1927 Wimbledon Championships

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1927 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 5 July
Edition47th
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 Henri Cochet
Women's singles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Hunter / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Tilden
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Elizabeth Ryan / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Hunter / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Elizabeth Ryan
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The 1927 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 was held from Monday 20 June until Saturday 2 July 1927. [1] It was the 47th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1927. It was also the Wimbledon’s 50th anniversary of the staging of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

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This was the first Wimbledon Championships where the draw used a merit-based seeding of ranked players to prevent the top players from meeting each other in the early rounds. Eight players were seeded in both the men's and women's singles and four pairs in the double. The seeding was done according to the ranking of the players in their own countries. [2] René Lacoste and Helen Wills were the first no.1 seeded singles players. [3] [4] Since the 1924 Championships a seeding based on nationality was used to prevent nominated players from the same nationality to meet before the later rounds. [5] [6]

Another innovation that year was the installation of a microphone and loudspeakers on Centre Court to broadcast the calls of the umpire. A special footfault judge was introduced for the centre court and court no.1. [7] The BBC first began radio broadcast of the tournament this year, with the first radio broadcast taking place on 29 June and diffused on 2LO. Only matches on Centre Court were covered in the first year, with Teddy Wakelam providing commentary for the BBC. [8]

Champions

Men's singles

Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet defeated Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 [9]

Women's singles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills defeated Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Lilí de Álvarez, 6–2, 6–4 [10]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Hunter / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Tilden defeated Flag of France.svg Jacques Brugnon / Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet, 1–6, 4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–4 [11]

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Elizabeth Ryan / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills defeated South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg Bobbie Heine / South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg Irene Peacock, 6–3, 6–2 [12]

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Hunter / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Elizabeth Ryan defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Godfree / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty Godfree, 8–6, 6–0 [13]

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