1951 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1951 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Frank Sedgman
United States Doris Hart
Runners-upAustralia Mervyn Rose
Australia Nancye Bolton
Score7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw80 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Eric Sturgess and Louise Brough were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Mervyn Rose and Nancye Bolton.

Frank Sedgman and Doris Hart defeated Rose and Bolton in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1951 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Seeds

01.   South Africa Eric Sturgess / United States Louise Brough (semifinals)
02.   Australia Frank Sedgman / United States Doris Hart (champions)
03.   Australia Ken McGregor / United States Margaret Osborne (semifinals)
04.   Sweden Sven Davidson / United States Shirley Fry (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 South Africa Eric Sturgess
United States Louise Brough
6 6
Hungary József Asbóth
Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy
2 3
1 South Africa Eric Sturgess
United States Louise Brough
5 2
Australia Mervyn Rose
Australia Nancye Bolton
7 6
4 Sweden Sven Davidson
United States Shirley Fry
3 7
Australia Mervyn Rose
Australia Nancye Bolton
6 9
Australia Mervyn Rose
Australia Nancye Bolton
5 3
2 Australia Frank Sedgman
United States Doris Hart
7 6
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish
United Kingdom Jean Quertier
3 7
3 Australia Ken McGregor
United States Margaret duPont
6 9
3 Australia Ken McGregor
United States Margaret duPont
2 6 3
2 Australia Frank Sedgman
United States Doris Hart
6 4 6
United Kingdom Tommy Anderson
United Kingdom Anne Layfield
0 2
2 Australia Frank Sedgman
United States Doris Hart
6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 South Africa Eric Sturgess
United States Louise Brough
6 6
South Africa Robert Connor
United Kingdom Wendy Stork
1 1
1 South Africa E Sturgess
United States L Brough
6 6
South Africa D Samaai
United Kingdom G Lines
2 3
South Africa David Samaai
United Kingdom Gladys Lines
4 6 6
South Africa David Lurie
United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate
6 3 2
1 South Africa E Sturgess
United States L Brough
5 6 6
South Africa N Cockburn
South Africa B Bartlett
7 2 2
Philippines Felicisimo Ampon
United States Gloria Butler
6 3
South Africa Nigel Cockburn
South Africa Beryl Bartlett
8 6
South Africa N Cockburn
South Africa B Bartlett
6 6
Austria A Huber
Austria E Broz
2 2
Austria Freddie Huber
Austria Elizabeth Broz
7 2 6
Q United Kingdom Warwick Shute
United Kingdom Denise Collier
5 6 2

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Republic of Ireland Guy Jackson
Republic of Ireland Maeve Downey
11 1
Hungary József Asbóth
Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy
13 6
Hungary J Asbóth
Hungary Z Körmöczy
2 6 6
Australia P Cawthorn
United Kingdom J Trower
6 3 4
Australia Peter Cawthorn
United Kingdom Jean Trower
7 5 6
Norway Sverre Lie
Norway Ruth Haukenes
5 7 1
Hungary J Asbóth
Hungary Z Körmöczy
6 6
Canada L Main
United Kingdom B Knapp
1 3
Canada Brendan Macken
United States Pat Todd
w/o
France Philippe Chatrier
France Jacqueline Marcellin
France P Chatrier
France J Marcellin
6 3 3
Canada L Main
United Kingdom B Knapp
2 6 6
Q United States Jack Morison
United Kingdom Billie Woodgate
6 0 3
Canada Lorne Main
United Kingdom Barbara Knapp
4 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Sweden Sven Davidson
United States Shirley Fry
9 6
United States Ham Richardson
United States Betty Rosenquest
7 1
4 Sweden S Davidson
United States S Fry
6 6
Dominion of Ceylon D Scharenguivel
United Kingdom P Bocquet
4 1
Dominion of Ceylon Doug Scharenguivel
United Kingdom Pam Bocquet
9 6
Belgium Jacques Peten
Switzerland Alice Charbonnier
7 2
4 Sweden S Davidson
United States S Fry
6 6
India N Kumar
United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott
4 1
India Naresh Kumar
United Kingdom Peggy Dawson-Scott
3 6 6
United Kingdom Gerry Oakley
United Kingdom Betty Coutts
6 4 1
India N Kumar
United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott
6 6
United Kingdom A Roberts
United Kingdom S Partridge
2 3
United Kingdom Paddy Roberts
United Kingdom Susan Partridge
6 6
Hungary András Kálmán
United Kingdom Noelle Knight
3 4

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Czechoslovakia Milan Matouš
Czechoslovakia Helena Matouš
6 4 8
Italy Giovanni Cucelli
Italy Nicla Migliori
3 6 6 Czechoslovakia M Matouš
Czechoslovakia H Matouš
6 7
Belgium Jacques Brichant
Belgium Christiane Mercelis
3 6 6 Belgium J Brichant
Belgium C Mercelis
2 5
United Kingdom Herman David
United Kingdom Nancy Glover
6 3 4 Czechoslovakia M Matouš
Czechoslovakia H Matouš
4 4
Czechoslovakia Bohuslav Hykš
United Kingdom Alex McKelvie
1 3 United Kingdom A Mottram
United Kingdom J Mottram
6 6
United Kingdom Cliff Hovell
United Kingdom Mary Halford
6 6 United Kingdom C Hovell
United Kingdom M Halford
1 2
United Kingdom Tony Mottram
United Kingdom Joy Mottram
6 6 United Kingdom A Mottram
United Kingdom J Mottram
6 6
France Jean Borotra
United Kingdom Kay Tuckey
4 1 United Kingdom A Mottram
United Kingdom J Mottram
3 5
United Kingdom Roland Carter
United Kingdom Effie Peters
0 2 Australia M Rose
Australia N Bolton
6 7
Australia Mervyn Rose
Australia Nancye Bolton
6 6 Australia M Rose
Australia N Bolton
6 6
United Kingdom Harold Marsland
United Kingdom Evelyn Moeller
6 6 United Kingdom H Marsland
United Kingdom E Moeller
0 4
United Kingdom Tadeusz Slawek
United Kingdom Helen Proudfoot
3 4 Australia M Rose
Australia N Bolton
7 11
Sweden Staffan Stockenberg
United Kingdom Freda Hammersley
7 7 Sweden T Johansson
Sweden B Gullbrandsson-Sandén
5 9
New Zealand Dennis Coombe
United Kingdom Betty Wilford
5 5 Sweden S Stockenberg
United Kingdom W Hammersley
3 5
United Kingdom Henry Billington
United Kingdom Susan Billington
6 7 3 Sweden T Johansson
Sweden B Gullbrandsson-Sandén
6 7
Sweden Torsten Johansson
Sweden Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén
4 9 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q United Kingdom Don Paton
United Kingdom Judy Wallace
6 8
United Kingdom Howard Walton
United Kingdom Vera Thomas
1 6 Q United Kingdom D Paton
United Kingdom J Wallace
2 6 3
South Africa Russell Seymour
Australia Clare Proctor
1 3 Australia D Candy
United Kingdom M Gordon
6 4 6
Australia Don Candy
United Kingdom Margot Gordon
6 6 Australia D Candy
United Kingdom M Gordon
8 3
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish
United Kingdom Jean Quertier
6 6 United Kingdom G Paish
United Kingdom J Quertier
10 6
United Kingdom Jack Deloford
United Kingdom Joan Curry
2 1 United Kingdom G Paish
United Kingdom J Quertier
6 6
Q United Kingdom Derrick Lester
United Kingdom Gertrude Preston
0 3 Switzerland J Spitzer
Switzerland V Rigollet
0 4
Switzerland Jost Spitzer
Switzerland Violette Rigollet
6 6 United Kingdom G Paish
United Kingdom J Quertier
6 6 6
South Africa Norman Farquharson
South Africa Frances Farquharson
4 5 Brazil A Vieira
United States B Davidson
8 2 4
South Africa Sydney Levy
Argentina Mary Terán de Weiss
6 7 South Africa S Levy
Argentina M Terán de Weiss
6 6 6
United Kingdom John Horn
United Kingdom Pat Lewis
6 7 United Kingdom J Horn
United Kingdom P Lewis
3 8 4
United Kingdom Leslie Cater
United Kingdom Leonie Brighton
3 5 South Africa S Levy
Argentina M Terán de Weiss
2 9
Philippines Cesar Carmona
United Kingdom Gem Hoahing
6 6 Brazil A Vieira
United States B Davidson
6 11
Q United Kingdom Darrell Shaw
United Kingdom Pat Harrison
0 3 Philippines C Carmona
United Kingdom C Hoahing
0 3
Canada Henri Rochon
United Kingdom Elsie Phillips
2 1 Brazil A Vieira
United States B Davidson
6 6
Brazil Armando Vieira
United States Barbara Davidson
6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States Gene Garrett
United Kingdom Joy Hibbert
6 8
South Africa Abe Segal
United Kingdom Molly Blair
4 6
United States W Garrett
United Kingdom J Hibbert
8 7
United Kingdom M Deloford
United States A McGuire
6 5
United Kingdom Murray Deloford
United States Arvilla McGuire
France Paul Rémy
France Nelly Adamson
w/o
United States W Garrett
United Kingdom J Hibbert
1 0
3 Australia K McGregor
United States M duPont
6 6
United Kingdom Mike Lloyd
United Kingdom Joey Lloyd
3 4
Argentina Heraldo Weiss
Netherlands Nel Hermsen
6 6
Argentina H Weiss
Netherlands P Hermsen
0 4
3 Australia K McGregor
United States M duPont
6 6
Poland Czesław Spychała
United Kingdom Bea Walter
1 7 3
3 Australia Ken McGregor
United States Margaret duPont
6 5 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Ron Statham
United Kingdom Helen Fletcher
6 3 6
Australia Don Tregonning
United Kingdom Rosemary Bulleid
4 6 1
United Kingdom R Statham
United Kingdom H Fletcher
6 1 3
Netherlands H van Swol
United Kingdom J Walker-Smith
2 6 6
Netherlands Hans van Swol
United Kingdom Jean Walker-Smith
6 6
India Jimmay Mehta
United Kingdom Janet Morgan
3 2
Netherlands H van Swol
United Kingdom J Walker-Smith
w/o
United Kingdom T Anderson
United Kingdom A Layfield
United Kingdom Headley Baxter
United Kingdom Pat Ward
4 1
United Kingdom John Barrett
United Kingdom Margaret Emerson
6 6
United Kingdom J Barrett
United Kingdom M Emerson
0 6 1
United Kingdom T Anderson
United Kingdom A Layfield
6 4 6
United Kingdom Tommy Anderson
United Kingdom Anne Layfield
Italy Marcello del Bello
Italy Manuela Bologna
w/o

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Netherlands Ivo Rinkel
Netherlands Mrs MA Schmier
Philippines Raymundo Deyro
United States Nancy Chaffee
w/o
Netherlands I Rinkel
Netherlands Mrs MA Schmier
8 6
United Kingdom D Bull
United Kingdom P O'Connell
6 4
South Africa Leon Norgarb
Australia Thelma Long
w/o
United Kingdom Derek Bull
United Kingdom Patsy O'Connell
Netherlands I Rinkel
Netherlands Mrs MA Schmier
0 1
2 Australia F Sedgman
United States D Hart
6 6
United Kingdom Claude Lister
United Kingdom Thelma Lister
0 2
India Narendra Nath
United States Althea Gibson
6 6
India N Nath
United States A Gibson
6 6
2 Australia F Sedgman
United States D Hart
8 8
United States Hal Burrows
United States Beverly Baker
1 1
2 Australia Frank Sedgman
United States Doris Hart
6 6

References

  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.