Date 26 June–7 July Category Grand Slam | Edition 81st Surface Grass | |
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom | ||
The 1967 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 26 June until 7 July. It was the 81st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1967. John Newcombe and Billie Jean King won the singles titles.
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Launch of colour television
The first colour television broadcast in the UK, as well as in Europe, took place on 1 July 1967, the first Saturday of the Championships, when, starting a 2pm, four hours of live coverage of the Championships was shown on BBC2 presented by David Vine and with commentary from Keith Fordyce. The first match broadcast in colour was Cliff Drysdale against Roger Taylor and was played on the Centre Court. Additional colour broadcasts were made during the afternoons of the following week as well as 30 minute highlight programmes shown each evening.
Men's Singles
John Newcombe defeated Wilhelm Bungert 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
Women's Singles
Billie Jean King defeated Ann Haydon-Jones 6–3, 6–4
Men's Doubles
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated Roy Emerson / Ken Fletcher 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Women's Doubles
Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King defeated Maria Bueno / Nancy Richey 9–11, 6–4, 6–2
Mixed Doubles
Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King defeated Ken Fletcher / Maria Bueno 7–5, 6–2
Boys' Singles
Manuel Orantes defeated Mike Estep 6–2, 6–0
Girls' Singles
Judith Salomé defeated E.M. Strandberg 6–4, 6–3