1925 Wimbledon Championships

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1925 Wimbledon Championships
Date:   June 22 – July 4[1]
Edition:   45th
Category:   Grand Slam
Surface:   Grass
Location:   Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
France Rene Lacoste[2]
Women's Singles
France Suzanne Lenglen[3]
Men's Doubles
France Rene Lacoste / France Jean Borotra[4]
Women's Doubles
France Suzanne Lenglen / United States Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed Doubles
France Suzanne Lenglen / France Jean Borotra
Wimbledon Championships
 < 1924 1926 > 

The 1925 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 22 June until 4 July. It was the 45th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1925.

Note that because Suzanne Lenglen, Jean Borotra and Rene Lacoste played finals on Saturday, the finals of the Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles took place on Monday 06 July.

Suzanne Lenglen won all three events she entered; the women's singles, the women's doubles, and the mixed doubles.

Champions

Men's Singles

France Rene Lacoste defeated France Jean Borotra 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6

Women's Singles

France Suzanne Lenglen defeated United Kingdom Joan Fry Lakeman 6–2, 6–0

Men's Doubles

France Rene Lacoste / France Jean Borotra defeated United States John F. Hennessey / United States Raymond Casey 6–4, 11–9, 4–6, 1–6, 6–3


Women's Doubles

France Suzanne Lenglen / United States Elizabeth Ryan defeated United Kingdom A.V. Bridge / United Kingdom Mary McIlquham 6–2, 6–2

Mixed Doubles

France Suzanne Lenglen / France Jean Borotra defeated United States Elizabeth Ryan / Italy Umberto de Morpurgo 6–3, 6–3

References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. "Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
  3. "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
  4. "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 

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Preceded by
1924 Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon Championships Succeeded by
1926 Wimbledon Championships
Preceded by
1925 French Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1925 U.S. National Championships
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