1958 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Mervyn Rose and Darlene Hard were the defending champions, but did not compete.

Mixed doubles
1958 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Bob Howe Lorraine Coghlan
Runners-up	Kurt Nielsen Althea Gibson
Score	6–3, 13–11
Details
Draw	80 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Bob Howe and Lorraine Coghlan defeated Kurt Nielsen and Althea Gibson in the final, 6–3, 13–11 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1958 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Seeds

01.     Neale Fraser /   Margaret duPont (second round)

02.     Kurt Nielsen /   Althea Gibson (final)

03.     Luis Ayala /   Thelma Long (quarterfinals)

04.     Bob Howe /   Lorraine Coghlan (champions)

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
		Bob Perry   Margaret Varner	7	5
		Francisco Contreras   Rosie Reyes	9	7
									Francisco Contreras   Rosie Reyes	4	4
								4	Bob Howe   Lorraine Coghlan	6	6
	4	Bob Howe   Lorraine Coghlan	6	6
		Władysław Skonecki   Karol Fageros	2	3
															4	Bob Howe   Lorraine Coghlan	6	13
															2	Kurt Nielsen   Althea Gibson	3	11
		Billy Knight   Shirley Bloomer	7	6
	3	Luis Ayala   Thelma Long	5	4
									Billy Knight   Shirley Bloomer	5	3
								2	Kurt Nielsen   Althea Gibson	7	6
		Bertie Gaertner   Sandra Reynolds	2	3
	2	Kurt Nielsen   Althea Gibson	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	Neale Fraser   Margaret duPont	6	3^r
									Bob Perry   Margaret Varner	2	2
																R Perry   M Varner	6	12
																F Hainka   E Broz	3	10
									Allan Kendall   Isabel Troccole	3	3
									Franz Hainka   Elizabeth Broz	6	6
																							R Perry   M Varner	6	4	6
																							J Hurry   J Forbes	2	6	3
									John Hurry   Jean Forbes	6	6
									Alberto Arilla   Paule Courteix	3	1
																J Hurry   J Forbes
																S Højberg   B Carr	w/o
									Søren Højberg   Bernice Carr	11	6
									John Ward   Leonie Brighton	9	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Pierre Darmon   Florence de la Courtie
									Pieter van Eijsden   Fredy Marinkelle	w/o
																P Darmon   F de la Courtie
																R Bennett   S Armstrong	w/o
									Reg Bennett   Sheila Armstrong	6	7
									Andrés Hammersley   Gloria Butler	2	5
																							P Darmon   F de la Courtie	2	6	2
																							F Contreras   R Reyes	6	1	6
									Andrew Yates-Bell   Caroline Yates-Bell	3	5
									Francisco Contreras   Rosie Reyes	6	7
																F Contreras   R Reyes	6	6
																T Crooks   J Fitzpatrick	1	2
									Tommy Crooks   June Fitzpatrick	3	6	6
									Andrés Gimeno   Mary Terán de Weiss	6	4	3

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	Bob Howe   Lorraine Coghlan	4	9	6
									Andrzej Licis   Margaret Carter	6	7	1
															4	R Howe   L Coghlan	3	6	6
																G Mulloy   M Bueno	6	4	1
									Ramanathan Krishnan   Mary Hawton	4	5
									Gardnar Mulloy   Maria Bueno	6	7
																						4	R Howe   L Coghlan	6	6
																							G Paish   A Shilcock	4	4
									Eric Crump   Mrs NR Allport	2	2
									Geoffrey Paish   Anne Shilcock	6	6
																G Paish   A Shilcock	6	6
																I Pimentel   J Bostock	3	0
									Robert Haillet   Annie Haillet	3	5
									Isaías Pimentel   Jean Bostock	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Władysław Skonecki   Karol Fageros	6	6
		Peter Nicholls   Sonia Cox	3	2					W Skonecki   K Fageros	7	6
		Nick Carter   Mimi Arnold	6	6					C Carter   M Arnold	5	4
		Tony Pickard   Pat Ward	3	4												W Skonecki   K Fageros	7	6
		Gerry Oakley   Honor Clarke	9	7	4											S Davidson   L Snow	5	1
		Sven Davidson   Louise Snow	7	9	6				S Davidson   L Snow	6	7
		Wayne Reid   Ilse Buding	6	2	6				W Reid   I Buding	3	5
		Czesław Spychała   Bea Walter	4	6	1																		W Skonecki   K Fageros	6	6
		Jean Borotra   Marie-Odile Bouchet	6	1	10																		I Sikorszki   I Vogler	2	4
		Chauncey Steele   Pat Hird	1	6	8				J Borotra   M-O Bouchet	9	1	6
	Q	Paul Hearnden   Bobbie Wilson	3	5					Warren Woodcock   Dorothy Knode	7	6	3
		Warren Woodcock   Dorothy Knode	6	7												J Borotra   M-O Bouchet	4	6	3
		Howard Walton   Barbara Knapp	2	5												I Sikorszki   I Vogler	6	4	6
		Don Candy   Heather Segal	6	7					D Candy   H Segal	w/o
		István Sikorszki   Ingeborg Vogler	2						I Sikorszki   I Vogler
		Patricio Rodríguez   Carmen Ibarra	0^r

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Narendra Nath   Ruth Kaufmann	3	6	0^r
		Premjit Lall   Christiane Mercelis	6	3	0				P Lall   C Mercelis	6	5	3
		Erwin Balestra   Veronika Studer	w/o						A Jancsó   R Schuurman	4	7	6
		Antal Jancsó   Renée Schuurman														A Jancsó   R Schuurman	2	2
		Billy Knight   Shirley Bloomer	6	6												W Knight   S Bloomer	6	6
		Barry Kearney   Gem Hoahing	0	2					W Knight   S Bloomer	6	6
	Q	Graeme Stewart   Honor Durose	6	7	13				G Stewart   H Durose	3	4
		John Barrett   Gill Evans	8	5	11																		W Knight   S Bloomer	6	6
		Eric Bulmer   Pat Wheeler																					R Becker   A Haydon	2	4
		Emilio Martínez   Alicia Guri	w/o						E Bulmer   P Wheeler
		Dennis Reilly   Pat Nettleton	3	4					J Drobný   R Drobný	w/o
		Jaroslav Drobný   Rita Drobný	6	6												E Bulmer   P Wheeler	7	7	2
		Orlando Garrido   Margaret Hellyer	4	3												R Becker   A Haydon	9	5	6
		Geoff Ward   Marian Boundy	6	6					G Ward   M Boundy	2	2
		Roger Becker   Ann Haydon	6	6					R Becker   A Haydon	6	6
		Basil Hutchins   Mary Chamberlain	0	2

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								Q	Tommy Anderson   Jean Knight	6	6
								Q	Ivor Warwick   Anthea Warwick	1	4
																T Anderson   J Knight	2	2
																P Rémy   S Chatrier	6	6
									Franz Saiko   Sonja Pachta	6	3	2
									Paul Rémy   Susan Chatrier	4	6	6
																							P Rémy   S Chatrier	4	2
																						3	L Ayala   T Long	6	6
									Bob Mark   Fay Muller	2	6	6
									Antonio Palafox   Yola Ramírez	6	2	3
																R Mark   F Muller	6	2	6
															3	L Ayala   T Long	4	6	8
									Freddie Field   Hazel Cheadle	3	1
								3	Luis Ayala   Thelma Long	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Bertie Gaertner   Sandra Reynolds	6	6	6
									Alberto Lazzarino   Silvana Lazzarino	8	2	3
																A Gaertner   S Reynolds
																W Bungert   E Vollmer	w/o
									Wilhelm Bungert   Erika Vollmer	6	7
									Willem Maris   Joopy Roos-Van der Wal	3	5
																							A Gaertner   S Reynolds
																							W Quillian   J Hopps	w/o
									István Gulyás   Maud Galtier	w/o
									Lew Gerrard   Ruia Morrison
																L Gerrard   R Morrison	3	10	2
																W Quillian   J Hopps	6	8	6
								Q	Gerald Smith   Norma Kemsey-Bourne	1	2
									William Quillian   Janet Hopps	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Jimmy Tattersall   Deidre Catt
									Jaime Bartrolí   Pilar Barril	w/o
																J Tattersall   D Catt	4	5
																R Laver   C Truman	6	7
									Ivo Ribeiro   Sheila Bramley	2	3
									Rod Laver   Christine Truman	6	6
																							R Laver   C Truman	4	3
																						2	K Nielsen   A Gibson	6	6
									Naresh Kumar   Edda Buding	6	6
									Roy Stilwell   Jennifer Chamberlain	4	1
																N Kumar   E Buding	7	4
															2	K Nielsen   A Gibson	9	6
									Alan Mills   Jill Rook	4	5
								2	Kurt Nielsen   Althea Gibson	6	7

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com