Wimbledon Championships 1924

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◄ Wimbledon Championships 1924 ►
Date: June 23 - July 5, 1924
Edition: 44th  Wimbledon Championships
Place: Church Road, London
Covering: race
Defending champion
Men's singles : United States 48United States Bill Johnston
Ladies singles : FranceFrance Suzanne Lenglen
Men's double : United KingdomUnited Kingdom Leslie Godfree Randolph Lycett
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Ladies doubles : FranceFrance Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan
United States 48United States 
Mixed : United States 48United States Elizabeth Ryan Randolph Lycett
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
winner
Men's singles : FranceFrance Jean Borotra
Ladies singles : United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kathleen McKane Godfree
Men's double : United States 48United States Frank Hunter Vincent Richards
United States 48United States 
Ladies doubles : United States 48United States Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Helen Wills
United States 48United States 
Mixed : United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kathleen McKane Godfree Brian Gilbert
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Grand Slams 1924

The 44th edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1924 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road.

Men's singles

In the first all-French final, Jean Borotra defeated his compatriot René Lacoste in five sets. Borotra was to win the tournament again in 1926.

Ladies singles

In the women’s category, Suzanne Lenglen initially marched confidently through the first laps as usual. In the quarterfinals, however, she was only able to bring down the American Elizabeth Ryan in a strenuous match of three. Lenglen then withdrew from the tournament due to exhaustion.

In the final, Helen Wills and Kathleen McKane Godfree faced each other. McKane-Godfree won in three sets, securing her first of two titles at Wimbledon.

Men's doubles

The Americans Frank Hunter and Vincent Richards won the men's doubles .

Ladies doubles

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman and Helen Wills were able to interrupt Lenglen and Ryan's long winning streak. They won the final against Phyllis Covell and Kathleen McKane Godfree .

Mixed

Kathleen McKane Godfree and Brian Gilbert were successful in mixed .

source

  • J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 .