{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox tennis tournament year|1959|Wimbledon Championships| | date = 22 June – 4 July | edition = 73rd | location = Church Road<br>SW19, [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]],<br>London, United Kingdom | venue = [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] | surface = [[Grass court|Grass]] | category = [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] | champms = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex Olmedo]] | champws = {{flagicon|BRA|1889}} [[Maria Bueno]] | champmd = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neale Fraser]] | champwd = {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Jeanne Arth]] / {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Darlene Hard]] | champxd = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]] / {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Darlene Hard]] | champbs = {{flagicon|URS|1955}} [[Toomas Leius]] | champgs = {{flagicon|SAF|1928}} Joan Cross }}
The '''1959 Wimbledon Championships''' took place on the outdoor [[grass court]]s at the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] in [[Wimbledon, London]], United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1959.<ref name="little2013">{{cite book|last=Little|first=Alan|title=Wimbledon Compendium 2013|year=2013|publisher=[[AELTC|All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club]]|location=London|isbn=978-1899039401|page=128|edition=23}}</ref> It was the 73rd staging of the [[Wimbledon Championships]], and the third [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tennis event of 1959.
==Champions==
===Seniors===
====Men's singles==== {{Main|1959 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex Olmedo]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]], 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 <ref name="menss">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215020418/http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html |archive-date=15 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HqtUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pzsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4872,628818|title=Alex Reigns As King. Olmedo Wins Wimbledon Title.|newspaper=[[Leader-Post]]|date=4 July 1959|location=[[Wimbledon, London]], England}}</ref>
====Women's singles==== {{Main|1959 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles}} {{flagicon|BRA|1889}} [[Maria Bueno]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Darlene Hard]], 6–4, 6–3 <ref name="womenss">{{cite web|title=Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GD0aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xSUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3137,1387508|title=Maria Bueno Of Brazil Wins Wimbledon Title.|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal]]|date=5 July 1959|location=[[Wimbledon, London]], England}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
====Men's doubles==== {{Main|1959 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neale Fraser]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bob Mark]], 8–6, 6–3, 14–16, 9–7 <ref name="mensd">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
====Women's doubles==== {{Main|1959 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles}} {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Jeanne Arth]] / {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Darlene Hard]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Beverly Baker Fleitz|Beverly Fleitz]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Christine Truman]], 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 <ref name="womensd">{{cite web|title=Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
====Mixed doubles==== {{Main|1959 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rod Laver]] / {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Darlene Hard]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neale Fraser]] / {{flagicon|BRA|1889}} [[Maria Bueno]], 6–4, 6–3 <ref name="mixedd">{{cite web|title=Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
===Juniors===
====Boys' singles==== {{Main|1959 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles}} {{flagicon|URS|1955}} [[Toomas Leius]] defeated {{flagicon|BRA|1889}} [[Ronald Barnes (tennis)|Ronnie Barnes]], 6–2, 6–4 <ref name="boyss">{{cite web|title=Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>
====Girls' singles==== {{Main|1959 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles}} {{flagicon|SAF|1928}} Joan Cross defeated {{flagicon|AUT}} Doris Schuster, 6–1, 6–1 <ref name="girlss">{{cite web|title=Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.wimbledon.com/index.html Official Wimbledon Championships website]
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