1919 Wimbledon Championships

1919 Wimbledon Championships
Date June 23 – July 7 [1]
Edition 39th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Worple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Gerald Patterson [2]
Women's Singles
France Suzanne Lenglen [3]
Men's Doubles
Australia Pat O'Hara-Wood / Australia Ron Thomas [4]
Women's Doubles
France Suzanne Lenglen / United States Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed Doubles
United States Elizabeth Ryan / Australia Randolph Lycett

The 1919 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 7 July. It was the 39th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1919. It was the first Wimbledon championship after a four-year hiatus due to World War I.

Champions

Men's Singles

Australia Gerald Patterson defeated Australia Norman Brookes 6–3, 7–5, 6–2

Women's Singles

France Suzanne Lenglen defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Lambert-Chambers 10–8, 4–6, 9–7

Men's Doubles

[5]

Australia Pat O'Hara-Wood / Australia Ron Thomas defeated Australia Rodney Heath / Australia Randolph Lycett, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2

Women's Doubles

France Suzanne Lenglen / United States Elizabeth Ryan defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Lambert-Chambers / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ethel Larcombe, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3

Mixed Doubles

[6]

United States Elizabeth Ryan / Australia Randolph Lycett defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Lambert-Chambers / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Albertem Prebble, 6–0, 6–0

References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. "Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association.
  3. "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org.
  4. "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org.
  5. "1919 Men's Doubles". Wimbledon. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  6. "1919 Mixed Doubles". Wimbledon. Retrieved 26 March 2015.

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Preceded by
1918 U.S. National Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1919 U.S. National Championships
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