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1959 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
1959 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Rod Laver
United States Darlene Hard
Runners-upAustralia Neale Fraser
Brazil Maria Bueno
Score6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw80 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1958 · Wimbledon Championships · 1960 →

Bob Howe and Lorraine Coghlan were the defending champions, but Coghlan did not compete. Howe partnered with Sally Moore but lost in the quarterfinals to Bob Mark and Jeanne Arth.

Rod Laver and Darlene Hard defeated Neale Fraser and Maria Bueno in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1959 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Seeds

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01.   United Kingdom Billy Knight / Mexico Yola Ramírez (semifinals)
02.   Australia Neale Fraser / Brazil Maria Bueno (final)
03.   Australia Rod Laver / United States Darlene Hard (champions)
04.   Australia Bob Howe / United States Sally Moore (quarterfinals)

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 Kingdom Billy Knight
Mexico Yola Ramírez
6 9
Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský
Czechoslovakia Věra Pužejová
4 7
1 United Kingdom Billy Knight
Mexico Yola Ramírez
2 7 2
3 Australia Rod Laver
United States Darlene Hard
6 5 6
3 Australia Rod Laver
United States Darlene Hard
6 7
United Kingdom Humphrey Truman
United Kingdom Christine Truman
3 5
3 Australia Rod Laver
United States Darlene Hard
6 6
2 Australia Neale Fraser
Brazil Maria Bueno
4 3
Australia Bob Mark
United States Jeanne Arth
6 7
3 Australia Bob Howe
United States Sally Moore
3 5
Australia Bob Mark
United States Jeanne Arth
3 2
2 Australia Neale Fraser
Brazil Maria Bueno
6 6
Australia Roy Emerson
South Africa Sandra Reynolds
3 3
2 Australia Neale Fraser
Brazil Maria Bueno
6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United Kingdom Billy Knight
Mexico Yola Ramírez
6 6
Netherlands Hans van de Weg
Netherlands Fredy Marinkelle
1 4
1 United Kingdom W Knight
Mexico Y Ramírez
6 6
Hungary I Gulyás
United Kingdom P Hird
2 3
Q United Kingdom Charlie Applewhaite
United Kingdom Connie Armstrong
6 3 1
Hungary István Gulyás
United Kingdom Pat Hird
4 6 6
1 United Kingdom W Knight
Mexico Y Ramírez
6 6
United Kingdom A Mills
United Kingdom J Rook
3 4
Spain Jaime Bartrolí
Spain Mary Terán de Weiss
3 2
United Kingdom Alan Mills
United Kingdom Jill Rook
6 6
United Kingdom A Mills
United Kingdom J Rook
6 3 6
South Africa R Weedon
South Africa M Hammill
4 6 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Branović
United Kingdom Pat Gotla
4 4
South Africa Ray Weedon
South Africa Meryl Hammill
6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Chile Luis Ayala
Chile Maria Ayala
4 6 2
Canada Paul Willey
United States Gloria Butler
6 3 6
Canada P Willey
United States G Butler
1 0
Czechoslovakia J Javorský
Czechoslovakia V Pužejová
6 6
Q Australia Neville Nette
Australia Elizabeth Court
3 2
Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský
Czechoslovakia Věra Pužejová
6 6
Czechoslovakia J Javorský
Czechoslovakia V Pužejová
6 7
South Africa A Segal
United Kingdom T Lister
3 5
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Adrian Bey
United Kingdom Pauline Edwards
2 1
South Africa Abe Segal
United Kingdom Thelma Lister
6 6
South Africa A Segal
United Kingdom T Lister
6 12
United Kingdom G Oakley
United Kingdom H Clarke
4 10
United Kingdom Gerry Oakley
United Kingdom Honor Clarke
4 13 7
India Premjit Lall
United Kingdom Billie Woodgate
6 11 5

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Australia Rod Laver
United States Darlene Hard
6 6
Denmark Jørgen Ulrich
United Kingdom Gem Hoahing
1 3
3 Australia R Laver
United States D Hard
6 6
Australia W Woodcock
United States B Gunderson
0 2
United States Malcolm Fox
Spain Pilar Barril
1 1
Australia Warren Woodcock
United States Belmar Gunderson
6 6
3 Australia R Laver
United States D Hard
7 6
South Africa I Vermaak
United States J Hopps
5 2
Australia Don Candy
Italy Lea Pericoli
6 4 9
Australia Alan Bailey
United Kingdom Julie Lintern
4 6 11
Australia Alan Bailey
United Kingdom Julie Lintern
6 2 1
South Africa I Vermaak
United States J Hopps
3 6 6
United Kingdom Freddie Field
United Kingdom Hazel Cheadle
4 3
South Africa Ian Vermaak
United States Janet Hopps
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Australia Warren Jacques
United Kingdom Sheila Armstrong
7 6
Poland Czesław Spychała
United Kingdom Bea Walter
5 2 Australia W Jacques
United Kingdom S Armstrong
6 11
Soviet Union Sergei Likhachev
Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva
9 2 India A Ali
United Kingdom C Leather
1 9
Q India Akhtar Ali
United Kingdom Caroline Leather
11 6 Australia W Jacques
United Kingdom S Armstrong
6 3 7
New Zealand Lew Gerrard
New Zealand Ruia Morrison
4 4 Italy N Pietrangeli
United Kingdom S Brasher
2 6 5
Italy Nicola Pietrangeli
United Kingdom Shirley Brasher
6 6 Italy N Pietrangeli
United Kingdom S Brasher
10 8
Cuba Orlando Garrido
Kenya Fran Marshall
1 5 United Kingdom H Walton
Australia N Marsh
8 6
United Kingdom Howard Walton
Australia Norma Marsh
6 7 Australia W Jacques
United Kingdom S Armstrong
1 4
France Jean Borotra
France Susan Chatrier
3 5 United Kingdom H Truman
United Kingdom C Truman
6 6
Brazil Carlos Fernandes
Australia Margaret Hellyer
6 7 Brazil C Fernandes
Australia M Hellyer
2 8
Republic of Ireland Tommy Crooks
Republic of Ireland June Byrne
2 3 United Kingdom H Truman
United Kingdom C Truman
6 10
United Kingdom Humphrey Truman
United Kingdom Christine Truman
6 6 United Kingdom H Truman
United Kingdom C Truman
7 8 7
United Kingdom Roger Becker
United Kingdom Ann Haydon
4 5 South Africa J Maloney
United Kingdom A Silk
5 10 5
South Africa John Maloney
United Kingdom Angela Silk
6 7 South Africa J Maloney
United Kingdom A Silk
6 6
Austria Ladislav Legenstein
France Jacqueline Rees-Lewis
1 7 Denmark J Leschly
Denmark U Rise
4 3
Denmark Jan Leschly
Denmark Ulla Rise
6 9

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Colombia William Álvarez
United States Pat Stewart
6 3 6
Australia Harry Hopman
Australia Nell Hopman
1 6 4 Colombia W Álvarez
United States P Stewart
5 6 6
Denmark Søren Højberg
Denmark Lisa Gram-Andersen
9 8 Denmark S Højberg
Denmark L Gram-Andersen
7 4 3
Chile José Tort
Chile Alicia Heegewaldt
7 6 Colombia W Álvarez
United States P Stewart
7 4 6
United Kingdom Tony Pickard
Australia Fay Muller
3 3 France P Darmon
Mexico R Reyes
5 6 3
France Pierre Darmon
Mexico Rosie Reyes
6 6 France P Darmon
Mexico R Reyes
6 7
United States Gardnar Mulloy
South Africa Renée Schuurman
6 3 3 Australia R Hewitt
United States K Fageros
4 5
Australia Bob Hewitt
United States Karol Fageros
3 6 6 Colombia W Álvarez
United States P Stewart
1 3
Netherlands Pieter van Eijsden
Netherlands Marjan Moritz
0 2 Australia R Mark
United States J Arth
6 6
India Ramanathan Krishnan
West Germany Edda Buding
6 6 India R Krishnan
West Germany E Buding
6 7
South Africa John Hammill
South Africa Joan Cross
6 2 6 South Africa J Hammill
South Africa J Cross
4 5
United Kingdom Geoff Ward
United Kingdom Rosemary Deloford
2 6 2 India R Krishnan
West Germany E Buding
3 1
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish
United Kingdom Anne Shilcock
2 6 9 Australia R Mark
United States J Arth
6 6
Australia Bob Mark
United States Jeanne Arth
6 3 11 Australia R Mark
United States J Arth
6 6
Brazil José Edison Mandarino
United Kingdom Barbara Knapp
3 6 6 Brazil JE Mandarino
United Kingdom B Knapp
2 2
Australia Frank Gorman
United Kingdom Rita Bentley
6 3 1

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
United Kingdom Rita Drobný
w/o
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United Kingdom Joyce Fulton
United Kingdom R Taylor
United Kingdom J Fulton
13 6
Australia M Mulligan
United Kingdom G Evans
11 0
Australia Martin Mulligan
United Kingdom Gill Evans
6 6
Brazil Ronnie Barnes
Australia Mary Reitano
4 2
United Kingdom R Taylor
United Kingdom J Fulton
1 3
4 Australia R Howe
United States S Moore
6 6
West Germany Ingo Buding
West Germany Ilse Buding
w/o
United States Jack Frost
United States Linda Vail
United States J Frost
United States L Vail
5 4
4 Australia R Howe
United States S Moore
7 6
Q West Germany Gunter Sanders
United Kingdom Lorna Cawthorn
0 2
4 Australia Bob Howe
United States Sally Moore
6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Australia Roy Emerson
South Africa Sandra Reynolds
6 8
Netherlands Willem Maris
United Kingdom Elaine Shenton
0 6
Australia R Emerson
South Africa S Reynolds
12 7
Australia K Fletcher
United States J Johnson
10 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sima Nikolić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Genčić
3 5
Australia Ken Fletcher
United States Joan Johnson
6 7
Australia R Emerson
South Africa S Reynolds
4 11 7
New Zealand B Woolf
New Zealand P Nettleton
6 9 5
New Zealand Brian Woolf
New Zealand Pat Nettleton
6 6
United Kingdom Peter Moys
United Kingdom Margaret O'Donnell
4 2
New Zealand B Woolf
New Zealand P Nettleton
6 3 6
Hungary A Jancsó
Australia M Reitano
3 6 4
Hungary Antal Jancsó
Australia Mary Reitano
12 6
United Kingdom Jimmy Tattersall
United Kingdom Deidre Catt
10 4

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Switzerland Paul Blondel
Austria Sonja Pachta
6 8
Chile Daniel Achondo
Australia D McCamley
1 6
Switzerland P Blondel
Austria S Pachta
4 2
United States J Fleitz
United States B Fleitz
6 6
United States John Fleitz
United States Beverly Fleitz
3 6 6
New Zealand Mark Otway
Belgium Christiane Mercelis
6 4 4
United States J Fleitz
United States B Fleitz
4 2
2 Australia N Fraser
Brazil M Bueno
6 6
South Africa Gordon Forbes
United Kingdom Pat Ward
6 7
Spain Emilio Martínez
Spain Alicia Guri
2 5
South Africa G Forbes
United Kingdom P Ward
1 2
2 Australia N Fraser
Brazil M Bueno
6 6
Q Lebanon Samir Khoury
United Kingdom Sheila Bramley
4 3
2 Australia Neale Fraser
Brazil Maria Bueno
6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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