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1949 Americans Brough and Schroeder win at Wilmbledon
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April 22, 2026
April 22, 2026
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3:26Now PlayingDate: 7th July 1949
Location: Wimbledon, UK
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Gaumont British Ident
SLATE INFORMATION: Finals of the Wimbledon Championships
ENGLAND: London: Merton: Wimbledon:
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BROUGH LOUISES MISS (U.S. Tennis Player) Wimbledon 1949 defeats Pat Todd.. and with Miss Du Pont beats Pat Todd and Gussie Moran.. Duchess of Kent presents trophies
DROBNY - CZECHOSLOVAKIA Defeated by Ted Schroeder in five sets in Wimbledon final.
SCHROEDER, Frederick Rudolph "Ted" (1921-2006) American tennis player
DROBNY, Jaroslav (1921-2001) Czech tennis player
TODD, Patricia Canning "Pat" (b. 1922) American tennis player
CLAPP, Althea Louise Brough (b. 1923) American tennis player
DUPONT, Margaret Evelyn Osborne (b. 1918) American tennis player
MORAN, Gertrude "Gussie"
DUCHESS OF KENT Presenting trophies to Wimbledon winners - Schroeder and Louise Brough
TENNIS Wimbledon 1949 Finals - Schroeder defeats Drobny in 5 sets. Louise Brough defeats Mrs Du Pont, and Brough and Du Pont defeat Pat Todd and Gussie Moran. Duchess of Kent, seen presenting trophies to Schroeder and Brough and Du Pont. Usual crowd shots in sunshine
TODD PAT (U.S. Tennis Player) And Moran beaten by Brough & Du Pont at 1949 Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON Wimbledon 1949 finals - Schroeder beats Drobny in 5 sets. Brough beats Du Pont in Women's finals and Brough and Du Pont beats Pat Todd and Gussie Moran. Duchess of Kent presents trophies
Sport; Tennis
Service, serve, lob, court, grass, crowd, umpire, spectators, forehand, backhand, sets, net, scoring, trophy, singles, doubles
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