# 1947 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Jack Kramer defeated Brown in the final, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships. Yvon Petra was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Tom Brown.

## Seeds

    01. Jack Kramer (champion)
    02. John Bromwich (fourth round)
    03. Tom Brown (final)
    04. Dinny Pails (semifinals)
    05. Geoff Brown (quarterfinals)
    06. Jaroslav Drobný (quarterfinals)
    07. Yvon Petra (quarterfinals)
    08. Bob Falkenburg (quarterfinals)
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
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Budge Patty | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | | Budge Patty | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Tom Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tom Brown | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | 3 | Tom Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Yvon Petra | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Yvon Petra | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Tom Brown | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jack Kramer | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Bob Falkenburg | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jack Kramer | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Dinny Pails | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Dinny Pails | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Dinny Pails | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Jack Kramer | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Geoff Brown | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | 1 | Jack Kramer | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 1 | Jack Kramer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | John Bromwich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jost Spitzer | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | 2 | J Bromwich | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lennart Bergelin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | L Bergelin | 0 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick Guise | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Bromwich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Paddy Roberts | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | B Destremau | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bernard Destremau | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | B Destremau | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Tony Starte | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | C Kemp | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cyril Kemp | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Bromwich | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Budge Patty | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Patty | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | Bill Sidwell | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | J Patty | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Atri Madan Mohan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | AM Mohan | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Dick Sandys | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | J Patty | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Nils-Erik Hessen | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | D Barton | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Derrick Barton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | D Barton | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gordon Fitt | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | H Billington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henry Billington | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Jaroslav Drobný | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pancho Segura | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | 6 | J Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmay Mehta | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | | J Mehta | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Sanglier | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | J Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cam Malfroy | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | W Skonecki | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Yehuda Finkelkraut | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | Y Finkelkraut | 0 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tibor Frigyesy | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | W Skonecki | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Władysław Skonecki | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Drobný | |
| Q | Warwick Shute | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Morea | w/o |
| | Jacques Peten | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | J Peten | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Geoff Emmett | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | A Najar | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andre Najar | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Peten | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | Luis Carles | 4 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | E Morea | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Ron McKenzie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R McKenzie | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Enrique Morea | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | E Morea | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcello del Bello | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Tom Brown | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Sturgess | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | T Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Hare | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | | | C Grandet | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Grandet | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Brown | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Roy Mansell | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | H Baxter | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Ivo Rinkel | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | I Rinkel | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cliff Hovell | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | H Baxter | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Headley Baxter | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Brown | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Vinny Rurac | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Long | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| LL | David Mockridge | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | | V Rurac | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Moore | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | I Tłoczyński | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | V Rurac | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Brichant | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | C Long | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Harper | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Harper | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Long | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Long | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bjørn Hansen | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Yvon Petra | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Butler | 2 | 5 | 0 | | | 7 | Y Petra | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Howard Walton | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | H Walton | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Comery | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Y Petra | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Gerry Oakley | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | D Bose | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dilip Bose | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | D Bose | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | John Griffith | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | J Van den Eynde | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Van den Eynde | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Y Petra | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Jeff Robson | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Robson | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | Arnold England | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | J Robson | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Piercy | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | J Piercy | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Tinkler | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | J Robson | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | |
| | George Godsell | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | C Jones | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Edgar Büchi | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | E Büchi | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Jones | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | C Jones | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francis Wallis | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| LL | John Archer | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans Redl | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | H Redl | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Max Ellmer | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | | | M Ellmer | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Crawford | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | H Redl | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| | John Barry | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Slack | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Geoffrey Paish | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | J Barry | 5 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Douglas Snart | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | | | D Slack | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Slack | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Redl | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| | Finn Rune Karlsen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Falkenburg | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Józef Hebda | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Hebda | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Claude Lister | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | C Lister | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mordechai Apel | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | C Lister | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Roland Carter | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | 8 | R Falkenburg | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Cristea Caralulis | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | R Carter | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philippe Washer | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 8 | R Falkenburg | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bob Falkenburg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Alan Coldham | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Iftikar Ahmed | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | I Ahmed | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeffrey Michelmore | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Michelmore | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raymond Egan | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | I Ahmed | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Géza Erős | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | R Abdesselam | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Eustace Fannin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | E Fannin | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Derrick Leyland | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | R Abdesselam | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Abdesselam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Abdesselam | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| | András Ádám-Stolpa | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Pails | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Ron Reeve | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | A Ádám-Stolpa | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Herman David | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | S Misra | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sumant Misra | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | S Misra | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Staubo | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Pails | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Guy Cooper | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | J Staubo | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leslie Cater | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | 4 | D Pails | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Dinny Pails | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Stephen Nimr | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Choy Wai-Chuen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | W-C Choy | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Guy Jackson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Deloford | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Murray Deloford | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | M Deloford | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Norman Farquharson | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | P Pellizza | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Tony Mottram | 8 | 7 | 7 | | | A Mottram | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Pellizza | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | P Pellizza | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Bull | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Pellizza | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | Tim Lewis | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Brown | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | Erik Bjerre | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | E Bjerre | 6 | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Meredith | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | | G Meredith | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ernest Wittmann | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | G Meredith | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandru Hamburger | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimír Černík | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | V Černík | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Robertson | 1 | 0 | 3 | | 5 | G Brown | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Geoff Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Pierre Geelhand de Merxem | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edmund David | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | | | P Geelhand de Merxem | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Royds | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Torsten Johansson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Johansson | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | József Asbóth | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Asbóth | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Hans van Swol | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | | J Asbóth | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ghaus Mohammad Khan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | G Mohammad Khan | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gwyn Tuckett | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Johansson | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| LL | José Luis Morea | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Kramer | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | Owen Bold | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | O Bold | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giovanni Cucelli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | G Cucelli | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Norman Kitovitz | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | G Cucelli | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | John Drinkall | 5 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Kramer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Czesław Spychała | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Spychała | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Bill Moss | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | 1 | J Kramer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Jack Kramer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |