Tennis tournament
The 1954 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 1954.[1] It was the 68th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1954. Jaroslav Drobný and Maureen Connolly won the singles titles.
Finals
Seniors
Men's singles
Jaroslav Drobný defeated Ken Rosewall, 13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7 [2]
Women's singles
Maureen Connolly defeated Louise Brough, 6–2, 7–5 [3]
Men's doubles
Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose defeated Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 [4]
Women's doubles
Louise Brough / Margaret duPont defeated Shirley Fry / Doris Hart, 4–6, 9–7, 6–3 [5]
Mixed doubles
Vic Seixas / Doris Hart defeated Ken Rosewall / Margaret duPont, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 [6]
Juniors
Boys' singles
Ramanathan Krishnan defeated Ashley Cooper, 6–2, 7–5 [7]
Girls' singles
Valerie Pitt defeated Colette Monnot, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 [8]
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