# 1939 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Second-seeded Bobby Riggs defeated Elwood Cooke in the final, 2–6, 8–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1939 Wimbledon Championships. Don Budge was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional at the end of the 1938 season.
It would be the last Wimbledon tournament for seven years until 1946 due to World War II.

## Seeds

    01. Bunny Austin (quarterfinals)
    02. Bobby Riggs (champion)
    03. Don McNeil (second round)
    04. Franjo Punčec (semifinals)
    05. Henner Henkel (semifinals)
    06. Elwood Cooke (final)
    07. Roderich Menzel (second round)
    08. Ignacy Tłoczyński (third round)
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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bunny Austin | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Elwood Cooke | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Elwood Cooke | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Elwood Cooke | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Henner Henkel | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Franjo Kukuljević | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Henner Henkel | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Henner Henkel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Henner Henkel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Elwood Cooke | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bobby Riggs | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Gene Smith | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bobby Riggs | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Franjo Punčec | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Franjo Punčec | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Franjo Punčec | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Bobby Riggs | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ghaus Mohammad | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Bobby Riggs | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Bobby Riggs | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Bunny Austin | 6 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | József Asbóth | 1 | 4 | 10 | | 1 | H Austin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Maurice Lucking | 5 | 1 | 5 | | | O Anderson | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Owen Anderson | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | 1 | H Austin | 7 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Drobný | 5 | 7 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | |
| | Ho Jin | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | J Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Henry Weatherall | 6 | 6 | 7 | | Q | H Weatherall | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Garton Hone | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Austin | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jack Darkins | 8 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Butler | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | Douglas Snart | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | J Darkins | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cristea Caralulis | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | | D Butler | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Butler | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Butler | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Bert Whitney | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | R Göpfert | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Jack Van den Eynde | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Van den Eynde | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andre Najar | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | R Göpfert | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rolf Göpfert | 6 | 6 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Elwood Cooke | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Boussus | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | | 6 | E Cooke | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jost Spitzer | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | G Godsell | 1 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | George Godsell | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | E Cooke | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Cliff Hovell | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Lyttleton-Rogers | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | Headley Baxter | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | | C Hovell | 2 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Iftikar Ahmed | 3 | 7 | 8 | | | | G Lyttleton-Rogers | 6 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | George Lyttleton-Rogers | 6 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Cooke | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Helmuth Gulcz | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Olliff | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| | Dewar Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | D Brown | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Collins | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | I Collins | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Higgin | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | I Collins | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | John Olliff | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | J Olliff | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | (No citizenship) Daniel Prenn | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | J Olliff | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Janmeja Charanjiva | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | B Maneff | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Boris Maneff | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 3 | Don McNeill | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kálmán Aschner | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | 3 | D McNeill | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Franjo Kukuljević | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | F Kukuljević | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tod Hughan | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | F Kukuljević | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Jones | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | W-C Choy | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Tommy Anderson | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | C Jones | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raymond Egan | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | | W-C Choy | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Choy Wai-Chuen | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Kukuljević | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Herman David | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Deloford | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| | Gordon Fitt | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | H David | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Coombe | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | | | D Mitić | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dragutin Mitić | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Mitić | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Hector Etchart | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | M Deloford | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Brian Royds | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | H Etchart | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arnold England | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | M Deloford | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Murray Deloford | 7 | 8 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Henner Henkel | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Piercy | 7 | 0 | 0 | | | 5 | H Henkel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | György Dallos | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | J Comery | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Comery | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 5 | H Henkel | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hans Pfaff | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Shaffi | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Dilip Bose | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | H Pfaff | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Sturgeon | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | L Shaffi | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurie Shaffi | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | H Henkel | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jacques Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Brugnon | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | Frank Wilde | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | J Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reginald Bessemer-Clark | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | R Mulliken | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Mulliken | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | J Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Adam Baworowski | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | G de Stefani | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Giorgio de Stefani | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | G de Stefani | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Léopold de Borman | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | | L de Borman | 2 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Colin Ritchie | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 |
| | Emil Gábori | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Harrison | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | E Gábori | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kho Sin-Kie | w/o | | | | | J Gunn | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Gunn | | | | | | | | | | | E Gábori | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Guy Cooper | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | G Canepele | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Vanni Canepele | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | G Canepele | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yeswanath-Rao Savoor | 7 | 9 | 6 | | | Y-R Savoor | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Geelhand de Merxem | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Gábori | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| | František Cejnar | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Antoine Gentien | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | F Cejnar | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Malcolm Maclagan | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | M Csikos | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mihály Csikós | 6 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | F Cejnar | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Buster Andrews | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | E Smith | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gene Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | E Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Peters | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 7 | R Menzel | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Roderich Menzel | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Alan Coldham | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gwyn Tuckett | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | A Coldham | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dermot Muspratt | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | A Russell | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alejo Russell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | A Russell | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Harold Hare | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Mottram | 8 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Arnulf Schmidt | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | | A Schmidt | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Filby | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | | A Mottram | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Mottram | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Russell | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | Roland Morton | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Punčec | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | Hector Fisher | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | H Fisher | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Meredith | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | D MacPhail | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donald MacPhail | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | D MacPhail | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Henry Billington | 3 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Punčec | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Pat Sherwood | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | P Sherwood | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neil Edwards | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | 4 | F Punčec | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Franjo Punčec | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Gaston Médécin | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helge Plougmann | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | H Plougmann | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ottó Szigeti | 12 | 6 | 6 | | | | O Szigeti | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Robertson | 10 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | O Szigeti | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lysaght | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | A van Swol | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Hans van Swol | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A van Swol | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Max Ellmer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | M Ellmer | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandru Hamburger | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O Szigeti | 4 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | Claude Lister | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Mohammad | 6 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Bob Tinkler | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | B Tinkler | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ghaus Mohammad | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | G Mohammad | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Norman Taylor | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | G Mohammad | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | Dennis Slack | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | I Tłoczyński | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Henry Burrows | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Q | D Slack | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Chuni Savara | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | 8 | I Tłoczyński | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Georg von Metaxa | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Abdesselam | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | R Abdesselam | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josef Šíba | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Šíba | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eustace Fannin | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | J Šíba | 5 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Ronnie Shayes | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Shayes | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Georgios Nikolaides | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | R Shayes | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jack Warboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | J Palada | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josip Palada | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Shayes | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| | Edmund David | 2 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Riggs | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Harry Lee | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | H Lee | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cam Malfroy | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | C Malfroy | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Sharpe | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | C Malfroy | 6 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Ted Avory | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | 2 | R Riggs | 8 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Derrick Leyland | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | E Avory | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jagan Dhamija | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | 2 | R Riggs | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Bobby Riggs | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |