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Winning Wimbledon
Highlights from the conclusion of the menβs and womenβs singles at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships 1955
Overview
Revisit Wimbledon in 1955 with these highlights of the womenβs singles final. An all-American final features Miss Louise Brough and Mrs Beverly Baker Fleitz, with Brough winning a dramatic match to become champion for the fourth time. The menβs semi-finals produced a surprise victory by unseeded Kurt Neilson over the number two seed Ken Rosewall. Neilson faced the number one seed Tony Trabert in the final, but lost in straight sets.
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