1928 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles explained

Score:7–5, 6–4
Draw:64 (5)
Seeds:4
After Name:Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
Before Name:Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
Type:grand slam

See main article: 1928 Wimbledon Championships. Frank Hunter and Elizabeth Ryan were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Hunter partnered with Helen Wills, but lost in the semifinals to Ryan and her partner Pat Spence.

Spence and Ryan defeated Jack Crawford and Daphne Akhurst in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1928 Wimbledon Championships.[1] [2]

Seeds

See also: 1 and 3. Henri Cochet / Eileen Bennett (quarterfinals)

See also: 2 and 1. Pat Spence / Elizabeth Ryan (champions)

See also: 3 and 2. Frank Hunter / Helen Wills (semifinals)

See also: 4 and 4. Gordon Crole-Rees / Phoebe Watson (quarterfinals)

Draw

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Notes and References

  1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. Book: Barrett, John. Wimbledon: The Official History. 2014. Vision Sports Publishing. 9-781909-534230. 4th.