1935 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Helen Moody defeated Helen Jacobs in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1935 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2] She saved a championship point en route to the title, at 2–5 in the third set.

Women's singles
1935 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Helen Moody
Runner-upUnited States Helen Jacobs
Score6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Details
Draw96 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1934 · Wimbledon Championships · 1936 →

Dorothy Round was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Joan Hartigan.

Seeds edit

01.     Dorothy Round (quarterfinals)
02.     Hilde Sperling (semifinals)
03.     Helen Jacobs (final)
04.     Helen Moody (champion)
05.     Simonne Mathieu (quarterfinals)
06.     Kay Stammers (quarterfinals)
07.     Peggy Scriven (Third roud)
08.     Joan Hartigan (semifinals)

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

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Dorothy Round 6 4 3
8   Joan Hartigan 4 6 6
8   Joan Hartigan 3 3
4   Helen Moody 6 6
4   Helen Moody 6 6
5   Simonne Mathieu 3 0
4   Helen Moody 6 3 7
3   Helen Jacobs 3 6 5
  Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 1 7
3   Helen Jacobs 6 9
3   Helen Jacobs 6 6
2   Hilde Sperling 3 0
6   Kay Stammers 5 5
2   Hilde Sperling 7 7

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Dorothy Round 8 6
  Alex McOstrich 6 3
1   D Round 6 6
  M Hargreaves 2 2
Q   Patience Thomson 0 6 4
  Molly Hargreaves 6 4 6
1   D Round 6 6
  J Saunders 3 1
  Madie Moss 3 0
  Mary Heeley 6 6
  M Heeley 2 4
  J Saunders 6 6
  Dorothy Andrus 1 6 3
  Jean Saunders 6 3 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Joan Hartigan 10 6 6
  Sylvie Henrotin 8 8 3
8   J Hartigan 4 6 10
  J de Meulemeester 6 1 8
  Josane de Meulemeester 6 6
  Eleanor Young 1 4
8   J Hartigan 5 7 6
  Mrs WG Lowe 7 5 1
  Truid Terwindt 2 7
  Mrs WG Lowe 6 9
  Mrs WG Lowe 6 6
  M Burgess-Smith 4 3
  Mary Burgess-Smith
  Lolette Payot w/o

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Helen Moody 6 6
  Magda Baumgarten 0 1 4   H Moody 6 6
  Jeanette Morfey 2 3   A Yorke 3 1
  Billie Yorke 6 6 4   H Moody 6 6
  MA Thomas 6 6 5   S Noel 1 3
  Lilí de Álvarez 8 4 7   E de Álvarez w/o
  Susan Noel 6 6   S Noel
Q   Penny Weekes 3 3 4   H Moody 3 6 6
  Madge List 4 6   E Čepková 6 4 2
  Vera Montgomery 6 8   V Montgomery 5 8 7
  Mildred Freeman 4 2   J Mowbray-Green 7 6 5
  Joy Mowbray-Green 6 6   V Montgomery 5 1
  Ruth Kirk 5 2   E Čepková 7 6
  Joy Cunningham 7 6   J Cunningham 3 8 4
Q   Margot Lumb 3 2   E Čepková 6 6 6
  Emma Čepková 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Simonne Mathieu 7 6
  Mary Hardwick 5 4 5   S Mathieu 6 6
Q   J Dawbarn 1 2   S Chuter 3 4
  Sheila Chuter 6 6 5   S Mathieu 6 4 6
  Audrey Wright 2 6 3   F Scott 3 6 4
  Rosl Kraus 6 4 6   R Kraus 2 5
  Freda Scott 4 6 6   F Scott 6 7
  Edie Rudd 6 1 1 5   S Mathieu 8 3 6
  Gladys Southwell 4 5   P King 6 6 4
  Elsie Pittman 6 7   E Pittman 4 4
  Ermyntrude Harvey 0 4   J Ingram 6 6
  Joan Ingram 6 6   J Ingram 7 4
  Doris Howard 6 3 6   P King 9 6
  Freda James 2 6 4   D Howard 1 3
  Andree Lucas 5 3   P King 6 6
  Phyllis King 7 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Florence Ford 6 6
  Gladys Osborne 2 1   F Ford 6 11 6
  Leela Row 2 1   E Dearman 8 9 1
  Evelyn Dearman 6 6   F Ford 0 7
  Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 7 6   J Jędrzejowska 6 9
  Betty Soames 5 4   J Jędrzejowska 6 6
  Lucia Valerio 6 6   L Valerio 4 2
Q   Sonia Mavrogordato 2 2   J Jędrzejowska 6 6
  Eileen Fearnley-Whittingstall 6 6   E Fearnley-Whittingstall 2 2
  Sybil Edwards 2 2   E Fearnley-Whittingstall 6 6
  Nell Hopman 6 6   E Hopman 0 2
  Yvonne Law 2 1   E Fearnley-Whittingstall 6 6
  Mary Whitmarsh 4 4 7   M Scriven 3 2
  Dorothy Shepherd-Barron 6 6   D Shepherd-Barron 11 3
  Elsa Haylock 2 5 7   M Scriven 13 6
7   Peggy Scriven 6 7

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Edith Belliard 6 7
Q   Rosemary Smith 0 5   E Belliard 9 8
  Patricia Brazier 5 7 6   P Brazier 7 6
Q   Jenny St John Maule 7 5 2   E Belliard 4 4
  Effie Peters 6 7   E Peters 6 6
Q   Barbara Drew 1 5   E Peters 6 5 6
  Beatrice Watson 3 1   N Dickin 4 7 4
  Nancy Dickin 6 6   E Peters 2 1
  Nancy Lyle 6 4 6 3   H Jacobs 6 6
  Gethyn Harry 0 6 4   N Lyle 6 4 6
  Phyllis Whitley 1 4   M Slaney 3 6 2
  Madge Slaney 6 6   N Lyle 5 1
  Joan Strawson 2 2 3   H Jacobs 7 6
  Madzy Couquerque 6 6   M Couquerque 6 4
  Nelly Adamson 3 2 3   H Jacobs 8 6
3   Helen Jacobs 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Joan Ridley 6 6
  Gladys Clarke-Jervoise 3 4
  J Ridley 2 6 7
  M Riddell 6 2 5
  Caroline Deacon 1 4
  Mona Riddell 6 6
  J Ridley 0 6
6   K Stammers 6 8
  Ada Werring 3 0
  Anita Lizana 6 6
  A Lizana 2 6
6   K Stammers 6 8
  Jacqueline Goldschmidt 2 7
6   Kay Stammers 6 9

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Phyllis Xydis 2 4
  Christabel Wheatcroft 6 6
  C Wheatcroft 6 7
Q   P Owen 2 5
Q   Pat Owen
  Josefa de Chávarri w/o
  C Wheatcroft 1 1
2   H Sperling 6 6
Q   S Travers 2 2
  Marie Horn 6 6
  M Horn 3 0
2   H Sperling 6 6
  Dora Beazley 0 2
2   Hilde Sperling 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ "Mrs. Moody Wins Title". Lincolnshire Echo. 6 July 1935. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links edit

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