1926 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1926 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet[1]
Runner-up	Raymond Casey Vincent Richards[1]
Final score	7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Draw	64 (4Q)
Seeds	–

Jean Borotra and René Lacoste were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Lacoste partnered with Paul Féret but withdrew before the start of the competition. Borotra played with Leonce Aslangul, but lost to Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet in the quarterfinals.

Brugnon and Cochet defeated Howard Kinsey and Vincent Richards in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1926 Wimbledon Championship.^[1][2]

The Duke of York, the future King George VI, remains the only member of the British royal family to ever compete at Wimbledon after competing in the Men's Doubles tournament. Partnering with his mentor and advisor Louis Greig, the pair were eliminated in the first round by former champions Herbert Roper Barrett and Arthur Gore.^[3]

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Béla von Kehrling Christiaan van Lennep	6	6	6
		Cyril Eames Teddy Higgs	4	3	2
											Béla von Kehrling Christiaan van Lennep	7	4	2
											Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	9	6	6
		Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	3	6	6	3	8
		Leonce Aslangul Jean Borotra	6	0	3	6	6
																				Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	7	4	6	6
																				Howard Kinsey Vincent Richards	5	6	3	2
		Norman Latchford Robert Pryce-Jones	2	2	3
		Bunny Austin Randolph Lycett	6	6	6
											Bunny Austin Randolph Lycett	5	4	4
											Howard Kinsey Vincent Richards	7	6	6
		Howard Kinsey Vincent Richards	7	3	13	7
		Gordon Crole-Rees Charles Kingsley	5	6	11	5

Top half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
		B von Kehrling C van Lennep	6	5	7	6
		JW Olmsted CB de Ricou	1	7	5	0					B von Kehrling C van Lennep	6	6	6
		SF Hepburn MD Horn	6	1	4	6	6				SF Hepburn MD Horn	2	1	4
	Q	CP Dixon F Wallers	2	6	6	4	3													B von Kehrling C van Lennep	4	1	8	6	6
		HR Barrett AW Gore	6	6	6															MO Decugis AH Gobert	6	6	6	2	2
		LL Grieg George, Duke of York	1	3	2						HR Barrett AW Gore	3	3	6
		R Dash RD Poland	2	2	4						MO Decugis AH Gobert	6	6	8
		MO Decugis AH Gobert	6	6	6																								B von Kehrling C van Lennep	6	6	6
		FMB Fisher S Rodzianko	w/o																										CG Eames E Higgs	4	3	2
		CG Eames E Higgs									CG Eames E Higgs	8	6	6
		JJ Lezard PDB Spence	10	6	5						E Flaquer DM Greig	6	3	4
		E Flaquer DM Greig	12	8	7															CG Eames E Higgs	6	6	6
		ANW Dudley DS Stralem	4	6	6	6													Q	HS Owen FT Stowe	1	4	2
		M van der Feen GM Leembruggen	6	1	1	2					ANW Dudley DS Stralem	4	8	8	0
	Q	HS Owen FT Stowe	7	6	6					Q	HS Owen FT Stowe	6	10	6	6
		C Biddle AW Myers	5	2	1

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
		J Koželuh L Žemla	3	6	6	8
		AS Drew WD Radcliffe	6	3	1	6					J Koželuh L Žemla	6	6	6
		P Brick F Glanz	1	3	6						IG Collins WAR Collins	1	4	3
		IG Collins WAR Collins	6	6	8															J Koželuh L Žemla	9	3	2
		MJG Ritchie JH Van Alen	7	7	3	4	6													J Brugnon HJ Cochet	11	6	6
		CF Aeschlimann GHC Cholmondeley	5	5	6	6	3				MJG Ritchie JH Van Alen	8	1	2
		GJ Scheurleer M Wetselaar	1	2	2						J Brugnon HJ Cochet	10	6	6
		J Brugnon HJ Cochet	6	6	6																								J Brugnon HJ Cochet	3	6	6	3	8
		CEL Lyle AD Prebble	6	3	6	6																							LJ Aslangul JR Borotra	6	0	3	6	6
		JCF Simpson RD Watson	1	6	3	4					CEL Lyle AD Prebble	11	5	6	2
		RW Boyd G Robson	6	6	6						RW Boyd G Robson	13	7	2	6
		LA Godfree JDP Wheatley	4	3	4															RW Boyd G Robson
		JM Hillyard HG Mayes	4	6	6	1														LJ Aslangul JR Borotra
		LJ Aslangul JR Borotra	6	8	4	6					LJ Aslangul JR Borotra	6	6	6
		DM Bhalla R Jagmohan	4	3	3						FRL Crawford GP Hughes	2	3	4
		FRL Crawford GP Hughes	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
		JF Park HW Standring	3	6	4	6	4
	Q	LRC Michell JE Pogson-Smith	6	2	6	3	6			Q	LRC Michell JE Pogson-Smith	6	6	4	4	8
		J Duminy CF Roupell	1	3	3						HC Fisher DR Morrice	4	3	6	6	6
		HC Fisher DR Morrice	6	6	6														Q	LRC Michell JE Pogson-Smith	4	5	4
		A Petersen E Ulrich	6	6	6															NH Latchford RDN Pryce-Jones	6	7	6
		MV Summerson CJ Tindell-Green	4	0	2						A Petersen E Ulrich	1	1	6	6	3
		WHM Aitken NG Holmes	5	2	6	7					NH Latchford RDN Pryce-Jones	6	6	3	1	6
		NH Latchford RDN Pryce-Jones	7	6	1	9																							NH Latchford RDN Pryce-Jones	2	2	3
		WC Crawley PM Davson	2	8	4	6	6																						HW Austin R Lycett	6	6	6
		I de la Borbolla AG Watson	6	6	6	2	8				I de la Borbolla AG Watson	6	2	2	3
		FH Jarvis HK Lester	6	4	4						HW Austin R Lycett	3	6	6	6
		HW Austin R Lycett	8	6	6															HW Austin R Lycett	6	6	6
		HE Forman WHA Hunt	4	1	6	3														CA Bryan H Timmer	4	3	3
		CA Bryan H Timmer	6	6	3	6					CA Bryan H Timmer	6	6	6
	LL	AA Fyzee AH Fyzee	7	6	4	4	6			LL	AA Fyzee AH Fyzee	2	1	1
		A Berger RG Bernard	5	4	6	6	4

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
		JC Gregory RC Knight	3	8	0
		DA Hodges GR Sherwell	6	10	6						DA Hodges GR Sherwell	3	1	12	4
		SW Bobb B Meyer									SW Bobb B Meyer	6	6	10	6
		PJA Féret JR Lacoste	w/o																	SW Bobb B Meyer	4	0	3
		GS Fletcher DJR Sumner	4	2	6	4														HO Kinsey V Richards	6	6	6
		LJ Carr EL Jones	6	6	4	6					LJ Carr EL Jones	1	2	2
		HO Kinsey V Richards	6	8	6						HO Kinsey V Richards	6	6	6
		N Mișu N Sharpe	4	6	3																								HO Kinsey V Richards	7	3	13	7
		CR Havers BR Lawrence	4	4	6	6	6																						GRO Crole-Rees CH Kingsley	5	6	11	5
		JB Gilbert AF Yencken	6	6	2	2	3				CR Havers BR Lawrence	3	1	3
		GRO Crole-Rees CH Kingsley	6	6	6						GRO Crole-Rees CH Kingsley	6	6	6
		HJP Aitken WA Ingram	2	3	2															GRO Crole-Rees CH Kingsley	6	6	6
		CEStJ Evers TM Mavrogordato	6	4	6	6														HG Mackintosh WB Stott	1	3	2
		AH Cattaruzza E Obarrio	1	6	1	3					CEStJ Evers TM Mavrogordato	4	6	2	6	3
	Q	J Pennycuick D Powell	3	3	8	2					HG Mackintosh WB Stott	6	4	6	4	6
		HG Mackintosh WB Stott	6	6	6	6

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com