1947 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles
1947 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	John Bromwich ; Louise Brough
Runners-up	Colin Long ; Nancye Bolton
Score	1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	81 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Tom Brown and Louise Brough were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Brown partnered with Margaret Osborne but lost in the semifinals to Colin Long and Nancye Bolton. Brough partnered with John Bromwich, and they defeated Long and Bolton in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

01.

John Bromwich /

Louise Brough (champions)

02.

Tom Brown /

Margaret Osborne (semifinals)

03.

Colin Long /

Nancye Bolton (final)

04.

Lennart Bergelin /

Doris Hart (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Tom Brown Margaret Osborne	6	6

	Jaroslav Drobný Simonne Mathieu	3	2
				1	Tom Brown Margaret Osborne	5	2

				3	Colin Long Nancye Bolton	7	6
3	Colin Long Nancye Bolton	6	6

	József Asbóth Zsuzsa Körmöczy	1	2
								3	Colin Long Nancye Bolton	6	4	2

								1	John Bromwich Louise Brough	1	6	6
	Bill Sidwell Nell Hopman	2	8

4	Lennart Bergelin Doris Hart	6	10
				4	Lennart Bergelin Doris Hart	4	2

				1	John Bromwich Louise Brough	6	6
	Eric Sturgess Sheila Summers	2	7

1	John Bromwich Louise Brough	6	9

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	1	Tom Brown Margaret Osborne	6	6
	Q	Freddie Della Porta Patsy Rodgers	1	2
						1	T Brown M Osborne	6	6
							A Mottram J Bostock	0	3
		Tony Mottram Jean Bostock	6	6
		Marcello del Bello Birgit Gullbrandsson	3	1
											1	T Brown M Osborne	6	6
												C Jones E Harvey	3	1
		Vinny Rurac Magda Rurac	6	7
		Roland Carter Jean Quertier	3	5
							V Rurac M Rurac	6	6	4
							C Jones E Harvey	8	1	6
		John Barry Anita Ellis	4	6	4
		Jimmy Jones Ermyntrude Harvey	6	3	6

Section 2

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		Henry Billington Susan Billington	3	3
		Jaroslav Drobný Simonne Mathieu	6	6
							J Drobný S Mathieu	6	6
							D Butler B Carris	3	4
		Don Butler Bea Carris	3	7	9
		Pierre Pellizza Colette Boegner	6	5	7
											J Drobný S Mathieu	6	6
											E Fannin D Muller	4	3
		Paul Partridge Pam Bocquet	6	2
		Derrick Leyland Jean Walker-Smith	8	6
							D Leyland J Walker-Smith	1	6
							Eustace Fannin Dorothy Muller	6	8
		Eustace Fannin Dorothy Muller	6	6
		Jacques Brichant Miriamme de Borman	2	3

Section 3

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

				3	Colin Long Nancye Bolton	6	6
					Nils-Erik Hessen Gladys Lines	2	1
									3	C Long N Bolton	6	6
										D Snart W Stork	3	4
					Jimmay Mehta Hyacinth Cargin	6	6	3
					Douglas Snart Wendy Stork	1	8	6
														3	C Long N Bolton	6	6
															E Wittmann E Middleton	2	2
					Alexandru Hamburger Rosemary Morris	4	3
					Iftikar Ahmed Madzy Couquerque	6	6
										I Ahmed M Couquerque	6	1	5
										E Wittmann E Middleton	4	6	7
					Norman Kitovitz Alison Baker	4	4
Q	Jeffrey Michelmore Mary Stephens	6	3		E Wittmann E Middleton	6	6
	Ernest Wittmann Edith Middleton	8	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	Bill Robertson Gloria Butler	6	6
	Charles Kingsley M Koettlitz	2	2			W Robertson G Butler	1	2
	George McVeagh Gay Chandler	6	4	3		R Ritchie J Ingram	6	6
	Dickie Ritchie Joan Ingram	3	6	6							R Ritchie J Ingram	4	7
Q	Dennis Slack Georgie Woodgate	6	2	6						Q	D Slack G Woodgate	6	9
	Bobby Meredith Elsa Haylock	3	6	4	Q	D Slack G Woodgate	9	6
	Maksymiljan Stolarow Madge Slaney	6	6			M Stolarow M Slaney	7	1
	John Fulton Lesley Fulton	3	4											Q	D Slack G Woodgate	3	2
	Yehuda Finkelkraut Gertrude Kornfeld	3	1												J Asbóth Z Körmöczy	6	6
	Claude Lister Thelma Lister	6	6			C Lister T Lister	3	6	3
	Edgar Büchi Luzia Studer	3	4			A Roberts J Curry	6	4	6
	Paddy Roberts Joan Curry	6	6								A Roberts J Curry	0	0
	David Mockridge Janet Morgan	0	4								J Asbóth Z Körmöczy	6	6
	József Asbóth Zsuzsa Körmöczy	6	6			J Asbóth Z Körmöczy	5	6	6
	Cyril Kemp Betty Lombard	6	6			C Kemp E Lombard	7	3	2
	Norman Farquharson Joy Gannon	1	1

The nationality of Miss M Koettlitz is unknown.

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	Geoffrey Paish Betty Hilton	2	6	6
	Hans van Swol Vera Dace	6	3	2		G Paish E Hilton	5	6	3
	Jack Piercy Pearl Panton	6	7	4		R McKenzie P King	7	4	6
	Ron McKenzie Phyllis King	3	9	6							R McKenzie P King	6	6
	Władysław Skonecki Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	6	3	3							V Černík H Straubeová	4	4
	Giovanni Cucelli Annelise Bossi	3	6	6		G Cucelli A Bossi	4	4^r
	Vladimír Černík Helena Straubeová	6	6			V Černík H Straubeová	6	5
	Peter Hare Valerie Cooper	3	4												R McKenzie P King	4	2
Q	Raymond Fontes Nancy Fontes	1	4												W Sidwell E Hopman	6	6
	András Ádám-Stolpa Márta Peterdy	6	6			A Ádám-Stolpa M Peterdy	5	2
	Cliff Hovell Alex McKelvie	2	2			W Sidwell E Hopman	7	6
	Bill Sidwell Nell Hopman	6	6								W Sidwell E Hopman	6	6
	Ivo Rinkel Elsie Hamilton	6	6								J Harper P Dawson-Scott	1	2
	Dilip Bose Milly Vagn-Nielsen	3	2			I Rinkel E Hamilton	6	1	4
	Jack Harper Peggy Dawson-Scott	6	6			J Harper P Dawson-Scott	2	6	6
	John Drinkall Joey David	2	3

Section 6

First round	Second round				Third round				Fourth round

	Q	Jack Warboys Billie Woodgate	4	3
		Stephen Nimr Billie Yorke	6	6
						S Nimr A Yorke	1	5
						R Falkenburg P Todd	6	7
		Bob Falkenburg Pat Todd	6	6
		Cam Malfroy Mary Halford	2	4
										R Falkenburg P Todd	2	4
									4	L Bergelin D Hart	6	6
		Howard Walton Joy Hibbert	3	2
		Jan Staubo Effie Peters	6	6
						J Staubo E Peters	3	4
					4	L Bergelin D Hart	6	6
		Murray Deloford Sheila Kenyon	1	1
	4	Lennart Bergelin Doris Hart	6	6

Section 7

First round	Second round				Third round					Fourth round

		Eric Sturgess Sheila Summers	6	6
		Herman David Nancy Glover	1	4
						E Sturgess S Summers	6	6
						G Tuckett M Blair	3	4
		Guy Cooper Penny Durlac	4	5
		Gwyn Tuckett Molly Blair	6	7
											E Sturgess S Summers	6	6
											O Bold B Coutts	1	1
		Headley Baxter Audrey Osborne	6	6
		Jack Crawford Kay Menzies	3	4
						H Baxter A Osborne	6	3	2
						Owen Bold Betty Coutts	3	6	6
		Owen Bold Betty Coutts	8	9
		Cecil Betts Yvonne Law	6	7

Section 8

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		Erik Bjerre Alice Weiwers	6	6
		Bill Manby Joan Strawson	1	3
							E Bjerre A Weiwers	5	1
							P Washer J de Meulemeester	7	6
		Jeff Robson Peggy Knight	1	2
		Philippe Washer Josane de Meulemeester	6	6
											P Washer J de Meulemeester	0	0
										1	J Bromwich L Brough	6	6
		GI Bayley Audrey Roberts	6	3	6
		Hans Redl Hilde Doleschell	3	6	1
							GI Bayley A Roberts	1	2
						1	J Bromwich L Brough	6	6
		Jacques Sanglier Monique Hamelin	1	1
	1	John Bromwich Louise Brough	6	6

References

^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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