Suzanne Lenglen career statistics explained
See main article: Suzanne Lenglen. This is a list of the main career statistics of professional French tennis player Suzanne Lenglen.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles: 8 finals (8 titles)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | | | Grass | Dorothea Lambert Chambers | 10–8, 4–6, 9–7 |
Win | | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Dorothea Lambert Chambers | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | | | Clay | Kathleen McKane Godfree | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | | Wimbledon (6) | Grass | | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | | French Championships (2) | Clay | | 6–1, 6–0 | |
Doubles: 8 finals (8 titles)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1919 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Ethel Thomson Larcombe | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 1920 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Ethel Thomson Larcombe | 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 1921 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | Geraldine Beamish Irene Peacock | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 1922 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | Kathleen McKane Godfree
Margaret McKane Stocks | 6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 1923 | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | Joan Austin
Evelyn Colyer | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 1925 | | Clay | Julie Vlasto | Evelyn Colyer
Kathleen McKane Godfree | 6–1, 9–11, 6–2 |
Win | 1925 | Wimbledon (6) | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | Kathleen Bridge
Mary McIlquham | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 1926 | French Championships (2) | Clay | Julie Vlasto | Evelyn Colyer
Kathleen McKane Godfree | 6–1, 6–1 | |
Mixed doubles: 5 finals (5 titles)
World Hard Court Championships
Singles: 4 finals (4 titles)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1914 | | Clay | | 6–3, 6–2[1] |
Win | 1921 | World Hard Court Championships (2) | Clay | Molla Mallory | 6–2, 6–3[2] |
Win | 1922 | World Hard Court Championships (3) | Clay | | 6–3, 6–2[3] |
Win | 1923 | World Hard Court Championships (4) | Clay | | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Olympic finals
Singles: 1 final (1 gold medal)
Mixed Doubles: 1 final (1 gold medal)
- note - Suzanne Lenglen also won a bronze medal in women's doubles.
Career finals
Singles: (83 titles)
Winner — Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (8–0) | Summer Olympics (1–0) | WHCC (4–0) | other tournaments (70–6) | |
| Titles by surface |
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Hard (0–0) | Grass (6–0) | Clay (77–6) | |
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Result | width=115 | Date | width=220 | Tournament | width=170 | Location | width=50 | Surface | width=200 | Opponent | width=140 class="unsortable" | Score |
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Win | May, 1913 | Picardy Tournament | Compiegne, France | Clay | Mlle L Marcot | ? |
Win | June 22, 1913 | Lille Tournament | Lille, France | Clay | Beatrice Butler | 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | July 12, 1913 | Chantilly Tournament | Chantilly, France | Clay | Jeanne Matthey | 5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | July 16, 1913 | Compiegne Tournament | Compiegne, France | Clay | Jeanne Matthey | default |
Win | August 29, 1913 | Wimeraux Tournament | Wimeraux, France | Clay | Blanche Colston | 4–6, 9–7, 3–2 retired |
Win | September 13, 1913 | Le Touquet Tournament | Le Touquet, France | Clay | Blanche Colston | 6–0, 2–6, 6–1 |
Win | January 4, 1914 | Cannes New Year Tournament | Cannes, France | Clay | M. Ward | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | January 11, 1914 | Cannes Carlton Club | Cannes, France | Clay | Ruth Winch | 7–5, 3–-6, 6–1 |
Win | April 12, 1914 | Cannes Carlton Club II | Cannes, France | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | May 23, 1914 | French Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Marguerite Broquedis | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | June 9, 1914 | World Hard Court Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Germaine Golding | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | June 15, 1914 | Lille Tournament | Lille, France | Clay | Beatrice Butler | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | June 21, 1914 | Amiens Tournament | Amiens, France | Clay | Mlle Vienne | 6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | July 25, 1914 | Compiegne Tournament | Compiegne, France | Clay | Suzanne Amblard | default |
Win | March 2, 1919 | Cannes Carlton Tournament | Cannes, France | Clay | Doris Wolfson | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | March 9, 1919 | La Festa Tournament | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Doris Wolfson | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | March 16, 1919 | Riviera Championship | Menton, France | Clay | A Doublet | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | March 25, 1919 | South of France Championships | Nice, France | Clay | Doris Wolfson | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | March 30, 1919 | Cannes Beau Site Hotel | Cannes, France | Clay | Elizabeth D'Ayen | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | May 25, 1919 | Paris Championship | Paris, France | Clay | Jeanne Vaussard | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | July 5, 1919 | Wimbledon | London, UK | Grass | Dorothea Lambert Chambers | 10–8, 4–6, 9–7 |
Loss | August 11, 1919 | Cabourg Tournament | Cabourg, France | Clay | Blanche Amblard | default |
Win | August 30, 1919 | Deauville Tournament | Deauville, France | Clay | Marguerite Broquedis | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | September 13, 1919 | Le Touquet Tournament | Le Touquet, France | Clay | Madeline O'Neill | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | January 11, 1920 | Cannes New Year Tournament | Cannes, France | Clay | Madeline O'Neill | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | January 18, 1920 | Cannes Carlton Club | Cannes, France | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | February 29, 1920 | Beaulieu Tournament | Beaulieu, France | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | March 7, 1920 | Monte Carlo Championships | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | March 14, 1920 | South of France Championships | Nice, France | Clay | Geraldine Beamish | default |
Win | April 30, 1920 | Cannes Beau Site Hotel | Cannes, France | Clay | Sigrid Fick | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | June 13, 1920 | French Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Marguerite Broquedis | 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | July 3, 1920 | Wimbledon | London, UK | Grass | Dorothea Lambert Chambers | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | August 9, 1920 | Ostende Tournament | Ostende, Belgium | Clay | Helen Leisk | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | August 12, 1920 | Knokke-Sure-Mer Tournament | Knokke, Belgium | Clay | Anne de Borman | 6–0, 6–2 |
Win | August 23, 1920 | Antwerp Olympics | Antwerp, Belgium | Clay | Dorothy Holman | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | September 5, 1920 | Boulogne Tournament | Boulogne, France | Clay | Madeline O'Neill | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | September 12, 1920 | Le Touquet Tournament | Le Touquet, France | Clay | Madeline O'Neill | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | January 10, 1921 | Cannes Beau Site Hotel | Cannes, France | Clay | Blanche Colston | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | January 16, 1921 | Cannes Carlton Club | Cannes, France | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | February 14, 1921 | Place Mozart Tournament | Nice, France | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–0, 6–2 |
Win | February 21, 1921 | Cannes Carlton Club II | Cannes, France | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–0, 6–2 |
Win | March 6, 1921 | La Festa | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | March 21, 1921 | South of France Championships | Nice, France | Clay | Marcelle Septier | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | April 18, 1921 | Cannes Carlton Club III | Cannes, France | Clay | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | May 1, 1921 | Beausoleil Championships | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | May 22, 1921 | French Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Germaine Golding | default |
Win | June 5, 1921 | World Hard Court Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Molla Mallory | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | July 2, 1921 | Wimbledon | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | April 25, 1922 | Beausoleil Championships | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Eleanor Goss | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | May 21, 1922 | World Hard Court Championships | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | June 11, 1922 | French Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Germaine Golding | 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | June 18, 1922 | Lille Tournament | Lille, France | Clay | Germaine Golding | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | July 8, 1922 | Wimbledon | London, UK | Grass | Molla Mallory | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | July 30, 1922 | La Bourboule Tournament | La Bourboule, France | Clay | Hélène Contostavlos | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | August 6, 1922 | Deauville Tournament | Deauville, France | Clay | Marguerite Broquedis | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | August 13, 1922 | Pourville International | Pourville, France | Clay | | rain/split title |
Win | September 30, 1922 | Marseilles Tournament | Marseilles, France | Clay | Hélène Contostavlos | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | January 7, 1923 | Cannes Beau Site Hotel | Cannes, France | Clay | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | February 11, 1923 | Nice Tournament | Nice, France | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | default |
Win | February 18, 1923 | Cannes Carlton Club II | Cannes, France | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | March 12, 1923 | Riviera Championships | Menton, France | Clay | Kathleen McKane Godfree | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | March 19, 1923 | South of France Championships | Nice, France | Clay | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | May 27, 1923 | World Hard Court Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Kathleen McKane Godfree | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | June 17, 1923 | French Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Germaine Golding | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | July 7, 1923 | Wimbledon | London, UK | Grass | Kathleen McKane Godfree | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | August 5, 1923 | Deauville | Deauville, France | Clay | Sylvia Lafaurie | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | August 13, 1923 | Pourville Tournament | Pourville, France | Clay | Nanette le Besnerais | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | August 18, 1923 | Cabourg Tournament | Cabourg, France | Clay | Daisy Speranza-Wyns | default |
Win | September 2, 1923 | Chateau d'Ardennes Tournament | Chateau d'Ardennes, Belgium | Clay | Marthe Dupont | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | September 10, 1923 | Spain Championships | San Sebastian, Spain | Clay | Nanette le Besnerais | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | September 17, 1923 | Biarritz Tournament | Biarritz, France | Clay | Germaine Le Conte | default |
Win | October 1, 1923 | Portugal Championships | Cascais, Portugal | Clay | M Graham | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | October 14, 1923 | International Championships of Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Maria Luisa Marnet | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | February 10, 1924 | Nice Tournament | Nice, France | Clay | Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | March 9, 1924 | Riviera Championships | Menton, France | Clay | Phyllis Covell | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | March 16, 1924 | South of France Championships | Nice, France | Clay | Phyllis Covell | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | April 27, 1924 | Barcelona International | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Maria Luisa Marnet | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | February 8, 1925 | Nice Tournament | Nice, France | Clay | M Tripp | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | March 15, 1925 | South of France Championships | Nice, France | Clay | Ermyntrude Harvey | default |
Win | June 7, 1925 | French Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Kathleen McKane Godfree | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | July 3, 1925 | Wimbledon | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Joan Fry | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | July 30, 1925 | Pourville Tournament | Pourville, France | Clay | Yvonne Bourgeois | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | August 30, 1925 | Deauville Tournament | Deauville, France | Clay | Daphne Akhurst | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | September 6, 1925 | Chateau d'Ardennes Tournament | Chateau d'Ardennes, Belgium | Clay | Simone Washer | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | September 13, 1925 | Biarritz Tournament | Biarritz, France | Clay | Marguerite Broquedis | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | February 7, 1926 | Parc Imperial | Nice, France | Clay | MA Wright | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | February 16, 1926 | Cannes Carlton Club | Cannes, France | Clay | Helen Wills | 6–3, 8–6 |
Win | May 1, 1926 | Rome Championships | Rome, Italy | Clay | | 6–0, 6–0 |
Win | June 14, 1926 | French Championships | Paris, France | Clay | Mary Browne | 6–2, 6–0 | |
- Scores, players, events courtesy of Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guides[6] and "Suzanne Lenglen: Tennis Idol of the Twenties."[7]
Mixed Doubles: (87 titles)
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
Tournament | 1914 | 1915–18 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments |
French Championships | style=color:#767676 | W | not held | style=color:#767676 | W | style=color:#767676 | W | style=color:#767676 | W | style=color:#767676 | W | style=color:#767676 | A | W | W | 2 / 2 | 8–0 | |
align=left | Wimbledon | A | NH | QF | W | 2R | W | SF | QF | W | 2R | 3 / 8 | 30–2 | |
World Championship tournaments |
align=left | World Hard Court Championships | F | not held | A | W | W | W | Defunct | 3 / 4 | 16–1 | | |
Source: Little
Longest winning streaks, etc
- 181 match win streak from 1921 to 1926.[8]
- 341–7 (97.99%) win-loss record
- Lenglen was ranked world No. 1 for eight years.
- 5 games lost in 5 matches at 1925 Wimbledon. All-time record.
- Won the Triple Crown (singles, doubles, and mixed) three times at Wimbledon. All-time record.
- In the 1922 Wimbledon final Suzanne Lenglen defeated Molla Mallory, 6–2, 6–0, in 23 minutes. All-time record.
See also
Bibliography
Notes and References
- Book: The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1914.
- Book: American Lawn Tennis 1921: World's Hard Court Championship . 104.
- Book: Suzanne Lenglen: Tennis Idol of the Twenties . Little, Alan.
- Web site: Encyclopædia Britannica biography . 31 August 2015.
- Book: The 1920 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors . Mallon, Bill . 277–285.
- Book: Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide . Wright and Ditson . 1920–1938.
- Book: Suzanne Lenglen: Tennis idol of the twenties . Little, Alan . 1988.
- Web site: CBS 15 greatest women's tennis stars . 1 September 2015.