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1946 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Yvon Petra defeated Geoff Brown in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships.[1] Bobby Riggs was the reigning champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Men's singles
1946 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion Yvon Petra
Runner-up Geoff Brown
Score6–2, 6–4, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1939 · Wimbledon Championships · 1947 →

Seeds edit

01.     Dinny Pails (quarterfinals)
02.     Jack Kramer (fourth round)
03.     Geoff Brown (final)
04.     Pancho Segura (third round)
05.     Yvon Petra (champion)
06.     Dragutin Mitić (fourth round)
07.     Franjo Punčec (quarterfinals)
08.     Lennart Bergelin (quarterfinals)

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

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Dinny Pails 5 5 8 4
5   Yvon Petra 7 7 6 6
5   Yvon Petra 4 4 6 7 8
  Tom Brown 6 6 3 5 6
  Tom Brown 6 8 6
7   Franjo Punčec 2 6 4
5   Yvon Petra 6 6 7 5 6
3   Geoff Brown 2 4 9 7 4
8   Lennart Bergelin 11 9 4
3   Geoff Brown 13 11 6
3   Geoff Brown 6 7 6
  Jaroslav Drobný 4 5 2
  Pierre Pellizza 4 4 4
  Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Dinny Pails 6 6 6
  Andrés Hammersley 2 2 0 1   D Pails 6 6 6
  Hubert Wilton 6 6 7   H Wilton 0 4 1
  Henry Billington 4 4 5 1   D Pails 6 6 6
  Don Butler 6 6 6   D Butler 1 4 2
  Doug Scharenguivel 2 1 2   D Butler 6 4 6 4 6
  Frank Mehner 6 6 7   F Mehner 4 6 4 6 4
  Roland Morton 3 1 5 1   D Pails 6 6 7
  Jack Moore 6 6 6   J Patty 2 1 5
  Tommy Anderson 2 4 3   J Moore 1 2 6
  Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 6 6 6   P Geelhand de Merxem 6 6 8
  Buster Andrews 4 3 4   P Geelhand de Merxem 8 1 3 4
  Henri Bolelli 6 6 6   J Patty 6 6 6 6
  Finn Rune Karlsen 3 3 1   H Bolelli 3 6 7
  Budge Patty 4 6 6 6   J Patty 6 8 9
  Jacques Thomas 6 3 2 2

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Yvon Petra 6 8 7
  Vojtěch Vodička 2 6 5 5   Y Petra 9 6 6
  Josip Palada 6 6 6   J Palada 7 4 0
  Raymond Egan 0 3 4 5   Y Petra 6 6 6
  Adli El Shafei 3 5 6 6 6   A El Shafei 2 2 2
  George Godsell 6 7 3 4 3   A El Shafei 6 6 6
  Bob Baker 6 9 6 5 6   R Baker 3 2 2
  Joseph Clynton-Reed 8 7 2 7 4 5   Y Petra 6 4 6 6
  Torsten Johansson   R Buser 4 6 0 1
  Ken Lo w/o   T Johansson 6 6 3 6
  Peter Hare 1 6 8 2   G Fitt 3 4 6 3
  Gordon Fitt 6 3 10 6   T Johansson 6 8 8 5 4
  René Buser 6 6 3 4 6   R Buser 3 6 10 7 6
  Bobby Meredith 3 4 6 6 2   R Buser 6 6 6
  Georges Gremillet 7 2 7 6   G Gremillet 3 3 4
  Geoffrey Paish 5 6 5 0

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Pancho Segura 6 6 6
  Tony Clark 1 1 1 4   F Segura 6 6 6
  John Comery 1 7 6 6 7   J Comery 1 1 1
  Sanford Webster 6 9 3 1 5 4   F Segura 6 3 3 3
  Tom Brown 6 10 6   T Brown 4 6 6 6
  Murray Deloford 4 8 2   T Brown 6 6 6
  Roland Carter 6 6 11   R Carter 1 4 1
  Claude Lister 4 4 9   T Brown 6 6 6
  Josef Šíba 2 4 6 6 6   A Mottram 1 1 3
  Hans Huonder 6 6 1 4 3   J Šíba 6 1 8 4
  Tony Mottram 6 6 6   A Mottram 3 6 10 6
  Stefán László 2 1 1   A Mottram 6 6 6
  Jack Van den Eynde 6 6 4 4 6   J Van den Eynde 3 1 2
  Robert Abdesselam 4 1 6 6 1   J Van den Eynde 6 7 7 6
  Frank Wilde 3 6 0 6 6   F Wilde 2 5 9 3
  Dennis Slack 6 2 6 3 3

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Franjo Punčec 6 6 6
  Gwyn Tuckett 2 2 3 7   F Punčec 6 6 6
  Jaanik Ipsen 7 6 6   J Ipsen 1 3 0
  George McVeagh 5 4 3 7   F Punčec 6 6 5 6
  Enrique Buse 2 7 6 4 6   F Vrba 3 0 7 3
  Francis Wallis 6 5 4 6 2   E Buse 6 3 4 3
  Ferdinand Vrba 6 2 6 6   F Vrba 4 6 6 6
  Guy Cooper 3 6 0 3 7   F Punčec 6 6 6
  Kho Sin-Kie 6 6 6   A van Swol 1 2 2
  Paul Féret 4 1 4   S-K Kho 6 4 6 7
  Alan Coldham 6 6 6   A Coldham 1 6 4 5
  Derek Bocquet 1 1 2   S-K Kho 6 4 2 5
  Jack Harper 6 6 6   A van Swol 1 6 6 7
  Léopold de Borman 2 2 2   J Harper 6 6 4 6 0
  Hans van Swol 6 6 6   A van Swol 4 8 6 4 6
  Bob Tinkler 1 3 4

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Derrick Leyland 6 6 6
  JE Slater 3 4 3   D Leyland 1 1 10
  Jacques Sanglier 6 6 6   J Sanglier 6 6 12
  Johan Haanes 2 4 4   J Sanglier 7 6 4 1 7
  Bill Robertson 6 5 6 6   W Robertson 5 2 6 6 5
  Boebi van Meegeren 4 7 2 2   W Robertson 4 8 6 4 6
  Cyril Kemp 6 6 0 11 6   C Kemp 6 6 4 6 0
  Choy Wai-Chuen 4 4 6 13 2   J Sanglier 2 4 1
  Derrick Barton 6 6 6 8   L Bergelin 6 6 6
  Christian Grandet 2 4 3   D Barton 6 8 6
  Arnold England 6 6 7   A England 3 6 2
  John Drinkall 4 1 5   D Barton 8 3 4
  Maurice Lucking 6 6 3 6 8 8   L Bergelin 10 6 6
  Dennis Coombe 8 4 6 2 6   M Lucking 0 0 0
  Philippe Washer 4 6 1 6 5 8   L Bergelin 6 6 6
8   Lennart Bergelin 6 3 6 2 7

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Bernard Destremau 7 8 4 6
  Josef Caska 5 6 6 0   B Destremau 6 6 6
  Jack Darkins 4 6 6 7   J Darkins 1 0 3
  Mahmoud Talaat 6 3 2 5   B Destremau 6 0 2 8
  Enrique Morea 6 6 8   E Morea 2 6 6 10
  Harold Marsland 3 3 6   E Morea 6 6 6
  Jost Spitzer 6 6 6   J Spitzer 2 1 2
  Bobby Nicoll 2 1 3   E Morea 2 1 3
  Stanley Drobac 5 2 7 6 7 3   G Brown 6 6 6
  Fergus Davidson 7 6 5 4 5   S Drobac 2 1 3
  Ernest Wittmann 6 6 6   E Wittmann 6 6 6
  Frank Beeman 1 2 2   E Wittmann 0 0 2
  Harry Marriner 4 6 6 6 3   G Brown 6 6 6
  DA Clayton 6 0 2 0   H Marriner 0 0 1
  Brian Burnett 0 3 0 3   G Brown 6 6 6
3   Geoff Brown 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Herman David 8 9 6
  Derek Hardwick 6 7 2   H David 4 11 3 6 3
  Ivo Rinkel 7 6 6   I Rinkel 6 9 6 4 6
  Tim Lewis 5 4 4   I Rinkel 2 2 2
  Pierre Pellizza 6 6 6   P Pellizza 6 6 6
  Reg Smith 2 1 0   P Pellizza 4 4 6 6 6
  Harry Hopman 6 6 6   H Hopman 6 6 3 4 1
  Andre Najar 4 0 2   P Pellizza 7 3 7 6 6
  Roger Dubuc 6   D Mitić 9 6 5 4 2
  Maksymiljan Stolarow w/o   R Dubuc 6 7 6
  Cecil Betts 6 6 6   C Betts 2 5 0
  John Cope 3 1 2   R Dubuc 2 4 3
  Donald MacPhail 6 6 6 6   D Mitić 6 6 6
  Henri Pellizza 2 3 2   D MacPhail 6 3 0 2
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Yvon Petra defeated Geoff Brown in the final 6 2 6 4 7 9 5 7 6 4 to win the gentlemen s singles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships 1 Bobby Riggs was the reigning champion but was ineligible to compete after turning professional Men s singles1946 Wimbledon ChampionshipsFinalChampionYvon PetraRunner upGeoff BrownScore6 2 6 4 7 9 5 7 6 4DetailsDraw128Seeds8EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girls 1939 Wimbledon Championships 1947 Main article 1946 Wimbledon Championships Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2 1 Key 2 2 Finals 2 3 Top half 2 3 1 Section 1 2 3 2 Section 2 2 3 3 Section 3 2 3 4 Section 4 2 4 Bottom half 2 4 1 Section 5 2 4 2 Section 6 2 4 3 Section 7 2 4 4 Section 8 3 References 4 External linksSeeds edit0 1 nbsp Dinny Pails quarterfinals 0 2 nbsp Jack Kramer fourth round 0 3 nbsp Geoff Brown final 0 4 nbsp Pancho Segura third round 0 5 nbsp Yvon Petra champion 0 6 nbsp Dragutin Mitic fourth round 0 7 nbsp Franjo Puncec quarterfinals 0 8 nbsp Lennart Bergelin quarterfinals Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section Draw editKey edit 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 edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 1 nbsp Dinny Pails55845 nbsp Yvon Petra77665 nbsp Yvon Petra44678 nbsp Tom Brown66356 nbsp Tom Brown6867 nbsp Franjo Puncec2645 nbsp Yvon Petra667563 nbsp Geoff Brown249748 nbsp Lennart Bergelin11943 nbsp Geoff Brown131163 nbsp Geoff Brown676 nbsp Jaroslav Drobny452 nbsp Pierre Pellizza444 nbsp Jaroslav Drobny666Top half edit Section 1 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round1 nbsp Dinny Pails666 nbsp Andres Hammersley2201 nbsp D Pails666 nbsp Hubert Wilton667 nbsp H Wilton041 nbsp Henry Billington4451 nbsp D Pails666 nbsp Don Butler666 nbsp D Butler142 nbsp Doug Scharenguivel212 nbsp D Butler64646 nbsp Frank Mehner667 nbsp F Mehner46464 nbsp Roland Morton3151 nbsp D Pails667 nbsp Jack Moore666 nbsp J Patty215 nbsp Tommy Anderson243 nbsp J Moore126 nbsp Pierre Geelhand de Merxem666 nbsp P Geelhand de Merxem668 nbsp Buster Andrews434 nbsp P Geelhand de Merxem8134 nbsp Henri Bolelli666 nbsp J Patty6666 nbsp Finn Rune Karlsen331 nbsp H Bolelli367 nbsp Budge Patty4666 nbsp J Patty689 nbsp Jacques Thomas6322Section 2 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round5 nbsp Yvon Petra687 nbsp Vojtech Vodicka2655 nbsp Y Petra966 nbsp Josip Palada666 nbsp J Palada740 nbsp Raymond Egan0345 nbsp Y Petra666 nbsp Adli El Shafei35666 nbsp A El Shafei222 nbsp George Godsell67343 nbsp A El Shafei666 nbsp Bob Baker69656 nbsp R Baker322 nbsp Joseph Clynton Reed872745 nbsp Y Petra6466 nbsp Torsten Johansson nbsp R Buser4601 nbsp Ken Low o nbsp T Johansson6636 nbsp Peter Hare1682 nbsp G Fitt3463 nbsp Gordon Fitt63106 nbsp T Johansson68854 nbsp Rene Buser66346 nbsp R Buser361076 nbsp Bobby Meredith34662 nbsp R Buser666 nbsp Georges Gremillet7276 nbsp G Gremillet334 nbsp Geoffrey Paish5650Section 3 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round4 nbsp Pancho Segura666 nbsp Tony Clark1114 nbsp F Segura666 nbsp John Comery17667 nbsp J Comery111 nbsp Sanford Webster693154 nbsp F Segura6333 nbsp Tom Brown6106 nbsp T Brown4666 nbsp Murray Deloford482 nbsp T Brown666 nbsp Roland Carter6611 nbsp R Carter141 nbsp Claude Lister449 nbsp T Brown666 nbsp Josef Siba24666 nbsp A Mottram113 nbsp Hans Huonder66143 nbsp J Siba6184 nbsp Tony Mottram666 nbsp A Mottram36106 nbsp Stefan Laszlo211 nbsp A Mottram666 nbsp Jack Van den Eynde66446 nbsp J Van den Eynde312 nbsp Robert Abdesselam41661 nbsp J Van den Eynde6776 nbsp Frank Wilde36066 nbsp F Wilde2593 nbsp Dennis Slack62633Section 4 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round7 nbsp Franjo Puncec666 nbsp Gwyn Tuckett2237 nbsp F Puncec666 nbsp Jaanik Ipsen766 nbsp J Ipsen130 nbsp George McVeagh5437 nbsp F Puncec6656 nbsp Enrique Buse27646 nbsp F Vrba3073 nbsp Francis Wallis65462 nbsp E Buse6343 nbsp Ferdinand Vrba6266 nbsp F Vrba4666 nbsp Guy Cooper36037 nbsp F Puncec666 nbsp Kho Sin Kie666 nbsp A van Swol122 nbsp Paul Feret414 nbsp S K Kho6467 nbsp Alan Coldham666 nbsp A Coldham1645 nbsp Derek Bocquet112 nbsp S K Kho6425 nbsp Jack Harper666 nbsp A van Swol1667 nbsp Leopold de Borman222 nbsp J Harper66460 nbsp Hans van Swol666 nbsp A van Swol48646 nbsp Bob Tinkler134Bottom half edit Section 5 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Derrick Leyland666 nbsp JE Slater343 nbsp D Leyland1110 nbsp Jacques Sanglier666 nbsp J Sanglier6612 nbsp Johan Haanes244 nbsp J Sanglier76417 nbsp Bill Robertson6566 nbsp W Robertson52665 nbsp Boebi van Meegeren4722 nbsp W Robertson48646 nbsp Cyril Kemp660116 nbsp C Kemp66460 nbsp Choy Wai Chuen446132 nbsp J Sanglier241 nbsp Derrick Barton6668 nbsp L Bergelin666 nbsp Christian Grandet243 nbsp D Barton686 nbsp Arnold England667 nbsp A England362 nbsp John Drinkall415 nbsp D Barton834 nbsp Maurice Lucking663688 nbsp L Bergelin1066 nbsp Dennis Coombe84626 nbsp M Lucking000 nbsp Philippe Washer461658 nbsp L Bergelin6668 nbsp Lennart Bergelin63627Section 6 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Bernard Destremau7846 nbsp Josef Caska5660 nbsp B Destremau666 nbsp Jack Darkins4667 nbsp J Darkins103 nbsp Mahmoud Talaat6325 nbsp B Destremau6028 nbsp Enrique Morea668 nbsp E Morea26610 nbsp Harold Marsland336 nbsp E Morea666 nbsp Jost Spitzer666 nbsp J Spitzer212 nbsp Bobby Nicoll213 nbsp E Morea213 nbsp Stanley Drobac527673 nbsp G Brown666 nbsp Fergus Davidson76545 nbsp S Drobac213 nbsp Ernest Wittmann666 nbsp E Wittmann666 nbsp Frank Beeman122 nbsp E Wittmann002 nbsp Harry Marriner46663 nbsp G Brown666 nbsp DA Clayton6020 nbsp H Marriner001 nbsp Brian Burnett0303 nbsp G Brown6663 nbsp Geoff Brown666Section 7 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round nbsp Herman David896 nbsp Derek Hardwick672 nbsp H David411363 nbsp Ivo Rinkel766 nbsp I Rinkel69646 nbsp Tim Lewis544 nbsp I Rinkel222 nbsp Pierre Pellizza666 nbsp P Pellizza666 nbsp Reg Smith210 nbsp P Pellizza44666 nbsp Harry Hopman666 nbsp H Hopman66341 nbsp Andre Najar402 nbsp P Pellizza73766 nbsp Roger Dubuc6 nbsp D Mitic96542 nbsp Maksymiljan Stolaroww o nbsp R Dubuc676 nbsp Cecil Betts666 nbsp C Betts250 nbsp John Cope312 nbsp R Dubuc243 nbsp Donald MacPhail6666 nbsp D Mitic666 nbsp Henri Pellizza232 nbsp D MacPhail6302 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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