1924 Wimbledon Championships

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1924 Wimbledon Championships
Date23 June – 5 July
Edition44th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty McKane
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Hunter / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Vincent Richards
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Hazel Wightman / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Gilbert / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty McKane
←  1923  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1925  →

The 1924 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 23 June until 5 July. [1] It was the 44th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1924.

Contents

This edition saw the introduction of a draw that made use of a seeding list. The seeding was based on nationality and aimed at preventing nominated players from the same nationality meeting before the later rounds. A maximum of four players could be nominated by a country and these would be seeded into four different quarters of the draw. [2] [3] In 1927 the system of seeding by nationality was extended with a merit–based seeding based on the ranking of players. [4]

Champions

Men's singles

Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra defeated Flag of France.svg René Lacoste, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 [5]

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty McKane defeated Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 [6]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Hunter / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Vincent Richards defeated Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Watson Washburn / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg R. Norris Williams, 6–3, 3–6, 8–10, 8–6, 6–3 [7]

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Hazel Wightman / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phyllis Covell / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty McKane, 6–4, 6–4 [8]

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Gilbert / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty McKane defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Godfree / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 [9]

References

  1. ↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. ↑ "Seeding the Draw". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1955.
  3. ↑ "SPORTING CABLES". The West Australian . Perth: National Library of Australia. 12 December 1923. p. 9.
  4. ↑ "'Seed' Drawings for Tennis Meet". The Telegraph–Herald and Times-Journal. 15 June 1927.
  5. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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