title: 1939 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
text: # 1939 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
  
  Sarah Fabyan and Alice Marble successfully defended their title, defeating Helen Jacobs and Billie Yorke in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the Ladies' Doubles.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Sarah Fabyan / Alice Marble (champions)
      02. Helen Jacobs / Billie Yorke (final)
      03. Jadwiga Jędrzejowska / Simonne Mathieu (first round)
      04. Jean Nicoll / Betty Nuthall (semifinals)
  
  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
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Sarah Fabyan Alice Marble | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Klára Somogyi Grace Wheeler | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Klára Somogyi Grace Wheeler | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Sarah Fabyan Alice Marble | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Freda Hammersley Kay Stammers | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Freda Hammersley Kay Stammers | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Freda Hammersley Kay Stammers | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Ermyntrude Harvey Phyllis King | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ermyntrude Harvey Phyllis King | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Sarah Fabyan Alice Marble | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Helen Jacobs Billie Yorke | 1 | 0 |
  | | Nina Brown Rita Jarvis | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Helen Jacobs Billie Yorke | 1 | 0 |
  | 4 | Jean Nicoll Betty Nuthall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Jean Nicoll Betty Nuthall | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Jean Nicoll Betty Nuthall | 7 | 4 | 9 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Helen Jacobs Billie Yorke | 5 | 6 | 11 | | | | |
  | | Bernice Lumb Margot Lumb | 0 | 1 | | 2 | Helen Jacobs Billie Yorke | 5 | 6 | 11 | | | | |
  | 2 | Helen Jacobs Billie Yorke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sarah Fabyan Alice Marble | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Helen Burr Yvonne Law | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 1 | S Fabyan A Marble | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | S Noel P O'Connell | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | Cecily Marriott Madge Slaney | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Susan Noel Patsy O'Connell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Fabyan A Marble | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | K Somogyi G Wheeler | 6 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Joan Marquis Mona Riddell | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Peggy Knight Enid Sutton | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | P Knight E Sutton | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | K Somogyi G Wheeler | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Klára Somogyi Grace Wheeler | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gladys Brutton Nancy Macpherson-Grant | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska Simonne Mathieu | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Freda Hammersley Kay Stammers | 6 | 6 | | | W Hammersley K Stammers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Audrey Roberts Freda Underwood | 6 | 9 | | | A Roberts F Underwood | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nancy Glover Elsie Pittman | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | W Hammersley K Stammers | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Wally San Donnino Vittoria Tonolli | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | W San Donnino V Tonolli | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Penny Durlac Joan Strawson | 2 | 6 | 2 | | W San Donnino V Tonolli | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Sheila Kenyon Sally Stoney | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | S Kenyon S Stoney | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | Laila Schou Nilsen Patience Thomson | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | W Hammersley K Stammers | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | Dorothy Andrus Sylvie Henrotin | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | E Harvey P King | 1 | 6 | 2 |
  | | Mary Cartwright Dorothy Little | 7 | 6 | | | M Cartwright D Little | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Zoe Morse Margot Parker | 4 | 6 | 3 | | E Haylock R Kirk | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | | Elsa Haylock Ruth Kirk | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | M Cartwright D Little | 5 | 9 | | | | |
  | | Ermyntrude Harvey Phyllis King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | E Harvey P King | 7 | 11 | | | | |
  | Q | Pamela Goodwyn Joy Myerscough | 2 | 2 | | | E Harvey P King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mary Norman Betty Smith | 4 | 6 | 1 | | B Cooke M Stewart | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Betty Cooke Margot Stewart | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | Q | M Law Beatrice Watson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Doris Howard Josane de Meulemeester | 6 | 6 | | | D Howard J de Meulemeester | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mary Hardwick Peggy Scriven | 6 | 4 | 8 | | M Hardwick M Scriven | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Evelyn Dearman Joan Ingram | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Hardwick M Scriven | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Thora Geddes Anneliese Ullstein | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Brown R Jarvis | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | |
  | | Nina Brown Rita Jarvis | 6 | 6 | | | N Brown R Jarvis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mary Sargeant Rosemary Smith | 6 | 6 | | | M Sargeant R Smith | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Thelma Jarvis Gladys Southwell | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Brown R Jarvis | 2 | 2 |
  | | Magda Berescu Phyllis Xydis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Nicoll B Nuthall | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | Alex McKelvie Audrey Wenyon | 6 | 6 | | Q | A McKelvie A Wenyon | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Betty Batt Audrey Cardinall | 6 | 6 | | | E Batt A Cardinall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Thilde Dietz Inge Schumann | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | E Batt A Cardinall | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Alicia Florian Hella Kovač | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | J Nicoll B Nuthall | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Pamela Morison Betty Uber | 9 | 6 | | | P Morison E Uber | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Muriel Harris Mary Whitmarsh | 4 | 3 | | 4 | J Nicoll B Nuthall | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Jean Nicoll Betty Nuthall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  The nationality of Miss M Law is unknown.
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Bernice Lumb Margot Lumb | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jean Saunders Valerie Scott | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | B Lumb M Lumb | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | C St. Omer Roy A Weiwers | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Betty Clements Diana Wood | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Cosette St. Omer Roy Alice Weiwers | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | B Lumb M Lumb | 0 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | H Jacobs A Yorke | 6 | 6 |
  | | Rosemary Thomas Mollie Trouncer | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Madzy Couquerque Suzanne Pannetier | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | M Couquerque S Pannetier | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | H Jacobs A Yorke | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Peggy Pleydell Bouverie Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Helen Jacobs Billie Yorke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  