1931 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Sidney Wood defeated Frank Shields w/o in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1931 Wimbledon Championships.
See also:
- 1931 Wimbledon Championships - Ladies' Singles
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Sidney Wood is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Jean Borotra (Semifinalist)
- Henri Cochet (First round)
- Frank Shields (Finalist)
- Christian Boussus (Fourth round)
- Fred Perry (Semifinalist)
- n/a
- Sidney Wood (Champion)
- Jiro Satoh (Quarterfinalist)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
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Third round |
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Fourth round |
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Kleinschroth |
3 |
2 |
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Collins |
6 |
6 |
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Collins |
7 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
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Higgs |
4 |
6 |
3 |
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McGuire |
5 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
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McGuire |
6 |
2 |
6 |
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Collins |
8 |
6 |
6 |
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Buzzard |
4 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
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Tinkler |
6 |
1 |
3 |
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Kukuljevic |
6 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
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Kukuljevic |
8 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
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Charanjiva |
5 |
4 |
6 |
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Tinkler |
10 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Tinkler |
7 |
6 |
8 |
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Collins |
3 |
3 |
4 |
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Rodel |
w/o |
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Austin |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Peters |
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Peters |
3 |
6 |
2 |
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Lester |
9 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
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Brugnon |
6 |
8 |
6 |
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Brugnon |
7 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
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Brugnon |
3 |
4 |
0 |
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Magaloff |
w/o |
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Austin |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Sato |
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Sato |
1 |
3 |
0 |
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Malacek |
3 |
1 |
4 |
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Austin |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Austin |
6 |
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6 |
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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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Greig |
w/o |
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Tuckey |
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Tuckey |
5 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
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Ashton |
6 |
6 |
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0 |
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Olliff |
7 |
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6 |
6 |
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Olliff |
8 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Olliff |
6 |
6 |
7 |
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Pennycuick |
6 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
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Le Sueur |
2 |
4 |
5 |
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Le Sueur |
8 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
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Le Sueur |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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Zappa |
2 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
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Gilbert |
1 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
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Gilbert |
6 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
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Olliff |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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Plougmann |
2 |
1 |
4 |
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3 |
Shields |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Nourney |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Nourney |
10 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
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Grandguillot |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
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Knottenbelt |
8 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
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Knottenbelt |
6 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
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Nourney |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Reddall |
4 |
3 |
4 |
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3 |
Shields |
6 |
6 |
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David |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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David |
6 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
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Spence |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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3 |
Shields |
2 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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3 |
Shields |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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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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Burrows |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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Landry |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Landry |
4 |
9 |
2 |
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Berthet |
6 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
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Lott |
6 |
11 |
6 |
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Lott |
3 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Lott |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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Q |
Callendar |
2 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
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Lee |
7 |
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Lee |
6 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
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Lee |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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De StE. Croix |
3 |
9 |
4 |
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Vinall |
5 |
3 |
3 |
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Vinall |
6 |
11 |
6 |
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Lee |
6 |
4 |
3 |
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Gandar-Dower |
7 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
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Satoh |
8 |
6 |
6 |
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Boyd |
9 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
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Boyd |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Latchford |
1 |
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2 |
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Mohan |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Mohan |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Mohan |
3 |
2 |
3 |
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Mangin |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
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8 |
Satoh |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Rogers |
0 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
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Rogers |
6 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
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Kirby |
3 |
2 |
4 |
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8 |
Satoh |
4 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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8 |
Satoh |
6 |
6 |
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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Q |
Partridge |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Tloczynski |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Tloczynski |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Collins |
3 |
4 |
2 |
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Jameson |
7 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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Jameson |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Tloczynski |
3 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
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Novotny |
1 |
4 |
0 |
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Artens |
6 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
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Cooper |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Cooper |
7 |
2 |
3 |
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Turnbull |
6 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
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Artens |
9 |
6 |
6 |
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Artens |
2 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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Artens |
4 |
2 |
3 |
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Hadi |
3 |
4 |
2 |
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1 |
Borotra |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Miki |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Miki |
9 |
6 |
8 |
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Van Giao |
w/o |
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Q |
Legg |
7 |
2 |
6 |
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Q |
Legg |
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Miki |
4 |
1 |
2 |
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Q |
Law |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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1 |
Borotra |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Brown |
7 |
7 |
7 |
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Brown |
6 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
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Smith |
6 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
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Borotra |
1 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
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Borotra |
8 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
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Section 5
First round |
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Second round |
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Third round |
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Fourth round |
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Von Kehrling |
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2 |
2 |
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von Cramm |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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von Cramm |
6 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
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Smith |
3 |
1 |
6 |
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Scroope |
1 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
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Scroope |
6 |
6 |
8 |
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von Cramm |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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Soni |
2 |
6 |
4 |
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Kingsley |
5 |
4 |
2 |
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Ritchie |
6 |
8 |
6 |
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Ritchie |
6 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
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Van Chim |
w/o |
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Kingsley |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Kingsley |
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von Cramm |
5 |
2 |
4 |
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Godsell |
1 |
5 |
3 |
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5 |
Perry |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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Gentien |
6 |
7 |
6 |
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Gentien |
1 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Marsalek |
5 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
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Avory |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Avory |
7 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
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Gentien |
2 |
3 |
6 |
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Du Plaix |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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5 |
Perry |
6 |
6 |
8 |
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Aoki |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Aoki |
5 |
2 |
3 |
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Q |
Cummins |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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5 |
Perry |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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5 |
Perry |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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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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Schaeffer |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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Van Ryn |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Van Ryn |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Landau |
6 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
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Merlin |
2 |
4 |
1 |
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Merlin |
2 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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Van Ryn |
6 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
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Washburn |
3 |
2 |
4 |
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Matejka |
3 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
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Matejka |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Matejka |
6 |
10 |
6 |
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Lysaght |
6 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
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Williams |
1 |
8 |
2 |
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Williams |
1 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
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Van Ryn |
6 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Fyzee |
0 |
0 |
4 |
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4 |
Boussus |
2 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
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Kawachi |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Kawachi |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Q |
Freeman |
7 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
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Sissener |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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Sissener |
5 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
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Kawachi |
3 |
3 |
4 |
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Poland |
6 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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4 |
Boussus |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Lewis-Barclay |
2 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
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Lewis-Barclay |
3 |
1 |
3 |
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Raymond |
5 |
0 |
6 |
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4 |
Boussus |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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4 |
Boussus |
7 |
6 |
8 |
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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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Rodzianko |
w/o |
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Malfroy |
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Malfroy |
6 |
6 |
7 |
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Holmes |
2 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
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Harris |
4 |
1 |
5 |
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Harris |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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Malfroy |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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Flury |
6 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
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Koopman |
5 |
3 |
4 |
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Koopman |
0 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
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Koopman |
4 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Cazalet |
3 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
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Q |
Ritchie |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Q |
Ritchie |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
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Malfroy |
3 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
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Panker |
3 |
4 |
3 |
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7 |
Wood |
6 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
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Powell |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Powell |
4 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
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Farquharson |
7 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
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Maier |
6 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
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Maier |
9 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
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Maier |
6 |
3 |
2 |
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Frowen |
6 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
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7 |
Wood |
8 |
6 |
6 |
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Crossley |
1 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
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Crossley |
3 |
1 |
2 |
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Singh |
3 |
4 |
3 |
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7 |
Wood |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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7 |
Wood |
6 |
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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Della Porta |
3 |
4 |
3 |
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Del Castillo |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Del Castillo |
7 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
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Wright |
5 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
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Hecht |
5 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
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Hecht |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
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Del Castillo |
4 |
2 |
2 |
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Glover |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hughes |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
Hughes |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
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|
|
|
Hughes |
3 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Wilde |
3 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
|
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Gregory |
6 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
Gregory |
6 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hughes |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
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Goldschmidt |
8 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Sharpe |
6 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
Nuthall |
6 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
6 |
|
|
|
Nuthall |
7 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
Attewell |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
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|
|
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Wheatley |
5 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
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Wheatley |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
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Wheatley |
1 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
Q |
Whitehouse |
2 |
1 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sharpe |
6 |
7 |
6 |
|
|
|
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Purcell |
6 |
6 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Purcell |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
Cochet |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
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|
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Sharpe |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Sharpe |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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