1937 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1937 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Don Budge ; Gene Mako
Runners-up	Pat Hughes ; Raymond Tuckey
Score	6–0, 6–4, 6–8, 6–1
Details
Draw	64 (5Q)
Seeds	4
Events
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Don Budge and Gene Mako defeated the defending champions Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey in the final, 6–0, 6–4, 6–8, 6–1 to win the gentlemen doubles tennis title at the 1937 Wimbledon Championship.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

1.

Pat Hughes /

Raymond Tuckey (final)

2.

Don Budge /

Gene Mako (champions)

3.

Gottfried von Cramm /

Henner Henkel (semifinals)

4.

Jack Crawford /

Vivian McGrath (first round)

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
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals							Final

1	Pat Hughes Raymond Tuckey	6	6	6

	Fumiteru Nakano Jiro Yamagishi	2	2	2
						1	Pat Hughes Raymond Tuckey	6	6	6

							Ladislav Hecht Roderich Menzel	2	2	4
	Ladislav Hecht Roderich Menzel	6	6	6

	Jacques Jamain Georg von Metaxa	3	4	2
													1	Pat Hughes Raymond Tuckey	0	4	8	1

													2	Don Budge Gene Mako	6	6	6	6
	Charles Hare Frank Wilde	4	6	4	5

3	Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel	6	4	6	7
						3	Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel	6	6	2	4	3

						2	Don Budge Gene Mako	4	4	6	6	6
	John Bromwich Clifford Sproule	2	5	8	2

2	Don Budge Gene Mako	6	7	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round					Quarterfinals

1	Pat Hughes Raymond Tuckey	6	6	16
	Marcel Bernard Jean Borotra	4	3	14			1	P Hughes R Tuckey	11	4	6	6
	George McVeagh George Lyttleton-Rogers	5	6	6	6			George McVeagh G Lyttleton-Rogers	9	6	0	4
	John Anderson John Collins	7	4	3	4									1	P Hughes R Tuckey	6	6	6
Q	Derek Bull CF Duncan	4	8	3	3										C Aeschlimann M Ellmer	2	3	2
	Charles Aeschlimann Max Ellmer	6	6	6	6			C Aeschlimann M Ellmer
	Harold Hare Stig Mårtensson	2	7	3				C Harris H Surface	w/o
	Charles Harris Hal Surface	6	9	6															1	P Hughes R Tuckey	6	6	6
	Murray Deloford Laurie Shaffi	6	1	6	6	7														F Nakano J Yamagishi	2	2	2
	Eric Attewell Jack Harrison	8	6	3	4	5		M Deloford L Shaffi	3	5	2
Q	Charles Fawcus JR Fawcus	6	4	1	0			R Nichols D Williams	6	7	6
	Ralph Nichols David Williams	2	6	6	6										R Nichols D Williams	4	4	0
	George Godsell Henry Purcell	6	2	6	2	4									F Nakano J Yamagishi	6	6	6
	Dennis Cook Eric Filby	3	6	4	6	6		D Cook E Filby	3	3	7	6	2
	Colin Eedes Eustace Fannin	3	1	1				F Nakano J Yamagishi	6	6	5	3	6
	Fumiteru Nakano Jiro Yamagishi	6	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

4	Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath	3	3	2
	Ladislav Hecht Roderich Menzel	6	6	6				L Hecht R Menzel	5	9	6	6
	Bryan Grant Wayne Sabin	7	6	6				B Grant W Sabin	7	7	4	1
	Jimmy Jones Ronnie Shayes	5	4	4										L Hecht R Menzel	6	6	6
	Pierre Goldschmidt AN Other	w/o												J Palada F Punčec	2	2	3
LL	Cecil Betts Jimmy Reddall						LL	C Betts J Reddall	1	6	4	5
	Ted Avory Harry Lee	0	1	7	3			J Palada F Punčec	6	4	6	7
	Josip Palada Franjo Punčec	6	6	5	6														L Hecht R Menzel	6	6	6
	Alan Brown Jock Findlay	0	4	4															J Jamain G von Metaxa	3	4	2
	Buster Andrews Ferruccio Quintavalle	6	6	6				E Andrews F Quintavalle	4	6	3	3
Q	Stan Clark Leonard Grossmith	4	2	6	6	5		F Parker G de Stefani	6	1	6	6
	Frank Parker Giorgio de Stefani	6	6	4	4	7								F Parker G de Stefani	3	4	4
	Franjo Kukuljević Prince of Kutch	3	5	16	6	3								J Jamain G von Metaxa	6	6	6
	Jacques Jamain Georg von Metaxa	6	7	14	3	6		J Jamain G von Metaxa	6	6	6
	Fritz Jenssen Heinrich Kleinschroth	2	1	9	4			T Hughan A van Swol	3	2	2
	Tod Hughan Hans van Swol	6	6	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round						Second round						Third round							Quarterfinals

	Charles Hare Frank Wilde	6	6	5	6
	Edmund David Herman David	2	2	7	1		C Hare F Wilde	6	6	7
	Lawrence Hall Eric Peters	6	8	6			L Hall E Peters	2	3	5
	Jimmy Hunt Colin Ritchie	4	6	3									C Hare F Wilde	6	6	6
	Henry Billington Bobby Meredith	2	3	4									G Cooper R Tinkler	1	2	2
	Guy Cooper Bob Tinkler	6	6	6			G Cooper R Tinkler	6	8	6	6
Q	Reginald Bessemer-Clark Alan Coldham	3	6	6	6	Q	R Bessemer-Clark A Coldham	4	10	3	4
	John Olliff Nigel Sharpe	6	3	4	3															C Hare F Wilde	4	6	4	5
	Ho Jin Bob Mulliken	6	1	2															3	G von Cramm H Henkel	6	4	6	7
	Norman Farquharson Vernon Kirby	8	6	6			N Farquharson V Kirby	6	6	6
	Jacques Brugnon Alan Stedman	6	6	2	6		J Brugnon A Stedman	4	3	1
	Claude Lister Norman Taylor	2	1	6	3								N Farquharson V Kirby	3	6	6	5	4
	Pierre Geelhand de Merxem André Lacroix	6	6	3	6							3	G von Cramm H Henkel	6	0	2	7	6
	Raymond Egan Eustace Fannin	3	3	6	0		P Geelhand de Merxem A Lacroix	2	6	6
	Freddie Della Porta Leslie Walter	3	7	0		3	G von Cramm H Henkel	6	8	8
3	Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel	6	9	6

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

	Choy Wai-Chuen Jack Van den Eynde	5	8	6	5	4
	Jack Lysaght Pat Sherwood	7	6	1	7	6		J Lysaght P Sherwood	4	6	3	3
	Kho Sin-Kie Karl Schröder	6	6	6				S-K Kho K Schröder	6	3	6	6
	Dennis Coombe James Giesen	1	4	2										S-K Kho K Schröder	6	5	2	4
	Ian Collins Donald MacPhail	3	4	6	6	6								J Bromwich C Sproule	4	7	6	6
	Helge Plougmann Bill Robertson	6	6	3	3	2		I Collins D MacPhail	3	4	2
	John Bromwich Cliff Sproule	4	6	6	6			J Bromwich C Sproule	6	6	6
	Léopold de Borman Laddie Wheatcroft	6	3	2	3															J Bromwich C Sproule	2	5	8	2
	Christian Boussus Yvon Petra	6	6	8															2	D Budge G Mako	6	7	6	6
	John Comery Roland Morton	2	4	6				C Boussus Y Petra	6	6	7
	Don Butler Dickie Ritchie	6	6	6	3	11		D Butler R Ritchie	3	4	5
Q	Tommy Anderson TC Braithwaite	3	2	8	6	9								C Boussus Y Petra	4	4	8
	Hector Fisher Boris Maneff	4	6	3	6	8							2	D Budge G Mako	6	6	10
	Brian Sturgeon Bill Manby	6	4	6	3	6		H Fisher B Maneff	1	1	3
	Daniel Prenn Jack Warboys	2	6	1			2	D Budge G Mako	6	6	6
2	Don Budge Gene Mako	6	8	6

References

↑ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
↑ 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

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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