1958 Wimbledon Championships

The 1958 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 23 June until Saturday 5 July.[1] It was the 73rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1958. Ashley Cooper and Althea Gibson won the singles titles.

1958 Wimbledon Championships
Date23 June – 5 July
Edition72nd
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Attendance271,019
Champions
Men's Singles
Ashley Cooper
Women's Singles
Althea Gibson
Men's Doubles
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt
Women's Doubles
Maria Bueno / Althea Gibson
Mixed Doubles
Robert Howe / Lorraine Coghlan
Boys' Singles
Butch Buchholz
Girls' Singles
Sally Moore

Champions
Ashley Cooper, Men's Singles Champion (1958)
Althea Gibson, Women's Singles Champion (1958)

Men's Singles
Main article: 1958 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Ashley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11[2][3]

Women's Singles
Main article: 1958 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer, 8–6, 6–2[4][5]

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1958 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt defeated Ashley Cooper / Neale Fraser, 6–4, 6–4, 8–6[6]

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1958 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Maria Bueno / Althea Gibson defeated Margaret duPont / Margaret Varner, 6–3, 7–5[7]

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1958 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Robert Howe / Lorraine Coghlan defeated Kurt Nielsen / Althea Gibson, 6–3, 13–11[8]

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1958 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Butch Buchholz defeated Premjit Lall, 6–1, 6–3[9]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1958 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Sally Moore defeated Anna Dmitrieva, 6–2, 6–4[10]

References
  1. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  2. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. "Cooper Wins at Wimbledon". Lodi News-Sentinel. Wimbledon, London, England. 5 July 1958.
  4. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. "Althea Gibson Wins Wimbledon Net Title". Oxnard Press-Courier. Wimbledon, London, England. 5 July 1958.
  6. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  10. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
Preceded by
1958 French Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1958 U.S. National Championships
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