# 1946 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Yvon Petra defeated Geoff Brown in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships. Bobby Riggs was the reigning champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

## Seeds

    01. Dinny Pails (quarterfinals)
    02. Jack Kramer (fourth round)
    03. Geoff Brown (final)
    04. Pancho Segura (third round)
    05. Yvon Petra (champion)
    06. Dragutin Mitić (fourth round)
    07. Franjo Punčec (quarterfinals)
    08. Lennart Bergelin (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Dinny Pails | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Yvon Petra | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Yvon Petra | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Yvon Petra | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Tom Brown | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Brown | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | Tom Brown | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Franjo Punčec | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Franjo Punčec | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Yvon Petra | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Geoff Brown | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | Lennart Bergelin | 11 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Geoff Brown | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Geoff Brown | 13 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Geoff Brown | 13 | 11 | 6 | | 3 | Geoff Brown | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Jaroslav Drobný | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Pellizza | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | Jaroslav Drobný | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | Dinny Pails | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrés Hammersley | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | D Pails | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hubert Wilton | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | H Wilton | 0 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henry Billington | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Pails | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Don Butler | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | D Butler | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Doug Scharenguivel | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | D Butler | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Mehner | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | F Mehner | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roland Morton | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Pails | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | Jack Moore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Patty | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| | Tommy Anderson | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | J Moore | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Geelhand de Merxem | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | P Geelhand de Merxem | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Buster Andrews | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | P Geelhand de Merxem | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Henri Bolelli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Patty | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Finn Rune Karlsen | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | H Bolelli | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Budge Patty | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Patty | 6 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Thomas | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Yvon Petra | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vojtěch Vodička | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | 5 | Y Petra | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josip Palada | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Palada | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raymond Egan | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Y Petra | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Adli El Shafei | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A El Shafei | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | George Godsell | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | A El Shafei | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Baker | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | R Baker | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joseph Clynton-Reed | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Y Petra | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Torsten Johansson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Buser | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| | Ken Lo | w/o | | | | | | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Hare | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | | | G Fitt | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gordon Fitt | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | T Johansson | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | René Buser | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Buser | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Meredith | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | R Buser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georges Gremillet | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | G Gremillet | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoffrey Paish | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Pancho Segura | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Clark | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 4 | F Segura | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Comery | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | J Comery | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sanford Webster | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | F Segura | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Tom Brown | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Brown | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Murray Deloford | 4 | 8 | 2 | | | | T Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roland Carter | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | R Carter | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Claude Lister | 4 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Josef Šíba | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Mottram | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| | Hans Huonder | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | | J Šíba | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Mottram | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Mottram | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stefán László | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | A Mottram | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jack Van den Eynde | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Van den Eynde | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Robert Abdesselam | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | J Van den Eynde | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Wilde | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | F Wilde | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Slack | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Franjo Punčec | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gwyn Tuckett | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | 7 | F Punčec | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaanik Ipsen | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Ipsen | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | George McVeagh | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | F Punčec | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Enrique Buse | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | F Vrba | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Francis Wallis | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | E Buse | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ferdinand Vrba | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | F Vrba | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guy Cooper | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | F Punčec | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Kho Sin-Kie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A van Swol | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| | Paul Féret | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | S-K Kho | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Coldham | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Coldham | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Bocquet | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | S-K Kho | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Jack Harper | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A van Swol | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Léopold de Borman | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | J Harper | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans van Swol | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A van Swol | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Tinkler | 1 | 3 | 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 | 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 |
| | Derrick Leyland | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JE Slater | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | D Leyland | 1 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Sanglier | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Sanglier | 6 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johan Haanes | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | J Sanglier | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Bill Robertson | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | W Robertson | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Boebi van Meegeren | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | W Robertson | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cyril Kemp | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 6 | | C Kemp | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Choy Wai-Chuen | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Sanglier | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| | Derrick Barton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Bergelin | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Christian Grandet | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | D Barton | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arnold England | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | A England | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Drinkall | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | D Barton | 8 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Maurice Lucking | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | 8 | L Bergelin | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Coombe | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Lucking | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philippe Washer | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | L Bergelin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lennart Bergelin | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Bernard Destremau | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josef Caska | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | B Destremau | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Darkins | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | J Darkins | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mahmoud Talaat | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | B Destremau | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Enrique Morea | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | E Morea | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | |
| | Harold Marsland | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | E Morea | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jost Spitzer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Spitzer | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Nicoll | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Morea | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | Stanley Drobac | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Fergus Davidson | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | S Drobac | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ernest Wittmann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | E Wittmann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Beeman | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | E Wittmann | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Harry Marriner | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | G Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | DA Clayton | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | H Marriner | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Burnett | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | 3 | G Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Geoff Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Herman David | 8 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Hardwick | 6 | 7 | 2 | | H David | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivo Rinkel | 7 | 6 | 6 | | I Rinkel | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tim Lewis | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | I Rinkel | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Pellizza | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | P Pellizza | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Reg Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | | P Pellizza | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Hopman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | H Hopman | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andre Najar | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Pellizza | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | Roger Dubuc | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Mitić | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| | Maksymiljan Stolarow | w/o | | | | R Dubuc | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cecil Betts | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Betts | 2 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Cope | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | R Dubuc | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Donald MacPhail | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | D Mitić | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Henri Pellizza | 2 | 3 | 2 | | D MacPhail | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Wilkinson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | D Mitić | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dragutin Mitić | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second 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 |
| | Czesław Spychała | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Jones | 1 | 4 | 7 | | | C Spychała | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Filby | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Headley Baxter | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Peten | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Gaston Médécin | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | H Baxter | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Peten | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | J Peten | 7 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans Pfaff | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Drobný | 2 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Kramer | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | Jean Lesueur | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | I Tłoczyński | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cliff Hovell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | C Hovell | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Howard Walton | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Tłoczyński | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Ted Avory | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J Kramer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Helge Johansen | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | E Avory | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick Sandys | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | J Kramer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jack Kramer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |