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1951 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1951 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Dick Savitt
Runner-upAustralia Ken McGregor
Score6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds10
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1950 · Wimbledon Championships · 1952 →

In the 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles tennis competition, Dick Savitt defeated Ken McGregor in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the title.[1] He was the second ever American to win the Wimbledon and Australian tournaments in the same year.[2] Number 4 seed Budge Patty was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to another American, the unseeded 17-year-old Ham Richardson.

Progress of the competition

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After defeating Patty, Richardson went out in the fourth round, losing to another unseeded player, the Brazilian Armando Vieira; this was Vieira's most successful Wimbledon, but he lost in the quarterfinals to South Africa's Eric Sturgess, a former world number one,[3] in straight sets. McGregor reached the final by defeating Sturgess in the semifinals.

Seeds

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01.   Australia Frank Sedgman (quarterfinals)
02.   Egypt Jaroslav Drobný (third round)
03.   United States Art Larsen (quarterfinals)
04.   United States Budge Patty (second round)
05.   United States Herbie Flam (semifinals)
06.   United States Dick Savitt (champion)
07.   Australia Ken McGregor (final)
08.   South Africa Eric Sturgess (semifinals)
09.   United States Gardnar Mulloy (third round)
10.   Sweden Lennart Bergelin (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 Australia Frank Sedgman 6 6 3 4 5
5 United States Herbie Flam 2 1 6 6 7
5 United States Herbie Flam 6 13 3 2
6 United States Dick Savitt 1 15 6 6
3 United States Art Larsen 1 4 4
6 United States Dick Savitt 6 6 6
6 United States Dick Savitt 6 6 6
7 Australia Ken McGregor 4 4 4
8 South Africa Eric Sturgess 6 6 6
Brazil Armando Vieira 2 0 3
8 South Africa Eric Sturgess 4 6 3 5
7 Australia Ken McGregor 6 3 6 7
7 Australia Ken McGregor 6 4 5 6 6
10 Sweden Lennart Bergelin 0 6 7 2 4

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia Frank Sedgman 6 6 6
Philippines Raymundo Deyro 4 3 4 1 Australia F Sedgman 6 7 6 7
Q Sweden Sven Davidson 6 6 3 6 Q Sweden S Davidson 4 9 4 2
Q United Kingdom Clive Bernstein 2 0 6 3 1 Australia F Sedgman 8 11 6
Norway Sverre Lie 6 3 7 6 6 United States S Clark 6 9 3
Republic of Ireland Guy Jackson 8 6 5 3 1 Norway S Lie 4 4 5
United States Robert Sibert 0 0 2 United States S Clark 6 6 7
United States Straight Clark 6 6 6 1 Australia F Sedgman 6 6 6
9 United States Gardnar Mulloy 13 4 6 6 6 Italy F Gardini 0 2 1
Belgium Philippe Washer 15 6 3 4 1 9 United States G Mulloy 6 6 6
United Kingdom John Horn 6 6 3 7 United Kingdom J Horn 4 0 4
Dominion of Ceylon Doug Scharenguivel 2 1 6 5 9 United States G Mulloy 5 6 4 4
Argentina Heraldo Weiss 6 2 9 6 Italy F Gardini 7 3 6 6
United Kingdom Murray Deloford 4 6 7 2 Argentina H Weiss 2 6 6 4
Italy Fausto Gardini 4 6 6 6 Italy F Gardini 6 3 8 6
United Kingdom Headley Baxter 6 2 1 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States Herbie Flam 6 6 6
India Naresh Kumar 1 2 2 5 United States H Flam 6 6 6
United Kingdom Geoff Ward 2 3 3 Poland C Spychała 0 1 2
Poland Czesław Spychała 6 6 6 5 United States H Flam 6 6 6
United Kingdom Peter Hare 4 2 1 United Kingdom H Billington 3 4 4
United Kingdom Henry Billington 6 6 6 United Kingdom H Billington 6 6 4 8
South Africa Sydney Levy 6 4 6 0 4 France J-C Molinari 2 3 6 6
France Jean-Claude Molinari 3 6 4 6 6 5 United States H Flam 6 6 6
Spain Jaime Bartrolí 6 6 6 3 Netherlands A van Swol 2 2 3
France Philippe Chatrier 8 8 4 6 France P Chatrier 6 6 2 1 8
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petko Milojković 2 1 6 6 3 Austria A Huber 4 2 6 6 6
Austria Freddie Huber 6 6 3 2 6 France P Chatrier 4 3 4
United Kingdom Douglas Snart 0 1 8 Netherlands A van Swol 6 6 6
Netherlands Hans van Swol 6 6 10 Netherlands A van Swol 7 6 6
Egypt Adli El Shafei 6 6 6 Egypt A El Shafei 5 3 1
Q Hungary András Kálmán 4 4 4

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States Art Larsen 6 6 0 6
Australia Mervyn Rose 1 2 6 1 3 United States A Larsen 6 6 12
United States Hal Burrows 3 3 2 United Kingdom G Paish 3 1 10
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish 6 6 6 3 United States A Larsen 6 6 3 6
United States Gene Garrett 6 6 7 United States W Garrett 3 3 6 3
Italy Marcello del Bello 4 0 5 United States W Garrett 6 6 6
Q United Kingdom Bill Hough 1 0 1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Palada 3 3 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada 6 6 6 3 United States A Larsen 6 7 6
Czechoslovakia Milan Matouš 1 2 6 6 6 Sweden T Johansson 3 5 4
France Robert Haillet 6 6 2 1 0 Czechoslovakia M Matouš 6 6 6
United Kingdom Ron Reeve 3 9 4 United Kingdom H Walton 1 3 2
United Kingdom Howard Walton 6 11 6 Czechoslovakia M Matouš 3 7 4
Sweden Torsten Johansson 6 6 6 Sweden T Johansson 6 9 6
Switzerland Erwin Balestra 0 0 1 Sweden T Johansson 6 5 6 6
United Kingdom Derek Bull 4 2 9 6 6 United Kingdom D Bull 1 7 4 4
Iran Matthew Mohtadi 6 6 7 3 3

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 United States Dick Savitt 6 6 6
South Africa Nigel Cockburn 2 2 2 6 United States R Savitt 6 6 6
United Kingdom Edmund David 6 6 6 United Kingdom E David 1 1 1
United Kingdom Lawrence Dundas 0 4 4 6 United States R Savitt 6 1 6 8 6
Denmark Kurt Nielsen 6 7 6 6 Denmark K Nielsen 4 6 3 10 4
Canada Brendan Macken 3 9 3 2 Denmark K Nielsen 6 6 7
United Kingdom Charles Fawcus 2 6 2 3 Belgium J Peten 4 1 5
Belgium Jacques Peten 6 4 6 6 6 United States R Savitt 6 6 6
Poland Władysław Skonecki 7 6 6 Hungary J Asbóth 4 2 3
Q United Kingdom Roy Mansell 5 1 1 Poland W Skonecki 6 6 6
Poland Ignacy Tłoczyński Poland I Tłoczyński 3 4 4
Portugal José Roquette w/o Poland W Skonecki 5 6 8 6 2
Hungary József Asbóth 4 10 6 6 Hungary J Asbóth 7 3 10 4 6
West Germany Ernst Buchholz 6 8 3 2 Hungary J Asbóth 6 9 1 11 6
Hong Kong Ip Koon Hung 4 6 6 5 2 Czechoslovakia V Černík 1 11 6 9 3
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Černík 6 4 4 7 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Belgium Ivan Devroe 2 3 2
France Bernard Destremau 6 6 6 France B Destremau 2 6 6 9
Philippines Cesar Carmona 6 3 8 4 2 Italy R del Bello 6 4 2 7
Italy Rolando del Bello 1 6 6 6 6 France B Destremau 6 6 6
United Kingdom Darrell Shaw 3 6 6 5 6 United Kingdom G Oakley 4 1 4
Q United States Jack Morison 6 4 2 7 1 United Kingdom D Shaw 1 4 3
United Kingdom Gerry Oakley 6 6 8 United Kingdom G Oakley 6 6 6
Federation of Malaya Ong Chew Bee 3 4 6 France B Destremau 2 3 2
Sweden Bengt Axelsson 6 6 6 8 South Africa E Sturgess 6 6 6
Q United Kingdom Bernard Crouch 1 2 4 Sweden B Axelsson 6 6 6
Jamaica Frank Mott-Trille 4 4 4 South Africa S Davidson 3 3 2
South Africa Stanley Davidson 6 6 6 Sweden B Axelsson 6 0 4 2
United Kingdom Paddy Roberts 6 2 3 8 South Africa E Sturgess 4 6 6 6
Australia Don Candy 8 6 6 Australia D Candy 3 6 6 2
United Kingdom Roland Carter 1 0 3 8 South Africa E Sturgess 6 4 8 6
8 South Africa Eric Sturgess 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Republic of Ireland Joe Hackett 4 4 5
Sweden Staffan Stockenberg 6 6 7 Sweden S Stockenberg 6 7 4 6
Switzerland Jost Spitzer 4 3 4 South Africa A Segal 1 5 6 4
South Africa Abe Segal 6 6 6 Sweden S Stockenberg 6 3 6
Egypt Marcel Coen 0 1 4 Brazil A Vieira 8 6 8
United Kingdom Claude Lister 6 6 6 United Kingdom C Lister 4 4 6 3
Brazil Armando Vieira 7 6 8 Brazil A Vieira 6 6 1 6
Australia Don Tregonning 5 4 6 Brazil A Vieira 6 1 6 6
United Kingdom Tony Clark 6 2 1 2 United States H Richardson 3 6 3 0
United Kingdom Tommy Anderson 4 6 6 6 United Kingdom T Anderson 6 6 4 6 1
South Africa Robert Connor 5 6 1 7 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia V Petrović 2 8 6 0 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir Petrović 7 2 6 5 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia V Petrović 6 0 2 5
Q Netherlands Fred Dehnert 2 3 2 United States H Richardson 2 6 6 7
United States Ham Richardson 6 6 6 United States H Richardson 4 6 4 10 6
South Africa David Lurie 1 1 4 4 United States J Patty 6 3 6 8 4
4 United States Budge Patty 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Czechoslovakia Bohuslav Hykš 2 0 0
Netherlands Ivo Rinkel 6 6 6 Netherlands I Rinkel 4 10 4
Q South Africa Johann Kupferburger 5 3 0 South Africa L Norgarb 6 12 6
South Africa Leon Norgarb 7 6 6 South Africa L Norgarb 6 4 3 6 2
France Paul Rémy 6 7 6 France P Rémy 3 6 6 3 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Branović 3 5 2 France P Rémy 6 6 6
Republic of Ireland Bruce Haughton 2 6 5 Australia Peter Cawthorn 3 3 3
Australia Peter Cawthorn 6 8 7 France P Rémy 4 6 3 4
Austria Hans Redl 6 6 4 6 7 Australia K McGregor 6 3 6 6
France Jean Becker 1 1 6 0 Austria H Redl 6 5 5 3
South Africa David Samaai 6 4 6 2 6 South Africa D Samaai 3 7 7 6
Q France Michel Lemasson 4 6 3 6 4 South Africa D Samaai 1 4 1
Canada Lorne Main 6 6 6 7 Australia K McGregor 6 6 6
United Kingdom John Barrett 0 2 1 Canada L Main 3 5 5
India Narendra Nath 6 1 6 2 7 Australia K McGregor 6 7 7
7 Australia Ken McGregor 8 6 3 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Italy Giovanni Cucelli 6 6 6
United Kingdom Norman Kitovitz 2 2 3 Italy G Cucelli 6 6 6
New Zealand Athol Tills 6 6 1 6 New Zealand A Tills 3 1 4
United Kingdom George Godsell 1 4 6 4 Italy G Cucelli 7 2 4 3
Philippines Felicisimo Ampon 6 6 6 10 Sweden L Bergelin 5 6 6 6
United Kingdom Dick Guise 1 0 0 Philippines F Ampon 6 6 2 7 3
United Kingdom Tony Starte 2 1 0 10 Sweden L Bergelin 2 2 6 9 6
10 Sweden Lennart Bergelin 6 6 6 10 Sweden L Bergelin 6 6 6
Norway Finn Søhol 2 2 4 United Kingdom A Mottram 1 0 2
United Kingdom Tony Mottram 6 6 6 United Kingdom A Mottram 6 6 7
United Kingdom Tadeusz Slawek 0 2 0 Canada H Rochon 0 3 5
Canada Henri Rochon 6 6 6 United Kingdom A Mottram 5 6 2 7 8
Belgium Jacques Brichant 5 4 3 2 Egypt J Drobný 7 4 6 5 6
Denmark Torben Ulrich 7 6 6 Denmark T Ulrich 9 6 3 4
West Germany Gottfried von Cramm 7 4 4 2 Egypt J Drobný 11 1 6 6
2 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 9 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. ^ Bud Collins; Zander Hollander (May 1997). Bud Collins' tennis encyclopedia. Visible Ink Press. p. 495.
  3. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 426.
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Preceded by Grand Slams
Men's Singles
Succeeded by