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1959 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1959 Wimbledon Championships
Champions United States Jeanne Arth
United States Darlene Hard
Runners-up United States Beverly Fleitz
United Kingdom Christine Truman
Final score 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw 48 (4Q)
Seeds 4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
← 1958 · Wimbledon Championships · 1960 →

Maria Bueno and Althea Gibson were the defending champions, but Gibson was ineligible to compete after turning professional. Bueno partnered with Janet Hopps but lost in the first round to Beverly Fleitz and Christine Truman.

Jeanne Arth and Darlene Hard defeated Fleitz and Truman in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1959 Wimbledon Championships.

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