1931 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1931 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sidney Wood
Runner-up Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Shields
Scorewalkover
Details
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
  1930  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1932  

Sidney Wood was declared winner of the title by default over Frank Shields in capturing the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1931 Wimbledon Championships. Shields withdrew due to a knee injury sustained during his semi-final match against Jean Borotra. [1] This made Wood the only player in the title's history to win without having to compete in the final. [2] Bill Tilden was the defending champion, but did not compete.

Contents

Seeds

0 1.   Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra (semifinals)
0 2.   Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet (first round)
0 3.   Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Shields (final)
0 4.   Flag of France.svg Christian Boussus (fourth round)
0 5.   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry (semifinals)
0 6.   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bunny Austin (quarterfinals)
0 7.   Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sidney Wood (champion)
0 8.   Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Jiro Sato (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pat Hughes 64 3 1
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sidney Wood 4 666
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sidney Wood 4 666
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry 62 4 2
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg John Van Ryn 4 6 5
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry 687
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sidney Wood
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Shields w/o
1 Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra 664 6
8 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Jiro Sato 2 3 64
1 Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra 5 64 4
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Shields 73 66
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Shields 62 5 76
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bunny Austin 3 675 1

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet 1 3 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Sharpe 666 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Sharpe 666
Flag of Ireland.svg Henry Purcell669 Flag of Ireland.svg H Purcell 0 3 2
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Errol Whitehouse 2 1 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Sharpe 676
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eric Attewell 3 0 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg P Wheatley 1 5 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick Wheatley 666 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg P Wheatley 5 766
Flag of France.svg Pierre Goldschmidt 83 612 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Nuthall 75 2 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmy Nuthall6 62 146 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Sharpe 62 4 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wilde 662 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg P Hughes 4 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Gregory 3 3 62 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Gregory 662 3 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pat Hughes 666 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg P Hughes 3 1 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Glover 1 4 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg P Hughes 666
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ladislav Hecht 76 67 Flag of Argentina.svg L del Castillo 4 2 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Orson Wright 5 83 5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hecht 5 4 762
Flag of Argentina.svg Lucilo del Castillo666 Flag of Argentina.svg L del Castillo765 2 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Della Porta 3 4 3

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sidney Wood 666
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Ranbir Singh 3 4 3 7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg S Wood 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JH Frowen 66 4 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Crossley 3 1 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Crossley 1 8677 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg S Wood 866
Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg Enrique Maier 965 4 6 Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg E Maier 6 3 2
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Norman Farquharson 7 3 764 Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg E Maier 65 61 8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Powell666 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg W Powell 4 72 66
Flag of Denmark.svg Bent Panker 3 4 3 7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg S Wood 610 106
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Victor Cazalet 3 71 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg C Malfroy 3 128 4
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Ritchie65 66Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Ritchie 663 3 3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Edward Flury 64 1 62 Flag of the Netherlands.svg O Koopman 4 2 666
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ody Koopman 0 662 6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg O Koopman 5 3 4
Flag of Ireland.svg Noel Holmes 2 61 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg C Malfroy 766
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stan Harris 64 66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg S Harris 4 1 5
Flag of New Zealand.svg Cam Malfroy Flag of New Zealand.svg C Malfroy 667
Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg Sergei Rodzianko w/o

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Flag of France.svg Christian Boussus 768
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Louis Raymond 5 0 6 4 Flag of France.svg C Boussus 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Lewis-Barclay 2 3 667 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Lewis-Barclay 3 1 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Poland 663 4 5 4 Flag of France.svg C Boussus 666
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wilfred Freeman 74 4 7 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg M Kawachi 3 3 4
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Sissener5 669 Flag of Argentina.svg A Sissener 2 0 1
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Athar-Ali Fyzee 0 0 4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg M Kawachi666
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Minoru Kawachi6664 Flag of France.svg C Boussus 2 62 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Lysaght 666 3 3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg J Van Ryn 61 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Williams1 4 866 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Williams 1 8 2
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Watson Washburn 3 2 4 Flag of Austria.svg F-W Matejka 6106
Flag of Austria.svg Franz Matejka 666 Flag of Austria.svg F-W Matejka 3 61 4
Flag of France.svg André Merlin 2 766 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg J Van Ryn 63 66
Flag of Monaco.svg Vladimir Landau 65 3 2 Flag of France.svg A Merlin 2 4 1
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg John Van Ryn 666 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg J Van Ryn 666
Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Franjo Schaeffer 0 2 1

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry 666
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Cummins 1 3 3 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg F Perry 766
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Iwao Aoki666 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg I Aoki 5 2 3
Flag of France.svg Emmanuel du Plaix 3 3 3 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg F Perry 668
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ted Avory 74 85 6 Flag of France.svg A Gentien 2 3 6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ferenc Maršálek 5 66 71 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Avory 63 2 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Godsell 1 5 3 Flag of France.svg A Gentien 1 666
Flag of France.svg Antoine Gentien 6765 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg F Perry 766
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg Chim Van Nguyen w/o Flag of Germany.svg G von Cramm 5 2 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Kingsley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Kingsley 4 4 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dickie Ritchie686 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R Ritchie 663 4 4
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Hira-Lal Soni 2 6 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Kingsley 5 4 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Charles Scroope668 Flag of Germany.svg G von Cramm 766
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wilfred Smith 3 1 6 Flag of Ireland.svg C Scroope 1 65 4
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Béla von Kehrling 81 2 2 Flag of Germany.svg G von Cramm 62 76
Flag of Germany.svg Gottfried von Cramm 6 666

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra 84 86
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Smith 6 66 1 1 Flag of France.svg J Borotra 1 668
Q Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bernard Law 5 5 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Brown 64 1 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Brown7771 Flag of France.svg J Borotra 666
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Legg Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg T Miki 4 1 2
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg Giao Van Huynh w/oQ Flag of the United Kingdom.svg W Legg 7 2 6
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ryuki Miki 666 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg T Miki 968
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Syed Mohammad Hadi 3 4 2 1 Flag of France.svg J Borotra 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Noel Turnbull 62 63 3 Flag of Austria.svg H Artens 4 2 3
Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Artens 2 64 66 Flag of Austria.svg H Artens 966
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novotný 1 4 0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Cooper 7 2 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Cooper666 Flag of Austria.svg H Artens 664 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oswald Jameson666 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg I Tłoczyński 3 2 64
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billy Collins 3 4 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg O Jameson 74 4 4
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Ignacy Tłoczyński 666 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg I Tłoczyński 5 666
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Partridge 2 1 1

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Jiro Sato 666
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Vernon Kirby 3 2 4 8 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg J Sato 4 766
Flag of Ireland.svg George Lyttleton-Rogers 0 866 Flag of Ireland.svg G Lyttleton-Rogers 65 3 2
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Gregory Mangin 66 3 3 8 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg J Sato 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Norman Latchford 1 0 2 British Raj Red Ensign.svg AM Mohan 3 2 3
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Atri Madan Mohan666 British Raj Red Ensign.svg AM Mohan666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenneth Gandar-Dower 7 65 1 Flag of Argentina.svg R Boyd 1 2 1
Flag of Argentina.svg Ronaldo Boyd92 768 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg J Sato 866
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Vinall6116 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Lee 6 4 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoffrey de Ste. Croix 3 9 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Vinall 5 3 3
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Callendar 2 62 61 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Lee 766
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Lee 63 64 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Lee 777
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg George Lott 3 666 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg G Lott 5 5 5
Flag of France.svg Benny Berthet 63 0 2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg G Lott 6116
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Burrows 3 2 2 Flag of France.svg PH Landry 4 9 2
Flag of France.svg Pierre Henri Landry 666

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Shields 666
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Pat Spence 1 1 2 3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg F Shields 2 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmy Reddall 4 3 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H David 60 3 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herman David 6663 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg F Shields 666
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Jacques Grandguillot 4 5 667 Flag of Germany.svg E Nourney 1 1 2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Josef Knottenbelt 673 4 9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Knottenbelt 8 60 9
Flag of Germany.svg Eberhard Nourney 666 Flag of Germany.svg E Nourney 102 611
Flag of Denmark.svg Helge Plougmann 2 1 4 3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg F Shields 666
Flag of Argentina.svg Adriano Zappa 2 2 761 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Olliff 2 0 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Gilbert 665 3 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg B Gilbert 1 63 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Pennycuick 6 63 1 Flag of France.svg J Lesueur64 66
Flag of France.svg Jean Lesueur83 66 Flag of France.svg J Lesueur 2 4 5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GR Ashton 6 60 0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Olliff 667
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Olliff 81 66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Olliff 78 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Raymond Tuckey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R Tuckey 5 102 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donald Greig w/o

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bunny Austin 666
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Maleček 3 1 4 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Austin 666
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hyotaro Sato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg H Sato 1 3 0
Flag of Romania.svg Nicolas Magaloff w/o6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Austin 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keats Lester 94 65 3 Flag of France.svg J Brugnon 3 4 0
Flag of France.svg Jacques Brugnon 7 64 76 Flag of France.svg J Brugnon 686
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eric Peters Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Peters 3 6 2
Flag of France.svg Raymond Rodel w/o6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Austin 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Tinkler768 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg I Collins 3 3 4
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Janmeja Charanjiva 5 4 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R Tinkler101 66
Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Franjo Kukuljević 60 3 67 Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg F Kukuljević 8 64 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Buzzard 4 663 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R Tinkler 6 1 3
Flag of Ireland.svg Edward McGuire 62 60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg I Collins 866
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Teddy Higgs 4 63 0r Flag of Ireland.svg E McGuire 5 762 3
Flag of Germany.svg Heinrich Kleinschroth 3 2 0r Flag of the United Kingdom.svg I Collins 75 3 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Collins 660

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References

  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN   9-781909-534230.
  2. Kirkham, Sarah (28 August 2014). "Throwback Thursday: Sidney Wood wins without winning". Wimbledon . Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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