1937 Wimbledon Championships

1937 Wimbledon Championships
Date	21 June – 3 July
Edition	57th
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Don Budge
Women's singles
Dorothy Round
Men's doubles
Don Budge / Gene Mako
Women's doubles
Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke
Mixed doubles
Don Budge / Alice Marble
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The 1937 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 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1937.^[1] It was the 57th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1937. Don Budge and Dorothy Round won the singles title.

This was the first Wimbledon tournament during the reign of King George VI.

This edition marked the first time that the Wimbledon Championships were televised by the BBC. Only matches taking place on Centre Court were transmitted by the BBC for half an hour each day. Two cameras were used, one for a close up view of the match and one for a general view, and the match between Bunny Austin and George Lyttleton-Rogers was the first one to be broadcast.^[2]

Don Budge defeated Gottfried von Cramm, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 ^[3]

Dorothy Round defeated Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 ^[4]

Don Budge / Gene Mako defeated Pat Hughes / Raymond Tuckey, 6–0, 6–4, 6–8, 6-1 ^[5]

Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke defeated Phyllis King / Elsie Pittman, 6–3, 6–3 ^[6]

Don Budge / Alice Marble defeated Yvon Petra / Simonne Mathieu, 6–4, 6–1 ^[7]

• Official Wimbledon Championships website
• British Pathé filmreel on 1937 Wimbledon finals