1959 Wimbledon Championships
- Australian Championships
- International French Tennis Championships
- Wimbledon Championships
- U.S. National Championships
The 73rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1959 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road instead.
This year, the renovation of the roof over the spectator area of the center court was completed.
Men's Singles
Alex Olmedo won the first and so far only Peruvians the Wimbledon singles title. In the final he beat Rod Laver in three sets.
Women's Singles
In the women's Brazilian Maria Bueno was victorious.
Men's doubles
Roy Emerson and Neale Fraser sat down by the men's doubles.
Women Doubles
In the women's doubles Jeanne Arth and Darlene Hard won the title.
Mixed
In mixed Darlene Hard and Rod Laver won.
Source
- J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. Harper Collins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8.