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1947 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

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Girls' singles
1947 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionBelgium Geneviève Domken
Runner-upSweden Birgit Wallen
Score6–1, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Geneviève Domken defeated B Wallen in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the inaugural Girls' Singles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Final
Belgium Geneviève Domken 6 6
Sweden Birgit Wallen 1 4

Group A

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  Belgium G Domken Switzerland Fery Belgium D Holter Sorensen Greece M Akrivou RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
Belgium Geneviève Domken 5–4 6–3 8–1 3–0 3–0 19–8 1
Switzerland Miss Fery 4–5 6–3 8–1 2–1 2–1 18–9 2
Belgium D Holter Sorensen 3–6 3–6 6–3 1–2 1–2 12–15 3
Greece M Akrivou 1–8 1–8 3–6 0–4 0–4 5–22 4

Group B

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  Sweden B Wallen Greece Voultzos Netherlands Vorenkamp Denmark Henriksen RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
Sweden Birgit Wallen 5–4 8–1 6–3 3–0 3–0 19–8 1
Greece Miss Voultzos 4–5 5–4 7–2 2–1 2–1 16–11 2
Netherlands Miss Vorenkamp 1–8 4–5 4–5 0–3 0–3 9–18 4
Denmark Miss Henriksen 3–6 2–7 5–4 1–2 1–2 10–17 3

References

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  1. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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