In the 1952 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles tennis competition, number one seed
Frank Sedgman defeated number two seed
Jaroslav Drobný
Jaroslav Drobný (; 12 October 1921 – 13 September 2001) was a world No. 1 amateur tennis and ice hockey champion. He left Czechoslovakia in 1949 and travelled as an Egyptian citizen before becoming a citizen of the United Kingdom in 1959, w ...
in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 to win the title.
Dick Savitt
Richard Savitt (March 4, 1927 – January 6, 2023) was an American tennis player.
In 1951, at the age of 24, he won both the Australian and Wimbledon men's singles championships. Savitt was mostly ranked world No. 2 the same year behind fellow ...
was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to
Mervyn Rose.
Progress of the tournament
Drobný was representing Egypt, having defected from Czechoslovakia in 1949 and been offered Egyptian citizenship in 1950. It was his second Wimbledon men's singles final, and he defeated the number 5 and 6 seeds (Australia's
Ken McGregor and the US's
Herbie Flam) to get there.
Another Australian, number 8 seed
Mervyn Rose, having defeated Savitt, was beaten by the eventual champion, Sedgman, in the semifinals.
Seeds
Frank Sedgman (champion)
Jaroslav Drobný
Jaroslav Drobný (; 12 October 1921 – 13 September 2001) was a world No. 1 amateur tennis and ice hockey champion. He left Czechoslovakia in 1949 and travelled as an Egyptian citizen before becoming a citizen of the United Kingdom in 1959, w ...
''(final)''
Vic Seixas
Elias Victor Seixas Jr. ( ;
''Los Angeles Times''.
''(quarterfinals)''
Dick Savitt
Richard Savitt (March 4, 1927 – January 6, 2023) was an American tennis player.
In 1951, at the age of 24, he won both the Australian and Wimbledon men's singles championships. Savitt was mostly ranked world No. 2 the same year behind fellow ...
''(quarterfinals)''
Ken McGregor ''(quarterfinals)''
Herbie Flam ''(semifinals)''
Eric Sturgess
Eric William Sturgess (10 May 1920 – 14 January 2004) was a South African male tennis player and winner of six Grand Slam doubles titles. He also reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament three times but never won. Sturgess was ra ...
''(quarterfinals)''
Mervyn Rose ''(semifinals)''
Art Larsen ''(first round)''
Gardnar Mulloy
Gardnar Putnam "Gar" Mulloy (November 22, 1913 – November 14, 2016) was a U.S. No. 1 tennis player primarily known for playing in doubles matches with partner Billy Talbert. He was born in Washington, D.C., and centenarian, turned 100 in Novem ...
''(fourth round)''
''(first round)''
Budge Patty ''(fourth round)''
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
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Men's Singles
Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles