1963 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1963. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and women's ILTF tennis circuits.

Australian Open

Men's singles

Main article: 1963 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Australia Roy Emerson defeated Australia Ken Fletcher 6–3, 6–3, 6–1[1]

Women's singles

Main article: 1963 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Australia Margaret Smith defeated Australia Jan Lehane 6–2, 6–2[2]

Men's doubles

Australia Bob Hewitt / Australia Fred Stolle defeated Australia Ken Fletcher / Australia John Newcombe 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3[3]

Women's doubles

Australia Robyn Ebbern / Australia Margaret Smith defeated Australia Jan Lehane / Australia Lesley Turner 6–1, 6–3[4]

Mixed doubles

Australia Margaret Smith / Australia Ken Fletcher defeated Australia Lesley Turner / Australia Fred Stolle 7–5, 5–7, 6–4[5]

French Open

Men's singles

Main article: 1963 French Championships – Men's singles

Australia Roy Emerson defeated France Pierre Darmon 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

Main article: 1963 French Championships – Women's singles

Australia Lesley Turner defeated United Kingdom Ann Jones 2–6, 6–3, 7–5

Men's doubles

Australia Roy Emerson / Spain Manuel Santana defeated South Africa Gordon Forbes / South Africa Abe Segal 6–2, 6–4, 6–4

Women's doubles

United Kingdom Ann Jones / South Africa Renée Schuurman defeated Australia Robyn Ebbern /Australia Margaret Smith 7–5, 6–4

Mixed doubles

Australia Margaret Smith / Australia Ken Fletcher defeated Australia Lesley Turner / Australia Fred Stolle 6–1, 6–2

Wimbledon

Men's singles

Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

United States Chuck McKinley defeated Australia Fred Stolle, 9–7, 6–1, 6–4 [6]

Women's singles

Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Australia Margaret Smith defeated United States Billie Jean Moffitt, 6–3, 6–4 [7]

Men's doubles

Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Mexico Rafael Osuna / Mexico Antonio Palafox defeated France Jean-Claude Barclay / France Pierre Darmon, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 [8]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Australia Ken Fletcher / Australia Margaret Smith defeated Australia Bob Hewitt / United States Darlene Hard, 11–9, 6–4 [10]

US Open

Men's singles

Main article: 1963 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Mexico Rafael Osuna defeated United States Frank Froehling 7–5, 6–4, 6–2

Women's singles

Main article: 1963 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Brazil Maria Bueno defeated Australia Margaret Smith 7–5, 6–4

Men's doubles

United States Chuck McKinley / United States Dennis Ralston defeated Mexico Rafael Osuna / Mexico Antonio Palafox 9–7, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 11–9 [11]

Women's doubles

Australia Robyn Ebbern / Australia Margaret Smith defeated Brazil Maria Bueno / United States Darlene Hard, 4–6, 10–8, 6–3 [12]

Mixed doubles

Australia Margaret Smith / Australia Ken Fletcher defeated Australia Judy Tegart / United States Ed Rubinoff 3–6, 8–6, 6–2 [13]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "1963 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  2. ↑ "1963 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. ↑ "1963 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ "1963 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  5. ↑ "1963 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  6. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  11. ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 478. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  12. ↑ Collins, p. 480
  13. ↑ Collins, p. 482
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