1926 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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Kitty Godfree defeated Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Singles at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Women's singles

1926 Wimbledon Championships

Final

Champion

Runner-up

Lilí de Álvarez

Score

6–2, 4–6, 6–3

Details

Draw

64 (8)

Seeds

–

Events

Singles	men	women		boys	girls
Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls

← 1925 ·

Wimbledon Championships

· 1927 →

Suzanne Lenglen was the defending champion, but withdrew from her third round match against Claire Beckingham.

Draw edit

Lilí de Álvarez (left) and Kitty Godfree (right) at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships ladies singles final.

Key edit

Finals edit

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

		Claire Beckingham	2	2

		Lilí de Álvarez	6	6
									Lilí de Álvarez	6	6

									Molla Mallory	2	2
		Molla Mallory	3	7	6

		Kea Bouman	6	5	3
																Lilí de Álvarez	2	6	3

																Kitty Godfree	6	4	6
		Julie Vlasto	6	6

		Hélène Contostavlos	3	3
									Julie Vlasto	4	0

									Kitty Godfree	6	6
		CJ Tyrrell	2	0

		Kitty Godfree	6	6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		Mary McIlquham	5	1
		Claire Beckingham	7	6					C Beckingham	6	6
		Elsa Haylock	6	6					E Haylock	4	2
		Doris Craddock	2	3												C Beckingham
		Suzanne Lenglen	6	6												S Lenglen	w/o
		Mary Browne	2	3					S Lenglen	6	6
	Q	Betty Dix	9	4					E Dewhurst	2	2
		Evelyn Dewhurst	11	6																			C Beckingham	2	2
		WM Haughton	2	0																			E de Alvarez	6	6
		Lilí de Alvarez	6	6					E de Alvarez	6	3	6
	Q	Dorothy Holman	6	6				Q	D Holman	4	6	2
		E Norman	3	2												E de Alvarez	6	6
		P Watson	6	8												P Watson	1	3
		R Watson	0	6					P Watson	6	6
		Betty Nuthall	6	5	6				B Nuthall	3	0
		M Elliott	4	7	2

Section 2 edit

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		Joan Fry	6	6
		Mrs M Marshall	1	0					J Fry	6	4	7
	Q	Weeta Crawshay-Williams	3	2					E Bennett	3	6	5
		Eileen Bennett	6	6												J Fry	6	4	5
		Phyllis Whitley	4	2												M Mallory	4	6	7
		Aurea Edgington	6	6					A Edgington	2	1
		Molla Mallory	6	6					M Mallory	6	6
		Anna Harper	1	2																			M Mallory	3	7	6
		GJ Gilder																					K Bouman	6	5	3
		Mrs HF Wright	w/o						GJ Gilder	6	1	2
		Dorothy Hill	6	7					D Hill	3	6	6
		Peggy Saunders	1	5												D Hill	3	2
		Elsie Goldsack	0	1												K Bouman	6	6
		Kea Bouman	6	6					K Bouman	6	6
		Domini Crosfield							D Crosfield	0	0
		Helen Wills	w/o

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Section 3 edit

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		Evelyn Colyer	7	6
	Q	Violet Chamberlain	5	2					E Colyer	4	5
	Q	Peggy Dransfield	1	2					J Vlasto	6	7
		Julie Vlasto	6	6												J Vlasto	3	6	6
		Gwen Sterry	6	6												G Sterry	6	3	3
	Q	Mrs MB Reckitt	1	3					G Sterry	6	6
		Joan Strawson	6	3	5				Mrs RRW Jackson	4	2
		Mrs RRW Jackson	3	6	7																		J Vlasto	6	6
		Mabel Mavrogordato	2	4																			H Constostavlos	3	3
		Marion Jessup	6	6					M Jessup	6	4	4
	Q	Eileen Morle	4	1					H Contostavlos	2	6	6
		Hélène Contostavlos	6	6												H Contostavlos	7	6
		Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	1	1												W Beamish	5	4
		Winifred Beamish	6	6					W Beamish	6	6
		Joan Ridley	7	5	2				REJ Stephens	0	3
		REJ Stephens	5	7	6

Section 4 edit

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		CJ Tyrrell	6	6
		Marjorie MacFarlane	4	4					CJ Tyrrell	4	6	6
		Cristobel Hardie	6	6					C Hardie	6	2	4
		Anna Harper	4	4												CJ Tyrrell	6	1	6
	Q	Enid Broadbridge	4	0												S Lumley-Ellis	2	6	0
		Eleanor Rose	6	6					E Rose	6	1	1
		Simonne Mathieu	8	4	2				S Lumley-Ellis	2	6	6
		Sylvia Lumley-Ellis	6	6	6																		CJ Tyrrell	2	0
		Ermyntrude Harvey	5	5																			K Godfree	6	6
		Enid Clarke	7	7					E Clarke	3	2
		JL Colegate	0	4					E Ryan	6	6
		Elizabeth Ryan	6	6												E Ryan	6	4	0
		Honor Woolrych														K Godfree	1	6	6
		Dorothy Rendall	w/o						H Woolrych	2	0
		Lilly von Ellissen	0	0					K Godfree	6	6
		Kitty Godfree	6	6

References edit

^ 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.

External links edit

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1926 French Championships	Grand Slams Women's Singles	Succeeded by 1926 U.S. National Championships

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