1926 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Jean Borotra defeated Howard Kinsey 8–6, 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships.[1] René Lacoste was the defending champion, but withdrew before his first round match.

Men's singles
1926 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionFrance Jean Borotra
Runner-upUnited States Howard Kinsey
Score8–6, 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw128 (7 Q )
Seeds
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Jacques Brugnon 6 4 6 4 6
  Charles Kingsley 2 6 2 6 4
  Jacques Brugnon 4 6 3 6 7
  Howard Kinsey 6 4 6 3 9
  Howard Kinsey 6 6 3 6
  Pat Spence 3 3 6 3
  Howard Kinsey 6 1 3
  Jean Borotra 8 6 6
  Henri Cochet 6 6 4 6
  Colin Gregory 4 2 6 3
  Henri Cochet 6 5 6 3 5
  Jean Borotra 2 7 2 6 7
  Jan Koželuh 4 6 7 1
  Jean Borotra 6 4 9 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Ladislav Žemla 1 7 6 6
  Norman Latchford 6 5 2 2   L Žemla 2 6 6 2
  Norman Dicks 6 6 6   N Dicks 6 3 3 0r
Q   Jack Weakley 4 0 4   L Žemla 3 0 2
  Nicolae Mișu 6 4 2 1   J Brugnon 6 6 6
  Jacques Brugnon 4 6 6 6   J Brugnon 7 6 6
  Douglas Hodges 6 6 6   D Hodges 5 2 2
  Sandford Bobb 4 2 4   J Brugnon 6 6 6
  Franz Glanz 1 2 4   R Lycett 4 1 3
  Randolph Lycett 6 6 6   R Lycett 6 6 6
  JF Park   JF Park 1 1 0
  William Foley w/o   R Lycett 6 6 7
  EL Jones 0 6 6 0   WHM Aitken 3 1 5
  WHM Aitken 6 1 8 6   WHM Aitken 6 5 6 6
  René Lacoste w/o   G Leembruggen 1 7 4 0
  Gerard Leembruggen

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Guillermo Robson 2 6 2 4
  Charles Kingsley 6 1 6 6   C Kingsley 11 6 6
  Hector Fisher 7 1 7 6   H Fisher 9 2 2
  Douglas Watson 5 6 5 4   C Kingsley 6 6 9
  Max Decugis 2 6 8 1 7   M Decugis 2 2 7
  Leighton Crawford 6 4 6 6 5   M Decugis 6 7 4 6
  Russell Young 2 3 1   G Greville 3 5 6 4
  George Greville 6 6 6   C Kingsley 6 1 6 2 6
  JE Pogson-Smith 2 1 3   H Mayes 2 6 1 6 3
  Henry Mayes 6 6 6   H Mayes 3 6 4 7 6
  Donald Stralem 2 2 1   H Timmer 6 4 6 5 3
  Hendrik Timmer 6 6 6   H Mayes 2 5 6 6 6
  James Lowry 5 1 2   C Aeschlimann 6 7 1 1 4
  Charles Aeschlimann 7 6 6   C Aeschlimann 4 6 2 6 6
  Fassett Burnett 6 8 6   F Burnett 6 3 6 4 1
  Tony Crossley 2 6 3

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Athar-Ali Fyzee 6 4 6 6
  EL Sarkies 3 6 2 3   AA Fyzee 6 3 6 6
  Theodore Mavrogordato 6 3 3 6 6   E Peters 3 6 3 1
  Eric Peters 4 6 6 2 8   AA Fyzee 8 4 1 4
  Cornelis Bryan   C Bryan 6 6 6 6
  Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten w/o   C Bryan 2 6 6 5 6
  Royden Dash 4 6 6 7   R Dash 6 1 3 7 4
  CL Philcox 6 2 0 5   C Bryan 4 2 4
  Craig Campbell 5 6 6 3 2   H Kinsey 6 6 6
  Brian Gilbert 7 2 4 6 6   B Gilbert 1 1 4
  Charles Dixon 2 1 1   H Kinsey 6 6 6
  Howard Kinsey 6 6 6   H Kinsey 6 6 4 3 6
  Eduardo Flaquer 8 6 3 7   E Flaquer 2 2 6 6 1
  Jack Olmsted 6 4 6 5   E Flaquer 2 9 9 7
  Walter Crawley 6 6 6   W Crawley 6 7 7 5
  Maurice Summerson 2 2 3

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Major Ritchie 3 4 6 2
  Nigel Sharpe 6 6 4 6   N Sharpe 4 6 6 6
  Francisco Bryans 1 2 1   G Cholmondeley 6 4 1 3
  George Cholmondeley 6 6 6   N Sharpe 6 6 5 3
  Edmond Mockler 4 1 5   P Spence 8 3 7 6
  Axel Petersen 6 6 7   A Petersen 3 6 6 2 2
  RDN Pryce-Jones 5 9 3   P Spence 6 2 2 6 6
  Pat Spence 7 11 6   P Spence 4 5 6 6 6
  Monty Temple 4 2 4   D Greig 6 7 2 3 0
  Donald Greig 6 6 6   D Greig 8 6 6
  Enrique Obarrio 1 4 4   B Helmore 6 2 3
  Brian Helmore 6 6 6   D Greig 6 3 6 6
  Gordon Crole-Rees 3 3 2   N Turnbull 4 6 2 0
  Noel Turnbull 6 6 6   N Turnbull 6 7 6
  Béla von Kehrling 7 6 2 6   B von Kehrling 2 5 3
  Paul Féret 5 4 6 3

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Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Alex Blair 6 5 3 1
  RG Bernard 4 7 6 6   RG Bernard 8 8 7 6
  Frank Jarvis 8 7 5 1 1   M van der Feen 6 10 5 4
  Marinus van der Feen 6 5 7 6 6   RG Bernard 1 3 3
Q   Arthur Yencken 0 0 0   H Cochet 6 6 6
  Vincent Richards 6 6 6   V Richards 6 3 4 2
  Ambrose Dudley 1 5 3   H Cochet 4 6 6 6
  Henri Cochet 6 7 6   H Cochet 6 7 6
Q   Clinton McIlquham 6 7 8 4   K Lester 2 5 4
  Keats Lester 8 9 6 6   K Lester 6 6 17
  DJR Sumner 3 2 5   E Higgs 3 3 15
  Teddy Higgs 6 6 7   K Lester 6 6 6
  Gordon Lowe 6 6 6   G Lowe 3 4 3
  Eliot Crawshay-Williams 4 2 2   G Lowe 6 6 3 6
  William Powell 5 6 4 6   R Boyd 2 2 6 3
  Ronaldo Boyd 7 3 6 8

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Colin Gregory 6 6 6 6
  Roy Poland 3 4 8 3   C Gregory 8 6 6
  Brame Hillyard   B Hillyard 6 2 2
  Sergei Rodzianko w/o   C Gregory 6 4 3 6 7
  György Dungyersky 8 3 4 2   G Sherwell 0 6 6 4 5
  Gerald Sherwell 6 6 6 6   G Sherwell 6 6 6
  H Lewis-Philipps 2 3 3 Q   F Crosbie 4 0 1
Q   F Crosbie 6 6 6   C Gregory 6 4 6 5 6
Q   David Williams 1 1 2   P Wheatley 4 6 2 7 1
  Percival Davson 6 6 6   P Davson 6 6 4 6
  Léonce Aslangul 9 6 4 6   L Aslangul 2 1 6 4
  Alfred Ingram 7 4 6 2   P Davson 6 4 7 0 3
  Patrick Wheatley 6 6 6   P Wheatley 1 6 5 6 6
  Cecil Tindell-Green 4 1 2   P Wheatley 6 6 5 6
  Harvey Mackintosh 2 6 1 6 6   H Mackintosh 3 1 7 1
  Paul Brick 6 2 6 3 2

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Douglas Powell 6 3 0 3
  André Gobert 2 6 6 6   A Gobert 6 5 5 6
  Arthur Berger 0 5 3   C van Lennep 2 7 7 8
  Christiaan van Lennep 6 7 6   C van Lennep 0 6 4 1
  JCF Simpson 6 4 3 1   H Austin 6 4 6 6
  Cyril Eames 4 6 6 6   C Eames 7 4 0 1r
  Basil Lawrence 1 0 5   H Austin 5 6 6 4
  Bunny Austin 6 6 7   H Austin 6 0 1 3
  Henry Standring 6 6 6   J Koželuh 2 6 6 6
Q   Neville Willford 1 3 2   H Standring 6 2 3 2
  Jan Koželuh 6 6 6   J Koželuh 4 6 6 6
  George Thomas 0 2 2   J Koželuh 6 6 6
  Lionel Alderson   J Pennycuick 1 1 3
  John Pennycuick w/o   J Pennycuick 6 9 4 6
  Charles Roupell 6 6 2 4 6   C Roupell 3 7 6 2
  WB Stott 4 0 6 6 3

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Jean Borotra 6 6 6
  Leslie Godfree 3 4 4   J Borotra 3 6 7 6
  Hassan Ali Fyzee 7 6 2 6   HA Fyzee 6 4 5 4
  Pat Hughes 5 2 6 4   J Borotra 6 6 7
  Georges Watson 2 2 1   A Lowe 3 4 5
  Arthur Lowe 6 6 6   A Lowe 6 6 6
  VS Erskine Lindop 6 6 6   VS Erskine Lindop 1 1 2
  Rodrigo de Castro Pereira 3 3 2   J Borotra 6 2 6 7
  Pan Papadopoulos   E Ulrich 1 6 4 5
Q   LF Davin w/o Q   LF Davin 5 6 6 4
  David Morrice 6 4 1 4   E Ulrich 7 8 3 6
  Einer Ulrich 4 6 6 6   E Ulrich 7 6 8
  Hector Cattaruzza 6 6 9   H Cattaruzza 5 1 6
  Frank Fisher 2 0 7   H Cattaruzza 4 6 4 6 6
  Ignacio de la Borbolla 6 5 6   W Radcliffe 6 3 6 1 2
  William Radcliffe 8 7 8

References edit

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

External links edit

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