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1939 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
1939 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Bobby Riggs
United States Alice Marble
Runners-upUnited Kingdom Frank Wilde
United Kingdom Nina Brown
Score9–7, 6–1
Details
Draw80 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1938 · Wimbledon Championships · 1946 →

Don Budge and Alice Marble were the defending champions, but Budge was ineligible to compete after turning professional at the end of the 1938 season. Marble partnered with Bobby Riggs and defeated Frank Wilde and Nina Brown in the final, 9–7, 6–1 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1939 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Seeds

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01.   United States Elwood Cooke / United States Sarah Fabyan (semifinals)
02.   United States Bobby Riggs / United States Alice Marble (champions)
03.   New Zealand Cam Malfroy / United Kingdom Betty Nuthall (semifinals)
04.   Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Kukuljević / France Simonne Mathieu (fourth round)

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
               
2 United States Bobby Riggs
United States Alice Marble
5 6 6
United Kingdom Jimmy Jones
United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
7 1 3
2 United States Bobby Riggs
United States Alice Marble
3 6 6
3 New Zealand Cam Malfroy
United Kingdom Betty Nuthall
6 2 4
3 New Zealand Cam Malfroy
United Kingdom Betty Nuthall
6 2 6
Belgium Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Belgium Josane de Meulemeester
3 6 4
2 United States Bobby Riggs
United States Alice Marble
9 6
United Kingdom Frank Wilde
United Kingdom Nina Brown
7 1
United States Don McNeill
United Kingdom Kay Stammers
4 6 1
United Kingdom Frank Wilde
United Kingdom Nina Brown
6 3 6
United Kingdom Frank Wilde
United Kingdom Nina Brown
6 7
1 United States Elwood Cooke
United States Sarah Fabyan
3 5
Argentina Alejo Russell
United Kingdom Freda Hammersley
5 6 2
1 United States Elwood Cooke
United States Sarah Fabyan
7 3 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 United States Bobby Riggs
United States Alice Marble
6 6
United Kingdom Cliff Hovell
United Kingdom Denise Huntbach
3 1
2 United States R Riggs
United States A Marble
6 6
United Kingdom E Filby
United Kingdom M Whitmarsh
0 3
Denmark Helge Plougmann
Greece Phyllis Xydis
2 3
United Kingdom Eric Filby
United Kingdom Mary Whitmarsh
6 6
2 United States R Riggs
United States A Marble
6 6
United Kingdom R Mulliken
United Kingdom S Kenyon
2 2
United Kingdom Bob Mulliken
United Kingdom Sheila Kenyon
6 6
United Kingdom Ronnie Shayes
United Kingdom Jean Saunders
3 3
United Kingdom R Mulliken
United Kingdom S Kenyon
6 4 6
Q United Kingdom J Fulton
United Kingdom L Fulton
4 6 4
United Kingdom Jack Harrison
United Kingdom Mary Sargeant
2 2
Q United Kingdom John Fulton
United Kingdom Lesley Fulton
6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Harold Hare
United Kingdom Betty Batt
6 7
Hungary György Dallos
United Kingdom Alex McKelvie
4 5
United Kingdom H Hare
United Kingdom E Batt
Germany R Göpfert
Germany A Ullstein
w/o
Germany Rolf Göpfert
Germany Anneliese Ullstein
6 3 6
Romania Arnulf Schmidt
Romania Magda Berescu
2 6 1
United Kingdom H Hare
United Kingdom E Batt
2 4
United Kingdom C Jones
United Kingdom E Harvey
6 6
United Kingdom Donald MacPhail
United Kingdom Anita Ellis
6 6 6
United States Bill Robertson
United Kingdom Effie Peters
8 3 4
United Kingdom D MacPhail
United Kingdom A Ellis
2 3
United Kingdom C Jones
United Kingdom E Harvey
6 6
France Jean Borotra
United Kingdom Peggy Scriven
6 1 4
United Kingdom Jimmy Jones
United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
1 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 New Zealand Cam Malfroy
United Kingdom Betty Nuthall
6 6
Hungary Ottó Szigeti
Hungary Klára Somogyi
4 2
3 New Zealand C Malfroy
United Kingdom B Nuthall
7 8
Kingdom of Yugoslavia D Mitić
Kingdom of Yugoslavia H Kovač
5 6
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Hella Kovač
5 10 6
Q United Kingdom B Butters
United Kingdom Peggy Brace
7 8 3
3 New Zealand C Malfroy
United Kingdom B Nuthall
6 7
United Kingdom J Olliff
United Kingdom J Nicoll
3 5
Argentina Hector Etchart
United Kingdom Pamela Morison
Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný
Czechoslovakia Eva Poráková
w/o
Argentina H Etchart
United Kingdom P Morison
3 3
United Kingdom J Olliff
United Kingdom J Nicoll
6 6
United Kingdom John Olliff
United Kingdom Jean Nicoll
10 6
Netherlands Tod Hughan
United Kingdom Gem Hoahing
8 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Belgium Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Belgium Josane de Meulemeester
6 3 9
New Zealand Dennis Coombe
United Kingdom Phyllis King
4 6 7 Belgium P Geelhand de Merxem
Belgium J de Meulemeester
6 6
Belgium Léopold de Borman
United Kingdom Susan Noel
6 3 3 Q United Kingdom H Whitney
United Kingdom P Seaton
2 2
Q United Kingdom Bert Whitney
United Kingdom Pam Seaton
3 6 6 Belgium P Geelhand de Merxem
Belgium J de Meulemeester
6 6
Netherlands Hans van Swol
United States Dorothy Andrus
Switzerland M Ellmer
Luxembourg A Weiwers
2 3
United Kingdom Harold Hare
United Kingdom Mary Hardwick
w/o Netherlands A van Swol
United States D Andrus
8 8 7
Switzerland Max Ellmer
Luxembourg Alice Weiwers
6 3 6 Switzerland M Ellmer
Luxembourg A Weiwers
6 10 9
New Zealand Neil Edwards
United Kingdom Thelma Jarvis
1 6 4 Belgium P Geelhand de Merxem
Belgium J de Meulemeester
6 1 6
United Kingdom Don Butler
United Kingdom Valerie Scott
4 9 France C Boussus
France S Henrotin
4 6 3
United Kingdom Bob Tinkler
United Kingdom Margot Lumb
6 11 United Kingdom R Tinkler
United Kingdom M Lumb
6 6
New Zealand Dewar Brown
United Kingdom Rosemary Thomas
6 6 New Zealand D Brown
United Kingdom R Thomas
1 1
Czechoslovakia Josef Šíba
United Kingdom Elsie Pittman
3 3 United Kingdom R Tinkler
United Kingdom M Lumb
5 4
United Kingdom GI Bayley
United Kingdom Audrey Roberts
4 8 7 France C Boussus
France S Henrotin
7 6
Germany Georg von Metaxa
Germany Inge Schumann
6 6 5 United Kingdom GI Bayley
United Kingdom A Roberts
4 3
United Kingdom Jack Lysaght
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
4 3 France C Boussus
France S Henrotin
6 6
France Christian Boussus
France Sylvie Henrotin
6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Poland Ignacy Tłoczyński
France Suzanne Pannetier
2 0
Germany Helmuth Gulcz
Germany Thilde Dietz
6 6 Germany H Gulcz
Germany T Dietz
12 3
Q GE Bean
United Kingdom Betty Uber
2 1 United States D McNeill
United Kingdom K Stammers
14 6
United States Don McNeill
United Kingdom Kay Stammers
6 6 United States D McNeill
United Kingdom K Stammers
6 6
United Kingdom Harry Lee
United Kingdom Nancy Macpherson-Grant
1 4 Germany H Henkel
United States G Wheeler
4 3
Germany Henner Henkel
United States Grace Wheeler
6 6 Germany H Henkel
United States G Wheeler
6 6
United Kingdom Jock Findlay
United Kingdom Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
2 6 3 United Kingdom J Comery
United Kingdom A Cardinall
4 4
United Kingdom John Comery
United Kingdom Audrey Cardinall
6 3 6 United States D McNeill
United Kingdom K Stammers
6 8
Poland Adam Baworowski
Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
7 4 9 Kingdom of Yugoslavia F Punčec
Kingdom of Yugoslavia A Florian
3 6
United States Owen Anderson
United Kingdom Rita Jarvis
5 6 7 Poland A Baworowski
Poland J Jędrzejowska
2 3
United Kingdom Guy Cooper
United Kingdom Evelyn Dearman
6 6 United Kingdom G Cooper
United Kingdom E Dearman
6 6
United Kingdom Herman David
United Kingdom Mary Cartwright
2 3 United Kingdom G Cooper
United Kingdom E Dearman
3 1
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Alicia Florian
7 3 9 Kingdom of Yugoslavia F Punčec
Kingdom of Yugoslavia A Florian
6 6
United Kingdom Pat Sherwood
United Kingdom Elsa Haylock
5 6 7 Kingdom of Yugoslavia F Punčec
Kingdom of Yugoslavia A Florian
6 6 6
United Kingdom Bill Manby
United Kingdom Joan Strawson
6 6 United Kingdom N Manby
United Kingdom J Strawson
8 1 2
United Kingdom Colin Ritchie
United Kingdom Penny Durlac
2 2

The nationality of GE Bean is unknown.

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Switzerland Jost Spitzer
United Kingdom Gaby Curtis
6 2
United Kingdom Frank Wilde
United Kingdom Nina Brown
8 6
United Kingdom F Wilde
United Kingdom N Brown
7 6
Australia G Hone
Australia T Geddes
5 1
France Antoine Gentien
France Arlette Halff
5 6 1
Australia Garton Hone
Australia Thora Geddes
7 4 6
United Kingdom F Wilde
United Kingdom N Brown
6 3 6
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia F Kukuljević
France S Mathieu
3 6 3
United Kingdom Murray Deloford
United Kingdom Betty Clements
6 7
Hungary Emil Gábori
Italy Vittoria Tonolli
4 5
United Kingdom M Deloford
United Kingdom E Clements
1 4
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia F Kukuljević
France S Mathieu
6 6
United Kingdom Bobby Meredith
United Kingdom Ruth Kirk
3 1
4 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Kukuljević
France Simonne Mathieu
6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Switzerland Hector Fisher
Netherlands Madzy Couquerque
3 1
Argentina Alejo Russell
United Kingdom Freda Hammersley
6 6
Argentina A Russell
United Kingdom F Hammersley
6 6
Q United Kingdom R Nicoll
United Kingdom A Wenyon
2 3
Q United Kingdom Bobby Nicoll
United Kingdom Audrey Wenyon
United Kingdom Dickie Ritchie
United Kingdom Patsy O'Connell
w/o
Argentina A Russell
United Kingdom F Hammersley
8 5 6
Italy G Canepele
Italy W San Donnino
6 7 2
South Africa Eustace Fannin
Republic of Ireland Joy Myerscough
3 9 6
United Kingdom Jimmy Hunt
United Kingdom Yvonne Law
6 7 8
United Kingdom J Hunt
United Kingdom Y Law
4 1
Italy G Canepele
Italy W San Donnino
6 6
Italy Vanni Canepele
Italy Wally San Donnino
8 8
United Kingdom Ian Collins
United Kingdom Lady Rowallan
6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Edmund David
United Kingdom Peggy Knight
Republic of China (1912–1949) Kho Sin-Kie
United Kingdom Diana Wood
w/o
United Kingdom E David
United Kingdom P Knight
1 2
United Kingdom H Billington
United Kingdom J Ingram
6 6
United Kingdom Henry Billington
United Kingdom Joan Ingram
6 7
France Jacques Brugnon
United Kingdom Nancy Glover
1 5
United Kingdom H Billington
United Kingdom J Ingram
2 2
1 United States E Cooke
United States S Fabyan
6 6
United Kingdom Tommy Anderson
United Kingdom Rosemary Smith
3 4
United Kingdom Pat Hughes
United Kingdom Dorothy Little
6 6
United Kingdom P Hughes
United Kingdom D Little
7 0 4
1 United States E Cooke
United States S Fabyan
5 6 6
Belgium Jack Van den Eynde
United Kingdom Muriel Bray
4 4
1 United States Elwood Cooke
United States Sarah Fabyan
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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