1931 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1931 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Sidney Wood
Runner-up	Frank Shields^[1]
Final score	walkover
Draw	128 (10Q)
Seeds	8

Bill Tilden was the defending champion, but did not compete.

Sidney Wood was declared winner of the title by default after Frank Shields withdrew due to a knee injury sustained during his semifinal match against Jean Borotra.^[1] This made Wood the only player in the title's history to win without having to compete in the final.^[2]

Seeds

01.

Jean Borotra (Semifinals)

02.

Henri Cochet (First round)

03.

Frank Shields (Final)

04.

Christian Boussus (Fourth round)

05.

Fred Perry (Semifinals)

06.

Bunny Austin (Quarterfinals)

07.

Sidney Wood (Champion)

08.

Jiro Sato (Quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final


	Pat Hughes	6	4	3	1

7	Sidney Wood	4	6	6	6
							7	Sidney Wood	4	6	6	6

							5	Fred Perry	6	2	4	2
	John Van Ryn	4	6	5

5	Fred Perry	6	8	7
													7	Sidney Wood

													3	Frank Shields	w/o
1	Jean Borotra	6	6	4	6

8	Jiro Sato	2	3	6	4
							1	Jean Borotra	5	6	4	4

							3	Frank Shields	7	3	6	6
3	Frank Shields	6	2	5	7	6

6	Bunny Austin	3	6	7	5	1

Top half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round					Fourth Round

2	HJ Cochet	6	6	6
	N Sharpe	1	3	2				N Sharpe	6	6	6
	HB Purcell	6	6	9				HB Purcell	0	3	2
Q	EER Whitehouse	2	1	7											N Sharpe	6	7	6
Q	WE Attewell	3	0	1											JDP Wheatley	1	5	4
	JDP Wheatley	6	6	6				JDP Wheatley	5	7	6	6
	P Goldschmidt	8	3	6	12	3		JW Nuthall	7	5	2	2
	JW Nuthall	6	6	2	14	6														N Sharpe	6	2	4	3
	FHD Wilde	6	6	2	6															GP Hughes	4	6	6	6
	JC Gregory	3	3	6	2			JC Gregory	6	6	2	3	2
	GP Hughes	6	6	6				GP Hughes	3	1	6	6	6
	PL Glover	1	4	3											GP Hughes	6	6	6
	L Hecht	7	6	6	7										L del Castillo	4	2	2
	O Wright	5	8	3	5			L Hecht	5	4	7	6	2
	L del Castillo	6	6	6				L del Castillo	7	6	5	2	6
	AL Della Porta	3	4	3

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round					Fourth Round

7	SBB Wood	6	6	6
	R Singh	3	4	3			7	SBB Wood	6	6	6
	JH Frowen	6	6	4	5			AC Crossley	3	1	2
	AC Crossley	1	8	6	7									7	SBB Wood	8	6	6
	EG Maier	9	6	5	4	6									EG Maier	6	3	2
	NG Farquharson	7	3	7	6	4		EG Maier	6	5	6	1	8
	WH Powell	6	6	6				WH Powell	4	7	2	6	6
	B Panker	3	4	3															7	SBB Wood	6	10	10	6
	VA Cazalet	3	7	1	4															CE Malfroy	3	12	8	4
Q	CNO Ritchie	6	5	6	6		Q	CNO Ritchie	6	6	3	3	3
	E Flury	6	4	1	6	2		O Koopman	4	2	6	6	6
	O Koopman	0	6	6	2	6									O Koopman	5	3	4
	NG Holmes	2	6	1	4										CE Malfroy	7	6	6
	SW Harris	6	4	6	6			SW Harris	4	1	5
	CE Malfroy							CE Malfroy	6	6	7
	S Rodzianko	w/o

Section 3

First Round							Second Round					Third Round						Fourth Round

4	C Boussus	7	6	8
	LB Raymond	5	0	6			4	C Boussus	6	6	6
	HS Lewis-Barclay	2	3	6	6	7		HS Lewis-Barclay	3	1	3
	RD Poland	6	6	3	4	5						4	C Boussus	6	6	6
Q	WF Freeman	7	4	4	7								M Kawachi	3	3	4
	AR Sissener	5	6	6	9			AR Sissener	2	0	1
	AA Fyzee	0	0	4				M Kawachi	6	6	6
	M Kawachi	6	6	6														4	C Boussus	2	6	2	1
	JFG Lysaght	6	6	6	3	3													JW Van Ryn	6	1	6	6
	DH Williams	1	4	8	6	6		DH Williams	1	8	2
	WM Washburn	3	2	4				FW Matejka	6	10	6
	FW Matejka	6	6	6									FW Matejka	3	6	1	4
	A Merlin	2	7	6	6								Van Ryn	6	3	6	6
	VM Landau	6	5	3	2			A Merlin	2	4	1
	JW Van Ryn	6	6	6				JW Van Ryn	6	6	6
	F Schaeffer	0	2	1

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round					Fourth Round

5	FJ Perry	6	6	6
Q	J Cummins	1	3	3			5	FJ Perry	7	6	6
	I Aoki	6	6	6				I Aoki	5	2	3
	EM du Plaix	3	3	3										5	FJ Perry	6	6	8
	ER Avory	7	4	8	5	6									A Gentien	2	3	6
	F Maršálek	5	6	6	7	1		ER Avory	6	3	2	1
	GE Godsell	1	5	3				A Gentien	1	6	6	6
	A Gentien	6	7	6															5	FJ Perry	7	6	6
	CV Nguyen	w/o																		G von Cramm	5	2	4
	CH Kingsley							CH Kingsley	4	4	6	6	6
	RJ Ritchie	6	8	6				RJ Ritchie	6	6	3	4	4
	H-L Soni	2	6	4											CH Kingsley	5	4	2
	CF Scroope	6	6	8											G von Cramm	7	6	6
Q	WH Smith	3	1	6				CF Scroope	1	6	5	4
	B von Kehrling	8	1	2	2			G von Cramm	6	2	7	6
	G von Cramm	6	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round						Third Round						Fourth Round

1	JR Borotra	8	4	8	6
	AJ Smith	6	6	6	1		1	JR Borotra	1	6	6	8
Q	BC Law	5	5	5				A Brown	6	4	1	6
	A Brown	7	7	7									1	JR Borotra	6	6	6
Q	W Legg													T Miki	4	1	2
	GV Huynh	w/o					Q	W Legg	7	2	6
	T Miki	6	6	6				T Miki	9	6	8
	SM Hadi	3	4	2															1	JR Borotra	4	2	3
	OGN Turnbull	6	2	6	3	3														HW Artens	6	6	6
	HW Artens	2	6	4	6	6		HW Artens	9	6	6
	J Novotný	1	4	0				HGN Cooper	7	2	3
	HGN Cooper	6	6	6										HW Artens	6	6	4	6
	GOM Jameson	6	6	6										I Tłoczyński	3	2	6	4
	WAR Collins	3	4	2				GOM Jameson	7	4	4	4
	I Tłoczyński	6	6	6				I Tłoczyński	5	6	6	6
Q	PH Partridge	2	1	1

Section 6

First Round							Second Round						Third Round					Fourth Round

8	J Sato	6	6	6
	VG Kirby	3	2	4			8	J Sato	4	7	6	6
	GE Lyttleton-Rogers	0	8	6	6			GE Lyttleton-Rogers	6	5	3	2
	GS Mangin	6	6	3	3								8	J Sato	6	6	6
	NH Latchford	1	0	2										AM Mohan	3	2	3
	AM Mohan	6	6	6				AM Mohan	6	6	6
	KC Gandar-Dower	7	6	5	1			RW Boyd	1	2	1
	RW Boyd	9	2	7	6													8	J Sato	8	6	6
	AW Vinall	6	11	6															HGN Lee	6	4	3
	GEM de Ste. Croix	3	9	4				AW Vinall	5	3	3
Q	MV Callendar	2	6	2	6	1		HGN Lee	7	6	6
	HGN Lee	6	3	6	4	6								HGN Lee	7	7	7
	GM Lott	3	6	6	6									GM Lott	5	5	5
	B Berthet	6	3	0	2			GM Lott	6	11	6
	HS Burrows	3	2	2				PH Landry	4	9	2
	PH Landry	6	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round						Third Round					Fourth Round

3	FX Shields	6	6	6
	PDB Spence	1	1	2			3	FX Shields	2	6	6	6
	JR Reddall	4	3	4				HF David	6	0	3	4
	HF David	6	6	6									3	FX Shields	6	6	6
	JG Grandguillot	4	5	6	6	7								WOE Nourney	1	1	2
	JH Knottenbelt	6	7	3	4	9		JH Knottenbelt	8	6	0	9
	WOE Nourney	6	6	6				WOE Nourney	10	2	6	11
	H Plougmann	2	1	4														3	FX Shields	6	6	6
	A Zappa	2	2	7	6	1													JS Olliff	2	0	2
	JB Gilbert	6	6	5	3	6		JB Gilbert	1	6	3	2
	J Pennycuick	6	6	3	1			J Lesueur	6	4	6	6
	J Lesueur	8	3	6	6									J Lesueur	2	4	5
	GR Ashton	6	6	0	0									JS Olliff	6	6	7
	JS Olliff	8	1	6	6			JS Olliff	7	8	6	6
	CRD Tuckey							CRD Tuckey	5	10	2	4
	DM Greig	w/o

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round					Fourth Round

6	HW Austin	6	6	6
	MJ Maleček	3	1	4			6	HW Austin	6	6	6
	H Sato							H Sato	1	3	0
	N Magaloff	w/o												6	HW Austin	6	6	6
	HK Lester	9	4	6	5	3									J Brugnon	3	4	0
	J Brugnon	7	6	4	7	6		J Brugnon	6	8	6
	EC Peters							EC Peters	3	6	2
	R Rodel	w/o																	6	HW Austin	6	6	6
	RK Tinkler	7	6	8																IG Collins	3	3	4
	J Charanjiva	5	4	6				RK Tinkler	10	1	6	6
	F Kukuljević	6	0	3	6	7		F Kukuljević	8	6	4	4
	EM Buzzard	4	6	6	3	5									RK Tinkler	6	1	3
	EA McGuire	6	2	6	0										IG Collins	8	6	6
	E Higgs	4	6	3	0^r			EA McGuire	5	7	6	2	3
	H Kleinschroth	3	2	0^r				IG Collins	7	5	3	6	6
	IG Collins	6	6	0

References

1 2 Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. p. 306. ISBN 0007117078.
↑ Kirkham, Sarah (28 August 2014). "Throwback Thursday: Sidney Wood wins without winning". Wimbledon. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

External links

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