1955 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Rex Hartwig and Mervyn Rose were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Rose partnered with George Worthington but lost in the semifinals to Hartwig and his partner Lew Hoad.

Men's Doubles
1955 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Rex Hartwig Lew Hoad
Runners-up	Neale Fraser Ken Rosewall
Final score	7–5, 6–4, 6–3
Draw	64 (5 Q )
Seeds	4

Hartwig and Hoad defeated Neale Fraser and Ken Rosewall in the final, 7–5, 6–4, 6–3 to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1955 Wimbledon Championship.[1][2]

Seeds

01.   Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert (Semifinals)

02.   Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad (Champions)

03.   Neale Fraser / Ken Rosewall (Semifinals)

04.   Budge Patty / Ham Richardson (Third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	2	Rex Hartwig Lew Hoad	6	6	2	6
		Ramanathan Krishnan Naresh Kumar	2	4	6	2
										2	Rex Hartwig Lew Hoad	7	6	6	2	6
											Mervyn Rose George Worthington	9	4	4	6	1
		John Ager Pablo Eisenberg	3	1	2
		Mervyn Rose George Worthington	6	6	6
																			2	Rex Hartwig Lew Hoad	7	6	6
																			3	Neale Fraser Ken Rosewall	5	4	3
		Herbie Flam Adrian Quist	4	6	6	2
	3	Neale Fraser Ken Rosewall	6	4	8	6
										3	Neale Fraser Ken Rosewall	6	1	6	4	6
										1	Vic Seixas Tony Trabert	2	6	1	6	3
		Bob Perry Gilbert Shea	6	1	1
	1	Vic Seixas Tony Trabert	8	6	6

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	2	Rex Hartwig Lew Hoad	6	3	9	8
		Jean-Noël Grinda Jean-Claude Molinari	3	6	7	6				2	R Hartwig L Hoad	6	6	6
		Andrés Hammersley Harry Hopman	0	11	6	7					A Hammersley H Hopman	2	2	1
	Q	John Drinkall Martin Hime	6	9	1	5													2	R Hartwig L Hoad	6	6	6
		Eric Bulmer John Ward	6	6	5	6														E Bulmer J Ward	2	0	3
		Ralph Oliver Howard Walton	0	2	7	3					E Bulmer J Ward	10	2	6	3	6
		Eric Filby Doug Scharenguivel	4	2	7						E della Paolera A Russell	8	6	4	6	3
		Ernesto della Paolera Alejo Russell	6	6	9																							2	R Hartwig L Hoad	6	6	2	6
		Eduardo Argon Jaime Bartrolí	0	1	3																								R Krishnan N Kumar	2	4	6	2
		Ramanathan Krishnan Naresh Kumar	6	6	6						R Krishnan N Kumar	6	6	6
		Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Gino Mezzi	w/o							Q	R Kaley F Wallis	1	3	2
	Q	Reg Kaley Francis Wallis																		R Krishnan N Kumar	6	6	6
		Hans van Dalsum Fred Dehnert	3	2	2															A Mottram G Paish	2	2	3
	LL	Basil Hutchins Geoffrey Owen	6	6	6						B Hutchins G Owen	3	2	2
		Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish	7	6	6						A Mottram G Paish	6	6	6
		Ian McDonald Hans Redl	5	1	1

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	4	Budge Patty Ham Richardson	6	6	6
		Freddie Huber Franz Saiko	3	1	3					4	J Patty H Richardson	6	6	6
		Josip Palada Ilija Panajotović	13	2	3	4					I Gulyás I Sikorszki	2	4	2
		István Gulyás István Sikorszki	11	6	6	6													4	J Patty H Richardson	w/o
		Philippe Chatrier Marc Lasry	0	1	3															J Ager P Eisenberg
		John Ager Pablo Eisenberg	6	6	6						J Ager P Eisenberg	6	5	6	7
		Gardnar Mulloy Bud Robineau	7	3	4						S Schwartz S Stockenberg	1	7	4	5
		Sidney Schwartz Staffan Stockenberg	9	6	6																								J Ager P Eisenberg	3	1	2
		Headley Baxter Claude Lister	0	3	1																								M Rose G Worthington	6	6	6
		Mike Davies Billy Knight	6	6	6						M Davies W Knight	4	6	6	0	3
		Abe Segal Ian Vermaak	5	13	6	12					J Arkinstall R Howe	6	4	2	6	6
		Jack Arkinstall Bob Howe	7	15	3	14														J Arkinstall R Howe	3	5	2
		Luis Ayala Władysław Skonecki	6	6	7															M Rose G Worthington	6	7	6
		Arsenio Motolko Isaías Pimentel	3	4	5						L Ayala W Skonecki	2	6	1	3
		Mervyn Rose George Worthington	6	6	10						M Rose G Worthington	6	2	6	6
		Mal Anderson Geoff Radford	4	2	8

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
		Sven Davidson Kurt Nielsen	6	6	6
		Donald Flye Malcolm Fox	1	2	3						S Davidson K Nielsen	1	4	4
		Herbie Flam Adrian Quist	6	6	6						H Flam A Quist	6	6	6
	Q	Colin Hannam Dick Potter	1	1	2															H Flam A Quist	6	3	6	6
	LL	Norman Dale John Melhuish	1	3	2															L Bergelin T Johansson	1	6	4	1
		Lennart Bergelin Torsten Johansson	6	6	6						L Bergelin T Johansson	6	9	6	6
	Q	András Kálmán DE Wright	3	4	3						S Højberg A Vincent	3	11	4	4
		Søren Højberg Tony Vincent	6	6	6																								H Flam A Quist	4	6	6	2
		Robert Bédard Don Fontana	4	3	8	6	4																					3	N Fraser K Rosewall	6	4	8	6
		Jean Borotra Robert Haillet	6	6	6	2	6				J Borotra R Haillet	4	5	4
		Trevor Fancutt Owen Williams	6	6	6						T Fancutt O Williams	6	7	6
		Ivan Devroe Jacques Peten	1	3	0															T Fancutt O Williams	2	2	1
	Q	Rupert Huber Peter Scholl	2	4	1														3	N Fraser K Rosewall	6	6	6
		Jaroslav Drobný Enrique Morea	6	6	6						J Drobný E Morea	6	6	2	3
		Tony Clayton Peter Moys	2	1	1					3	N Fraser K Rosewall	4	8	6	6
	3	Neale Fraser Ken Rosewall	6	6	6

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
		George Druliner John Fleitz	6	2	8	6
		René Buser Stefán László	4	6	6	2					G Druliner J Fleitz	6	6	6	6
		Gordon Forbes Russell Seymour	w/o								JM Draper E Martínez	0	2	8	1
		José María Draper Emilio Martínez																		G Druliner J Fleitz	5	5	2
		Geoff Ward Ivor Warwick	2	6	6	5														R Perry G Shea	7	7	6
		Art Larsen Hugh Stewart	6	4	8	7					A Larsen H Stewart	5	2	4
		Ashley Cooper Bill Gilmour	6	4	10	6	8				R Perry G Shea	7	6	6
		Bob Perry Gilbert Shea	4	6	12	3	10																						R Perry G Shea	6	1	1
		Arthur Gubb Cedric Mason	4	5	2																							1	V Seixas A Trabert	8	6	6
		Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	6	7	6						N Pietrangeli O Sirola	6	9	9
		Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer	8	6	6						J Brichant P Washer	4	7	7
		Henry Billington Don Butler	6	2	2															N Pietrangeli O Sirola	6	18	4	4	1
		Tony Pickard Bobby Wilson	6	6	6														1	V Seixas A Trabert	4	16	6	6	6
		John Horn Czesław Spychała	4	3	4						A Pickard R Wilson	1	1	1
		John Barrett Roger Becker	6	2	1					1	V Seixas A Trabert	6	6	6
	1	Vic Seixas Tony Trabert	8	6	6

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com