Wimbledon Championships 1928
◄ Wimbledon Championships 1928 ► | |
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Date: | June 25 - July 6, 1928 |
Edition: | 48th Wimbledon Championships |
Place: | Church Road, London |
Covering: | race |
Defending champion | |
Men's singles : | Henri Cochet |
Ladies singles : | Helen Wills Moody |
Men's double : |
Frank Hunter Bill Tilden |
Ladies doubles : |
Helen Wills Moody Elizabeth Ryan |
Mixed : |
Elizabeth Ryan Frank Hunter |
winner | |
Men's singles : | René Lacoste |
Ladies singles : | Helen Wills Moody |
Men's double : |
Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet |
Ladies doubles : |
Phoebe Watson Peggy Saunders |
Mixed : |
Elizabeth Ryan Patrick Spence |
Grand Slams 1928 | |
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The 48th edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1928 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road.
Men's singles
René Lacoste won the men's race . It was his second title after 1925.
Ladies singles
Helen Wills Moody was able to defend her title. In a new edition of last year's final, she defeated the Spaniard Lilí Álvarez clearly in two sets.
Men's doubles
Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet won the men's doubles .
Ladies doubles
Phoebe Holcroft Watson and Peggy Saunders won the women's doubles title.
Mixed
In mixed, Elizabeth Ryan and Patrick Spence were successful.
source
- J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 .