1959 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
Maria Bueno and Althea Gibson were the defending champions, but Gibson was ineligible to compete after turning professional. Bueno partnered with Janet Hopps but lost in the first round to Beverly Fleitz and Christine Truman.
Women's doubles | |
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1959 Wimbledon Championships | |
Champions | Jeanne Arth Darlene Hard |
Runners-up | Beverly Fleitz Christine Truman |
Score | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Draw | 48 (4 Q ) |
Seeds | 4 |
Jeanne Arth and Darlene Hard defeated Fleitz and Truman in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 to win the ladies doubles tennis title at the 1959 Wimbledon Championships.
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