1939 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Sarah Fabyan and Alice Marble successfully defended their title, defeating Helen Jacobs and Billie Yorke in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the Ladies' Doubles.^[1][2]

Women's doubles
1939 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Sarah Fabyan Alice Marble
Runners-up	Helen Jacobs Billie Yorke
Score	6–1, 6–0
Details
Draw	48 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Main article: 1939 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.     Sarah Fabyan /   Alice Marble (champions)

02.     Helen Jacobs /   Billie Yorke (final)

03.     Jadwiga Jędrzejowska /   Simonne Mathieu (first round)

04.     Jean Nicoll /   Betty Nuthall (semifinals)

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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Sarah Fabyan   Alice Marble	4	6	6
		Klára Somogyi   Grace Wheeler	6	0	0
								1	Sarah Fabyan   Alice Marble	8	6
									Freda Hammersley   Kay Stammers	6	3
		Freda Hammersley   Kay Stammers	6	4	6
		Ermyntrude Harvey   Phyllis King	1	6	2
															1	Sarah Fabyan   Alice Marble	6	6
															2	Helen Jacobs   Billie Yorke	1	0
		Nina Brown   Rita Jarvis	2	2
	4	Jean Nicoll   Betty Nuthall	6	6
								4	Jean Nicoll   Betty Nuthall	7	4	9
								2	Helen Jacobs   Billie Yorke	5	6	11
		Bernice Lumb   Margot Lumb	0	1
	2	Helen Jacobs   Billie Yorke	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Sarah Fabyan   Alice Marble	6	6
									Helen Burr   Yvonne Law	1	1
															1	S Fabyan   A Marble	6	6
																S Noel   P O'Connell	3	2
									Cecily Marriott   Madge Slaney	4	2
									Susan Noel   Patsy O'Connell	6	6
																						1	S Fabyan   A Marble	4	6	6
																							K Somogyi   G Wheeler	6	0	0
									Joan Marquis   Mona Riddell	4	8
									Peggy Knight   Enid Sutton	6	10
																P Knight   E Sutton	3	6	5
																K Somogyi   G Wheeler	6	3	7
									Klára Somogyi   Grace Wheeler	6	7
									Gladys Brutton   Nancy Macpherson-Grant	4	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska   Simonne Mathieu	3	1
		Freda Hammersley   Kay Stammers	6	6					W Hammersley   K Stammers	6	6
		Audrey Roberts   Freda Underwood	6	9					A Roberts   F Underwood	0	1
		Nancy Glover   Elsie Pittman	2	7												W Hammersley   K Stammers	6	6
		Wally San Donnino   Vittoria Tonolli	6	3	6											W San Donnino   V Tonolli	2	2
		Penny Durlac   Joan Strawson	2	6	2				W San Donnino   V Tonolli	6	4	6
	Q	Sheila Kenyon   Sally Stoney	6	3	6			Q	S Kenyon   S Stoney	2	6	2
		Laila Schou Nilsen   Patience Thomson	2	6	0																		W Hammersley   K Stammers	6	4	6
		Dorothy Andrus   Sylvie Henrotin	5	2																			E Harvey   P King	1	6	2
		Mary Cartwright   Dorothy Little	7	6					M Cartwright   D Little	6	2	6
	Q	Zoe Morse   Margot Parker	4	6	3				E Haylock   R Kirk	2	6	0
		Elsa Haylock   Ruth Kirk	6	3	6											M Cartwright   D Little	5	9
		Ermyntrude Harvey   Phyllis King	6	6												E Harvey   P King	7	11
	Q	Pamela Goodwyn   Joy Myerscough	2	2					E Harvey   P King	6	6
		Mary Norman   Betty Smith	4	6	1				B Cooke   M Stewart	2	0
		Betty Cooke   Margot Stewart	6	1	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	Q	M Law   Beatrice Watson	2	1
		Doris Howard   Josane de Meulemeester	6	6					D Howard   J de Meulemeester	5	4
		Mary Hardwick   Peggy Scriven	6	4	8				M Hardwick   M Scriven	7	6
		Evelyn Dearman   Joan Ingram	4	6	6											M Hardwick   M Scriven	3	6	6
		Thora Geddes   Anneliese Ullstein	2	2												N Brown   R Jarvis	6	3	8
		Nina Brown   Rita Jarvis	6	6					N Brown   R Jarvis	4	6	6
		Mary Sargeant   Rosemary Smith	6	6					M Sargeant   R Smith	6	4	1
		Thelma Jarvis   Gladys Southwell	2	2																			N Brown   R Jarvis	2	2
		Magda Berescu   Phyllis Xydis	3	2																		4	J Nicoll   B Nuthall	6	6
	Q	Alex McKelvie   Audrey Wenyon	6	6				Q	A McKelvie   A Wenyon	2	4
		Betty Batt   Audrey Cardinall	6	6					E Batt   A Cardinall	6	6
		Thilde Dietz   Inge Schumann	1	1												E Batt   A Cardinall	1	3
		Alicia Florian   Hella Kovač	7	2											4	J Nicoll   B Nuthall	6	6
		Pamela Morison   Betty Uber	9	6					P Morison   E Uber	6	0
		Muriel Harris   Mary Whitmarsh	4	3				4	J Nicoll   B Nuthall	8	6
	4	Jean Nicoll   Betty Nuthall	6	6

The nationality of Miss M Law is unknown.

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									Bernice Lumb   Margot Lumb	6	1	6
									Jean Saunders   Valerie Scott	2	6	4
																B Lumb   M Lumb	7	6
																C St. Omer Roy   A Weiwers	5	3
									Betty Clements   Diana Wood	3	6	3
									Cosette St. Omer Roy   Alice Weiwers	6	3	6
																							B Lumb   M Lumb	0	1
																						2	H Jacobs   A Yorke	6	6
									Rosemary Thomas   Mollie Trouncer	6	3
									Madzy Couquerque   Suzanne Pannetier	8	6
																M Couquerque   S Pannetier	1	6	4
															2	H Jacobs   A Yorke	6	4	6
									Peggy Pleydell Bouverie   Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	2	3
								2	Helen Jacobs   Billie Yorke	6	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
2. Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships by John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com