title: 1939 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
text: # 1939 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
  
  Don Budge and Alice Marble were the defending champions, but Budge was ineligible to compete after turning professional at the end of the 1938 season. Marble partnered with Bobby Riggs and defeated Frank Wilde and Nina Brown in the final, 9–7, 6–1 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1939 Wimbledon Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Elwood Cooke / Sarah Fabyan (semifinals)
      02. Bobby Riggs / Alice Marble (champions)
      03. Cam Malfroy / Betty Nuthall (semifinals)
      04. Franjo Kukuljević / Simonne Mathieu (fourth 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
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 2 | Bobby Riggs Alice Marble | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jimmy Jones Ermyntrude Harvey | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jimmy Jones Ermyntrude Harvey | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Bobby Riggs Alice Marble | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | Cam Malfroy Betty Nuthall | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | 3 | Cam Malfroy Betty Nuthall | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Cam Malfroy Betty Nuthall | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Josane de Meulemeester | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Josane de Meulemeester | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | Bobby Riggs Alice Marble | 9 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Frank Wilde Nina Brown | 7 | 1 |
  | | Don McNeill Kay Stammers | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Frank Wilde Nina Brown | 7 | 1 |
  | | Frank Wilde Nina Brown | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Frank Wilde Nina Brown | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Frank Wilde Nina Brown | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 1 | Elwood Cooke Sarah Fabyan | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Alejo Russell Freda Hammersley | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Elwood Cooke Sarah Fabyan | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | 1 | Elwood Cooke Sarah Fabyan | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | 2 | Bobby Riggs Alice Marble | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Cliff Hovell Denise Huntbach | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | R Riggs A Marble | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | E Filby M Whitmarsh | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Helge Plougmann Phyllis Xydis | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Eric Filby Mary Whitmarsh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Riggs A Marble | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | R Mulliken S Kenyon | 2 | 2 |
  | | Bob Mulliken Sheila Kenyon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ronnie Shayes Jean Saunders | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | R Mulliken S Kenyon | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | Q | J Fulton L Fulton | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Jack Harrison Mary Sargeant | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | John Fulton Lesley Fulton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Harold Hare Betty Batt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | György Dallos Alex McKelvie | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | H Hare E Batt | | | | | |
  | | | | | R Göpfert A Ullstein | w/o | | | | |
  | Rolf Göpfert Anneliese Ullstein | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Arnulf Schmidt Magda Berescu | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | H Hare E Batt | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | C Jones E Harvey | 6 | 6 |
  | Donald MacPhail Anita Ellis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Bill Robertson Effie Peters | 8 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | D MacPhail A Ellis | 2 | 3 | | | |
  | | | | | C Jones E Harvey | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | Jean Borotra Peggy Scriven | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Jimmy Jones Ermyntrude Harvey | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | 3 | Cam Malfroy Betty Nuthall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ottó Szigeti Klára Somogyi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | C Malfroy B Nuthall | 7 | 8 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | D Mitić H Kovač | 5 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Dragutin Mitić Hella Kovač | 5 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Butters Peggy Brace | 7 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Malfroy B Nuthall | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | J Olliff J Nicoll | 3 | 5 |
  | | Hector Etchart Pamela Morison | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jaroslav Drobný Eva Poráková | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | H Etchart P Morison | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | J Olliff J Nicoll | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | John Olliff Jean Nicoll | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tod Hughan Gem Hoahing | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Josane de Meulemeester | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dennis Coombe Phyllis King | 4 | 6 | 7 | | P Geelhand de Merxem J de Meulemeester | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Léopold de Borman Susan Noel | 6 | 3 | 3 | Q | H Whitney P Seaton | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Bert Whitney Pam Seaton | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | P Geelhand de Merxem J de Meulemeester | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Hans van Swol Dorothy Andrus | | | | | | | | | M Ellmer A Weiwers | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Harold Hare Mary Hardwick | w/o | | | | A van Swol D Andrus | 8 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | | Max Ellmer Alice Weiwers | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Ellmer A Weiwers | 6 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | | Neil Edwards Thelma Jarvis | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | P Geelhand de Merxem J de Meulemeester | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | | Don Butler Valerie Scott | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | C Boussus S Henrotin | 4 | 6 | 3 |
  | | Bob Tinkler Margot Lumb | 6 | 11 | | | R Tinkler M Lumb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dewar Brown Rosemary Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | D Brown R Thomas | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Josef Šíba Elsie Pittman | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | R Tinkler M Lumb | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | | GI Bayley Audrey Roberts | 4 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | C Boussus S Henrotin | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Georg von Metaxa Inge Schumann | 6 | 6 | 5 | | GI Bayley A Roberts | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jack Lysaght Billie Yorke | 4 | 3 | | | C Boussus S Henrotin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Christian Boussus Sylvie Henrotin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 5**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ignacy Tłoczyński Suzanne Pannetier | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Helmuth Gulcz Thilde Dietz | 6 | 6 | | H Gulcz T Dietz | 12 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | GE Bean Betty Uber | 2 | 1 | | D McNeill K Stammers | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Don McNeill Kay Stammers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | D McNeill K Stammers | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Harry Lee Nancy Macpherson-Grant | 1 | 4 | | | | | | H Henkel G Wheeler | 4 | 3 | | | |
  | | Henner Henkel Grace Wheeler | 6 | 6 | | H Henkel G Wheeler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Jock Findlay Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | 2 | 6 | 3 | J Comery A Cardinall | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | John Comery Audrey Cardinall | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | D McNeill K Stammers | 6 | 8 |
  | | Adam Baworowski Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 7 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | F Punčec A Florian | 3 | 6 |
  | | Owen Anderson Rita Jarvis | 5 | 6 | 7 | A Baworowski J Jędrzejowska | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | Guy Cooper Evelyn Dearman | 6 | 6 | | G Cooper E Dearman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Herman David Mary Cartwright | 2 | 3 | | | | | | G Cooper E Dearman | 3 | 1 | | | |
  | | Franjo Punčec Alicia Florian | 7 | 3 | 9 | | | | | F Punčec A Florian | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Pat Sherwood Elsa Haylock | 5 | 6 | 7 | F Punčec A Florian | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Bill Manby Joan Strawson | 6 | 6 | | N Manby J Strawson | 8 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | Colin Ritchie Penny Durlac | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  The nationality of GE Bean is unknown.
  
  **Section 6**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | Jost Spitzer Gaby Curtis | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Frank Wilde Nina Brown | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | F Wilde N Brown | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | G Hone T Geddes | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Antoine Gentien Arlette Halff | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Garton Hone Thora Geddes | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | F Wilde N Brown | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Kukuljević S Mathieu | 3 | 6 | 3 |
  | | Murray Deloford Betty Clements | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Emil Gábori Vittoria Tonolli | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | M Deloford E Clements | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | F Kukuljević S Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Bobby Meredith Ruth Kirk | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Franjo Kukuljević Simonne Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 7**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Hector Fisher Madzy Couquerque | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alejo Russell Freda Hammersley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A Russell F Hammersley | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Q | R Nicoll A Wenyon | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | Q | Bobby Nicoll Audrey Wenyon | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dickie Ritchie Patsy O'Connell | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | A Russell F Hammersley | 8 | 5 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | G Canepele W San Donnino | 6 | 7 | 2 |
  | | Eustace Fannin Joy Myerscough | 3 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jimmy Hunt Yvonne Law | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | J Hunt Y Law | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | G Canepele W San Donnino | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Vanni Canepele Wally San Donnino | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ian Collins Lady Rowallan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 8**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Edmund David Peggy Knight | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kho Sin-Kie Diana Wood | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | E David P Knight | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | H Billington J Ingram | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Henry Billington Joan Ingram | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jacques Brugnon Nancy Glover | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | H Billington J Ingram | 2 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Cooke S Fabyan | 6 | 6 |
  | | Tommy Anderson Rosemary Smith | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Pat Hughes Dorothy Little | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | P Hughes D Little | 7 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | 1 | E Cooke S Fabyan | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Jack Van den Eynde Muriel Bray | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 1 | Elwood Cooke Sarah Fabyan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  