1939 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

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Men's Doubles
1939 Wimbledon Championships
Champion United States Elwood Cooke
United States Bobby Riggs[1]
Runner-up United Kingdom Charles Hare
United Kingdom Frank Wilde[1]
Final score 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 9–7
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed

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Don Budge and Gene Mako were the defending champions, but were ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Elwood Cooke and Bobby Riggs defeated Charles Hare and Frank Wilde in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 9–7 to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1939 Wimbledon Championship.[1][2]

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                                   
   United Kingdom John Olliff
United Kingdom Ronnie Shayes
6 5 13 6 6  
 Netherlands Tod Hughan
Netherlands Hans van Swol
8 7 11 3 2  
   United Kingdom John Olliff
United Kingdom Ronnie Shayes
2 4 4  
  4  United Kingdom Charles Hare
United Kingdom Frank Wilde
6 6 6  
4  United Kingdom Charles Hare
United Kingdom Frank Wilde
6 6 7
   Kingdom of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec
1 1 5  
    4  United Kingdom Charles Hare
United Kingdom Frank Wilde
3 6 3 7
  2  United States Elwood Cooke
United States Bobby Riggs
6 3 6 9
   United Kingdom Don Butler
United Kingdom Donald MacPhail
9 6 2 3 4  
3  France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
7 3 6 6 6  
 France Jean Borotra
France Jacques Brugnon
4 6 2 3
  2  United States Elwood Cooke
United States Bobby Riggs
6 3 6 6  
 United Kingdom Henry Billington
United Kingdom Pat Hughes
3 6 8 2 9
  2  United States Elwood Cooke
United States Bobby Riggs
6 3 6 6 11  

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships by John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001

External links

  • [1] Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com