1926 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Kitty Godfree defeated Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Singles at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Women's Singles
1926 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Kitty Godfree
Runner-up Lilí de Álvarez
Final score6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Draw64 (8Q)
Seeds–
Main article: 1926 Wimbledon Championships

Suzanne Lenglen was the defending champion, but withdrew from her third round match against Claire Beckingham.

Draw
Lilí de Álvarez (left) and Kitty Godfree (right) at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships ladies singles final.

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Claire Beckingham 2 2
Lilí de Álvarez 6 6
Lilí de Álvarez 6 6
Molla Mallory 2 2
Molla Mallory 3 7 6
Kea Bouman 6 5 3
Lilí de Álvarez 2 6 3
Kitty Godfree 6 4 6
Julie Vlasto 6 6
Helene Contostavlos 3 3
Julie Vlasto 4 0
Kitty Godfree 6 6
CJ Tyrrell 2 0
Kitty Godfree 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Mary McIlquham 5 1
Claire Beckingham 7 6 C Beckingham 6 6
Elsa Haylock 6 6 E Haylock 4 2
Doris Craddock 2 3 C Beckingham
Suzanne Lenglen 6 6 S Lenglen w/o
Mary Browne 2 3 S Lenglen 6 6
Q Betty Dix 9 4 E Dewhurst 2 2
Evelyn Dewhurst 11 6 C Beckingham 2 2
WM Haughton 2 0 E de Alvarez 6 6
Lilí de Alvarez 6 6 E de Alvarez 6 3 6
Q Dorothy Holman 6 6 Q D Holman 4 6 2
E Norman 3 2 E de Alvarez 6 6
P Watson 6 8 P Watson 1 3
R Watson 0 6 P Watson 6 6
Betty Nuthall 6 5 6 B Nuthall 3 0
M Elliott 4 7 2

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Joan Fry 6 6
Mrs M Marshall 1 0 J Fry 6 4 7
Q Weeta Crawshay-Williams 3 2 E Bennett 3 6 5
Eileen Bennett 6 6 J Fry 6 4 5
Phyllis Whitley 4 2 M Mallory 4 6 7
Aurea Edgington 6 6 A Edgington 2 1
Molla Mallory 6 6 M Mallory 6 6
Anna Harper 1 2 M Mallory 3 7 6
GJ Gilder K Bouman 6 5 3
Mrs HF Wright w/o GJ Gilder 6 1 2
Dorothy Hill 6 7 D Hill 3 6 6
Peggy Saunders 1 5 D Hill 3 2
Elsie Goldsack 0 1 K Bouman 6 6
Kea Bouman 6 6 K Bouman 6 6
Domini Crosfield D Crosfield 0 0
Helen Wills w/o

Bottom half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Evelyn Colyer 7 6
Q Violet Chamberlain 5 2 E Colyer 4 5
Q Peggy Dransfield 1 2 J Vlasto 6 7
Julie Vlasto 6 6 J Vlasto 3 6 6
Gwen Sterry 6 6 G Sterry 6 3 3
Q Mrs MB Reckitt 1 3 G Sterry 6 6
Joan Strawson 6 3 5 Mrs RRW Jackson 4 2
Mrs RRW Jackson 3 6 7 J Vlasto 6 6
Mabel Mavrogordato 2 4 H Constostavlos 3 3
Marion Jessup 6 6 M Jessup 6 4 4
Q Eileen Morle 4 1 H Contostavlos 2 6 6
Helene Contostavlos 6 6 H Contostavlos 7 6
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron 1 1 W Beamish 5 4
Winifred Beamish 6 6 W Beamish 6 6
Joan Ridley 7 5 2 REJ Stephens 0 3
REJ Stephens 5 7 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
CJ Tyrrell 6 6
Marjorie MacFarlane 4 4 CJ Tyrrell 4 6 6
Cristobel Hardie 6 6 C Hardie 6 2 4
Anna Harper 4 4 CJ Tyrrell 6 1 6
Q Enid Broadbridge 4 0 S Lumley-Ellis 2 6 0
Eleanor Rose 6 6 E Rose 6 1 1
Simonne Mathieu 8 4 2 S Lumley-Ellis 2 6 6
Sylvia Lumley-Ellis 6 6 6 CJ Tyrrell 2 0
Ermyntrude Harvey 5 5 K Godfree 6 6
Enid Clarke 7 7 E Clarke 3 2
JL Colegate 0 4 E Ryan 6 6
Elizabeth Ryan 6 6 E Ryan 6 4 0
Honor Woolrych K Godfree 1 6 6
Dorothy Rendall w/o H Woolrych 2 0
Lilly von Ellissen 0 0 K Godfree 6 6
Kitty Godfree 6 6
gollark: That's worse.
gollark: WHYJIT?
gollark: ?coliru```WHY#include <stdio.h>printf("I is bad because I from c");;;;;```
gollark: You type it lots so it's short.
gollark: Because it be good.

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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.