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1962 Wimbledon Championships

76th staging of the Wimbledon Championships From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 1962 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 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1962.[1] It was the 76th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1962. Rod Laver and Karen Susman won the singles titles.

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Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Martin Mulligan, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 [2]

Women's singles

United States Karen Susman defeated Czechoslovakia Věra Suková, 6–4, 6–4 [3]

Men's doubles

Australia Bob Hewitt / Australia Fred Stolle defeated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 [4]

Women's doubles

United States Billie Jean Moffitt / United States Karen Susman defeated South Africa Sandra Price / South Africa Renée Schuurman, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 [5]

Mixed doubles

Australia Neale Fraser / United States Margaret duPont defeated United States Dennis Ralston / United Kingdom Ann Haydon, 2–6, 6–3, 13–11 [6]

Juniors

Boys' singles

United Kingdom Stanley Matthews defeated Soviet Union Alex Metreveli, 6–2, 6–4 [7]

Girls' singles

Soviet Union Galina Baksheeva defeated New Zealand Elizabeth Terry, 6–4, 6–2 [8]

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