1920 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament
1920 Wimbledon Championships
Date21 June – 3 July
Edition40th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
United States Bill Tilden
Women's singles
France Suzanne Lenglen
Men's doubles
United States Chuck Garland / United States R. Norris Williams
Women's doubles
France Suzanne Lenglen / United States Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed doubles
Australia Gerald Patterson / France Suzanne Lenglen
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The 1920 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 21 June until 3 July.[1] It was the 40th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1920.

Champions

Men's singles

United States Bill Tilden defeated Australia Gerald Patterson 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 [2][3]

Women's singles

France Suzanne Lenglen defeated United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers 6–3, 6–0 [4]

Men's doubles

United States Chuck Garland / United States R. Norris Williams defeated United Kingdom Algernon Kingscote / United Kingdom James Cecil Parke 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 [5]

Women's doubles

France Suzanne Lenglen / United States Elizabeth Ryan defeated United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers / United Kingdom Ethel Larcombe 6–4, 6–0 [6]

Mixed doubles

Australia Gerald Patterson / France Suzanne Lenglen defeated Australia Randolph Lycett / United States Elizabeth Ryan 7–5, 6–3 [7]

References

  1. ^ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ^ "British Tennis Champion Defeated" (PDF). The New York Times. 1 July 1897.
  4. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

External links

  • Official Wimbledon Championships website
Preceded by
1920 Australasian Championships
 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1920 U.S. National Championships
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