1946 in tennis
| Years in tennis |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1946. 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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John Bromwich defeated Dinny Pails 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Women's singles
[edit] Nancye Wynne Bolton defeated Joyce Fitch 6–4, 6–4
Men's doubles
[edit] John Bromwich / Adrian Quist defeated Max Newcombe / Len Schwartz 6–3, 6–1, 9–7[1]
Women's doubles
[edit] Joyce Fitch / Mary Bevis defeated Nancye Wynne Bolton / Thelma Coyne Long 9–7, 6–4[2]
Mixed doubles
[edit] Nancye Wynne Bolton / Colin Long defeated Joyce Fitch / John Bromwich 6–0, 6–4[3]
French Open
[edit]Men's singles
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Marcel Bernard defeated 
Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
Women's singles
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Margaret Osborne defeated Pauline Betz 1–6, 8–6, 7–5
Men's doubles
[edit] Marcel Bernard / Yvon Petra defeated 
Enrique Morea / 
Pancho Segura 7–5, 6–3, 0–6, 1–6, 10–8
Women's doubles
[edit] Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne defeated Pauline Betz / Doris Hart 6–4, 0–6, 6–1
Mixed doubles
[edit] Pauline Betz / Budge Patty defeated Dorothy Bundy / Tom Brown 7–5, 9–7
Wimbledon
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Yvon Petra defeated Geoff Brown, 6–2, 6–4, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4 [4]
Women's singles
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Pauline Betz defeated Louise Brough, 6–2, 6–4 [5]
Men's doubles
[edit] Tom Brown / Jack Kramer defeated Geoff Brown / Dinny Pails, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 [6]
Women's doubles
[edit] Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne defeated Pauline Betz / Doris Hart, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 [7]
Mixed doubles
[edit] Tom Brown / Louise Brough defeated Geoff Brown / Dorothy Bundy, 6–4, 6–4 [8]
US Open
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Jack Kramer defeated Tom Brown Jr. 9–7, 6–3, 6–0
Women's singles
[edit] Pauline Betz defeated Doris Hart 11–9, 6–3
Men's doubles
[edit] Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert defeated Frank Guernsey / Don McNeill 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 20–18 [9]
Women's doubles
[edit] Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne defeated Patricia Todd / Mary Arnold Prentiss 6–1, 6–3 [10]
Mixed doubles
[edit] Margaret Osborne / Bill Talbert defeated Louise Brough / Robert Kimbrell 6–3, 6–4 [11]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "1946 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1946 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1946 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "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. 480
- ↑ 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