1950 Wimbledon Championships

The 1950 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July. It was the 64th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1950.

1950 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 8 July
Edition64th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Budge Patty
Women's singles
Louise Brough
Men's doubles
John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Women's doubles
Louise Brough / Margaret duPont
Mixed doubles
Eric Sturgess / Louise Brough
Boys' singles
John Horn
Girls' singles
Lorna Cornell

For the first time since the 1927 introduction of seedings 16 players were seeded in the men's singles event instead of eight. Budge Patty and Louise Brough won the singles titles.

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