1926 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles
1926 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Leslie Godfree Kitty Godfree^[1]
Runner-up	Howard Kinsey Mary Browne^[1]
Final score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	64 (4Q)
Seeds	–

Jean Borotra and Suzanne Lenglen were the defending champions, but withdrew before their second round match against Howard Kinsey and Mary Browne.

Leslie Godfree and Kitty Godfree defeated Kinsey and Browne in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2] They remain the only married couple to ever win the Mixed Doubles title at Wimbledon.^[3]

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final


	Leslie Godfree Kitty Godfree	6	6

	Robert Pryce-Jones Irene Maltby	4	0
						Leslie Godfree Kitty Godfree	7	6

						Vincent Richards Elizabeth Ryan	5	4
	Vincent Richards Elizabeth Ryan	8	6

	Brian Gilbert Ermyntrude Harvey	6	3
											Leslie Godfree Kitty Godfree	6	6

											Howard Kinsey Mary Browne	3	4
	Béla von Kehrling Lilí de Álvarez	8	4	2

	Howard Kinsey Mary Browne	6	6	6
						Howard Kinsey Mary Browne	5	6	6

						Arthur Berger Joan Strawson	7	4	0
	Arthur Berger Joan Strawson	6	4	6

	Pat Hughes Madge Valantine	3	6	4

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

	E Ulrich M Hazel	9	6	6
	EU Williams E Dewhurst	11	1	3		E Ulrich M Hazel	2	3
	DS Stralem D Hill	1	0			LA Godfree K Godfree	6	6
	LA Godfree K Godfree	6	6								LA Godfree K Godfree	6	6
	S Rodzianko SC Lumley-Ellis	w/o									CF Aeschlimann E Petchell	1	3
	R Dash CJ Tyrrell					R Dash CJ Tyrrell	3	6	3
	J Koželuh L von Ellissen	4	6	6		CF Aeschlimann E Petchell	6	1	6
	CF Aeschlimann E Petchell	6	2	8												LA Godfree K Godfree	6	6
	RD Watson R Watson	6	6													RDN Pryce-Jones IA Maltby	4	0
	I de la Borbolla D Lee Mumford	0	4			RD Watson R Watson	4	6	3
	RDN Pryce-Jones IA Maltby	6	6			RDN Pryce-Jones IA Maltby	6	3	6
	WA Ingram AM Pleydell-Bouverie	4	3								RDN Pryce-Jones IA Maltby	6	4	7
	WD Radcliffe EF Rose	6	6								WD Radcliffe EF Rose	1	6	5
	IH Wheatcroft C Hardie	4	1			WD Radcliffe EF Rose	5	6	6
	FH Jarvis JC Ridley	1	3			HG Mayes H Contostavlos	7	1	3
	HG Mayes H Contostavlos	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarterfinals

	BR Lawrence EM Haylock	7	7
	L Žemla MH Jackson	9	9			L Žemla MH Jackson	2	6
	WB Stott D Alexander	8	2			GRO Crole-Rees MH Jessup	6	8
	GRO Crole-Rees MH Jessup	10	6							GRO Crole-Rees MH Jessup	3	4
	V Richards EM Ryan	6	6							V Richards EM Ryan	6	6
	ETT Lamb ER Clarke	2	4			V Richards EM Ryan	6	6
	CA Bryan Mrs A Clayton	2	1			B Meyer DC Shepherd-Barron	4	3
	B Meyer DC Shepherd-Barron	6	6												V Richards EM Ryan	8	6
	H Timmer K Bouman	6	6												JB Gilbert EH Harvey	6	3
	DJR Sumner EA Goldsack	0	2			H Timmer K Bouman	3	3
	EL Jones M Elliott	1	1			HJ Cochet PJ Vlasto	6	6
	HJ Cochet PJ Vlasto	6	6							HJ Cochet PJ Vlasto	3	7	4
	JB Gilbert EH Harvey	5	6	6						JB Gilbert EH Harvey	6	5	6
	HW Austin B Nuthall	7	2	3		JB Gilbert EH Harvey	6	6
Q	AVP Burr AK Tuckey	3	6			MV Summerson P Holcroft Watson	4	0
	MV Summerson P Holcroft Watson	6	8

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

	GA Thomas H Hogarth	3	2
	LRC Michell MA Saunders	6	6			LRC Michell MA Saunders	1	3
	HK Lester GR Sterry	7	6			HK Lester GR Sterry	6	6
	JC Gregory ME Dix	5	4								HK Lester GR Sterry	2	2
	B von Kehrling EM de Álvarez	6	6								B von Kehrling EM de Álvarez	6	6
	CH Kingsley EV Bennett	3	3			B von Kehrling EM de Álvarez	3	6	6
	PDB Spence EL Colyer	6	11			PDB Spence EL Colyer	6	4	4
	DA Hodges J Fry	2	9												B von Kehrling EM de Álvarez	8	4	2
	CEStJ Evers MB Mavrogordato	6	0	4											HO Kinsey MK Browne	6	6	6
	A Petersen H Stebbing	4	6	6		CEStJ Evers MB Mavrogordato	9	5
	CG Eames WG Beamish					CG Eames WG Beamish	11	7
	P Papadopoulos D Crosfield	w/o									CG Eames WG Beamish	6	5
	HJP Aitken BC Brown	3	0								HO Kinsey MK Browne	8	7
	JR Borotra SRF Lenglen	6	6			JR Borotra SRF Lenglen	w/o
	FT Stowe EM Broadbridge	1	1			HO Kinsey MK Browne
	HO Kinsey MK Browne	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

	GTC Watt Mrs WE Hudleston	1	4
	A Berger J Strawson	6	6			A Berger J Strawson	2	7	6
	JJ Lezard DH Woolrych	8	4	6		JJ Lezard DH Woolrych	6	5	2
Q	J Pennycuick E Morle	6	6	3							A Berger J Strawson	6	6
	GR Sherwell C Beckingham	9	5	4							RC Knight N Middleton	4	4
	FS Burnett CMB Marriott	7	7	6	Q	FS Burnett CMB Marriott	3	2
	WM Swinden Mrs Bruce-May	4	6			RC Knight N Middleton	6	6
	RC Knight N Middleton	6	8													A Berger J Strawson	6	4	6
Q	M Whitmore Mrs P Wilkin	0	3													GP Hughes MR Valantine	3	6	4
	HW Standring E Phayre	6	6			HW Standring E Phayre	3	2
	ANW Dudley JL Colegate	6	4	4		GP Hughes MR Valantine	6	6
	GP Hughes MR Valantine	2	6	6							GP Hughes MR Valantine	6	1	8
	JDP Wheatley DK Lambert Chambers	6	3	6							JDP Wheatley DK Lambert Chambers	4	6	6
	E Higgs M McIlquham	2	6	2		JDP Wheatley DK Lambert Chambers	6	6
	DM Greig AM Mallory	6	5	6		DM Greig AM Mallory	4	2
	J Brugnon S Mathieu	2	7	1

The nationality of Mrs P Wilkin is unknown.

References

1 2 3 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
↑ Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships by John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001
↑ Lynch, Steven. "Has a married couple ever won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon? Or a brother and sister?". www.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Wimbledon mixed doubles drawsheets
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