1967 Wimbledon Championships

November 2013 February 2020 1967 Wimbledon Championships 26 June – 8 July 81st Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club 301,896 Grass Grand Slam AUS John Newcombe USA Billie Jean King RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan USA Rosie Casals / USA Billie Jean King AUS Owen Davidson / USA Billie Jean King ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes NED Judith Salomé The 1967 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 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1967.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 128 23 It was the 81st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1967. John Newcombe and Billie Jean King won the singles titles. Launch of colour television The first colour television broadcast in the UK, as well as in Europe, took place on 1 July 1967, the first Saturday of the Championships, when, starting at 2 pm, four hours of live coverage of the Championships was shown on BBC2 presented by David Vine and with commentary from Keith Fordyce.From the Observer archive, 25 June 1967: Wimbledon's Watchmen https://www.theguardian.com/news/2012/jun/24/archive-1967-wimbledon-dan-maskell The Guardian (Observer) 24 June 2012Colour television in Britain https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/colour-television-britain/ National Science and Media Museum blog National Science and Media Museum The first match broadcast in colour was Cliff Drysdale against Roger Taylor and was played on the Centre Court. Additional colour broadcasts were made during the afternoons of the following week as well as 30-minute highlight programmes shown each evening.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 72, 483–484 23 Champions Seniors Men's singles 1967 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles AUS John Newcombe defeated FRG Wilhelm Bungert, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 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 1967 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles USA Billie Jean King defeated GBR Ann Jones, 6–3, 6–4 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 1967 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan defeated AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Ken Fletcher, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 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 1967 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles USA Rosie Casals / USA Billie Jean King defeated BRA 1960 Maria Bueno / USA Nancy Richey, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2 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 1967 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles AUS Owen Davidson / USA Billie Jean King defeated AUS Ken Fletcher / BRA 1960 Maria Bueno, 7–5, 6–2 Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Juniors Boys' singles 1967 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes defeated USA Mike Estep, 6–2, 6–0 Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1967 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles NED Judith Salomé defeated SWE Margaretta Strandberg, 6–4, 6–2 Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 See also Wimbledon Pro References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1967 French Championships Grand Slams 1967 U.S. National Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships