1937 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Don Budge defeated Gottfried von Cramm in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1937 Wimbledon Championships.[1] Fred Perry was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional at the end of the 1936 season.

Men's Singles
1937 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Don Budge
Runner-up Gottfried von Cramm
Final score6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Draw96 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Main article: 1937 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds
01.   Don Budge (Champion)
02.   Gottfried von Cramm (Final)
03.   Henner Henkel (Quarterfinals)
04.   Bunny Austin (Semifinals)
05.   Bryan Grant (Quarterfinals)
06.   Roderich Menzel (First round)
07.   Vivian McGrath (Quarterfinals)
08.   Frank Parker (Semifinals)

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Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 Gottfried von Cramm 6 8 3 2 6
Jack Crawford 3 6 6 6 2
2 Gottfried von Cramm 8 6 12 6
4 Bunny Austin 6 3 14 1
4 Bunny Austin 6 7 6
5 Bryan Grant 1 5 4
2 Gottfried von Cramm 3 4 2
1 Don Budge 6 6 6
8 Frank Parker 6 7 4 4 6
3 Henner Henkel 3 5 6 6 2
8 Frank Parker 6 4 4 1
1 Don Budge 2 6 6 6
7 Vivian McGrath 3 1 4
1 Don Budge 6 6 6

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
2 Gottfried von Cramm 3 6 6 6
Jack Lysaght 6 1 2 0 2 G von Cramm 6 6 6
LL Raymond Fontes 2 1 1 R Tuckey 2 0 4
Raymond Tuckey 6 6 6 2 G von Cramm 6 6 3 6
Tod Hughan 4 4 2 J Yamagishi 4 4 6 4
Herman David 6 6 6 H David 1 4 3
Jiro Yamagishi 6 6 6 J Yamagishi 6 6 6
Q Edward Hansom 0 0 0 2 G von Cramm 6 6 6
Frank Wilde 6 5 6 0 7 G Mako 0 2 3
Yvon Petra 3 7 4 6 5 F Wilde 4 6 2 6 3
Bob Mulliken 3 2 3 S-K Kho 6 4 6 3 6
Kho Sin-Kie 6 6 6 S-K Kho 6 1 2 4
Jacques Jamain 4 7 3 3 G Mako 3 6 6 6
Gene Mako 6 5 6 6 G Mako 6 6 6
Léopold de Borman 6 4 1 H Fisher 1 2 1
Hector Fisher 8 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 Roderich Menzel 4 9 6 3 4
Jack Crawford 6 7 4 6 6 J Crawford 6 8 6
Buster Andrews 6 6 6 E Andrews 4 6 1
Fritz Jenssen 1 2 1 J Crawford 6 6 10
Hal Surface 6 6 6 F Kukuljević 3 2 8
Stig Mårtensson 0 2 1 H Surface 7 3 6 3 7
Franjo Kukuljević 6 6 6 F Kukuljević 5 6 2 6 9
Harold Hare 2 2 2 J Crawford 6 6 8
Laurie Shaffi 6 6 12 L Shaffi 4 3 6
Lawrence Hall 3 4 10 L Shaffi 6 6 8 6
Arnold England 8 3 3 Q D Bull 4 4 10 3
Q Derek Bull 10 6 6 L Shaffi 2 6 7 6
Jacques Van den Eynde 4 6 6 6 J Van den Eynde 6 2 5 4
Henry Purcell 6 3 4 2 J Van den Eynde 7 6 6
Giorgio de Stefani 1 6 5 4 C Eedes 5 4 3
Colin Eedes 6 2 7 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 Bunny Austin 3 8 6 6
George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 6 1 2 4 H Austin 6 6 6
Wayne Sabin 6 6 6 W Sabin 2 3 0
Dickie Ritchie 4 3 4 4 H Austin 6 4 6 8
John Bromwich 6 10 6 J Bromwich 2 6 0 6
John Comery 3 8 1 J Bromwich 7 2 6 6
Georgios Nikolaides 0 9 5 V Kirby 5 6 4 3
Vernon Kirby 6 11 7 4 H Austin 6 7 6
Gerry France 6 6 6 A Lacroix 4 5 2
LL JR Fawcus 4 1 4 G France 3 2 3
Q Maurice Lucking 5 3 3 H Lee 6 6 6
Harry Lee 7 6 6 H Lee 6 4 2 4
Alan Coldham 6 6 6 6 A Lacroix 4 6 6 6
LL HFC Horne 8 4 3 3 A Coldham 2 5 4
André Lacroix 6 7 6 A Lacroix 6 7 6
Q Jimmy Reddall 2 5 3

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 Bryan Grant 6 6 7
Q Jimmy Hunt 3 4 5 5 B Grant 6 3 6 6
Roland Morton 6 6 6 R Morton 2 6 3 0
LL Harry Rothwell 3 2 4 5 B Grant 6 6 2 6
Dennis Cook 2 5 2 E Avory 3 4 6 2
Norman Taylor 6 7 6 N Taylor 3 6 4 7 5
Ted Avory 3 6 6 7 E Avory 6 4 6 5 7
John Collins 6 4 2 5 5 B Grant 6 6 6 6 6
Richard Turnbull 4 1 2 A Stedman 4 8 1 4
Marcel Bernard 6 6 6 M Bernard 3 6 0 6 6
Donald MacPhail 6 6 6 D MacPhail 6 2 6 1 4
Vladimir Landau 4 1 1 M Bernard 4 2 3
Alan Stedman 6 6 6 A Stedman 6 6 6
Alan Brown 1 3 3 A Stedman 6 6 0
Pat Sherwood 8 3 3 5 N Sharpe 4 4 0r
Nigel Sharpe 6 6 6 7

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Q Malcolm Young 4 3 3
Guy Cooper 6 6 6 G Cooper 1 2 4
Daniel Prenn 7 6 6 D Prenn 6 6 6
Bill Robertson 5 1 2 D Prenn 6 6 6
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 6 6 6 G Godsell 4 1 2
Henry Weatherall 4 1 0 P Geelhand de Merxem 7 3 4 2
George Godsell 6 6 6 G Godsell 5 6 6 6
Ronnie Boone 3 2 2 D Prenn 4 5 2
Murray Deloford 11 6 6 4 7 8 F Parker 6 7 6
Gwyn Tuckett 13 0 3 6 5 M Deloford 6 3 6 5 6
John Anderson 10 6 0 2 Q H Mackinnon 2 6 2 7 3
Q Hugh Mackinnon 12 1 6 6 M Deloford 0 1 7 6
Leonard King 5 1 4 8 F Parker 6 6 5 8
Jacques Brugnon 7 6 6 J Brugnon 0 3 1
Ho Jin 1 1 3 8 F Parker 6 6 6
8 Frank Parker 6 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Georg von Metaxa 0 6 6 0 3
Charles Hare 6 4 3 6 6 C Hare 2 6 7 6
Laddie Wheatcroft 0 3 6 3 H Billington 6 2 5 4
Henry Billington 6 6 1 6 C Hare 6 6 10
Brian Sturgeon 6 3 4 2 LL E Fannin 0 1 8
Cliff Sproule 2 6 6 6 C Sproule 5 6 6 6 0
Q Stan Clark 6 1 4 2 LL E Fannin 7 3 1 8 6
LL Eustace Fannin 2 6 6 6 C Hare 4 6 6 2 3
Boris Maneff 3 3 2 3 H Henkel 6 3 3 6 6
Franjo Punčec 6 6 6 F Punčec 10 6 6
Karl Schröder 6 6 6 K Schröder 8 2 3
Q Edwin Barlow 2 0 3 F Punčec 2 2 1
Georges Zarifi 3 6 4 5 3 H Henkel 6 6 6
Bob Tinkler 6 2 6 7 R Tinkler 6 5 6 0 3
Leslie Newman 1 0 3 3 H Henkel 2 7 3 6 6
3 Henner Henkel 6 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Q Bert Whitney 5 4 0
Choy Wai-Chuen 7 6 6 W-C Choy 3 6 7 5 1
Ronnie Shayes 1 6 6 6 R Shayes 6 1 5 7 6
George McVeagh 6 3 1 4 R Shayes 6 10 6 6
Jack Harrison 4 4 9 F Nakano 8 8 3 1
Ferruccio Quintavalle 6 6 11 F Quintavalle 1 3 6 4
Charles Harris 6 2 2 6 4 F Nakano 6 6 4 6
Fumiteru Nakano 3 6 6 2 6 R Shayes 2 1 3
Edmund David 7 6 4 4 10 7 V McGrath 6 6 6
Ian Collins 5 3 6 6 8 E David 1 1 5
Josip Palada 2 2 6 6 6 J Palada 6 6 7
John Olliff 6 6 4 0 2 J Palada 6 3 5 2
Paul Partridge 1 2 8 7 V McGrath 4 6 7 6
Dennis Coombe 6 6 10 D Coombe 3 3 7 2
Max Ellmer 6 4 4 7 7 V McGrath 6 6 5 6
7 Vivian McGrath 0 6 6 9

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Ladislav Hecht 6 6 7
Eric Filby 4 1 5 L Hecht 6 6 9
Helge Plougmann 2 2 6 3 C Lister 1 0 7
Claude Lister 6 6 4 6 L Hecht 8 6 6
Don Butler 6 5 6 6 C Jones 6 4 3
Eric Peters 3 7 2 2 D Butler 3 6 3 3
Henry Burrows 3 4 4 C Jones 6 4 6 6
Jimmy Jones 6 6 6 L Hecht 4 2 2
Colin Ritchie 1 2 7 3 1 D Budge 6 6 6
Christian Boussus 6 6 5 6 C Boussus 6 6 6
Bobby Meredith 4 2 2 A van Swol 2 1 2
Hans van Swol 6 6 6 C Boussus 1 4 2
Cecil Betts 0 2 6 1 D Budge 6 6 6
Pat Hughes 6 6 8 P Hughes 2 2 2
Norman Farquharson 3 2 1 1 D Budge 6 6 6
1 Don Budge 6 6 6

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
Preceded by
1937 French Championships		 Grand Slams
Men's Singles		 Succeeded by
1937 U.S. Championships
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