1939 Wimbledon Championships
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Men's Singles
Bobby RiggsBobby Riggs
Robert Larimore "Bobby" Riggs was a 1930s–40s tennis player who was the World No. 1 or the co-World No. 1 player for three years, first as an amateur in 1941, then as a professional in 1946 and 1947...
defeated
Elwood CookeElwood Cooke
Elwood Thomas Cooke was an outstanding amateur tennis player in the 1930s and 1940s....
2-6 8-6 3-6 6-3 6-2
Women's Singles
Alice MarbleAlice Marble
Alice Marble was a World No. 1 American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships : 5 in Singles, 6 in Women's Doubles, and 7 in Mixed Doubles.-Early life:Born in the small town of Beckwourth, Plumas County, California, Marble moved with her family at the age of...
defeated
Kay Stammers Bullitt 6-2, 6-0