1920 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated Elizabeth Ryan 6–2, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion Suzanne Lenglen defeated Lambert Chambers 6–3, 6–0 in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles at the 1920 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Women's Singles
1920 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Suzanne Lenglen
Runner-up	Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Final score	6–3, 6–0
Draw	50
Seeds	–

Main article: 1920 Wimbledon Championships

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Challenge round

	Challenge Round
	Dorothea Lambert Chambers		3	0
	Suzanne Lenglen		6	6

All Comers' Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	Violet Pinckney		w/o
	Elizabeth Ryan
								Elizabeth Ryan		6	6
								Mabel Parton		4	2
	Phyllis Satterthwaite		4	4
	Mabel Parton		6	6
															Elizabeth Ryan		2	1
															Dorothea Lambert Chambers		6	6
	Helen Leisk		3	1
	Molla Mallory		6	6
								Molla Mallory		0	3
								Dorothea Lambert Chambers		6	6
	Dorothea Lambert Chambers		3	6	6
	Winifred McNair		6	0	2

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								Mrs FS Warburg		1	2
								Violet Pinckney		6	6
															V Pinckney		6	6
															Mrs RWF Harding		0	0
								A Currie		9	4
								Mrs RWF Harding		11	6
																						V Pinckney		w/o
																						E Ryan
								Winifred Beamish		6	6
								Vera Youle		3	2
															W Beamish		7	4
															E Ryan		9	6
								Aurea Edgington		1	2
	Elizabeth Ryan							E Ryan		6	6
	Mrs EH Berthoud		w/o

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	Dorothy Kemmis-Betty		1	1
	Phyllis Satterthwaite		6	6				P Satterthwaite		6	6
	IE Ward		2	2				R Winch		1	1
	Ruth Winch		6	6											P Satterthwaite		6	6
	Norah Middleton		2	0^r											D Holman		2	3
	Dorothy Holman		6	0				D Holman		6	6
	Mrs HA Davis		6	6				Mrs HA Davis		0	1
	Mrs AA Hall		4	2																		P Satterthwaite		4	4
	Mabel Parton		6	6																		M Parton		6	6
	Mrs CE Hunter		1	2				M Parton		6	2	6
	MB Holmes		6	6				MB Holmes		1	6	2
	Nora Durlacher		3	1											M Parton		6	6
	Ethel Larcombe		w/o												E Tighe		3	2
	E Tighe							E Tighe		6	0	7
	Eleanor Rose		6	4	6			E Rose		4	6	5
	Mrs HC Hextall		4	6	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	Sylvia Lance		1	6	6
	Mrs LH Wimble		6	2	1			S Lance		2	4
	Dorothy Shepherd		11	6				D Shepherd		6	6
	Olive Winslow		9	3											D Shepherd		3	4
	RC Cole		w/o												H Leisk		6	6
	Helen Leisk							H Leisk		8	1	6
	O Manser		2	1				P Howkins		6	6	2
	Phyllis Howkins		6	6																		H Leisk		3	1
	Molla Mallory																					M Mallory		6	6
	Edith Johnson		w/o					M Mallory		6	7
	Dora Geen		6	6				D Geen		3	5
	Doris Craddock		3	4											M Mallory		5	6	6
	NE Black		3	6											P Dransfield		7	0	1
	Margaret McKane		6	8				M McKane		2	2
	Marie Decugis		3	1				P Dransfield		6	6
	Peggy Dransfield		6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	Mrs J O'Neill		7	3	3
	Gladys Lamplough		5	6	6			G Lamplough		0	1
								Dorothea Lambert Chambers		6	6
															D Lambert Chambers		7	6
															A Tuckey		5	2
								CM Everard		w/o
								Agnes Tuckey
																						D Lambert Chambers		3	6	6
																						W McNair		6	0	2
								Winifred McNair		6	6
								Mrs DK Hole		3	2
															W McNair		6	4	6
															McKane		3	6	2
								Evelyn Colyer		1	6	3
								Kitty McKane		6	4	6

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com