1963 Wimbledon Championships

The 1963 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. It was the 77th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1963. The tournament which was scheduled from 24 June until 6 July was played in cold and wet weather conditions. Play on the final Saturday was cancelled due to rain and the women's singles, the men's and women's doubles and the mixed doubles finals were concluded on Monday, 8 July.[1][2] This edition of the tournament saw the introduction of the regulation that player's clothing must be predominantly white.[1]

1963 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 8 July[lower-alpha 1]
Edition77th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Chuck McKinley
Women's Singles
Margaret Smith
Men's Doubles
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Women's Doubles
Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard
Mixed Doubles
Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
Boys' Singles
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Girls' Singles
Monique Salfati

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Chuck McKinley defeated Fred Stolle, 9–7, 6–1, 6–4 [3]

Women's Singles
Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Margaret Smith defeated Billie Jean Moffitt, 6–3, 6–4 [4]

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox defeated Jean-Claude Barclay / Pierre Darmon, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 [5]

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard defeated Robyn Ebbern / Margaret Smith, 8–6, 9–7 [6]

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Ken Fletcher / Margaret Smith defeated Bob Hewitt / Darlene Hard, 11–9, 6–4 [7]

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Nicholas Kalogeropoulos defeated Ismail El Shafei, 6–4, 6–3 [8]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Monique Salfati defeated Kaye Dening, 6–4, 6–1 [9]

Notes
  1. The scheduled end date of the tournament was 6 July 1963.[1]

References
  1. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 71, 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  2. "Final at Wimbledon Postponed by Rain". The New York Times. 7 July 1963.
  3. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  9. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
Preceded by
1963 French Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1963 U.S. National Championships
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