1921 Wimbledon Championships

1921 Wimbledon Championships
Date June 20 – July 2[1]
Edition 41st
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Worple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Bill Tilden[2]
Women's Singles
France Suzanne Lenglen[3]
Men's Doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Randolph Lycett / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Max Woosnam[4]
Women's Doubles
France Suzanne Lenglen / United States Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed Doubles
United States Elizabeth Ryan / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Randolph Lycett

The 1921 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 20 June until 2 July. It was the 41st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1921.

It was the last Wimbledon Championships held at the original Worple Road location and it was also the last time the challenge round system was used at Wimbledon. From 1922 onward the reigning champion would no longer play a single match, the Challenge Round, against the winner of the all-comers tournament to decide the championship but, like every other player, would have to play from the beginning of the tournament.[5]

Champions

Men's Singles

United States Bill Tilden defeated South Africa Brian Norton 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5

Women's Singles

France Suzanne Lenglen defeated United States Elizabeth Ryan 6–2, 6–0

Men's Doubles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Randolph Lycett / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Max Woosnam defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Lowe / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Gordon Lowe, 6–3, 6–0, 7–5

Women's Doubles

France Suzanne Lenglen / United States Elizabeth Ryan defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Winifred Beamish / South Africa Irene Bowder Peacock, 6–1, 6–2

Mixed Doubles

United States Elizabeth Ryan / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Randolph Lycett defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Phyllis Howkins / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Max Woosnam, 6–3, 6–1

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.
  5. ↑ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 54–59,286. ISBN 0007117078.

External links


Preceded by
1921 Australasian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1921 U.S. National Championships
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, September 30, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.