1939 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Sarah Fabyan and Alice Marble successfully defended their title, defeating Helen Jacobs and Billie Yorke in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the Ladies' Doubles.^[1]^[2]

Seeds edit

01.

Sarah Fabyan /

Alice Marble (champions)

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03.

04.

Betty Nuthall (semifinals)

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

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Sarah Fabyan Alice Marble	4	6	6

	Klára Somogyi Grace Wheeler	6	0	0
					1	Sarah Fabyan Alice Marble	8	6

						Freda Hammersley Kay Stammers	6	3
	Freda Hammersley Kay Stammers	6	4	6

	Ermyntrude Harvey Phyllis King	1	6	2
										1	Sarah Fabyan Alice Marble	6	6

										2	Helen Jacobs Billie Yorke	1	0
	Nina Brown Rita Jarvis	2	2

4	Jean Nicoll Betty Nuthall	6	6
					4	Jean Nicoll Betty Nuthall	7	4	9

					2	Helen Jacobs Billie Yorke	5	6	11
	Bernice Lumb Margot Lumb	0	1

2	Helen Jacobs Billie Yorke	6	6

First round	Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

	1	Sarah Fabyan Alice Marble	6	6
		Helen Burr Yvonne Law	1	1
					1	S Fabyan A Marble	6	6
						S Noel P O'Connell	3	2
		Cecily Marriott Madge Slaney	4	2
		Susan Noel Patsy O'Connell	6	6
										1	S Fabyan A Marble	4	6	6
											K Somogyi G Wheeler	6	0	0
		Joan Marquis Mona Riddell	4	8
		Peggy Knight Enid Sutton	6	10
						P Knight E Sutton	3	6	5
						K Somogyi G Wheeler	6	3	7
		Klára Somogyi Grace Wheeler	6	7
		Gladys Brutton Nancy Macpherson-Grant	4	5

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

3	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska Simonne Mathieu	3	1
	Freda Hammersley Kay Stammers	6	6			W Hammersley K Stammers	6	6
	Audrey Roberts Freda Underwood	6	9			A Roberts F Underwood	0	1
	Nancy Glover Elsie Pittman	2	7								W Hammersley K Stammers	6	6
	Wally San Donnino Vittoria Tonolli	6	3	6							W San Donnino V Tonolli	2	2
	Penny Durlac Joan Strawson	2	6	2		W San Donnino V Tonolli	6	4	6
Q	Sheila Kenyon Sally Stoney	6	3	6	Q	S Kenyon S Stoney	2	6	2
	Laila Schou Nilsen Patience Thomson	2	6	0											W Hammersley K Stammers	6	4	6
	Dorothy Andrus Sylvie Henrotin	5	2												E Harvey P King	1	6	2
	Mary Cartwright Dorothy Little	7	6			M Cartwright D Little	6	2	6
Q	Zoe Morse Margot Parker	4	6	3		E Haylock R Kirk	2	6	0
	Elsa Haylock Ruth Kirk	6	3	6							M Cartwright D Little	5	9
	Ermyntrude Harvey Phyllis King	6	6								E Harvey P King	7	11
Q	Pamela Goodwyn Joy Myerscough	2	2			E Harvey P King	6	6
	Mary Norman Betty Smith	4	6	1		B Cooke M Stewart	2	0
	Betty Cooke Margot Stewart	6	1	6

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

Q	M Law Beatrice Watson	2	1
	Doris Howard Josane de Meulemeester	6	6			D Howard J de Meulemeester	5	4
	Mary Hardwick Peggy Scriven	6	4	8		M Hardwick M Scriven	7	6
	Evelyn Dearman Joan Ingram	4	6	6							M Hardwick M Scriven	3	6	6
	Thora Geddes Anneliese Ullstein	2	2								N Brown R Jarvis	6	3	8
	Nina Brown Rita Jarvis	6	6			N Brown R Jarvis	4	6	6
	Mary Sargeant Rosemary Smith	6	6			M Sargeant R Smith	6	4	1
	Thelma Jarvis Gladys Southwell	2	2													N Brown R Jarvis	2	2
	Magda Berescu Phyllis Xydis	3	2												4	J Nicoll B Nuthall	6	6
Q	Alex McKelvie Audrey Wenyon	6	6		Q	A McKelvie A Wenyon	2	4
	Betty Batt Audrey Cardinall	6	6			E Batt A Cardinall	6	6
	Thilde Dietz Inge Schumann	1	1								E Batt A Cardinall	1	3
	Alicia Florian Hella Kovač	7	2							4	J Nicoll B Nuthall	6	6
	Pamela Morison Betty Uber	9	6			P Morison E Uber	6	0
	Muriel Harris Mary Whitmarsh	4	3		4	J Nicoll B Nuthall	8	6
4	Jean Nicoll Betty Nuthall	6	6

The nationality of Miss M Law is unknown.

First round	Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

		Bernice Lumb Margot Lumb	6	1	6
		Jean Saunders Valerie Scott	2	6	4
							B Lumb M Lumb	7	6
							C St. Omer Roy A Weiwers	5	3
		Betty Clements Diana Wood	3	6	3
		Cosette St. Omer Roy Alice Weiwers	6	3	6
												B Lumb M Lumb	0	1
											2	H Jacobs A Yorke	6	6
		Rosemary Thomas Mollie Trouncer	6	3
		Madzy Couquerque Suzanne Pannetier	8	6
							M Couquerque S Pannetier	1	6	4
						2	H Jacobs A Yorke	6	4	6
		Peggy Pleydell Bouverie Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	2	3
	2	Helen Jacobs Billie Yorke	6	6

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships by John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001