1962 Wimbledon Championships

1962 Wimbledon Championships
Date June 25 – July 6 [1]
Edition 76th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Rod Laver [2]
Women's Singles
United States Karen Hantze Susman [3]
Men's Doubles
South Africa Bob Hewitt / Australia Fred Stolle [4]
Women's Doubles
United States Billie Jean King / United States Karen Hantze Susman
Mixed Doubles
United States Margaret Osborne duPont / Australia Neale Fraser

The 1962 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 ran from 25 June until 6 July. It was the 76th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1962.

Champions

Men's Singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Marty Mulligan 6–2, 6–2, 6–1

Women's Singles

United States Karen Susman defeated Czechoslovakia Věra Pužejová Suková 6–4, 6–4

Men's Doubles

Australia Bob Hewitt / Australia Fred Stolle defeated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Niki Pilić 6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4

Women's Doubles

United States Billie Jean Moffitt / United States Karen Susman defeated South Africa Sandra (Reynolds) Price / South Africa Renée Schuurman 5–7, 6–3, 7–5

Mixed Doubles

United States Margaret Osborne duPont / Australia Neale Fraser defeated United Kingdom Ann Haydon / United States Dennis Ralston 2–6, 6–3, 13–11

References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. "Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association.
  3. "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org.
  4. "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org.

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Preceded by
1962 French Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1962 U.S. National Championships
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