1950 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles
1950 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Eric Sturgess ; Louise Brough
Runners-up	Geoff Brown ; Pat Todd
Score	11–9, 1–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	80 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Eric Sturgess and Sheila Summers were the defending champions but Summers did not compete. Sturgess partnered with Louise Brough and they defeated Geoff Brown and Pat Todd in the final, 11–9, 1–6, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

1.

Eric Sturgess /

Louise Brough (champions)

2.

Bill Talbert /

Margaret duPont (fourth round)

3.

Frank Sedgman /

Doris Hart (semifinals)

4.

Geoff Brown /

Pat Todd (final)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

	Adrian Quist Gussie Moran	6	1

	George Worthington Thelma Long	8	6
					George Worthington Thelma Long	7	4

				4	Geoff Brown Pat Todd	9	6
4	Geoff Brown Pat Todd	6	6

	John Bromwich Betty Harrison	3	4
								4	Geoff Brown Pat Todd	9	6	4

								1	Eric Sturgess Louise Brough	11	1	6
	Geoffrey Paish Jean Quertier	4	1

3	Frank Sedgman Doris Hart	6	6
				3	Frank Sedgman Doris Hart	2	7

				1	Eric Sturgess Louise Brough	6	9
	Enrique Morea Barbara Scofield	3	11

1	Eric Sturgess Louise Brough	6	13

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	2	Bill Talbert Margaret duPont	6	4	6
		Mervyn Rose Kay Tuckey	4	6	3
						2	W Talbert M duPont	6	6
							H Billington S Billington	3	2
		Henry Billington Susan Billington	6	6
		Howard Walton Joy Hibbert	4	0
										2	W Talbert M duPont	3	2
											A Quist G Moran	6	6
		Dragutin Mitić Pat Ward	6	3	6
		Felicisimo Ampon Freda Hammersley	0	6	3
							D Mitić P Ward	3	5
							A Quist G Moran	6	7
		Jean Borotra Colette Boegner	4	5
		Adrian Quist Gussie Moran	6	7

Section 2

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		Jack Deloford Joan Curry	3	6	3
		Harry Hopman Peggy Dawson-Scott	6	4	6
							H Hopman P Dawson-Scott	3	8
							G Worthington T Long	6	10
		Dilip Bose Myra Brain	0	1
		George Worthington Thelma Long	6	6
											G Worthington T Long	6	3	6
											A Mottram J Mottram	3	6	2
		Tony Mottram Joy Mottram	6	6
		Cyril Kemp Betty Lombard	2	4
							A Mottram J Mottram	6	6
							M Coen A McKelvie	3	4
		GI Bayley Betty Coutts	6	5	1
		Marcel Coen Alex McKelvie	2	7	6

Section 3

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	4	Geoff Brown Pat Todd	6	6
		Matthew Mohtadi Gertrude Kornfeld	0	2
						4	G Brown P Todd	6	6
						Q	L Cater L Brighton	4	4
	Q	Leslie Cater Leonie Brighton	6	1	6
		Torsten Johansson Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén	3	6	3
										4	G Brown P Todd	6	6
											W Sidwell H Rihbany	4	0
		Philippe Washer Mary Terán de Weiss	6	3	5
		Bill Sidwell Helen Rihbany	3	6	7
							W Sidwell H Rihbany	6	6
							P Chatrier G Jamain	3	1
		George McVeagh Gay Chandler	8	0
		Philippe Chatrier Gilberte Jamain	10	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	Naresh Kumar Margaret Knott	6	5	3
	Narendra Nath Elsie Phillips	4	7	6		N Nath E Phillips	2	1
Q	Ron Statham Helen Fletcher	3	1			J Bromwich E Harrison	6	6
	John Bromwich Betty Harrison	6	6								J Bromwich E Harrison	6	6
	Czesław Spychała Bea Walter	3	6	9							M Matouš H Matouš	2	1
	Milan Matouš Helena Matouš	6	4	11		M Matouš H Matouš	7	6	6
	Herman David Nancy Glover	1	3			J Brichant G Butler	9	2	4
	Jacques Brichant Gloria Butler	6	6												J Bromwich E Harrison	6	6
	Jacques Sanglier Maud Galtier	9	9												H Wilton Mrs MA Schmier	2	2
Q	Tommy Anderson Susan Partridge	7	7			J Sanglier M Galtier	1	1
	Hubert Wilton Mrs MA Schmier	6	4	6		H Wilton Mrs MA Schmier	6	6
Q	Mike Lloyd Joey David	1	6	2							H Wilton Mrs MA Schmier	6	6
	Rolando del Bello Francine Isaac	2	6	7							G Caccia A Bossi	3	4
	Cliff Hovell Georgie Woodgate	6	2	5		R del Bello F Isaac	3	5
	Johan Haanes Doreen Wedderburn	4	3			G Caccia A Bossi	6	7
	Giulio Caccia Annelise Bossi	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

	Budge Patty Nancy Chaffee	6	6
	Mahmoud Talaat Edith Middleton	1	4			J Patty N Chaffee	6	6
	Headley Baxter Vera Thomas	7	4			D Butler J Walker-Smith	1	3
	Don Butler Jean Walker-Smith	9	6							J Patty N Chaffee	6	6
	Alain Lemyze Myrtil Dubois	3	6	3						J Linck P Hermsen	1	3
	John Horn Billie Woodgate	6	2	6		J Horn R Woodgate	4	3
	Hans van Swol Nancy Morrison	4	8			J Linck P Hermsen	6	6
	John Linck Nel Hermsen	6	10											J Patty N Chaffee	w/o
	Derek Bull Effie Peters	8	3	3										G Paish J Quertier
	Matthew Murphy Mary Fitzgibbon	6	6	6		M Murphy M Fitzgibbon	3	2
	Jean Ducos de la Haille Anne-Marie Seghers	3	6	3		P Molloy M Barnett	6	6
	Peter Molloy Marta Barnett	6	3	6						P Molloy M Barnett	1	2
	Ivo Rinkel Mary Halford	6	6							G Paish J Quertier	6	6
	Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Betty Martin-Davies	3	2			I Rinkel M Halford	4	3
	Geoffrey Paish Jean Quertier	6	6			G Paish J Quertier	6	6
	Nils-Erik Hessen Marcelle van Leer	1	1

Section 6

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		Heraldo Weiss Dorothy Head	6	6
		Raymond Egan Maeve Brennan	0	1
							H Weiss D Head	6	6
							G Oakley B Knapp	3	2
		Brian Rooke Enid Andrews	6	4	2
		Gerry Oakley Barbara Knapp	3	6	6
											H Weiss D Head	1	3
										3	F Sedgman D Hart	6	6
	Q	Dick Guise Pam Bocquet	6	2
		Dennis Coombe Betty Wilford	8	6
							D Coombe E Wilford	6	5
						3	F Sedgman D Hart	8	7
		Christian Grandet Andrée Varin	2	1
	3	Frank Sedgman Doris Hart	6	6

Section 7

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		Cesar Carmona Gem Hoahing	3	7	6
		Claude Lister Thelma Lister	6	5	1
							C Carmona C Hoahing	2	0
							K McGregor S Fry	6	6
		Guy Delhomme Ginette Bucaille	1	4
		Ken McGregor Shirley Fry	6	6
											K McGregor S Fry	12	3	2
											E Morea B Scofield	10	6	6
		Enrique Morea Barbara Scofield	6	6
		Subba Sawhney Rita Anderson	2	2
							E Morea B Scofield	7	6
							V Seixas E Rosenquest	5	3
		Vic Seixas Betty Rosenquest	6	6
		Paul Blondel Violette Rigollet	1	2

Section 8

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		Sumant Misra Hyacinth Cargin	4	6	6
		Eric Filby Pat Cowney	6	4	2
							S Misra H Cargin	6	6
							G Canepele L Manfredi	3	4
		Vanni Canepele Lucia Manfredi	1	6	6
		Freddie Huber Etta Neumann	6	4	3
											S Misra H Cargin	4	1
										1	E Sturgess L Brough	6	6
		Sven Davidson Mary Lagerborg	6	4	12
		Eddie Ford Patsy Rodgers	3	6	10
							S Davidson M Lagerborg	0	1
						1	E Sturgess L Brough	6	6
		David Lurie Solveig Glietenberg	4	1
	1	Eric Sturgess Louise Brough	6	6

References

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

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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