1920 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 21 June – 3 July |
Edition | 40th |
Category | Grand Slam |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Bill Tilden | |
Women's singles | |
Suzanne Lenglen | |
Men's doubles | |
Chuck Garland / R. Norris Williams | |
Women's doubles | |
Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan | |
Mixed doubles | |
Gerald Patterson / Suzanne Lenglen |
The 1920 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 21 June until 3 July. [1] It was the 40th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1920.
Bill Tilden defeated Gerald Patterson 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 [2] [3]
Suzanne Lenglen defeated Dorothea Lambert Chambers 6–3, 6–0 [4]
Chuck Garland / R. Norris Williams defeated Algernon Kingscote / James Cecil Parke 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 [5]
Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Dorothea Lambert Chambers / Ethel Larcombe 6–4, 6–0 [6]
Gerald Patterson / Suzanne Lenglen defeated Randolph Lycett / Elizabeth Ryan 7–5, 6–3 [7]
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