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1939 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1939 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Sarah Fabyan
United States Alice Marble
Runners-upUnited States Helen Jacobs
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
Score6–1, 6–0
Details
Draw48 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1938 · Wimbledon Championships · 1946 →

Sarah Fabyan and Alice Marble successfully defended their title, defeating Helen Jacobs and Billie Yorke in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the Ladies' Doubles.[1][2]

Seeds

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01.   United States Sarah Fabyan / United States Alice Marble (champions)
02.   United States Helen Jacobs / United Kingdom Billie Yorke (final)
03.   Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska / France Simonne Mathieu (first round)
04.   United Kingdom Jean Nicoll / United Kingdom Betty Nuthall (semifinals)

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Sarah Fabyan
United States Alice Marble
4 6 6
Hungary Klára Somogyi
United States Grace Wheeler
6 0 0
1 United States Sarah Fabyan
United States Alice Marble
8 6
United Kingdom Freda Hammersley
United Kingdom Kay Stammers
6 3
United Kingdom Freda Hammersley
United Kingdom Kay Stammers
6 4 6
United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
United Kingdom Phyllis King
1 6 2
1 United States Sarah Fabyan
United States Alice Marble
6 6
2 United States Helen Jacobs
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
1 0
United Kingdom Nina Brown
United Kingdom Rita Jarvis
2 2
4 United Kingdom Jean Nicoll
United Kingdom Betty Nuthall
6 6
4 United Kingdom Jean Nicoll
United Kingdom Betty Nuthall
7 4 9
2 United States Helen Jacobs
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
5 6 11
United Kingdom Bernice Lumb
United Kingdom Margot Lumb
0 1
2 United States Helen Jacobs
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States Sarah Fabyan
United States Alice Marble
6 6
United Kingdom Helen Burr
United Kingdom Yvonne Law
1 1
1 United States S Fabyan
United States A Marble
6 6
United Kingdom S Noel
United Kingdom P O'Connell
3 2
United Kingdom Cecily Marriott
United Kingdom Madge Slaney
4 2
United Kingdom Susan Noel
United Kingdom Patsy O'Connell
6 6
1 United States S Fabyan
United States A Marble
4 6 6
Hungary K Somogyi
United States G Wheeler
6 0 0
United Kingdom Joan Marquis
United Kingdom Mona Riddell
4 8
United Kingdom Peggy Knight
United Kingdom Enid Sutton
6 10
United Kingdom P Knight
United Kingdom E Sutton
3 6 5
Hungary K Somogyi
United States G Wheeler
6 3 7
Hungary Klára Somogyi
United States Grace Wheeler
6 7
United Kingdom Gladys Brutton
United Kingdom Nancy Macpherson-Grant
4 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
France Simonne Mathieu
3 1
United Kingdom Freda Hammersley
United Kingdom Kay Stammers
6 6 United Kingdom W Hammersley
United Kingdom K Stammers
6 6
United Kingdom Audrey Roberts
United Kingdom Freda Underwood
6 9 United Kingdom A Roberts
United Kingdom F Underwood
0 1
United Kingdom Nancy Glover
United Kingdom Elsie Pittman
2 7 United Kingdom W Hammersley
United Kingdom K Stammers
6 6
Italy Wally San Donnino
Italy Vittoria Tonolli
6 3 6 Italy W San Donnino
Italy V Tonolli
2 2
United Kingdom Penny Durlac
United Kingdom Joan Strawson
2 6 2 Italy W San Donnino
Italy V Tonolli
6 4 6
Q United Kingdom Sheila Kenyon
United Kingdom Sally Stoney
6 3 6 Q United Kingdom S Kenyon
United Kingdom S Stoney
2 6 2
Norway Laila Schou Nilsen
United Kingdom Patience Thomson
2 6 0 United Kingdom W Hammersley
United Kingdom K Stammers
6 4 6
United States Dorothy Andrus
France Sylvie Henrotin
5 2 United Kingdom E Harvey
United Kingdom P King
1 6 2
United Kingdom Mary Cartwright
United Kingdom Dorothy Little
7 6 United Kingdom M Cartwright
United Kingdom D Little
6 2 6
Q United Kingdom Zoe Morse
United Kingdom Margot Parker
4 6 3 United Kingdom E Haylock
United Kingdom R Kirk
2 6 0
United Kingdom Elsa Haylock
United Kingdom Ruth Kirk
6 3 6 United Kingdom M Cartwright
United Kingdom D Little
5 9
United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
United Kingdom Phyllis King
6 6 United Kingdom E Harvey
United Kingdom P King
7 11
Q Republic of Ireland Pamela Goodwyn
Republic of Ireland Joy Myerscough
2 2 United Kingdom E Harvey
United Kingdom P King
6 6
United Kingdom Mary Norman
United Kingdom Betty Smith
4 6 1 United Kingdom B Cooke
United Kingdom M Stewart
2 0
United Kingdom Betty Cooke
United Kingdom Margot Stewart
6 1 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Q M Law
Belgium Beatrice Watson
2 1
United Kingdom Doris Howard
Belgium Josane de Meulemeester
6 6 United Kingdom D Howard
Belgium J de Meulemeester
5 4
United Kingdom Mary Hardwick
United Kingdom Peggy Scriven
6 4 8 United Kingdom M Hardwick
United Kingdom M Scriven
7 6
United Kingdom Evelyn Dearman
United Kingdom Joan Ingram
4 6 6 United Kingdom M Hardwick
United Kingdom M Scriven
3 6 6
Australia Thora Geddes
Germany Anneliese Ullstein
2 2 United Kingdom N Brown
United Kingdom R Jarvis
6 3 8
United Kingdom Nina Brown
United Kingdom Rita Jarvis
6 6 United Kingdom N Brown
United Kingdom R Jarvis
4 6 6
United Kingdom Mary Sargeant
United Kingdom Rosemary Smith
6 6 United Kingdom M Sargeant
United Kingdom R Smith
6 4 1
United Kingdom Thelma Jarvis
United Kingdom Gladys Southwell
2 2 United Kingdom N Brown
United Kingdom R Jarvis
2 2
Romania Magda Berescu
Greece Phyllis Xydis
3 2 4 United Kingdom J Nicoll
United Kingdom B Nuthall
6 6
Q United Kingdom Alex McKelvie
United Kingdom Audrey Wenyon
6 6 Q United Kingdom A McKelvie
United Kingdom A Wenyon
2 4
United Kingdom Betty Batt
United Kingdom Audrey Cardinall
6 6 United Kingdom E Batt
United Kingdom A Cardinall
6 6
Germany Thilde Dietz
Germany Inge Schumann
1 1 United Kingdom E Batt
United Kingdom A Cardinall
1 3
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Alicia Florian
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Hella Kovač
7 2 4 United Kingdom J Nicoll
United Kingdom B Nuthall
6 6
United Kingdom Pamela Morison
United Kingdom Betty Uber
9 6 United Kingdom P Morison
United Kingdom E Uber
6 0
United Kingdom Muriel Harris
United Kingdom Mary Whitmarsh
4 3 4 United Kingdom J Nicoll
United Kingdom B Nuthall
8 6
4 United Kingdom Jean Nicoll
United Kingdom Betty Nuthall
6 6

The nationality of Miss M Law is unknown.

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Bernice Lumb
United Kingdom Margot Lumb
6 1 6
United Kingdom Jean Saunders
United Kingdom Valerie Scott
2 6 4
United Kingdom B Lumb
United Kingdom M Lumb
7 6
France C St. Omer Roy
Luxembourg A Weiwers
5 3
United Kingdom Betty Clements
United Kingdom Diana Wood
3 6 3
France Cosette St. Omer Roy
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
6 3 6
United Kingdom B Lumb
United Kingdom M Lumb
0 1
2 United States H Jacobs
United Kingdom A Yorke
6 6
United Kingdom Rosemary Thomas
United Kingdom Mollie Trouncer
6 3
Netherlands Madzy Couquerque
France Suzanne Pannetier
8 6
Netherlands M Couquerque
France S Pannetier
1 6 4
2 United States H Jacobs
United Kingdom A Yorke
6 4 6
United Kingdom Peggy Pleydell Bouverie
United Kingdom Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
2 3
2 United States Helen Jacobs
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships by John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001
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