1955 Wimbledon Championships

1955 Wimbledon Championships
Date	20 June – 2 July
Edition	69th
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Attendance	287,362
Champions
Men's singles
Tony Trabert
Women's singles
Louise Brough
Men's doubles
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
Women's doubles
Angela Mortimer / Anne Shilcock
Mixed doubles
Vic Seixas / Doris Hart
Boys' singles
Michael Hann
Girls' singles
Sheila Armstrong
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The 1955 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 was held from Monday 20 June until Saturday 2 July 1955.^[1] It was the 69th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1955. Tony Trabert and Louise Brough won the singles titles.

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Tony Trabert defeated Kurt Nielsen, 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 ^[2]

Women's singles

Louise Brough defeated Beverly Fleitz, 7–5, 8–6 ^[3]

Men's doubles

Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad defeated Neale Fraser / Ken Rosewall, 7–5, 6–4, 6–3 ^[4]

Women's doubles

Angela Mortimer / Anne Shilcock defeated Shirley Bloomer / Patricia Ward, 7–5, 6–1 ^[5]

Mixed doubles

Vic Seixas / Doris Hart defeated Enrique Morea / Louise Brough, 8–6, 2–6, 6–3 ^[6]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Michael Hann defeated Jan-Erik Lundqvist, 6–0, 11–9 ^[7]

Girls' singles

Sheila Armstrong defeated Béatrice de Chambure, 6–2, 6–4 ^[8]

References

External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website