1959 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1959 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Jeanne Arth Darlene Hard
Runners-up	Beverly Fleitz Christine Truman
Final score	2–6, 6–2, 6–3

Main article: 1959 Wimbledon Championships

Maria Bueno and Althea Gibson were the defending champions, but Gibson was ineligible to compete after turning professional. Bueno partnered with Janet Hopps but lost in the first round to Beverly Fleitz and Christine Truman.

Jeanne Arth and Darlene Hard defeated Fleitz and Truman in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1959 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds

2

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

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Jeanne Arth Darlene Hard	6	6
		Sue Chatrier Anne Shilcock	0	1
								1	Jeanne Arth Darlene Hard	6	6
								4	Sandra Reynolds Renée Schuurman	0	2
	4	Sandra Reynolds Renée Schuurman	5	6	6
		Ann Haydon Angela Mortimer	7	4	1
															1	Jeanne Arth Darlene Hard	2	6	6
															3	Beverly Fleitz Christine Truman	6	2	3
		Karol Fageros Margaret Hellyer	4	1
	3	Beverly Fleitz Christine Truman	6	6
								3	Beverly Fleitz Christine Truman	8	6
								2	Yola Ramírez Rosie Reyes	6	1
		Edda Buding Ilse Buding	2	3
	2	Yola Ramírez Rosie Reyes	6	6

External links

• [1] Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com