1926 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1926 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Kitty Godfree
Runner-up Lilí de Álvarez
Score6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Draw64 (8 Q )
Seeds–
Main article: 1926 Wimbledon Championships

Kitty Godfree defeated Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Singles at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Suzanne Lenglen was the defending champion, but withdrew from her third round match against Claire Beckingham.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Claire Beckingham 2 2
Lilí de Álvarez 6 6
Lilí de Álvarez 6 6
Molla Mallory 2 2
Molla Mallory 3 7 6
Kea Bouman 6 5 3
Lilí de Álvarez 2 6 3
Kitty Godfree 6 4 6
Julie Vlasto 6 6
Hélène Contostavlos 3 3
Julie Vlasto 4 0
Kitty Godfree 6 6
CJ Tyrrell 2 0
Kitty Godfree 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Mary McIlquham 5 1
Claire Beckingham 7 6 C Beckingham 6 6
Elsa Haylock 6 6 E Haylock 4 2
Doris Craddock 2 3 C Beckingham
Suzanne Lenglen 6 6 S Lenglen w/o
Mary Browne 2 3 S Lenglen 6 6
Q Betty Dix 9 4 E Dewhurst 2 2
Evelyn Dewhurst 11 6 C Beckingham 2 2
WM Haughton 2 0 E de Alvarez 6 6
Lilí de Alvarez 6 6 E de Alvarez 6 3 6
Q Dorothy Holman 6 6 Q D Holman 4 6 2
E Norman 3 2 E de Alvarez 6 6
P Watson 6 8 P Watson 1 3
R Watson 0 6 P Watson 6 6
Betty Nuthall 6 5 6 B Nuthall 3 0
M Elliott 4 7 2

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Joan Fry 6 6
Mrs M Marshall 1 0 J Fry 6 4 7
Q Weeta Crawshay-Williams 3 2 E Bennett 3 6 5
Eileen Bennett 6 6 J Fry 6 4 5
Phyllis Whitley 4 2 M Mallory 4 6 7
Aurea Edgington 6 6 A Edgington 2 1
Molla Mallory 6 6 M Mallory 6 6
Anna Harper 1 2 M Mallory 3 7 6
GJ Gilder K Bouman 6 5 3
Mrs HF Wright w/o GJ Gilder 6 1 2
Dorothy Hill 6 7 D Hill 3 6 6
Peggy Saunders 1 5 D Hill 3 2
Elsie Goldsack 0 1 K Bouman 6 6
Kea Bouman 6 6 K Bouman 6 6
Domini Crosfield D Crosfield 0 0
Helen Wills w/o

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Evelyn Colyer 7 6
Q Violet Chamberlain 5 2 E Colyer 4 5
Q Peggy Dransfield 1 2 J Vlasto 6 7
Julie Vlasto 6 6 J Vlasto 3 6 6
Gwen Sterry 6 6 G Sterry 6 3 3
Q Mrs MB Reckitt 1 3 G Sterry 6 6
Joan Strawson 6 3 5 Mrs RRW Jackson 4 2
Mrs RRW Jackson 3 6 7 J Vlasto 6 6
Mabel Mavrogordato 2 4 H Constostavlos 3 3
Marion Jessup 6 6 M Jessup 6 4 4
Q Eileen Morle 4 1 H Contostavlos 2 6 6
Hélène Contostavlos 6 6 H Contostavlos 7 6
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron 1 1 W Beamish 5 4
Winifred Beamish 6 6 W Beamish 6 6
Joan Ridley 7 5 2 REJ Stephens 0 3
REJ Stephens 5 7 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
CJ Tyrrell 6 6
Marjorie MacFarlane 4 4 CJ Tyrrell 4 6 6
Cristobel Hardie 6 6 C Hardie 6 2 4
Anna Harper 4 4 CJ Tyrrell 6 1 6
Q Enid Broadbridge 4 0 S Lumley-Ellis 2 6 0
Eleanor Rose 6 6 E Rose 6 1 1
Simonne Mathieu 8 4 2 S Lumley-Ellis 2 6 6
Sylvia Lumley-Ellis 6 6 6 CJ Tyrrell 2 0
Ermyntrude Harvey 5 5 K Godfree 6 6
Enid Clarke 7 7 E Clarke 3 2
JL Colegate 0 4 E Ryan 6 6
Elizabeth Ryan 6 6 E Ryan 6 4 0
Honor Woolrych K Godfree 1 6 6
Dorothy Rendall w/o H Woolrych 2 0
Lilly von Ellissen 0 0 K Godfree 6 6
Kitty Godfree 6 6

References

  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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