1924 Wightman Cup

1924 Wightman Cup

Details
Edition	2nd
Champion
Winning nation	Great Britain
← 1923 1925 →

The 1924 Wightman Cup was the 2nd edition of the Wightman Cup, the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. Great Britain defeated the visiting United States team, winning their first title. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Result

Great Britain 6	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom 18–19 June 1924 Grass		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Phyllis Covell Helen Wills 6 2 6 4     2 Kathleen McKane Molla Mallory 6 3 6 3     3 Kathleen McKane Helen Wills 6 2 6 2     4 Phyllis Covell Molla Mallory 6 2 5 7 6 3   5 Geraldine Beamish Eleanor Goss 6 1 8 10 6 3   6 Phyllis Covell  /  Dorothy Shepherd-Barron Marion Jessup  /  Eleanor Goss 6 2 6 2     7 Kathleen McKane  /  Evelyn Colyer Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman  /  Helen Wills 0 6 3 6

See also

• 1924 Davis Cup

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 529. ISBN   978-0-942257-70-0.
2. USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p.  362. ISBN   0060144785.
3. Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 388. ISBN   0047960426.