1927 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Henri Cochet defeated Jean Borotra 4–6 4–6 6–3 6–4 7–5 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1927 Wimbledon Championships. Couchet's record of coming back from 2 sets down to win the Championship stands to this day.
Sidney Wood became the youngest competitor in the Men's Singles at Wimbledon at 15 years 231 days when René Lacoste beat him 6–1 6–3 6–1 in the first round.[1]
See also:
- 1927 Wimbledon Championships - Ladies' Singles
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Henri Cochet is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- René Lacoste (Semifinalist)
- William T. Tilden (Semifinalist)
- Jean Borotra (Finalist)
- Henri Cochet (Champion)
- Takeichi Harada (First round)
- Louis Raymond (Second round)
- Jacques Brugnon (Quarterfinalist)
- Jan Kozeluh (Quarterfinalist)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
Earlier Rounds
Section 1
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Fourth Round |
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Sherwell |
1 |
6 |
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3 |
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Eames |
6 |
4 |
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6 |
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Eames |
6 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
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Temple |
3 |
4 |
4 |
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Lee |
3 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
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Lee |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Lee |
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7 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
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Aitken |
6 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
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Philcox |
7 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Philcox |
2 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Philcox |
6 |
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6 |
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Pryce-Jones |
2 |
6 |
4 |
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Jarvis |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Jarvis |
6 |
8 |
6 |
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Philcox |
3 |
2 |
0 |
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Fisher |
1 |
3 |
0 |
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Timmer |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Crawley |
6 |
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6 |
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Crawley |
4 |
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2 |
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Washburn |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Timmer |
6 |
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6 |
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Timmer |
6 |
8 |
8 |
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Timmer |
7 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
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Crosbie |
3 |
6 |
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1 |
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Landry |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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Dicks |
6 |
8 |
4 |
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Dicks |
1 |
6 |
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2 |
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Landry |
4 |
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1 |
6 |
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Landry |
6 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
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Harada |
6 |
4 |
1 |
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2 |
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Section 2
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Stott |
1 |
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0 |
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Campbell |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Campbell |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Hurditch |
7 |
4 |
4 |
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Williams |
1 |
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0 |
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Williams |
9 |
6 |
6 |
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Campbell |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Fyzee |
w/o |
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Farquharson |
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4 |
1 |
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Dudley |
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Dudley |
8 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
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McIlquham |
7 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
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Farquharson |
10 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
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Farquharson |
5 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Campbell |
8 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
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Artens |
6 |
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2 |
5 |
6 |
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3 |
Borotra |
6 |
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6 |
6 |
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Higgs |
2 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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Higgs |
6 |
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4 |
6 |
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Gilbert |
w/o |
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Collins |
3 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
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Collins |
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Higgs |
1 |
6 |
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2 |
2 |
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Sarkies |
2 |
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3 |
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3 |
Borotra |
6 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Radcliffe |
6 |
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Radcliffe |
5 |
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4 |
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Belgrave |
5 |
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Borotra |
7 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
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3 |
Borotra |
7 |
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9 |
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Section 3
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Godfree |
4 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
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Lester |
6 |
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6 |
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Lester |
6 |
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Deed |
2 |
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3 |
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Kreuzer |
1 |
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3 |
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Kreuzer |
6 |
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Lester |
6 |
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4 |
4 |
4 |
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Tindell-Green |
2 |
1 |
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Greig |
3 |
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6 |
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Sharpe |
6 |
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Sharpe |
4 |
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3 |
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Hodges |
4 |
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5 |
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Greig |
6 |
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4 |
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Greig |
6 |
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Greig |
4 |
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r. |
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Muller |
3 |
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6 |
3 |
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Kozeluh |
6 |
3 |
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Campbell |
6 |
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Campbell |
8 |
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Alderson |
5 |
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Mahony |
10 |
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Mahony |
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Mahony |
2 |
4 |
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Wahid |
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Kozeluh |
6 |
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Hillier |
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Hillier |
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4 |
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Dash |
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2 |
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Kozeluh |
6 |
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6 |
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Kozeluh |
5 |
6 |
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6 |
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Section 4
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Berger |
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2 |
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Mayes |
6 |
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6 |
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Mayes |
6 |
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6 |
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Fyzee |
w/o |
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Q |
Walsh |
2 |
6 |
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0 |
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Walsh |
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Mayes |
7 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
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Powell |
9 |
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7 |
2 |
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Condon |
9 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
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Gentien |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
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Gentien |
3 |
7 |
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Jameson |
2 |
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4 |
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Condon |
6 |
9 |
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Condon |
6 |
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6 |
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Condon |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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Brierley |
w/o |
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1 |
Lacoste |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Danet |
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Danet |
4 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
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Greville |
4 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
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Mackintosh |
6 |
4 |
6 |
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Mackintosh |
6 |
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7 |
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Mackintosh |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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Helmore |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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Lacoste |
6 |
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Jacob |
6 |
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6 |
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Jacob |
6 |
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3 |
4 |
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Wood |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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Lacoste |
2 |
6 |
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Lacoste |
6 |
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Section 5
Section 6
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Pennycuick |
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3 |
6 |
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Von Kehrling |
6 |
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Von Kehrling |
4 |
6 |
10 |
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Q |
Stoker |
8 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
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Powell |
6 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
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Powell |
6 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
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Von Kehrling |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Gottlieb |
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England |
1 |
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2 |
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Latchford |
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Latchford |
6 |
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6 |
4 |
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Miley |
6 |
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5 |
3 |
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England |
4 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
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England |
2 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
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Von Kehrling |
6 |
3 |
2 |
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Price |
3 |
3 |
4 |
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4 |
Cochet |
8 |
6 |
6 |
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Kleinschroth |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Kleinschroth |
6 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
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Bryan |
w/o |
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Owen |
4 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
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Owen |
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Kleinschroth |
5 |
7 |
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Q |
Banks |
2 |
5 |
1 |
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4 |
Cochet |
7 |
9 |
6 |
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Turnbull |
6 |
7 |
6 |
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Turnbull |
2 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
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Burnett |
4 |
3 |
4 |
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Cochet |
6 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
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4 |
Cochet |
6 |
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6 |
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Section 7
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Legg |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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Kingsley |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Kingsley |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Yencken |
5 |
1 |
4 |
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Prasada |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Prasada |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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Kingsley |
6 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
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Spence |
w/o |
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Browne |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
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Holmes |
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Holmes |
4 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
Q |
Penny |
2 |
7 |
2 |
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Browne |
6 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
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Browne |
6 |
9 |
6 |
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Kingsley |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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Collins |
9 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
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7 |
Brugnon |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Froitzheim |
11 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
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Froitzheim |
6 |
6 |
12 |
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Stoddart |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Peters |
0 |
3 |
10 |
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Peters |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Froitzheim |
1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
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Buzzard |
4 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
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7 |
Brugnon |
6 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
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Hunter |
6 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
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Hunter |
5 |
1 |
3 |
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Fisher |
6 |
4 |
4 |
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7 |
Brugnon |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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7 |
Brugnon |
8 |
6 |
6 |
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Section 8
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Hillyard |
7 |
5 |
4 |
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Boussus |
9 |
7 |
6 |
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Boussus |
2 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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De Ricou |
3 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
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Fisher |
6 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
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Fisher |
6 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
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Boussus |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
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Mavrogordato |
2 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
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McGuire |
2 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
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McGuire |
6 |
9 |
1 |
7 |
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McGuire |
14 |
6 |
6 |
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Dearman |
8 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
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Cholmondeley |
12 |
1 |
3 |
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Cholmondeley |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
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Boussus |
1 |
5 |
2 |
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Misu |
3 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
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2 |
Tilden |
6 |
7 |
6 |
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Hughes |
6 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
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Hughes |
6 |
8 |
6 |
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Q |
Crawshay-Williams |
1 |
3 |
5 |
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Worthington |
2 |
6 |
2 |
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Worthington |
6 |
6 |
7 |
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Hughes |
3 |
4 |
0 |
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Wackett |
6 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
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2 |
Tilden |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Poland |
1 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Poland |
3 |
0 |
1 |
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Q |
Pratt |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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2 |
Tilden |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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2 |
Tilden |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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External links
References
- Maurice Brady, The Encyclopedia of Lawn Tennis (Robert Hale Ltd., published in 1958 / See pages 122), seeded players Nos. 5 and 6