 4 3 AUS Fay MullerAUS Mary Reitano 6 6 SWE Ulla HultkrantzUSA 1912 Pat Stewart 0 2 NED Fredy MarinkelleNED Marjan Moritz 10 7 2 ESP 1945 Pilar BarrilESP 1945 Alicia Guri 12 5 6 GBR Katherine ClissettUSA 1912 Betsy Lester 4 7 GBR Rosemary DelofordGBR Pat Wheeler 6 9 ITA Silvana LazzarinoITA Lea Pericoli 4 2 FRA Florence de la CourtieBEL Christiane Mercelis 6 6 BRA 1889 Maria BuenoUSA 1912 Janet Hopps 5 4 3 USA 1912 Beverly FleitzGBR Christine Truman 7 6 GBR S ArmstrongGBR M O'Donnell 6 6 GBR A SilkGBR C Webb 3 3 USA 1912 K FagerosAUS M Hellyer 6 4 6 AUS F MullerAUS M Reitano 4 6 4 ESP 1945 P BarrilESP 1945 A Guri 1 6 3 GBR R DelofordGBR P Wheeler 6 2 6 FRA F de la CourtieBEL C Mercelis 2 2 3 USA 1912 B FleitzGBR C Truman 6 6 GBR S ArmstrongGBR M O'Donnell 5 4 USA 1912 K FagerosAUS M Hellyer 7 6 GBR R DelofordGBR P Wheeler 4 2 3 USA 1912 B FleitzGBR C Truman 6 6 USA 1912 K FagerosAUS M Hellyer 4 1 3 USA 1912 B FleitzGBR C Truman 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRG Edda BudingFRG Ilse Buding 6 10 GBR Gill EvansGBR Pauline Roberts 1 8 SAF 1928 Joan CrossSAF 1928 Marlene Gerson 7 8 Q GBR Jenny WagstaffGBR Bobbie Wilson 5 6 TCH Věra PužejováGBR Pat Ward 5 6 8 USA 1912 Joan JohnsonUSA 1912 GD Shepard 7 3 6 DEN Lisa Gram-AndersenDEN Ulla Rise 0 4 2 MEX 1934 Yola RamírezMEX 1934 Rosie Reyes 6 6 FRG E BudingFRG I Buding 6 3 6 SAF 1928 J CrossSAF 1928 M Gerson 3 6 4 TCH V PužejováGBR P Ward 3 6 3 2 MEX 1934 Y RamírezMEX 1934 R Reyes 6 1 6 FRG E BudingFRG I Buding 2 3 2 MEX 1934 Y RamírezMEX 1934 R Reyes 6 6 References External links 1959 LD Women's 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