title: 1947 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles
text: # 1947 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles
  
  Kurt Nielsen defeated Sven Davidson in the final, 8–6, 6–1, 9–7 to win the inaugural Boys' Singles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships.
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Final
  
  | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kurt Nielsen | Kurt Nielsen | 8 | 6 | 9 | | |
  | Sven Davidson | Sven Davidson | 6 | 1 | 7 | | |
  
  ### Group A
  
  | | Nielsen | Mortlet | Nys | Balestra | Becka | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kurt Nielsen | | 6–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 22–14 | 1 |
  | Mortlet | 3–6 | | 3–6 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 15–21 | 4 |
  | Francis Nys | 3–6 | 6–3 | | 6–3 | 2–7 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 17–19 | 3 |
  | Erwin Balestra | 4–5 | 4–5 | 3–6 | | 1–8 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 12–24 | 5 |
  | Jaromir Becka | 4–5 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 8–1 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 24–12 | 2 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | | Davidson | Roberts | Lathouwers | Rudd | Huguson | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sven Davidson | | 5–4 | 8–1 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 25–11 | 1 |
  | Paddy Roberts | 4–5 | | 9–0 | 9–0 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 28–8 | 2 |
  | Lathouwers | 1–8 | 0–9 | | 2–7 | 2–7 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 5–31 | 5 |
  | JE Rudd | 2–7 | 0–9 | 7–2 | | 5–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 14–22 | 3 |
  | Huguson | 4–5 | 2–6 | 7–2 | 4–5 | | 1–3 | 1–3 | 18–18 | 4 |
  
  The nationality of JE Rudd is unknown.
  
  