1951 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1951 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Ken McGregor
Australia Frank Sedgman
Runners-upEgypt Jaroslav Drobný
South Africa Eric Sturgess
Score3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw64 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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John Bromwich and Adrian Quist were the defending champions, but did not compete.

Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman defeated Jaroslav Drobný and Eric Sturgess in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1951 Wimbledon Championship.[1][2]

Seeds[edit]

01.   Australia Ken McGregor / Australia Frank Sedgman (champions)
02.   United States Gardnar Mulloy / United States Dick Savitt (semifinals)
04.   United States Herbie Flam / United States Art Larsen (first round)
04.   Egypt Jaroslav Drobný / South Africa Eric Sturgess (final)

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

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Australia Ken McGregor
Australia Frank Sedgman
Italy Giovanni Cucelli
Italy Marcello del Bello
w/o
1 Australia Ken McGregor
Australia Frank Sedgman
6 6 6
United States Budge Patty
United States Ham Richardson
4 2 3
Sweden Lennart Bergelin
Sweden Sven Davidson
6 6 3 7 5
United States Budge Patty
United States Ham Richardson
1 8 6 5 7
1 Australia Ken McGregor
Australia Frank Sedgman
3 6 6 3 6
4 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
South Africa Eric Sturgess
6 2 3 6 3
West Germany Ernst Buchholz
West Germany Gottfried von Cramm
3 1 3
4 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
South Africa Eric Sturgess
6 6 6
4 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
South Africa Eric Sturgess
4 6 6 6
2 United States Gardnar Mulloy
United States Dick Savitt
6 4 3 4
Canada Brendan Macken
Canada Lorne Main
2 1 4
2 United States Gardnar Mulloy
United States Dick Savitt
6 6 6

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia Ken McGregor
Australia Frank Sedgman
6 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petko Milojković
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir Petrović
1 1 3 1 Australia K McGregor
Australia F Sedgman
6 6 6
Philippines Raymundo Deyro
United States Gene Garrett
6 6 6 Philippines R Deyro
United States W Garrett
4 4 3
United Kingdom Edmund David
United Kingdom Herman David
2 0 2 1 Australia K McGregor
Australia F Sedgman
6 3 6 6
France Bernard Destremau
Sweden Torsten Johansson
6 6 6 France B Destremau
Sweden T Johansson
1 6 1 2
Q United Kingdom Tommy Anderson
United Kingdom Arnold England
3 3 3 France B Destremau
Sweden T Johansson
3 6 6 9
Q South Africa Johann Kupferburger
South Africa Owen Williams
2 7 6 9 7 United Kingdom D Bull
United Kingdom S Clark
6 3 2 7
United Kingdom Derek Bull
United Kingdom Stan Clark
6 9 4 7 9 1 Australia K McGregor
Australia F Sedgman
Belgium Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Belgium Jacques Peten
4 4 2 Italy G Cucelli
Italy M del Bello
w/o
United Kingdom Tony Mottram
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish
6 6 6 United Kingdom A Mottram
United Kingdom G Paish
6 1 0 2
United Kingdom John Barrett
United Kingdom John Horn
2 1 4 Italy G Cucelli
Italy M del Bello
3 6 6 6
Italy Giovanni Cucelli
Italy Marcello del Bello
6 6 6 Italy G Cucelli
Italy M del Bello
6 7 16
United States Robert Sibert
United States Roy Wilder
2 1 3 United States H Burrows
United States S Clark
4 5 14
United States Hal Burrows
United States Straight Clark
6 6 6 United States H Burrows
United States S Clark
6 6 6
Poland Czesław Spychała
Poland Ignacy Tłoczyński
6 3 6 6 Poland C Spychała
Poland I Tłoczyński
1 3 4
Q United Kingdom Tony Dawes
United Kingdom JS Ross
3 6 1 3

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States Herbie Flam
United States Art Larsen
6 5 3 4
Sweden Lennart Bergelin
Sweden Sven Davidson
2 7 6 6 Sweden L Bergelin
Sweden S Davidson
6 16 6
India Naresh Kumar
India Narendra Nath
6 6 7 India N Kumar
India N Nath
1 14 2
South Africa FJ Bartlett
South Africa Robert Connor
4 4 5 Sweden L Bergelin
Sweden S Davidson
8 6 6
South Africa Abe Segal
South Africa Russell Seymour
4 6 7 8 France J-C Molinari
France P Rémy
6 2 4
France Jean-Claude Molinari
France Paul Rémy
6 8 5 10 France J-C Molinari
France P Rémy
6 8 6
United Kingdom Headley Baxter
United Kingdom Paddy Roberts
1 6 9 6 United Kingdom H Baxter
United Kingdom A Roberts
1 6 2
Federation of Malaya Ong Chew-Bee
South Africa David Samaai
6 3 7 4 Sweden L Bergelin
Sweden S Davidson
6 6 3 7 5
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Černík
Czechoslovakia Milan Matouš
4 12 6 6 United States J Patty
United States H Richardson
1 8 6 5 7
Philippines Felicisimo Ampon
Philippines Cesar Carmona
6 10 3 1 Czechoslovakia V Černík
Czechoslovakia M Matouš
2 4 6 6 6
Q France Philippe Chatrier
France Michel Lemasson
2 2 6 2 Republic of Ireland J Hackett
Republic of Ireland G Jackson
6 6 3 2 1
Republic of Ireland Joe Hackett
Republic of Ireland Guy Jackson
6 6 3 6 Czechoslovakia V Černík
Czechoslovakia M Matouš
6 6 7 6 4
South Africa Nigel Cockburn
South Africa Sydney Levy
0 4 5 United States J Patty
United States H Richardson
8 4 9 3 6
Netherlands Ivo Rinkel
Netherlands Hans van Swol
6 6 7 Netherlands I Rinkel
Netherlands A van Swol
4 4 4
United States Budge Patty
United States Ham Richardson
2 6 6 6 United States J Patty
United States H Richardson
6 6 6
Egypt Marcel Coen
Egypt Adli El Shafei
6 2 3 2

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Australia Don Candy
Australia Mervyn Rose
6 8 8
United Kingdom Norman Kitovitz
United Kingdom David Mockridge
3 6 6 Australia D Candy
Australia M Rose
6 6 6 8
Poland Władysław Skonecki
Argentina Heraldo Weiss
6 7 6 Poland W Skonecki
Argentina H Weiss
0 8 4 6
United Kingdom Peter Anderson
United Kingdom Dick Guise
3 5 3 Australia D Candy
Australia M Rose
4 6 7 3 5
Hong Kong Ip Koon Hung
Dominion of Ceylon Doug Scharenguivel
6 6 6 West Germany E Buchholz
West Germany G von Cramm
6 1 5 6 7
Q United Kingdom CJ Grindley
United Kingdom Neville Hooper
4 1 4 Hong Kong K-H Ip
Dominion of Ceylon D Scharenguivel
6 1 5 4
Denmark Kurt Nielsen
Denmark Torben Ulrich
6 6 3 4 5 West Germany E Buchholz
West Germany G von Cramm
3 6 7 6
West Germany Ernst Buchholz
West Germany Gottfried von Cramm
4 4 6 6 7 West Germany E Buchholz
West Germany G von Cramm
3 1 3
South Africa Leon Norgarb
Brazil Armando Vieira
3 1 7 4 Egypt J Drobný
South Africa E Sturgess
6 6 6
Australia Peter Cawthorn
Australia Don Tregonning
6 6 9 Australia P. Cawthorn
Australia D Tregonning
6 6 6
France Jean Becker
Switzerland Gaby Mercier-Odier
France J Becker
Switzerland G Mercier-Odier
1 0 3
Switzerland Jost Spitzer
Egypt Mahmoud Talaat
w/o Australia P. Cawthorn
Australia D Tregonning
1 2 6
Italy Fausto Gardini
Italy Rolando del Bello
4 4 4 4 Egypt J Drobný
South Africa E Sturgess
6 6 8
South Africa David Lurie
United Kingdom Gerry Oakley
6 6 6 South Africa D Lurie
United Kingdom G Oakley
0 8 0
United States RM Henry
Czechoslovakia Bohuslav Hykš
2 1 1 4 Egypt J Drobný
South Africa E Sturgess
6 10 6
4 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
South Africa Eric Sturgess
6 6 6

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Peter Hare
United Kingdom Howard Walton
4 2 3
Austria Freddie Huber
Austria Hans Redl
6 6 6 Austria A Huber
Austria H Redl
6 9 6
India Jimmay Mehta
Portugal José Roquette
w/o Sweden B Axelsson
Sweden S Stockenberg
4 7 4
Sweden Bengt Axelsson
Sweden Staffan Stockenberg
Austria A Huber
Austria H Redl
6 2 2 8 5
United Kingdom Leslie Cater
United Kingdom Francis Wallis
5 2 3 Canada B Macken
Canada L Main
4 6 6 6 7
New Zealand Dennis Coombe
United Kingdom Claude Lister
7 6 6 New Zealand D Coombe
United Kingdom C Lister
6 6 6 2
United Kingdom Roland Carter
United Kingdom Douglas Snart
5 4 4 Canada B Macken
Canada L Main
8 2 8 6
Canada Brendan Macken
Canada Lorne Main
7 6 6 Canada B Macken
Canada L Main
2 1 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Branović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada
6 6 6 2 United States Gardnar Mulloy
United States Dick Savitt
6 6 6
United Kingdom Freddie Della Porta
United Kingdom Harley Watkins
3 4 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Branović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia J Palada
5 2 7
France Jean Borotra
France Robert Haillet
4 4 2 Belgium J Brichant
Belgium P Washer
7 6 9
Belgium Jacques Brichant
Belgium Philippe Washer
6 6 6 Belgium J Brichant
Belgium P Washer
6 4 3 3
Belgium Ivan Devroe
Canada Henri Rochon
2 United States G Mulloy
United States R Savitt
3 6 6 6
Hungary József Asbóth
Hungary Antal Jancsó
w/o Belgium I Devroe
Canada H Rochon
2 5 2
United Kingdom Bernard Neal
United Kingdom Tony Starte
2 4 3 2 United States G Mulloy
United States R Savitt
6 7 6
2 United States Gardnar Mulloy
United States Dick Savitt
6 6 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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