1950 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

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]

Mixed doubles
1950 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsSouth Africa Eric Sturgess
United States Louise Brough
Runners-upAustralia Geoff Brown
United States Pat Todd
Score11–9, 1–6, 6–4
Details
Draw80 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1949 · Wimbledon Championships · 1951 →

Seeds

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01.     Eric Sturgess /   Louise Brough (champions)
02.     Bill Talbert /   Margaret duPont (fourth round)
03.     Frank Sedgman /   Doris Hart (semifinals)
04.     Geoff Brown /   Pat Todd (final)

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

Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 5

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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