# 1952 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman successfully defended their title, defeating Vic Seixas and Eric Sturgess in the final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1952 Wimbledon Championship.

## Seeds

    01. Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman (champions)
    02. Gardnar Mulloy / Dick Savitt (third round)
    03. Jaroslav Drobný / Budge Patty (semifinals)
    04. Vic Seixas / Eric Sturgess (final)
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 |
| 1 | Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giovanni Cucelli Marcello del Bello | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giovanni Cucelli Marcello del Bello | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | 1 | Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Jaroslav Drobný Budge Patty | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Jaroslav Drobný Budge Patty | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Jaroslav Drobný Budge Patty | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vic Seixas Eric Sturgess | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| | Ian Ayre Ham Richardson | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vic Seixas Eric Sturgess | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Vic Seixas Eric Sturgess | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vic Seixas Eric Sturgess | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Vic Seixas Eric Sturgess | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Enrique Morea Alejo Russell | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | | Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | K McGregor F Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Torsten Johansson Nils Rohlsson | 6 | 8 | 12 | | | | T Johansson N Rohlsson | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josip Palada Vladimir Petrović | 1 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 1 | K McGregor F Sedgman | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | |
| | Herbie Flam Art Larsen | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Flam A Larsen | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Derek Capell Bryan Woodroffe | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | H Flam A Larsen | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Hackett Matthew Mohtadi | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | P Geelhand de Merxem H Hopman | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Harry Hopman | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K McGregor F Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Giovanni Cucelli Marcello del Bello | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Cucelli M del Bello | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | Edmund David Herman David | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | G Cucelli M del Bello | 17 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bruce Haughton Jim McArdle | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | N Kumar N Nath | 15 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naresh Kumar Narendra Nath | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | G Cucelli M del Bello | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Carlos Sanhueza Marcelo Taverne | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Matouš R del Bello | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Pablo Eisenberg Dick Sorlien | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | | C Sanhueza M Taverne | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Milan Matouš Rolando del Bello | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | M Matouš R del Bello | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eugenio Saller Armando Vieira | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Jaroslav Drobný Budge Patty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vanni Canepele Giuseppe Merlo | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | 3 | J Drobný J Patty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Coombe Claude Lister | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | Q | C Bernstein D Paton | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Clive Bernstein Don Paton | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | 3 | J Drobný J Patty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Ivo Rinkel Hans van Swol | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Rinkel A van Swol | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Headley Baxter Fausto Gardini | w/o | | | | | | I Rinkel A van Swol | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Salvador Soriano Heraldo Weiss | w/o | | | | | | B Neal A Starte | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bernard Neal Tony Starte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Drobný J Patty | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| | Peter Cawthorn Don Tregonning | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Mottram G Paish | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| | Irvin Dorfman Grant Golden | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | I Dorfman G Golden | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Candy Mervyn Rose | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | A Mottram G Paish | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | A Mottram G Paish | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Billy Knight Bob Lee | 6 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | W Garrett W Skonecki | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Phil Brophy Doug Scharenguivel | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | P Brophy D Scharenguivel | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Likas Athol Tills | w/o | | | | | | W Garrett W Skonecki | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gene Garrett Władysław Skonecki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Ernst Buchholz Horst Hermann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Milan Branović Dragutin Mitić | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | E Buchholz H Hermann | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Hannam John Horn | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | C Hannam J Horn | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Bull Stan Clark | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | E Buchholz H Hermann | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ip Koon Hung Edwin Tsai | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | I Ayre H Richardson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | David Anderton Jeffrey Michelmore | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | K-H Ip E Tsai | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Ayre Ham Richardson | 2 | 7 | 17 | 7 | | | I Ayre H Richardson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freddie Huber Hans Redl | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Ayre H Richardson | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| | Steve Potts Gustav Specht | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Seixas E Sturgess | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | Felicisimo Ampon Straight Clark | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | F Ampon S Clark | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Cockburn Leon Norgarb | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | N Cockburn L Norgarb | 8 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Moreau Jacques Peten | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | F Ampon S Clark | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Czesław Spychała Ignacy Tłoczyński | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Seixas E Sturgess | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Becker Gerry Oakley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Becker G Oakley | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Cliff Hovell Howard Walton | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | 4 | V Seixas E Sturgess | 6 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vic Seixas Eric Sturgess | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Robert Haillet Jean-Claude Molinari | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henri Paul Brechbuhl Jost Spitzer | 2 | 2 | 8 | | | | R Haillet J-C Molinari | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guy Jackson Cyril Kemp | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | G Jackson C Kemp | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Agüero Pedro Guimarães | 0 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Haillet J-C Molinari | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Enrique Morea Alejo Russell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Morea A Russell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Luis Ayala Ricardo Balbiers | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | E Morea A Russell | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | K Nielsen T Ulrich | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Malcolm Gracie Ivor Warwick | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Morea A Russell | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| | Jaime Bartrolí Sakari Salo | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Hoad K Rosewall | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Henry Billington Don Butler | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | H Billington D Butler | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ulf Schmidt Staffan Stockenberg | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | L Hoad K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | L Hoad K Rosewall | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Jean Borotra Bernard Destremau | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Mulloy R Savitt | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Cecil Irvine Basil Katz | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | J Borotra B Destremau | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Trevor Fancutt Owen Williams | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | 2 | G Mulloy R Savitt | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Gardnar Mulloy Dick Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |