1923 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Bill Johnston defeated Frank Hunter 6–0, 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1923 Wimbledon Championships. The field consisted of 133 players and a preliminary round of five matches was held to bring the total down to a 128 men draw.[1] Gerald Patterson was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Men's Singles
1923 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Bill Johnston
Runner-up Frank Hunter
Final score6–0, 6–3, 6–1
Draw133
Seeds–
Main article: 1923 Wimbledon Championships

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Cecil Campbell 1 7 2 2
Bill Johnston 6 5 6 6
Bill Johnston 6 6 6
Brian Norton 4 2 4
Brian Norton 7 6 6
Max Woosnam 5 3 2
Bill Johnston 6 6 6
Frank Hunter 0 3 1
DM Evans 2 6 5
Gordon Lowe 6 8 7
Gordon Lowe 3 5 4
Frank Hunter 6 7 6
Frank Hunter 3 4 6 6 6
Manuel de Gomar 6 6 1 3 2

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
René Lacoste 6 6 6
DS Menda 0 4 1 R Lacoste 6 6 6
AH McCormick 4 0 2 R Dash 1 3 4
Royden Dash 6 6 6 R Lacoste 6 6 6
LF Davin 6 6 4 6 AW Davson 2 2 0
FR Scovel 2 4 6 3 LF Davin 6 2 5
AW Davson 6 6 3 2 9 AW Davson 8 6 7
Hector Fisher 4 4 6 6 7 R Lacoste 6 6 3 2 3
PC Chase 1 2 4 C Campbell 1 3 6 6 6
Syed Mohammad Hadi 6 6 6 SM Hadi 1 6 6 3 5
RH Hotham 3 0 2 A Macpherson 6 2 3 6 7
Arthur Macpherson 6 6 6 A Macpherson 3 1 4
Cecil Campbell C Campbell 6 6 6
TR Quill w/o C Campbell 7 6 8
Gerald Sherwell 7 6 6 G Sherwell 5 1 6
RF Scovell 5 3 2

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Neville Willford 2 3 6 3
George Stoddart 6 6 1 1r N Willford 3 3 2
Jacques Brugnon 6 6 6 J Brugnon 6 6 6
BE Henty 4 4 3 J Brugnon 4 1 2
Guillermo Robson 0 1 2 V Richards 6 6 6
Sydney Jacob 6 6 6 S Jacob 2 3 6
Jean Washer 1 3 2 V Richards 6 6 8
Vincent Richards 6 6 6 V Richards 4 3 5
M Fox 2 7 6 3 6 W Johnston 6 6 7
William Radcliffe 6 5 0 6 4 M Fox 1 4 6
Gerry Millard 5 6 4 5 P Spence 6 6 8
Pat Spence 7 2 6 7 P Spence 0 1 4
Douglas Watson 5 6 7 4 W Johnston 6 6 6
Leighton Crawford 7 3 5 1r D Watson 1 2 7
Teddy Higgs 4 2 1 W Johnston 6 6 9
Bill Johnston 6 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
N Latchford 1 3 1
Patrick Wheatley 6 6 6 P Wheatley 6 9 6
Humphrey Milford 6 7 6 H Milford 3 7 4
JP Carleton 2 5 1 P Wheatley 6 6 1 1 2
Major Ritchie 2 4 3 B Norton 3 8 6 6 6
Brian Norton 6 6 6 B Norton 6 6 6
Royden Wilkinson 3 2 6 2 V Penman 0 3 1
Victor Penman 6 6 2 6 B Norton 6 7 6
GW Grounsell 6 2 6 1 4 J Borotra 3 5 3
Francis Stowe 3 6 4 6 6 F Stowe 2 3 2
Scotter Owen 0 2 2 W Crawley 6 6 6
Walter Crawley 6 6 6 W Crawley 6 2 6 5 0
HR Fussell 6 6 6 J Borotra 3 6 3 7 6
P Marsden 4 3 2 HR Fussell 3 5 6
Jean Borotra 6 6 1 9 J Borotra 6 6 8
James Legg 4 1 6 7

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Arthur Belgrave 3 4 4
Henry Mayes 6 6 6 H Mayes 6 6 6
EG Bisseker 2 5 4 F Fisher 2 2 0
Frank Fisher 6 7 6 H Mayes 6 6 6
Carlos Caminos JT Baines 1 4 3
John Van Ryn w/o C Caminos 4 4 4
Denis Browne 7 1 2 0 JT Baines 6 6 6
JT Baines 5 6 6 6 H Mayes 4 6 1
Theodore Mavrogordato 6 6 6 M Woosnam 6 8 6
GP Sayers 3 3 1 T Mavrogordato 7 1 3 8
Harold Price 0 2 3 M Woosnam 5 6 6 10
Max Woosnam 6 6 6 M Woosnam 6 6 6
WHM Aitken 6 6 6 J Hillyard 4 3 3
Lionel Alderson [lower-alpha 1] 2 3 0 WHM Aitken 5 5 2
C Brierley [lower-alpha 1] 1 2 4 J Hillyard 7 7 6
Jack Hillyard [lower-alpha 1] 6 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
JM Bell [lower-alpha 1] 9 7 6
JA Dean [lower-alpha 1] 7 5 3 JM Bell 6 5 3 3
T Moss 4 6 2 H Larsen 4 7 6 6
Henning Larsen 6 8 6 H Larsen 4 4 1
John Cecil Masterman 6 6 6 JC Masterman 6 6 6
Henry Standring 2 0 1 JC Masterman 4 6 1 6 6
JF Philpotts 1 0 0 C-E von Braun 6 4 6 0 3
Carl-Erik von Braun 6 6 6 JC Masterman 7 0 1 7 7
Alex Drew 6 2 4 4 DM Evans 5 6 6 5 9
Charles Kingsley 4 6 6 6 C Kingsley 3 2 8 8 1
Athar-Ali Fyzee 6 4 2 3 DM Evans 6 6 6 6 6
DM Evans 2 6 6 6 DM Evans 7 6 4 6
Donald Rutnam 7 6 3 6 A Dudley 5 3 6 4
Lewis Deane 5 1 6 3 D Rutnam 4 7 4
N Field 2 5 6 6 4 A Dudley 6 9 6
Ambrose Dudley 6 7 2 4 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Arthur Yencken 6 0 3 5
Roy Poland 1 6 6 7 R Poland 4 7 3
Leslie Godfree 1 6 0 6 9 L Godfree 6 9 6
Nicolae Mișu 6 4 6 2 7 L Godfree 4 5 1
Victor Cazalet 3 6 1 6 3 A Berger 6 7 6
Arthur Berger 6 3 6 1 6 A Berger 6 6 3 4 8
Eric Portlock 5 3 6 6 1 U Kramet 1 2 6 6 6
U Kramet 7 6 4 3 6 A Berger 4 6 1 6
F Crosbie 0 7 2 G Lowe 6 3 6 8
Brian Gilbert 6 9 6 B Gilbert 5 4 6
Gordon Lowe 6 6 6 G Lowe 7 6 8
Sydney Watts 3 2 0 G Lowe 6 8 3 6
Monty Temple 6 6 6 R Lycett 1 6 6 3
S Simons 3 0 3 M Temple 4 4 2
Randolph Lycett 6 6 1 6 R Lycett 6 6 6
Ulysses Williams 3 1 6 1

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Eliot Crawshay-Williams 6 3 12 1 4
Vincent Burr 4 6 10 6 6 V Burr 7 0 1 3
Eduardo Flaquer 5 4 1 F Hunter 5 6 6 6
Frank Hunter 7 6 6 F Hunter 8 6 7
Ronaldo Boyd 0 0 0 HA Fyzee 6 3 5
Hassan Ali Fyzee 6 6 6 HA Fyzee 6 6 1 6
Charles Dixon 3 2 0r P Féret 3 3 6 4
Paul Féret 6 6 0 F Hunter 9 6 8
Antoine Gentien 8 4 0 N Dicks 7 4 6
Norman Dicks 10 6 6 N Dicks 6 6 6 1 9
Noel Heath 6 5 2 3 P Davson 8 3 2 6 7
Percival Davson 1 7 6 6 N Dicks 7 6 7
HA Carless 1 6 6 6 HA Carless 5 4 5
Noel Turnbull 6 3 4 1 HA Carless 6 6 3 5 6
Alex Blair 6 5 10 1 3 H Stoker 0 0 6 7 2
Hew Stoker 2 7 8 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Cecil Tindell-Green 9 6 6
Brian Helmore 7 1 3 C Tindell-Green 6 6 6
Clinton McIlquham 3 4 4 W Swinden 4 0 4
Bill Swinden 6 6 6 C Tindell-Green 6 4 2
Manuel de Gomar 4 6 6 6 M de Gomar 8 6 6
Thomas Bevan 6 2 2 3 M de Gomar 6 6 7
Alfred Ingram 6 3 6 3 7 A Ingram 4 4 5
George Golding 1 6 1 6 5 M de Gomar 4 6 6 6
Donald Greig 6 6 6 D Greig 6 0 1 4
George Thomas 4 4 2 D Greig 6 6 6
EBN Taylor 6 2 6 6 6 EBN Taylor 4 2 4
Clive Branfoot 3 6 8 1 4 D Greig 6 6 6
Charles Roupell 6 7 6 CP Luck 1 4 3
RG Bernard 0 5 2 C Roupell 6 2 6 4 3
Mark Hick 3 4 5 CP Luck 3 6 4 6 6
CP Luck 6 6 7

Preliminary round
Player 1Winning ScorePlayer 2
Lionel AldersonWalkover EO Anderson
CJ Brierley6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 10–8 Keats Lester
Jack Hillyard6–3, 6–2, 7–5 Alfredo Villegas
JM Bell6–0, 6–2, 6–2 SM Lahey-Bean
JA DeanWalkover Leonard Lyle

Notes
  1. Played and won a preliminary round to qualify for the first round

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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