1920 Wimbledon Championships

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.

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
Bill Tilden
Women's Singles
Suzanne Lenglen
Men's Doubles
Chuck Garland / R. Norris Williams
Women's Doubles
Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed Doubles
Gerald Patterson / Suzanne Lenglen

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 1920 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

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

Women's Singles
Main article: 1920 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

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

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1920 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

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

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1920 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

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

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1920 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Gerald Patterson / Suzanne Lenglen defeated Randolph Lycett / 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. July 1, 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.
Preceded by
1920 Australasian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1920 U.S. National Championships
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