1949 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles
1949 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Eric Sturgess ; Sheila Summers
Runners-up	John Bromwich ; Louise Brough
Score	9–7, 9–11, 7–5
Details
Draw	80 (5Q)
Seeds	4
Events
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Eric Sturgess and Sheila Summers defeated the defending champions John Bromwich and Louise Brough in the final, 9–7, 9–11, 7–5 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1949 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

1.

2.

3.

Gussie Moran (withdrew)

4.

Eric Sturgess /

Sheila Summers (champions)

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

Key

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	John Bromwich Louise Brough	3	9	6

	Geoffrey Paish Jean Quertier	6	7	0
					1	John Bromwich Louise Brough	6	6

						George Worthington Thelma Long	1	2
	Torsten Johansson Birgit Gullbrandsson	7	1

	George Worthington Thelma Long	9	6
										1	John Bromwich Louise Brough	7	11	5

										4	Eric Sturgess Sheila Summers	9	9	7
	Geoff Brown Joyce Fitch	6	4	3

4	Eric Sturgess Sheila Summers	3	6	6
					4	Eric Sturgess Sheila Summers	6	7	6

					2	Bill Sidwell Margaret duPont	4	9	3
	Tony Mottram Joy Gannon	1	4

2	Bill Sidwell Margaret duPont	6	6

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	1	John Bromwich Louise Brough	6	6
		Subba Sawhney Jean Walker-Smith	0	0
						1	J Bromwich L Brough	6	6
							D Coombe M Blair	2	2
		Dennis Coombe Molly Blair
		Kálmán Fehér Zsuzsa Körmöczy	w/o
										1	J Bromwich L Brough	6	6
											D Butler E Hilton	0	3
		Thorgny Haanes Virginia Boyer	4	0
		George McVeagh Gay Chandler	6	6
							George McVeagh G Chandler	2	5
							D Butler E Hilton	6	7
		Don Butler Betty Hilton	6	5	6
		Franjo Punčec Francine Isaac	3	7	1

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		Cyril Kemp Betty Lombard	6	6	4
		Adli El Shafei Betsy Venter	0	8	6
							A El Shafei B Venter	6	4
							R Balbiers S Fry	8	6
		Hans Redl Hilde Doleschell	6	2	2
		Ricardo Balbiers Shirley Fry	4	6	6
											R Balbiers S Fry	4	1
											G Paish J Quertier	6	6
		Geoffrey Paish Jean Quertier	6	6
		Stephen Nimr Freda Hammersley	0	2
							G Paish J Quertier	6	6
							C Lister E Peters	2	3
		Claude Lister Effie Peters	7	6
		Gerry Oakley Patsy Rodgers	5	3

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	3	Bob Falkenburg Gussie Moran	w/o
		Heraldo Weiss Mary Terán de Weiss
							H Weiss M Terán de Weiss	6	6
							L Proctor N Feiron	2	4
		Laurie Proctor Nathalie Feiron	6	4	6
		Eddie Mandelbaum María Josefa de Riba	3	6	4
												H Weiss M Terán de Weiss	3	7	5
												T Johansson B Gullbrandsson	6	5	7
		Torsten Johansson Birgit Gullbrandsson	3	6	8
		Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Joy Hibbert	6	4	6
							T Johansson B Gullbrandsson	6	5	6
							P Rémy N Adamson	4	7	3
		GI Bayley Betty Coutts	3	6	3
		Paul Rémy Nelly Adamson	6	3	6

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

	Robert Abdesselam Anne-Marie Seghers	3	3
	Frank Sedgman Kay Menzies	6	6			F Sedgman K Menzies	6	6
	Headley Baxter Peggy Dawson-Scott	6	6	10		H Baxter P Dawson-Scott	4	3
	Christian Grandet Arvilla McGuire	8	1	8						F Sedgman K Menzies	6	6
	Dragutin Mitić Nel Hermsen	6	6							N Cockburn E Watermeyer	1	4
	Buster Andrews Phyllis King	1	0			D Mitić P Hermsen	4	4
Q	Warwick Shute Laura Morgan	2	4			N Cockburn E Watermeyer	6	6
	Nigel Cockburn Toots Watermeyer	6	6											F Sedgman K Menzies	6	4	8
	Ernest Wittmann Billie Woodgate	6	3	7										G Worthington T Long	3	6	10
Q	David Samaai Meg Buxton-Knight	4	6	5		E Wittmann R Woodgate	6	7
	Hans Huonder Edith Sutz	2	4			H David N Glover	3	5
	Herman David Nancy Glover	6	6							E Wittmann R Woodgate	3	2
	Bent Koželuh Gladys Lines	2	1							G Worthington T Long	6	6
	George Worthington Thelma Long	6	6			G Worthington T Long
	Robert Colin Jacqueline Boutin	6	6			R Colin J Boutin
Q	Mike Lloyd Joey David	2	4

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

	Douglas Snart Wendy Stork	4	1
	Milan Matouš Helena Straubeová	6	6			M Matouš H Straubeová	6	6
	Roland Carter Enid Andrews	3	3			R Buser V Rigollet	4	4
	René Buser Violette Rigollet	6	6							M Matouš H Straubeová	8	8
	Jean Borotra Colette Boegner	6	6							J Borotra C Boegner	6	6
	Jaime Bartroli MI Maier	0	4			J Borotra C Boegner	6	12
	Tim Lewis Georgie Woodgate	6	6			N Lewis G Woodgate	4	10
	Mahmoud Talaat Georgina Greiss	3	4											M Matouš H Straubeová	0	4
	Geoff Brown Joyce Fitch													G Brown J Fitch	6	6
	Władysław Skonecki Louise Anderson	w/o				G Brown J Fitch	6	6
Q	Leslie Cater Leonie Brighton	6	6	6	Q	L Cater L Brighton	2	3
	Paddy Roberts Joan Curry	2	8	4						G Brown J Fitch	6	7
	Henry Billington Susan Billington	7	6							A Coldham P O'Connell	2	5
	Roy Mansell Edith Middleton	5	4			H Billington S Billington	3	5
Q	Peter Hare Elsie Phillips	6	3	2		A Coldham P O'Connell	6	7
	Alan Coldham Patsy O'Connell	1	6	6

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

		Derek Bull Betty Wilford	5	6	13
		Marcel Coen Miriamme de Borman	7	3	11
							D Bull E Wilford	6	4	1
							F Ampon G Butler	2	6	6
		Felicisimo Ampon Gloria Butler	6	6
		Jacques Thomas Jacqueline Marcellin	2	1
												F Ampon G Butler	3	2
											4	E Sturgess S Summers	6	6
		John Fulton Lesley Fulton	4	4
		Eustace Fannin Helen Rihbany	6	6
							E Fannin H Rihbany	2	1
						4	E Sturgess S Summers	6	6
		Tommy Anderson Gem Hoahing	2	2
	4	Eric Sturgess Sheila Summers	6	6

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

		Czesław Spychała Bea Carris	6	3	3
		Tony Mottram Joy Gannon	4	6	6
							A Mottram J Gannon	6	6
							M del Bello A Bossi	2	2
		Cliff Hovell Rita Anderson	5	6	3
		Marcello del Bello Annelise Bossi	7	3	6
												A Mottram J Gannon	6	4	7
												A Hamburger K Tuckey	2	6	5
		Ignacy Tłoczyński Sheila Dowdeswell	3	6
		Alexandru Hamburger Kay Tuckey	6	8
							A Hamburger K Tuckey	6	2	6
							N-E Hessen L Schou Nilsen	3	6	4
		Guy Cooper Mary Lagerborg	1	1
		Nils-Erik Hessen Laila Schou Nilsen	6	6

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		Sydney Levy Molly Stone	3	4
		Hans van Swol Mary Halford	6	6
							A van Swol M Halford	1	2
							E Cochell P Todd	6	6
		Dezső Vad Márta Peterdy-Wolf	w/o
		Earl Cochell Pat Todd
											E Cochell P Todd	4	6	3
										2	W Sidwell M duPont	6	3	6
		Guy Jackson Mary Fitzgibbon	6	4	5
		Erik Bjerre Eva Fog	3	6	7
							E Bjerre E Fog	2	1
						2	W Sidwell M duPont	6	6
		Bobby Meredith Natalie Gourlay	0	0
	2	Bill Sidwell Margaret duPont	6	6

↑ 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.

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