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1947 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

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Boys' singles
1947 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionDenmark Kurt Nielsen
Runner-upSweden Sven Davidson
Score8–6, 6–1, 9–7
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
Wimbledon Championships · 1948 →

Kurt Nielsen defeated Sven Davidson in the final, 8–6, 6–1, 9–7 to win the inaugural Boys' Singles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Final
Denmark Kurt Nielsen 8 6 9
Sweden Sven Davidson 6 1 7

Group A

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  Denmark Nielsen Belgium Mortlet France Nys Switzerland Balestra Czechoslovakia Becka RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
Denmark Kurt Nielsen 6–3 6–3 5–4 5–4 4–0 4–0 22–14 1
Belgium Mortlet 3–6 3–6 5–4 4–5 1–3 1–3 15–21 4
France Francis Nys 3–6 6–3 6–3 2–7 2–2 2–2 17–19 3
Switzerland Erwin Balestra 4–5 4–5 3–6 1–8 0–4 0–4 12–24 5
Czechoslovakia Jaromir Becka 4–5 5–4 7–2 8–1 3–1 3–1 24–12 2

Group B

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  Sweden Davidson United Kingdom Roberts Netherlands Lathouwers Rudd Switzerland Huguson RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
Sweden Sven Davidson 5–4 8–1 7–2 5–4 4–0 4–0 25–11 1
United Kingdom Paddy Roberts 4–5 9–0 9–0 6–3 3–1 3–1 28–8 2
Netherlands Lathouwers 1–8 0–9 2–7 2–7 0–4 0–4 5–31 5
JE Rudd 2–7 0–9 7–2 5–4 2–2 2–2 14–22 3
Switzerland Huguson 4–5 2–6 7–2 4–5 1–3 1–3 18–18 4

The nationality of JE Rudd is unknown.

References

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  1. ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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