1948 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1948 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Bob Falkenburg
Runner-upAustralia John Bromwich
Score7–5, 0–6, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Details
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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1948 tennis event results

Bob Falkenburg defeated John Bromwich in the final 7–5, 0–6, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships.[1] He saved three championship points en route to the title, in the final set.

Jack Kramer was the reigning champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional at the end of the 1947 season.

Seeds

01.   United States Frank Parker (fourth round)
02.   Australia John Bromwich (final)
03.   United States Gardnar Mulloy (semifinals)
04.   United States Tom Brown (quarterfinals)
05.   Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný (second round)
06.   United States Budge Patty (quarterfinals)
07.   United States Bob Falkenburg (champion)
08.   South Africa Eric Sturgess (fourth round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 Australia John Bromwich 6 7 6
6 United States Budge Patty 4 5 1
2 Australia John Bromwich 6 14 6
Hungary József Asbóth 3 12 2
4 United States Tom Brown 6 3 6 1 1
Hungary József Asbóth 4 6 4 6 6
2 Australia John Bromwich 5 6 2 6 5
7 United States Bob Falkenburg 7 0 6 3 7
United Kingdom Tony Mottram 2 6 5 1
3 United States Gardnar Mulloy 6 1 7 6
3 United States Gardnar Mulloy 4 4 6
7 United States Bob Falkenburg 6 6 8
7 United States Bob Falkenburg 6 6 3 6
Sweden Lennart Bergelin 4 2 6 4

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 Australia John Bromwich 6 6 8
Belgium Jack Van den Eynde 2 4 6 2 Australia J Bromwich 6 6 6
Hungary Zoltán Katona 6 6 2 2 2 Republic of Ireland G Jackson 0 0 2
Republic of Ireland Guy Jackson 4 4 6 6 6 2 Australia J Bromwich 6 6 6
United Kingdom Douglas Snart 3 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia V Černík 4 1 2
Q United Kingdom Clive Bernstein 6 1 1 3 United Kingdom D Snart 5 4 2
Italy Ferruccio Quintavalle 2 1 2 Czechoslovakia V Černík 7 6 6
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Černík 6 6 6 2 Australia J Bromwich 6 6 6
Netherlands Hans van Swol 9 6 3 2 6 Netherlands A van Swol 4 3 4
Poland Czesław Spychała 7 3 6 6 2 Netherlands A van Swol 8 6 7
Spain Jaime Bartrolí 1 0 1 Philippines F Ampon 6 2 5
Philippines Felicisimo Ampon 6 6 6 Netherlands A van Swol 8 1 6 6
United Kingdom Francis Wallis 6 2 3 India N Nath 6 6 3 1
United Kingdom Roland Carter 8 6 6 United Kingdom R Carter 1 1 1
India Narendra Nath 6 6 6 India N Nath 6 6 6
Egypt Andre Najar 4 2 1

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 United States Budge Patty 6 6 7
Denmark Torben Ulrich 4 4 5 6 United States J Patty 6 6 6
United States Ellsworth Donnell 6 6 0 3 France R Abdesselam 1 1 1
France Robert Abdesselam 4 8 6 6 6 United States J Patty 6 0
LL United Kingdom Tim Miles 5 2 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia F Punčec 3 0r
Italy Carlo Sada 7 6 6 Italy C Sada 6 2 3 2
United States Bill Robertson 6 3 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia F Punčec 2 6 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec 8 6 6 6 United States J Patty 6 6 8
United Kingdom Headley Baxter 6 6 4 6 United Kingdom G Meredith 3 3 6
Switzerland Edgar Büchi 4 0 6 2 United Kingdom H Baxter 6 2 4 3
United Kingdom Bill Moss 7 1 2 United Kingdom J Jones 3 6 6 6
United Kingdom Jimmy Jones 9 6 6 United Kingdom J Jones 6 3 6 5 5
France Jean Ducos de la Haille 6 5 6 0 4 United Kingdom G Meredith 4 6 3 7 7
United Kingdom Bobby Meredith 1 7 3 6 6 United Kingdom G Meredith 7 6 6
Q United States Jack Morison 9 2 1 1 United States C Jones 5 3 1
Q United States Charles Jones 7 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United States Tom Brown 5 6 4 6 9
United Kingdom Don Butler 7 1 6 2 7 4 United States T Brown 6 6 7
United Kingdom Howard Walton 6 7 6 United Kingdom H Walton 2 2 5
Republic of Ireland Joe MacHale 4 5 1 4 United States T Brown 6 3 6 6
Italy Renato Bossi 6 2 6 Sweden B Fornstedt 4 6 3 2
Sweden Borje Fornstedt 8 6 8 Sweden B Fornstedt 6 6 6
United Kingdom Paddy Roberts 11 7 4 6 8 United Kingdom A Roberts 2 4 2
Australia John Spence 9 5 6 8 6 4 United States T Brown 4 8 6 6
United Kingdom Claude Lister 0 1 4 India D Bose 6 6 4 4
India Dilip Bose 6 6 6 India D Bose 6 0 3 8 8
Australia Harry Hopman 6 5 6 6 Australia H Hopman 4 6 6 6 6
United States William Young 4 7 4 3 India D Bose 6 6 6
United Kingdom Arnold England 0 1 1 United Kingdom H Billington 3 3 1
United Kingdom Henry Billington 6 6 6 United Kingdom H Billington 7 6 2 6
United Kingdom Roy Mansell 4 7 4 3 United Kingdom J Moore 5 1 6 3
United Kingdom Jack Moore 6 5 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 South Africa Eric Sturgess 6 6 6
Netherlands Boebi van Meegeren 2 0 3 8 South Africa E Sturgess 6 7 6
Belgium Jacques Peten 6 6 8 Belgium J Peten 4 5 2
India Khusru Madan 3 4 6 8 South Africa E Sturgess 7 6 5 6
Egypt Eddie Mandelbaum 3 1 3 Argentina E Morea 5 4 7 2
Argentina Enrique Morea 6 6 6 Argentina E Morea 6 5 6 6
Poland Ernest Wittmann 4 6 4 3 France C Grandet 2 7 4 3
France Christian Grandet 6 1 6 6 8 South Africa E Sturgess 6 7 5 6 1
United Kingdom John Comery 3 0 2 Hungary J Asbóth 2 9 7 2 6
Hungary József Asbóth 6 6 6 Hungary J Asbóth 7 6 6
Norway Johan Haanes 6 6 6 Norway J Haanes 5 4 1
United Kingdom Tim Lewis 4 1 2 Hungary J Asbóth 6 6 6
Q United Kingdom Tony Starte 4 3 1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Palada 3 4 4
United Kingdom Edmund David 6 6 6 United Kingdom E David 4 0 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada 6 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Palada 6 6 6
Dominion of Ceylon Doug Scharenguivel 3 2 4

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q Kenya Rusty Mayers 6 6 8
Republic of Ireland Matthew Murphy 4 1 6 Q Kenya R Mayers 6 5 2 7 6
United Kingdom Guy Cooper 4 3 1 United Kingdom D Bull 4 7 6 5 4
United Kingdom Derek Bull 6 6 6 Q Kenya R Mayers 4 2 4
United Kingdom Ron Reeve 6 6 6 Belgium P Washer 6 6 6
Hungary Géza Erős 4 4 3 United Kingdom R Reeve 1 1 1
Pakistan Ahmed-Hasan Khokhar 0 0 2 Belgium P Washer 6 6 6
Belgium Philippe Washer 6 6 6 Belgium P Washer 8 1 5
United Kingdom Tony Mottram 6 6 6 United Kingdom A Mottram 10 6 7
United Kingdom Norman Kitovitz 1 4 2 United Kingdom A Mottram 6 6 6
Denmark Kurt Nielsen 2 6 6 6 Denmark K Nielsen 2 4 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Kukuljević 6 3 3 2 United Kingdom A Mottram 6 6 10 9 6
Italy Giovanni Cucelli 6 6 6 Italy G Cucelli 8 3 12 7 2
Republic of Ireland RJ McCabe 2 4 1 Italy G Cucelli 6 16 1 2 6
Republic of China (1912–1949) Choy Wai-Chuen 1 3 3 5 Czechoslovakia J Drobný 4 14 6 6 3
5 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Netherlands Ivo Rinkel 6 7 6
United Kingdom Dick Guise 0 5 2 Netherlands I Rinkel 7 6 3 5 6
Q United Kingdom Laurie Proctor 1 4 2 Belgium J Delire 5 1 6 7 8
Belgium Jacques Delire 6 6 6 Belgium J Delire 2 3 3
United Kingdom David Mockridge 1 2 4 Australia J Harper 6 6 6
United Kingdom Leslie Cater 6 6 6 United Kingdom L Cater 2 2 1
France Bernard Destremau 2 6 3 7 0 Australia J Harper 6 6 6
Australia Jack Harper 6 0 6 5 6 Australia J Harper 5 0 4
United Kingdom Gordon Fitt 6 5 6 6 3 United States G Mulloy 7 6 6
South Africa Billy Muller 1 7 1 2 United Kingdom G Fitt 2 1 4
Spain Mario Szavoszt 1 4 6 3 India S Misra 6 6 6
India Sumant Misra 6 6 3 6 India S Misra 6 4 1 6 4
Q United Kingdom Charles Dobbs 4 4 6 6 3 United States G Mulloy 2 6 6 3 6
Austria Hans Redl 6 6 3 8 Austria H Redl 1 4 4
Argentina Alejo Russell 2 4 3 3 United States G Mulloy 6 6 6
3 United States Gardnar Mulloy 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Philippines Raymundo Deyro 6 6 6
United Kingdom Dennis Slack 3 2 3 Philippines R Deyro 6 6 6
United Kingdom Gwyn Tuckett 4 9 3 2 Q United Kingdom L Dundas 0 3 3
Q United Kingdom Lawrence Dundas 6 7 6 6 Philippines R Deyro 6 6 3 1
India Subba Sawhney 2 5 4 Australia F Sedgman 0 8 6 6
Australia Frank Sedgman 6 7 6 Australia F Sedgman 6 6 6 5 7
Italy Marcello del Bello 6 7 2 6 Italy M del Bello 3 2 8 7 5
France Paul Rémy 2 5 6 4 Australia F Sedgman 1 2 4
Poland Ignacy Tłoczyński 3 5 6 7 United States R Falkenburg 6 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić 6 7 8 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Mitić 8 6 6 6
Czechoslovakia Vojtěch Vodička 2 6 1 5 United Kingdom G Paish 6 8 2 1
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish 6 0 6 7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Mitić 7 3 6 3 4
United Kingdom George Godsell 5 8 6 0 7 United States R Falkenburg 5 6 4 6 6
Romania Alexandru Hamburger 7 10 1 6 Romania A Hamburger 2 2 3
Belgium Jacques Brichant 1 2 3 7 United States R Falkenburg 6 6 6
7 United States Bob Falkenburg 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Switzerland Jean-Pierre Blondel 1 3 1
Egypt Marcel Coen 6 6 6 Egypt M Coen 9 6 5 6
Pakistan Mahmoud Alam 6 5 6 6 Pakistan M Alam 7 4 7 3
Hungary Béla Pető 3 7 4 3 Egypt M Coen 1 1 5
Sweden Lennart Bergelin 6 6 8 Sweden L Bergelin 6 6 7
United Kingdom Cliff Hovell 3 2 6 Sweden L Bergelin 4 6 6 7
Q United Kingdom Michael Clarke 3 4 3 Argentina H Weiss 6 1 1 5
Argentina Heraldo Weiss 6 6 6 Sweden L Bergelin 5 7 9 0 10
Australia Alan Coldham 4 6 7 6 7 1 United States F Parker 7 5 7 6 8
United Kingdom Gerry Oakley 6 2 9 4 5 Australia A Coldham 2 2 5
United Kingdom Peter Hare 2 0 4 Republic of Ireland C Kemp 6 6 7
Republic of Ireland Cyril Kemp 6 6 6 Republic of Ireland C Kemp 0 1 0
Q United Kingdom Charles Fawcus 2 1 9 4 1 United States F Parker 6 6 6
Norway Finn Rune Karlsen 6 6 7 6 Norway FR Karlsen 0 0 2
New Zealand Dennis Coombe 2 0 2 1 United States F Parker 6 6 6
1 United States Frank Parker 6 6 6

References

  1. ^ 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
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