1950 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1950 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Budge Patty
Runner-up	Frank Sedgman
Score	6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	128 (10 Q )
Seeds	16
Events

Budge Patty defeated Frank Sedgman in the final, 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Ted Schroeder was the defending champion, but decided not to play.

Seeds

01.

Frank Sedgman (final)

02.

Bill Talbert (quarterfinals)

03.

Jaroslav Drobný (semifinals)

04.

Eric Sturgess (quarterfinals)

05.

Budge Patty (champion)

06.

Gardnar Mulloy (quarterfinals)

07.

Art Larsen (quarterfinals)

08.

John Bromwich (fourth round)

09.

Geoff Brown (fourth round)

10.

Ken McGregor (fourth round)

11.

Bill Sidwell (fourth round)

12.

Vic Seixas (semifinals)

13.

Fred Kovaleski (fourth round)

14.

Irvin Dorfman (third round)

15.

Dilip Bose (second round)

16.

Giovanni Cucelli (withdrew)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Giovanni Cucelli withdrew due to injury. He was replaced in the draw by qualifier Athol Tills.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

1	Frank Sedgman	8	5	7	6	7

7	Art Larsen	10	7	5	3	5
							1	Frank Sedgman	3	3	6	7	6

							3	Jaroslav Drobný	6	6	3	5	2
3	Jaroslav Drobný	6	6	6

6	Gardnar Mulloy	3	4	4
														1	Frank Sedgman	1	10	2	3

														5	Budge Patty	6	8	6	6
12	Vic Seixas	9	6	3	6	7

4	Eric Sturgess	7	8	6	2	5
							12	Vic Seixas	3	7	2	5

							5	Budge Patty	6	5	6	7
5	Budge Patty	3	6	6	6

2	Bill Talbert	6	4	2	3

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

1	Frank Sedgman	6	7	6
	Howard Walton	4	5	4			1	F Sedgman	6	8	6
Q	Robert Haillet	4	6	4	6	6	Q	R Haillet	4	6	2
	Dick Guise	6	2	6	1	3							1	F Sedgman	6	6	6
	Fernando Olozaga	2	0	1										P Washer	3	2	3
	Giulio Caccia	6	6	6				G Caccia	6	3	4
	Philippe Washer							P Washer	8	6	6
	Jack Harper	w/o																1	F Sedgman	6	6	6
13	Fred Kovaleski	6	7	9	6													13	F Kovaleski	3	3	4
	Ron Reeve	2	5	11	2		13	F Kovaleski	3	6	6	6
	Headley Baxter	6	7	6				H Baxter	6	2	2	4
	Jacques Delire	3	5	0									13	F Kovaleski	6	8	6
	Jacques Sanglier	4	1	0										N Nath	4	6	3
	Narendra Nath	6	6	6				N Nath	6	6	6
Q	András Kálmán	3	1	2				G Delhomme	1	2	3
	Guy Delhomme	6	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

7	Art Larsen	8	7	6
	Vladimír Černík	6	5	2			7	A Larsen	6	5	7	7
	Lennart Bergelin	6	6	6				L Bergelin	3	7	5	5
	Cyril Kemp	2	3	4									7	A Larsen	6	6	7
Q	Reg Kaley	2	6	4	6	5								P Molloy	2	3	5
	Peter Molloy	6	4	6	4	7		P Molloy	8	6	2	6
Q	William Smith	4	6	6	6		Q	W Smith	6	0	6	3
	Eddie Mandelbaum	6	1	4	2														7	A Larsen	6	6	6
Q	Athol Tills	7	3	3	7	2														J-C Molinari	1	3	1
	Cesar Carmona	5	6	6	5	6		C Carmona	6	7	3	6
	Eddie Ford	6	4	7	3	4		R van Meegeren	4	5	6	1
	Boebi van Meegeren	2	6	5	6	6								C Carmona	5	6	2	2
	Jimmy Jones	6	6	0										J-C Molinari	7	1	6	6
	Jean-Claude Molinari	8	8	6				J-C Molinari	6	7	6
	Cliff Hovell	7	6	8				C Hovell	3	5	4
	Petko Milojković	5	3	6

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

3	Jaroslav Drobný	6	6	6
	Christian Grandet	4	3	1			3	J Drobný	6	6	6
	Lawrence Dundas	4	5	2				D Butler	4	2	4
	Don Butler	6	7	6									3	J Drobný	6	6	6
	Ivo Rinkel	1	1	0										F Ampon	3	4	2
	Felicisimo Ampon	6	6	6				F Ampon	6	6	6	6
	Torben Ulrich	6	6	7				T Ulrich	8	3	0	4
Q	John Rutherglen	4	4	5														3	J Drobný	6	6	7
10	Ken McGregor	6	6	7														10	K McGregor	3	2	5
	Douglas Snart	0	3	5			10	K McGregor	6	6	6
	Eric Filby	5	2	3				A Starte	1	3	3
	Tony Starte	7	6	6									10	K McGregor	6	6	6
	Jan Staubo	6	4	9	5	2								A Huber	1	2	3
	Freddie Huber	2	6	7	7	6		A Huber	6	7	8
	Ignacy Tłoczyński	6	6	6				I Tłoczyński	3	5	6
	Pierre Geelhand de Merxem	4	4	1

Section 4

First round						Second round					Third round						Fourth round

6	Gardnar Mulloy	3	6	6	6
	Josip Palada	6	1	1	1	6	G Mulloy	6	6	12
	George Godsell	2	6	3	2		N Kumar	2	4	10
	Naresh Kumar	6	3	6	6						6	G Mulloy	6	6	6
	Joe Hackett	6	2	3	0							B Destremau	3	2	3
	Geoffrey Paish	2	6	6	6		G Paish	4	1	4
	Bernard Destremau	6	6	6			B Destremau	6	6	6
	Czesław Spychała	2	2	4													6	G Mulloy	6	6	7
11	Bill Sidwell	6	6	6													11	W Sidwell	4	3	5
	Claude Lister	2	1	3		11	W Sidwell	6	6	6
	David Lurie	4	6	2	1		R del Bello	4	1	2
	Rolando del Bello	6	4	6	6						11	W Sidwell	9	6	4	7
	Mervyn Rose	6	6	6								M Rose	7	4	6	5
	Milan Matouš	3	4	4			M Rose	6	6	7
	Heraldo Weiss	6	6	6	6		H Weiss	4	4	5
	Ip Koon Hung	8	3	3	4

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

	David Mockridge	4	1	3
	John Linck	6	6	6				J Linck	6	6	6
	Andre Najar	7	6	2	1	6		A Najar	4	3	4
	Benny Berthet	5	3	6	6	1									J Linck	1	4	3
	Milan Branović	6	4	1	1									12	V Seixas	6	6	6
	Jacques Brichant	0	6	6	6			J Brichant	4	3	3
	Sven Davidson	4	6	1	3		12	V Seixas	6	6	6
12	Vic Seixas	6	3	6	6														12	V Seixas	6	7	4	6
	Bobby Meredith	3	2	1															8	J Bromwich	1	5	6	3
	Sumant Misra	6	6	6				S Misra	6	3	1	6	6
	Kurt Nielsen	6	3	3				H Hopman	1	6	6	4	8
	Harry Hopman	8	6	6											H Hopman	0	1	3
	Peter Hare	6	6	6										8	J Bromwich	6	6	6
	Leslie Cater	3	3	1				P Hare	2	0	0
	Matthew Murphy	0	2	2			8	J Bromwich	6	6	6
8	John Bromwich	6	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round					Third round							Fourth round

	Tony Mottram	6	6	6
LL	Geoff Ward	0	0	1				A Mottram	6	6	6
	Brian Rooke	4	4	2				A Trabert	1	4	1
	Tony Trabert	6	6	6									A Mottram	6	2	7	4	3
	Johan Haanes	6	6	6								9	G Brown	1	6	5	6	6
	Roland Carter	3	3	1				J Haanes	8	2	3
	Adli El Shafei	1	2	3			9	G Brown	10	6	6
9	Geoff Brown	6	6	6															9	G Brown	2	6	3	4
Q	Bernard Crouch	3	2	6															4	E Sturgess	6	3	6	6
	Henry Billington	6	6	8				H Billington	6	7	11
Q	Charles Fawcus	3	6	8	1	3		H Wilton	1	5	9
	Hubert Wilton	6	2	6	6	6							H Billington	1	3	2
	Philippe Chatrier	6	2	2	6	4						4	E Sturgess	6	6	6
	Paddy Roberts	3	6	6	3	6		A Roberts	5	4	1
	John Horn	0	2	0			4	E Sturgess	7	6	6
4	Eric Sturgess	6	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

	Hans Redl	6	3	4	1
	Nils-Erik Hessen	3	6	6	6			N-E Hessen	6	6	4	4
Q	Sverre Lie	6	4	6	6	7	Q	S Lie	3	8	6	6
	Edmund David	8	6	3	1	5							Q	S Lie	1	2	4
	Hans van Swol	6	9	5	2	6								A van Swol	6	6	6
	Vanni Canepele	2	7	7	6	4		A van Swol	4	5
	Frank Mott-Trille	3	9	1			15	D Bose	6	4^r
15	Dilip Bose	6	11	6															A van Swol	6	4	6
	Henry Weatherall	4	4	2														5	J Patty	8	6	8
	Derek Bull	6	6	6				D Bull	6	6	6	6
	Jean Ducos de la Haille	12	6	6	6			J Ducos de la Haille	3	1	8	4
LL	Guy Pettigrew	14	3	3	2									D Bull	3	3	5
	Francis Wallis	6	4	4	3								5	J Patty	6	6	7
	Subba Sawhney	2	6	6	6			S Sawhney	2	0	4
	Raymundo Deyro	6	1	2	7		5	J Patty	6	6	6
5	Budge Patty	3	6	6	9

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

	Adrian Quist	6	6	6
	Dragutin Mitić	0	2	3				A Quist	6	6	7
	Jean-Pierre Blondel	7	6	5	3		Q	D Scharenguivel	3	4	5
Q	Doug Scharenguivel	5	8	7	6										A Quist	6	6	6
	Enrique Morea	6	6	6										14	I Dorfman	4	2	2
LL	Alexandru Hamburger	1	3	3				E Morea	4	2	4
	Jaime Bartrolí	0	3	2			14	I Dorfman	6	6	6
14	Irvin Dorfman	6	6	6																	A Quist	3	3	2
	Jacques Peten	3	0	4																2	W Talbert	6	6	6
	Torsten Johansson	6	6	6				T Johansson	7	2	6	2	8
	George Worthington	7	6	6				G Worthington	5	6	4	6	6
	Gerry Oakley	5	2	2											T Johansson	1	6	2	2
	Marcel Coen	3	6	6	4	6								2	W Talbert	6	3	6	6
	Matthew Mohtadi	6	3	1	6	2		M Coen	1	3	0
	Norman Kitovitz	2	2	4			2	W Talbert	6	6	6
2	Bill Talbert	6	6	6

References

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1950 French Championships	Grand Slams Men's Singles	Succeeded by 1950 U.S. Championships

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