1967 Wimbledon Championships

The 1967 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 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1967.[1] It was the 81st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1967. John Newcombe and Billie Jean King won the singles titles.

1967 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 8 July
Edition81st
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Attendance301,896
Champions
Men's singles
Australia John Newcombe
Women's singles
United States Billie Jean King
Men's doubles
South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan
Women's doubles
United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King
Mixed doubles
Australia Owen Davidson / United States Billie Jean King
Boys' singles
Spain Manuel Orantes
Girls' singles
Netherlands Judith Salomé
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Launch of colour television

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The first colour television broadcast in the UK, as well as in Europe, took place on 1 July 1967, the first Saturday of the Championships, when, starting at 2 pm, four hours of live coverage of the Championships was shown on BBC2 presented by David Vine and with commentary from Keith Fordyce.[2][3] The first match broadcast in colour was Cliff Drysdale against Roger Taylor and was played on the Centre Court. Additional colour broadcasts were made during the afternoons of the following week as well as 30-minute highlight programmes shown each evening.[4]

Champions

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Seniors

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Men's singles

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  John Newcombe defeated   Wilhelm Bungert, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 [5]

Women's singles

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  Billie Jean King defeated   Ann Jones, 6–3, 6–4 [6]

Men's doubles

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  Bob Hewitt /   Frew McMillan defeated   Roy Emerson /   Ken Fletcher, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 [7]

Women's doubles

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  Rosie Casals /   Billie Jean King defeated   Maria Bueno /   Nancy Richey, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2 [8]

Mixed doubles

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  Owen Davidson /   Billie Jean King defeated   Ken Fletcher /   Maria Bueno, 7–5, 6–2 [9]

Juniors

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Boys' singles

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  Manuel Orantes defeated   Mike Estep, 6–2, 6–0 [10]

Girls' singles

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  Judith Salomé defeated   Margaretta Strandberg, 6–4, 6–2 [11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  2. ^ "From the Observer archive, 25 June 1967: Wimbledon's Watchmen". The Guardian (Observer). 24 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Colour television in Britain". National Science and Media Museum blog. National Science and Media Museum.
  4. ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 72, 483–484. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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