1929 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1929 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Wilmer Allison ; John Van Ryn
Runners-up	Ian Collins ; Colin Gregory
Score	6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 10–12, 6–4
Details
Draw	64 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Last updated April 13, 2023

Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn.

Seeds

0 1.

Jacques Brugnon /

Henri Cochet (quarterfinals)

0 2.

John Hennessey /

George Lott (semifinals)

0 3.

Frank Hunter /

Bill Tilden (semifinals)

0 4.

Ian Collins /

Colin Gregory (final)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

2	John Hennessey George Lott	6	11	5	6

	Charles Kingsley John Olliff	3	9	7	2
							2	John Hennessey George Lott	6	5	1	6	5

							4	Ian Collins Colin Gregory	4	7	6	4	7
4	Ian Collins Colin Gregory	5	4	6	6	6

	Jean Borotra Christian Boussus	7	6	1	2	2
														4	Ian Collins Colin Gregory	4	7	3	12	4

															Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	6	5	6	10	6
1	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	5	6	6	6

	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	7	8	3	8
								Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	6	12	6

							3	Frank Hunter Bill Tilden	3	10	3
3	Frank Hunter Bill Tilden	6	8	6

	Béla von Kehrling Heinrich Kleinschroth	4	6	1

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

2	John Hennessey George Lott	6	6	6
	Pál Leiner Imre Takáts	2	1	1			2	J Hennessey G Lott	6	9	7	6
	Fritz Kuhlmann Eberhard Nourney	9	4	6	6			F Kuhlmann E Nourney	1	7	9	2
	Harry Lee Will Legg	7	6	1	2								2	J Hennessey G Lott	6	6	6
	Randolph Lycett Patrick Wheatley	6	6	6										R Lycett P Wheatley	2	3	1
	Franz Matejka Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten	2	2	2				R Lycett P Wheatley	6	7	6
	Hans Moldenhauer Daniel Prenn	6	8	6	3	6		H Moldenhauer D Prenn	4	5	1
	Jack Chamberlain Jack Harrison	4	10	3	6	2													2	J Hennessey G Lott	6	11	5	6
	Charles Kingsley John Olliff	6	6	6																C Kingsley J Olliff	3	9	7	2
	Curt Östberg Harry Ramberg	0	3	3				C Kingsley J Olliff	6	6	6
Q	Jimmy Van Alen William Van Alen	6	6	6			Q	J Van Alen W Van Alen	1	2	4
	Stan Harris Nicolae Mișu	3	4	3										C Kingsley J Olliff	6	1	6	6
	Janmeja Charanjiva Syed Mohammad Hadi	7	6	8	7									J Charanjiva SM Hadi	1	6	1	4
	Laddie Wheatcroft Ulysses Williams	5	4	10	5			J Charanjiva SM Hadi	6	6	5	6
	JH Frowen William Powell	4	5	6				A Lowe G Sherwell	2	4	7	2
	Arthur Lowe Gerald Sherwell	6	7	8

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round					Quarterfinals

4	Ian Collins Colin Gregory	6	3	5	6	9
	Antoine Gentien Georges Glasser	2	6	7	4	7	4	I Collins C Gregory	1	1	8	8	6
Q	MHB Eddowes Eric Hollins	2	4	6	1			N Farquharson L Raymond	6	6	6	6	0
	Norman Farquharson Louis Raymond	6	6	3	6									4	I Collins C Gregory	6	6	8
	Pat Hughes Charles Leslie	6	7	6											P Hughes C Leslie	4	1	6
	Douglas Powell Nigel Sharpe	2	5	3				P Hughes C Leslie	6	6	7
	Shirley Dillon Edward McGuire	5	4	6	6	6		S Dillon E McGuire	1	2	5
	Emmanuel du Plaix Raymond Rodel	7	6	3	4	2													4	I Collins C Gregory	5	4	6	6	6
	Willard Crocker DA Wright	6	6	9																J Borotra C Boussus	7	6	1	2	2
	GR Ashton Leighton Crawford	3	2	7				W Crocker DA Wright	1	3	15
	Jean Borotra Christian Boussus	6	7	6				J Borotra C Boussus	6	6	17
	Billy Collins Harvey Mackintosh	4	5	3											J Borotra C Boussus	6	6	6
	Roberto Bocciardo Leonardo Bonzi	5	8	0	4										V Cazalet JC Masterman	2	1	1
	Victor Cazalet John Cecil Masterman	7	6	6	6			V Cazalet JC Masterman	6	7	9	5	6
	Cecil Campbell Eliot Crawshay-Williams	6	3	6	4			L de Borman A Lacroix	2	5	11	7	4
	Léopold de Borman André Lacroix	4	6	8	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

1	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	6	7	7
	Norman Latchford David Williams	3	5	5			1	J Brugnon H Cochet	6	7	6
	Roderich Menzel Einer Ulrich	2	4	6	6	11		R Menzel E Ulrich	4	5	4
	Alfred Ingram William Radcliffe	6	6	4	0	9							1	J Brugnon H Cochet	6	10	6
	Enrique Maier Francisco Sindreu	w/o												S Hepburn T Horn	1	8	1
	Ryuki Miki Yoshiro Ohta							T Miki Y Ohta	5	3	5
	Sidney Hepburn Tim Horn	4	4	8	6	6		S Hepburn T Horn	7	6	7
Q	GA Barber CH Watson	6	6	6	3	2												1	J Brugnon H Cochet	5	6	6	6
	Wilbur Coen Hendrik Timmer	7	6	6															W Allison J Van Ryn	7	8	3	8
	Alberto del Bono Uberto de Morpurgo	5	4	1				W Coen H Timmer	5	3	6	2
	Buster Andrews Jan Koželuh	7	3	6	6			E Andrews J Koželuh	7	6	3	6
Q	Kenneth Gandar-Dower Ivor Maddock	5	6	3	3									E Andrews J Koželuh	2	4	2
	Brame Hillyard Jack Hillyard	2	4	7	6									W Allison J Van Ryn	6	6	6
	Walter Dessart Friedrich Frenz	6	6	5	8			W Dessart F Frenz	3	4	4
	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn							W Allison J Van Ryn	6	6	6
	Rene Danon Jacques Grandguillot	w/o

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round							Quarterfinals

3	Frank Hunter Bill Tilden	6	6	4	3	6
	Roy Malcolm Colin Robbins	2	2	6	6	0	3	F Hunter W Tilden	6	6	6
	Brian Gilbert Noel Turnbull	6	4	6	6	8		B Gilbert N Turnbull	3	2	4
	R Covington Karl Wetzel	1	6	0	8	6							3	F Hunter W Tilden	6	6	6
	Keats Lester Eric Peters	4	4	1										G Crole-Rees C Eames	1	4	3
	Gordon Crole-Rees Cyril Eames	6	6	6				G Crole-Rees C Eames	6	6	3	6
	Donald Greig Brian Helmore	6	6	6	7			D Greig B Helmore	4	4	6	2
	Claude Metcalf Arthur Vinall	8	4	2	5															3	F Hunter W Tilden	6	8	6
	Edward Dearman Lewis Michell	6	6	6	7																B von Kehrling H Kleinschroth	4	6	1
	Alan Brown CL Philcox	3	8	4	5			E Dearman L Michell	2	4	6	4
	René de Buzelet Pierre Henri Landry							R de Buzelet PH Landry	6	6	2	6
Q	Fred Perry Frank Wilde	w/o												R de Buzelet PH Landry	6	6	2	2	3
	Guy Cooper Bill Lingelbach	6	6	7										B von Kehrling H Kleinschroth	4	2	6	6	6
	Noel Holmes FR Price	2	2	5				G Cooper W Lingelbach	7	1	3	3
	Béla von Kehrling Heinrich Kleinschroth	6	6	6				B von Kehrling H Kleinschroth	5	6	6	6
	Herman David Ken Horne	0	0	2

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References

↑ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
↑ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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