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1949 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
1949 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsSouth Africa Eric Sturgess
South Africa Sheila Summers
Runners-upAustralia John Bromwich
United States Louise Brough
Score9–7, 9–11, 7–5
Details
Draw80 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1948 · Wimbledon Championships · 1950 →

Eric Sturgess and Sheila Summers defeated the defending champions John Bromwich and Louise Brough in the final, 9–7, 9–11, 7–5 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1949 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Seeds

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01.   Australia John Bromwich / United States Louise Brough (final)
02.   Australia Bill Sidwell / United States Margaret Osborne (semifinals)
03.   United States Bob Falkenburg / United States Gussie Moran (withdrew)
04.   South Africa Eric Sturgess / South Africa Sheila Summers (champions)

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 Australia John Bromwich
United States Louise Brough
3 9 6
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish
United Kingdom Jean Quertier
6 7 0
1 Australia John Bromwich
United States Louise Brough
6 6
Australia George Worthington
Australia Thelma Long
1 2
Sweden Torsten Johansson
Sweden Birgit Gullbrandsson
7 1
Australia George Worthington
Australia Thelma Long
9 6
1 Australia John Bromwich
United States Louise Brough
7 11 5
4 South Africa Eric Sturgess
South Africa Sheila Summers
9 9 7
Australia Geoff Brown
Australia Joyce Fitch
6 4 3
4 South Africa Eric Sturgess
South Africa Sheila Summers
3 6 6
4 South Africa Eric Sturgess
South Africa Sheila Summers
6 7 6
2 Australia Bill Sidwell
United States Margaret duPont
4 9 3
United Kingdom Tony Mottram
United Kingdom Joy Gannon
1 4
2 Australia Bill Sidwell
United States Margaret duPont
6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia John Bromwich
United States Louise Brough
6 6
India Subba Sawhney
United Kingdom Jean Walker-Smith
0 0
1 Australia J Bromwich
United States L Brough
6 6
New Zealand D Coombe
United Kingdom M Blair
2 2
New Zealand Dennis Coombe
United Kingdom Molly Blair
Hungary Kálmán Fehér
Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy
w/o
1 Australia J Bromwich
United States L Brough
6 6
United Kingdom D Butler
United Kingdom E Hilton
0 3
Norway Thorgny Haanes
United States Virginia Boyer
4 0
Republic of Ireland George McVeagh
United Kingdom Gay Chandler
6 6
Republic of Ireland George McVeagh
United Kingdom G Chandler
2 5
United Kingdom D Butler
United Kingdom E Hilton
6 7
United Kingdom Don Butler
United Kingdom Betty Hilton
6 5 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec
Belgium Francine Isaac
3 7 1

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Republic of Ireland Cyril Kemp
Republic of Ireland Betty Lombard
6 6 4
Egypt Adli El Shafei
South Africa Betsy Venter
0 8 6
Egypt A El Shafei
South Africa B Venter
6 4
Chile R Balbiers
United States S Fry
8 6
Austria Hans Redl
Austria Hilde Doleschell
6 2 2
Chile Ricardo Balbiers
United States Shirley Fry
4 6 6
Chile R Balbiers
United States S Fry
4 1
United Kingdom G Paish
United Kingdom J Quertier
6 6
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish
United Kingdom Jean Quertier
6 6
Egypt Stephen Nimr
United Kingdom Freda Hammersley
0 2
United Kingdom G Paish
United Kingdom J Quertier
6 6
United Kingdom C Lister
United Kingdom E Peters
2 3
United Kingdom Claude Lister
United Kingdom Effie Peters
7 6
United Kingdom Gerry Oakley
United Kingdom Patsy Rodgers
5 3

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States Bob Falkenburg
United States Gussie Moran
w/o
Argentina Heraldo Weiss
Argentina Mary Terán de Weiss
Argentina H Weiss
Argentina M Terán de Weiss
6 6
United Kingdom L Proctor
United Kingdom N Feiron
2 4
United Kingdom Laurie Proctor
United Kingdom Nathalie Feiron
6 4 6
Egypt Eddie Mandelbaum
Spain María Josefa de Riba
3 6 4
Argentina H Weiss
Argentina M Terán de Weiss
3 7 5
Sweden T Johansson
Sweden B Gullbrandsson
6 5 7
Sweden Torsten Johansson
Sweden Birgit Gullbrandsson
3 6 8
Belgium Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
United Kingdom Joy Hibbert
6 4 6
Sweden T Johansson
Sweden B Gullbrandsson
6 5 6
France P Rémy
France N Adamson
4 7 3
United Kingdom GI Bayley
United Kingdom Betty Coutts
3 6 3
France Paul Rémy
France Nelly Adamson
6 3 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
France Robert Abdesselam
France Anne-Marie Seghers
3 3
Australia Frank Sedgman
United Kingdom Kay Menzies
6 6 Australia F Sedgman
United Kingdom K Menzies
6 6
United Kingdom Headley Baxter
United Kingdom Peggy Dawson-Scott
6 6 10 United Kingdom H Baxter
United Kingdom P Dawson-Scott
4 3
France Christian Grandet
United States Arvilla McGuire
8 1 8 Australia F Sedgman
United Kingdom K Menzies
6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić
Netherlands Nel Hermsen
6 6 South Africa N Cockburn
South Africa E Watermeyer
1 4
New Zealand Buster Andrews
United Kingdom Phyllis King
1 0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Mitić
Netherlands P Hermsen
4 4
Q United Kingdom Warwick Shute
United Kingdom Laura Morgan
2 4 South Africa N Cockburn
South Africa E Watermeyer
6 6
South Africa Nigel Cockburn
South Africa Toots Watermeyer
6 6 Australia F Sedgman
United Kingdom K Menzies
6 4 8
Poland Ernest Wittmann
United Kingdom Billie Woodgate
6 3 7 Australia G Worthington
Australia T Long
3 6 10
Q South Africa David Samaai
Egypt Meg Buxton-Knight
4 6 5 Poland E Wittmann
United Kingdom R Woodgate
6 7
Switzerland Hans Huonder
Czechoslovakia Edith Sutz
2 4 United Kingdom H David
United Kingdom N Glover
3 5
United Kingdom Herman David
United Kingdom Nancy Glover
6 6 Poland E Wittmann
United Kingdom R Woodgate
3 2
Denmark Bent Koželuh
United Kingdom Gladys Lines
2 1 Australia G Worthington
Australia T Long
6 6
Australia George Worthington
Australia Thelma Long
6 6 Australia G Worthington
Australia T Long
France Robert Colin
France Jacqueline Boutin
6 6 France R Colin
France J Boutin
Q United Kingdom Mike Lloyd
United Kingdom Joey David
2 4

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Douglas Snart
United Kingdom Wendy Stork
4 1
Czechoslovakia Milan Matouš
Czechoslovakia Helena Straubeová
6 6 Czechoslovakia M Matouš
Czechoslovakia H Straubeová
6 6
United Kingdom Roland Carter
United Kingdom Enid Andrews
3 3 Switzerland R Buser
Switzerland V Rigollet
4 4
Switzerland René Buser
Switzerland Violette Rigollet
6 6 Czechoslovakia M Matouš
Czechoslovakia H Straubeová
8 8
France Jean Borotra
France Colette Boegner
6 6 France J Borotra
France C Boegner
6 6
Spain Jaime Bartroli
Spain MI Maier
0 4 France J Borotra
France C Boegner
6 12
United Kingdom Tim Lewis
United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate
6 6 United Kingdom N Lewis
United Kingdom G Woodgate
4 10
Egypt Mahmoud Talaat
Egypt Georgina Greiss
3 4 Czechoslovakia M Matouš
Czechoslovakia H Straubeová
0 4
Australia Geoff Brown
Australia Joyce Fitch
Australia G Brown
Australia J Fitch
6 6
Poland Władysław Skonecki
United Kingdom Louise Anderson
w/o Australia G Brown
Australia J Fitch
6 6
Q United Kingdom Leslie Cater
United Kingdom Leonie Brighton
6 6 6 Q United Kingdom L Cater
United Kingdom L Brighton
2 3
United Kingdom Paddy Roberts
United Kingdom Joan Curry
2 8 4 Australia G Brown
Australia J Fitch
6 7
United Kingdom Henry Billington
United Kingdom Susan Billington
7 6 Australia A Coldham
United Kingdom P O'Connell
2 5
United Kingdom Roy Mansell
United Kingdom Edith Middleton
5 4 United Kingdom H Billington
United Kingdom S Billington
3 5
Q United Kingdom Peter Hare
United Kingdom Elsie Phillips
6 3 2 Australia A Coldham
United Kingdom P O'Connell
6 7
Australia Alan Coldham
United Kingdom Patsy O'Connell
1 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Derek Bull
United Kingdom Betty Wilford
5 6 13
Egypt Marcel Coen
Belgium Miriamme de Borman
7 3 11
United Kingdom D Bull
United Kingdom E Wilford
6 4 1
Philippines F Ampon
United States G Butler
2 6 6
Philippines Felicisimo Ampon
United States Gloria Butler
6 6
France Jacques Thomas
France Jacqueline Marcellin
2 1
Philippines F Ampon
United States G Butler
3 2
4 South Africa E Sturgess
South Africa S Summers
6 6
United Kingdom John Fulton
United Kingdom Lesley Fulton
4 4
South Africa Eustace Fannin
United States Helen Rihbany
6 6
South Africa E Fannin
United States H Rihbany
2 1
4 South Africa E Sturgess
South Africa S Summers
6 6
United Kingdom Tommy Anderson
United Kingdom Gem Hoahing
2 2
4 South Africa Eric Sturgess
South Africa Sheila Summers
6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Poland Czesław Spychała
United Kingdom Bea Carris
6 3 3
United Kingdom Tony Mottram
United Kingdom Joy Gannon
4 6 6
United Kingdom A Mottram
United Kingdom J Gannon
6 6
Italy M del Bello
Italy A Bossi
2 2
United Kingdom Cliff Hovell
United States Rita Anderson
5 6 3
Italy Marcello del Bello
Italy Annelise Bossi
7 3 6
United Kingdom A Mottram
United Kingdom J Gannon
6 4 7
Romania A Hamburger
United Kingdom K Tuckey
2 6 5
Poland Ignacy Tłoczyński
Kenya Sheila Dowdeswell
3 6
Romania Alexandru Hamburger
United Kingdom Kay Tuckey
6 8
Romania A Hamburger
United Kingdom K Tuckey
6 2 6
Norway N-E Hessen
Norway L Schou Nilsen
3 6 4
United Kingdom Guy Cooper
Sweden Mary Lagerborg
1 1
Norway Nils-Erik Hessen
Norway Laila Schou Nilsen
6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
South Africa Sydney Levy
United Kingdom Molly Stone
3 4
Netherlands Hans van Swol
United Kingdom Mary Halford
6 6
Netherlands A van Swol
United Kingdom M Halford
1 2
United States E Cochell
United States P Todd
6 6
Hungary Dezső Vad
Hungary Márta Peterdy-Wolf
w/o
United States Earl Cochell
United States Pat Todd
United States E Cochell
United States P Todd
4 6 3
2 Australia W Sidwell
United States M duPont
6 3 6
Republic of Ireland Guy Jackson
Republic of Ireland Mary Fitzgibbon
6 4 5
Denmark Erik Bjerre
Denmark Eva Fog
3 6 7
Denmark E Bjerre
Denmark E Fog
2 1
2 Australia W Sidwell
United States M duPont
6 6
United Kingdom Bobby Meredith
United Kingdom Natalie Gourlay
0 0
2 Australia Bill Sidwell
United States Margaret duPont
6 6

References

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  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.
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