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
1959 Wimbledon Championships
Champions Jeanne Arth
Darlene Hard
Runners-up Beverly Fleitz
Christine Truman
Score2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Draw48 (4 Q )
Seeds4

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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