Tom Brown and Jack Kramer were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Brown partnered with Budge Patty but lost in the first round to Tony Mottram and Bill Sidwell. Kramer partnered with Bob Falkenburg, and they defeated Mottram and Sidwell in the final, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championship.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
Seeds
Bob Falkenburg / Jack Kramer (champions) John Bromwich / Dinny Pails (semifinals) Geoff Brown / Colin Long (semifinals) Tom Brown / Budge Patty (first round)
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
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