1952 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1952 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Ken McGregor
Australia Frank Sedgman
Runners-upUnited States Vic Seixas
South Africa Eric Sturgess
Score6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw64 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1951 · Wimbledon Championships · 1953 →

Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman successfully defended their title, defeating Vic Seixas and Eric Sturgess in the final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1952 Wimbledon Championship.[1][2]

Seeds

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01.   Australia Ken McGregor / Australia Frank Sedgman (champions)
02.   United States Gardnar Mulloy / United States Dick Savitt (third round)
03.   Egypt Jaroslav Drobný / United States Budge Patty (semifinals)
04.   United States Vic Seixas / South Africa Eric Sturgess (final)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Australia Ken McGregor
Australia Frank Sedgman
6 6 3 6
Italy Giovanni Cucelli
Italy Marcello del Bello
2 4 6 3
1 Australia Ken McGregor
Australia Frank Sedgman
6 6 7 6
3 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
United States Budge Patty
3 4 9 4
3 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
United States Budge Patty
3 6 7 8 6
United Kingdom Tony Mottram
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish
6 4 9 6 1
1 Australia Ken McGregor
Australia Frank Sedgman
6 7 6
4 United States Vic Seixas
South Africa Eric Sturgess
3 5 4
Australia Ian Ayre
United States Ham Richardson
6 6 5 2 1
4 United States Vic Seixas
South Africa Eric Sturgess
3 4 7 6 6
4 United States Vic Seixas
South Africa Eric Sturgess
6 8 6 7
Australia Lew Hoad
Australia Ken Rosewall
4 6 8 5
Argentina Enrique Morea
Argentina Alejo Russell
6 3 2 7 4
Australia Lew Hoad
Australia Ken Rosewall
4 6 6 5 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia Ken McGregor
Australia Frank Sedgman
6 6 6
Belgium Jacques Brichant
Belgium Philippe Washer
0 1 1 1 Australia K McGregor
Australia F Sedgman
6 6 6
Sweden Torsten Johansson
Sweden Nils Rohlsson
6 8 12 Sweden T Johansson
Sweden N Rohlsson
2 2 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir Petrović
1 6 10 1 Australia K McGregor
Australia F Sedgman
6 3 6 10
United States Herbie Flam
United States Art Larsen
6 5 4 9 6 United States H Flam
United States A Larsen
0 6 4 8
South Africa Derek Capell
South Africa Bryan Woodroffe
4 7 6 7 4 United States H Flam
United States A Larsen
6 3 6 6
Republic of Ireland Joe Hackett
Iran Matthew Mohtadi
0 4 6 9 Belgium P Geelhand de Merxem
Australia H Hopman
3 6 4 2
Belgium Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
Australia Harry Hopman
6 6 1 11 1 Australia K McGregor
Australia F Sedgman
6 6 3 6
Italy Giovanni Cucelli
Italy Marcello del Bello
6 6 6 Italy G Cucelli
Italy M del Bello
2 4 6 3
United Kingdom Edmund David
United Kingdom Herman David
2 3 2 Italy G Cucelli
Italy M del Bello
17 6 6
Republic of Ireland Bruce Haughton
Republic of Ireland Jim McArdle
4 4 5 India N Kumar
India N Nath
15 4 3
India Naresh Kumar
India Narendra Nath
6 6 7 Italy G Cucelli
Italy M del Bello
6 6 6
Chile Carlos Sanhueza
Chile Marcelo Taverne
3 6 8 6 6 Czechoslovakia M Matouš
Italy R del Bello
1 4 4
Q United States Pablo Eisenberg
United States Dick Sorlien
6 3 10 4 3 Chile C Sanhueza
Chile M Taverne
2 4 3
Czechoslovakia Milan Matouš
Italy Rolando del Bello
6 6 4 6 Czechoslovakia M Matouš
Italy R del Bello
6 6 6
Brazil Eugenio Saller
Brazil Armando Vieira
2 4 6 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný
United States Budge Patty
6 6 6
Italy Vanni Canepele
Italy Giuseppe Merlo
1 4 4 3 Egypt J Drobný
United States J Patty
6 6 6
New Zealand Dennis Coombe
United Kingdom Claude Lister
3 4 6 5 Q United Kingdom C Bernstein
United Kingdom D Paton
0 2 0
Q United Kingdom Clive Bernstein
United Kingdom Don Paton
6 6 4 7 3 Egypt J Drobný
United States J Patty
6 6 6
Netherlands Ivo Rinkel
Netherlands Hans van Swol
Netherlands I Rinkel
Netherlands A van Swol
4 2 4
United Kingdom Headley Baxter
Italy Fausto Gardini
w/o Netherlands I Rinkel
Netherlands A van Swol
6 6 6
Argentina Salvador Soriano
Argentina Heraldo Weiss
w/o United Kingdom B Neal
United Kingdom A Starte
2 4 2
United Kingdom Bernard Neal
United Kingdom Tony Starte
3 Egypt J Drobný
United States J Patty
3 6 7 8 6
Australia Peter Cawthorn
Australia Don Tregonning
6 3 1 2 United Kingdom A Mottram
United Kingdom G Paish
6 4 9 6 1
United States Irvin Dorfman
United States Grant Golden
4 6 6 6 United States I Dorfman
United States G Golden
7 4 6 3
Australia Don Candy
Australia Mervyn Rose
0 6 3 4 United Kingdom A Mottram
United Kingdom G Paish
9 6 3 6
United Kingdom Tony Mottram
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish
6 3 6 6 United Kingdom A Mottram
United Kingdom G Paish
6 6 6
Q United Kingdom Billy Knight
United Kingdom Bob Lee
6 15 2 6 6 United States W Garrett
Poland W Skonecki
2 2 4
Australia Phil Brophy
Dominion of Ceylon Doug Scharenguivel
2 17 6 4 8 Australia P Brophy
Dominion of Ceylon D Scharenguivel
3 2 6 6
United States Harry Likas
New Zealand Athol Tills
w/o United States W Garrett
Poland W Skonecki
6 6 3 8
United States Gene Garrett
Poland Władysław Skonecki

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
West Germany Ernst Buchholz
West Germany Horst Hermann
6 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Branović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić
4 3 2 West Germany E Buchholz
West Germany H Hermann
7 6 6
United Kingdom Colin Hannam
United Kingdom John Horn
3 4 6 6 10 United Kingdom C Hannam
United Kingdom J Horn
5 4 3
United Kingdom Derek Bull
United Kingdom Stan Clark
6 6 4 4 8 West Germany E Buchholz
West Germany H Hermann
6 3 4 5
Q Hong Kong Ip Koon Hung
Hong Kong Edwin Tsai
6 6 6 Australia I Ayre
United States H Richardson
4 6 6 7
United Kingdom David Anderton
United Kingdom Jeffrey Michelmore
2 0 2 Hong Kong K-H Ip
Hong Kong E Tsai
4 8 6 3 6
Australia Ian Ayre
United States Ham Richardson
2 7 17 7 Australia I Ayre
United States H Richardson
6 6 3 6 8
Austria Freddie Huber
Austria Hans Redl
6 5 15 5 Australia I Ayre
United States H Richardson
6 6 5 2 1
United States Steve Potts
Austria Gustav Specht
6 3 6 4 4 United States V Seixas
South Africa E Sturgess
3 4 7 6 6
Philippines Felicisimo Ampon
United States Straight Clark
8 6 4 6 Philippines F Ampon
United States S Clark
10 6 6
South Africa Nigel Cockburn
South Africa Leon Norgarb
6 6 5 6 South Africa N Cockburn
South Africa L Norgarb
8 3 0
Belgium Jean Moreau
Belgium Jacques Peten
2 1 7 4 Philippines F Ampon
United States S Clark
4 4 6 4
Poland Czesław Spychała
Poland Ignacy Tłoczyński
2 4 2 4 United States V Seixas
South Africa E Sturgess
6 6 3 6
United Kingdom Roger Becker
United Kingdom Gerry Oakley
6 6 6 United Kingdom R Becker
United Kingdom G Oakley
4 6 7
Q United Kingdom Cliff Hovell
United Kingdom Howard Walton
1 3 3 4 United States V Seixas
South Africa E Sturgess
6 8 9
4 United States Vic Seixas
South Africa Eric Sturgess
6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
France Robert Haillet
France Jean-Claude Molinari
6 6 10
Switzerland Henri Paul Brechbuhl
Switzerland Jost Spitzer
2 2 8 France R Haillet
France J-C Molinari
6 11 7 1 6
Republic of Ireland Guy Jackson
Republic of Ireland Cyril Kemp
6 6 8 Republic of Ireland G Jackson
Republic of Ireland C Kemp
1 13 5 6 1
Brazil José Agüero
Brazil Pedro Guimarães
0 2 6 France R Haillet
France J-C Molinari
2 2 2
Argentina Enrique Morea
Argentina Alejo Russell
6 6 6 Argentina E Morea
Argentina A Russell
6 6 6
Chile Luis Ayala
Chile Ricardo Balbiers
1 4 4 Argentina E Morea
Argentina A Russell
12 11 7 6
Denmark Kurt Nielsen
Denmark Torben Ulrich
6 6 6 Denmark K Nielsen
Denmark T Ulrich
10 9 9 4
United Kingdom Malcolm Gracie
United Kingdom Ivor Warwick
4 4 4 Argentina E Morea
Argentina A Russell
6 3 2 7 4
Spain Jaime Bartrolí
Finland Sakari Salo
6 5 3 6 1 Australia L Hoad
Australia K Rosewall
4 6 6 5 6
United Kingdom Henry Billington
United Kingdom Don Butler
4 7 6 4 6 United Kingdom H Billington
United Kingdom D Butler
3 1 2
Sweden Ulf Schmidt
Sweden Staffan Stockenberg
0 3 7 4 Australia L Hoad
Australia K Rosewall
6 6 6
Australia Lew Hoad
Australia Ken Rosewall
6 6 5 6 Australia L Hoad
Australia K Rosewall
6 8 1 3 7
France Jean Borotra
France Bernard Destremau
6 6 4 6 2 United States G Mulloy
United States R Savitt
4 6 6 6 5
Southern Rhodesia Cecil Irvine
Southern Rhodesia Basil Katz
4 3 6 3 France J Borotra
France B Destremau
3 5 7 1
South Africa Trevor Fancutt
South Africa Owen Williams
3 4 3 2 United States G Mulloy
United States R Savitt
6 7 5 6
2 United States Gardnar Mulloy
United States Dick Savitt
6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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