# 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

In the 1951 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles tennis competition, Dick Savitt defeated Ken McGregor in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the title. He was the second ever American to win the Wimbledon and Australian tournaments in the same year. Number 4 seed Budge Patty was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to another American, the unseeded 17-year-old Ham Richardson.

## Progress of the competition

After defeating Patty, Richardson went out in the fourth round, losing to another unseeded player, the Brazilian Armando Vieira; this was Vieira's most successful Wimbledon, but he lost in the quarterfinals to South Africa's Eric Sturgess, a former world number one, in straight sets. McGregor reached the final by defeating Sturgess in the semifinals.

## Seeds

    01. Frank Sedgman (quarterfinals)
    02. Jaroslav Drobný (third round)
    03. Art Larsen (quarterfinals)
    04. Budge Patty (second round)
    05. Herbie Flam (semifinals)
    06. Dick Savitt (champion)
    07. Ken McGregor (final)
    08. Eric Sturgess (semifinals)
    09. Gardnar Mulloy (third round)
    10. 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Frank Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Herbie Flam | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Herbie Flam | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | Herbie Flam | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Dick Savitt | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Art Larsen | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | 6 | Dick Savitt | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Dick Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dick Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Dick Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ken McGregor | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Eric Sturgess | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ken McGregor | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| | Armando Vieira | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Armando Vieira | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | 8 | Eric Sturgess | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | Ken McGregor | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | Ken McGregor | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Ken McGregor | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 10 | Lennart Bergelin | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Frank Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raymundo Deyro | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | 1 | F Sedgman | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sven Davidson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Q | S Davidson | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Clive Bernstein | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | F Sedgman | 8 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Sverre Lie | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Clark | 6 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Guy Jackson | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | S Lie | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Sibert | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | | S Clark | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Straight Clark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | F Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Gardnar Mulloy | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Gardini | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | Philippe Washer | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | G Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Horn | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | J Horn | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Doug Scharenguivel | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | 9 | G Mulloy | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Heraldo Weiss | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | F Gardini | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Murray Deloford | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | H Weiss | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fausto Gardini | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | F Gardini | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Headley Baxter | 6 | 2 | 1 | 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Herbie Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naresh Kumar | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | 5 | H Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Ward | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | C Spychała | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Czesław Spychała | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | H Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Peter Hare | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | H Billington | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Henry Billington | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | H Billington | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sydney Levy | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | | J-C Molinari | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Claude Molinari | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | H Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jaime Bartrolí | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A van Swol | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| | Philippe Chatrier | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | P Chatrier | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petko Milojković | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | A Huber | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freddie Huber | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | P Chatrier | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Douglas Snart | 0 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | A van Swol | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hans van Swol | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | A van Swol | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adli El Shafei | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A El Shafei | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | András Kálmán | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round |
| 3 | Art Larsen | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mervyn Rose | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | 3 | A Larsen | 6 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hal Burrows | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | G Paish | 3 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoffrey Paish | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Larsen | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Gene Garrett | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | W Garrett | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Marcello del Bello | 4 | 0 | 5 | | | | W Garrett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Bill Hough | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | J Palada | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josip Palada | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Larsen | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | Milan Matouš | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Johansson | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| | Robert Haillet | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | M Matouš | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ron Reeve | 3 | 9 | 4 | | | | H Walton | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Howard Walton | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Matouš | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Torsten Johansson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Johansson | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Erwin Balestra | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | T Johansson | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Bull | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | D Bull | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Mohtadi | 6 | 6 | 7 | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Dick Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Cockburn | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 6 | R Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edmund David | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | E David | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lawrence Dundas | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Savitt | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kurt Nielsen | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | K Nielsen | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Brendan Macken | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | | | K Nielsen | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charles Fawcus | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | J Peten | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Peten | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Władysław Skonecki | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Asbóth | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Q | Roy Mansell | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | W Skonecki | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ignacy Tłoczyński | | | | | | | I Tłoczyński | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Roquette | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Skonecki | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | József Asbóth | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Asbóth | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ernst Buchholz | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | | | J Asbóth | 6 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ip Koon Hung | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | V Černík | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimír Černík | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Ivan Devroe | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bernard Destremau | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | B Destremau | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cesar Carmona | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | | R del Bello | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rolando del Bello | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Destremau | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Darrell Shaw | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Oakley | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | Jack Morison | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | | D Shaw | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerry Oakley | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | G Oakley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ong Chew Bee | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Destremau | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| | Bengt Axelsson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Sturgess | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Bernard Crouch | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | B Axelsson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Mott-Trille | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | S Davidson | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanley Davidson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | B Axelsson | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Paddy Roberts | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Sturgess | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Don Candy | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | D Candy | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roland Carter | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | 8 | E Sturgess | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Eric Sturgess | 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Joe Hackett | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Staffan Stockenberg | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | S Stockenberg | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jost Spitzer | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | A Segal | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abe Segal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | S Stockenberg | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Marcel Coen | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | A Vieira | 8 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Claude Lister | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Lister | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Armando Vieira | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | A Vieira | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Tregonning | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Vieira | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Tony Clark | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Richardson | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| | Tommy Anderson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | T Anderson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Connor | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | | V Petrović | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimir Petrović | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Petrović | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | Fred Dehnert | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | H Richardson | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Ham Richardson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | H Richardson | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Lurie | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | 4 | J Patty | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Budge Patty | 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 | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Bohuslav Hykš | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivo Rinkel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | I Rinkel | 4 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Johann Kupferburger | 5 | 3 | 0 | | | | L Norgarb | 6 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leon Norgarb | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | L Norgarb | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Paul Rémy | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | P Rémy | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Milan Branović | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | P Rémy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bruce Haughton | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | Peter Cawthorn | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Cawthorn | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Rémy | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | Hans Redl | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K McGregor | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jean Becker | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | H Redl | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Samaai | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | D Samaai | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Michel Lemasson | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Samaai | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lorne Main | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | K McGregor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | John Barrett | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | L Main | 3 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Narendra Nath | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | 7 | K McGregor | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ken McGregor | 8 | 6 | 3 | 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 | 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 |
| | Giovanni Cucelli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Norman Kitovitz | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | G Cucelli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Athol Tills | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | A Tills | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | George Godsell | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | G Cucelli | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Felicisimo Ampon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 10 | L Bergelin | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Dick Guise | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | F Ampon | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Starte | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | L Bergelin | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lennart Bergelin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | L Bergelin | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Finn Søhol | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Mottram | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| | Tony Mottram | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | A Mottram | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tadeusz Slawek | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | H Rochon | 0 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henri Rochon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | A Mottram | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Jacques Brichant | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Drobný | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Torben Ulrich | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | T Ulrich | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gottfried von Cramm | 7 | 4 | 4 | | 2 | J Drobný | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jaroslav Drobný | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |