The 1967 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July 1967.[1] It was the 81st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1967. John Newcombe and Billie Jean King won the singles titles.
Launch of colour television
The first colour television broadcast in the UK, as well as in Europe, took place on 1 July 1967, the first Saturday of the Championships, when, starting at 2 pm, four hours of live coverage of the Championships was shown on BBC2 presented by David Vine and with commentary from Keith Fordyce.[2][3] The first match broadcast in colour was Cliff Drysdale against Roger Taylor and was played on the Centre Court. Additional colour broadcasts were made during the afternoons of the following week as well as 30-minute highlight programmes shown each evening.[4]
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
John Newcombe defeated 
Wilhelm Bungert, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 [5]
Women's singles
Billie Jean King defeated 
Ann Jones, 6–3, 6–4 [6]
Men's doubles
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated Roy Emerson / Ken Fletcher, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 [7]
Women's doubles
Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King defeated 
Maria Bueno / Nancy Richey, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2 [8]
Mixed doubles
Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King defeated Ken Fletcher / Maria Bueno, 7–5, 6–2 [9]
Juniors
Boys' singles
Manuel Orantes defeated Mike Estep, 6–2, 6–0 [10]
Girls' singles
Judith Salomé defeated 
Margaretta Strandberg, 6–4, 6–2 [11]
See also
References
- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 128. ISBN 978-1899039401.
- ^ "From the Observer archive, 25 June 1967: Wimbledon's Watchmen". The Guardian (Observer). 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Colour television in Britain". National Science and Media Museum blog. National Science and Media Museum.
- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 72, 483–484. ISBN 978-1899039401.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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