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| Years in tennis |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1937. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and women's ILTF tennis circuits.
Australian Open
[edit]Men's singles
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Vivian McGrath defeated John Bromwich 6–3, 1–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–1
Women's singles
[edit] Nancye Wynne defeated Emily Hood Westacott 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Men's doubles
[edit] Adrian Quist / Don Turnbull defeated John Bromwich / Jack Harper 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–8, 6–4
Women's doubles
[edit] Thelma Coyne / Nancye Wynne defeated Nell Hall Hopman / Emily Hood Westacott 6–2, 6–2
Mixed doubles
[edit] Nell Hall Hopman / Harry Hopman defeated Dorothy Stevenson / Don Turnbull 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
French Open
[edit]Men's singles
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Henner Henkel defeated 
Bunny Austin 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
Women's singles
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Hilde Sperling defeated 
Simonne Mathieu 6–2, 6–4
Men's doubles
[edit] Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel defeated 
Vernon Kirby / Norman Farquharson 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Women's doubles
[edit] Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke defeated 
Dorothy Andrus / Sylvie Jung Henrotin 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Mixed doubles
[edit] Simonne Mathieu / Yvon Petra defeated Marie-Luise Horn / Roland Journu 7–5, 7–5
Wimbledon
[edit]Men's singles
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Don Budge defeated Gottfried von Cramm, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 [1]
Women's singles
[edit] Dorothy Round defeated 
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 [2]
Men's doubles
[edit] Don Budge / Gene Mako defeated Pat Hughes / Raymond Tuckey, 6–0, 6–4, 6–8, 6-1 [3]
Women's doubles
[edit] Simonne Mathieu / Billie Yorke defeated Phyllis King / Elsie Pittman, 6–3, 6–3 [4]
Mixed doubles
[edit] Don Budge / Alice Marble defeated Yvon Petra / Simonne Mathieu, 6–4, 6–1 [5]
US Open
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Don Budge defeated Gottfried von Cramm 6–1, 7–9, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Women's singles
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Anita Lizana defeated 
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–4, 6–2
Men's doubles
[edit] Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel defeated Don Budge / Gene Mako 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 [6]
Women's doubles
[edit] Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble defeated Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn / Carolin Babcock 7–5, 6–4 [7]
Mixed doubles
[edit] Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Don Budge defeated Sylvie Jung Henrotin / Yvon Petra 6–2, 8–10, 6–0 [8]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ Collins, p. 477
- ↑ Collins, p. 479
- ↑ Collins, p. 482
External links
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- Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
- Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
- Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) Archived June 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine