1924 Wimbledon Championships Explained

Date:23 June – 5 July
Edition:44th
Location:Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue:All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Surface:Grass
Category:Grand Slam
Champms: Jean Borotra
Champws: Kitty McKane
Champmd: Frank Hunter / Vincent Richards
Champwd: Hazel Wightman / Helen Wills
Champxd: John Gilbert / Kitty McKane

The 1924 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 23 June until 5 July.[1] It was the 44th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1924.

This edition saw the introduction of a draw that made use of a seeding list. The seeding was based on nationality and aimed at preventing nominated players from the same nationality meeting before the later rounds. A maximum of four players could be nominated by a country and these would be seeded into four different quarters of the draw.[2] [3] In 1927 the system of seeding by nationality was extended with a merit–based seeding based on the ranking of players.[4]

Champions

Men's singles

See main article: 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. Jean Borotra defeated René Lacoste, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 [5]

Women's singles

See main article: 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles. Kitty McKane defeated Helen Wills, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 [6]

Men's doubles

See main article: 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles. Frank Hunter / Vincent Richards defeated Watson Washburn / R. Norris Williams, 6–3, 3–6, 8–10, 8–6, 6–3 [7]

Women's doubles

See main article: 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles. Hazel Wightman / Helen Wills defeated Phyllis Covell / Kitty McKane, 6–4, 6–4 [8]

Mixed doubles

See main article: 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles. John Gilbert / Kitty McKane defeated Leslie Godfree / Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. News: Seeding the Draw. The Glasgow Herald. Jun 14, 1955.
  3. News: SPORTING CABLES. . . Perth . 12 December 1923 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: 'Seed' Drawings for Tennis Meet. The Telegraph–Herald and Times-Journal. Jun 15, 1927.
  5. Web site: Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 22 July 2017.
  6. Web site: Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 22 July 2017.
  7. Web site: Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 22 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 22 July 2017.
  9. Web site: Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 22 July 2017.