1926 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles
1926 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Leslie Godfree ; Kitty Godfree
Runners-up	Howard Kinsey ; Mary Browne
Score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	64 (4 Q )
Seeds	–
Events

Jean Borotra and Suzanne Lenglen were the defending champions, but withdrew before their second round match against Howard Kinsey and Mary Browne.

Leslie Godfree and Kitty Godfree defeated Kinsey and Browne in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2] They remain the only married couple to ever win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon.^[3]

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

	Leslie Godfree Kitty Godfree	6	6

	RDN Pryce-Jones Irene Maltby	4	0
						Leslie Godfree Kitty Godfree	7	6

						Vincent Richards Elizabeth Ryan	5	4
	Vincent Richards Elizabeth Ryan	8	6

	Brian Gilbert Ermyntrude Harvey	6	3
											Leslie Godfree Kitty Godfree	6	6

											Howard Kinsey Mary Browne	3	4
	Béla von Kehrling Lilí de Álvarez	8	4	2

	Howard Kinsey Mary Browne	6	6	6
						Howard Kinsey Mary Browne	5	6	6

						Arthur Berger Joan Strawson	7	4	0
	Arthur Berger Joan Strawson	6	4	6

	Pat Hughes Madge Valantine	3	6	4

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Einer Ulrich Marie Hazel	9	6	6
	Ulysses Williams Evelyn Dewhurst	11	1	3		E Ulrich M Hazel	2	3
	Donald Stralem Dorothy Hill	1	0			L Godfree K Godfree	6	6
	Leslie Godfree Kitty Godfree	6	6								L Godfree K Godfree	6	6
	Sergei Rodzianko Sylvia Lumley-Ellis	w/o									C Aeschlimann E Petchell	1	3
	Royden Dash CJ Tyrrell					R Dash CJ Tyrrell	3	6	3
	Jan Koželuh Lilly von Ellissen	4	6	6		C Aeschlimann E Petchell	6	1	6
	Charles Aeschlimann E Petchell	6	2	8												L Godfree K Godfree	6	6
	Douglas Watson R Watson	6	6													RDN Pryce-Jones I Maltby	4	0
	Ignacio de la Borbolla D Lee Mumford	0	4			D Watson R Watson	4	6	3
	RDN Pryce-Jones Irene Maltby	6	6			RDN Pryce-Jones I Maltby	6	3	6
	Alfred Ingram Peggy Pleydell-Bouverie	4	3								RDN Pryce-Jones I Maltby	6	4	7
	William Radcliffe Eleanor Rose	6	6								W Radcliffe E Rose	1	6	5
	Laddie Wheatcroft Cristobel Hardie	4	1			W Radcliffe E Rose	5	6	6
	Frank Jarvis Joan Ridley	1	3			H Mayes H Contostavlos	7	1	3
	Henry Mayes Hélène Contostavlos	6	6

Section 2[edit]

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

	Basil Lawrence Elsa Haylock	7	7
	Ladislav Žemla Mrs RRW Jackson	9	9			L Žemla Mrs RRW Jackson	2	6
	WB Stott Dorothy Alexander	8	2			G Crole-Rees M Jessup	6	8
	Gordon Crole-Rees Marion Jessup	10	6							G Crole-Rees M Jessup	3	4
	Vincent Richards Elizabeth Ryan	6	6							V Richards E Ryan	6	6
	Ernest Lamb Enid Clarke	2	4			V Richards E Ryan	6	6
	Cornelis Bryan Mrs A Clayton	2	1			B Meyer D Shepherd-Barron	4	3
	Bertie Meyer Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	6	6												V Richards E Ryan	8	6
	Hendrik Timmer Kea Bouman	6	6												B Gilbert E Harvey	6	3
	DJR Sumner Elsie Goldsack	0	2			H Timmer K Bouman	3	3
	EL Jones M Elliott	1	1			H Cochet J Vlasto	6	6
	Henri Cochet Julie Vlasto	6	6							H Cochet J Vlasto	3	7	4
	Brian Gilbert Ermyntrude Harvey	5	6	6						B Gilbert E Harvey	6	5	6
	Bunny Austin Betty Nuthall	7	2	3		B Gilbert E Harvey	6	6
Q	Vincent Burr Agnes Tuckey	3	6			M Summerson P Holcroft Watson	4	0
	Maurice Summerson Phoebe Watson	6	8

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	George Thomas Hazel Hogarth	3	2
	Lewis Michell Peggy Saunders	6	6			L Michell M Saunders	1	3
	Keats Lester Gwen Sterry	7	6			K Lester G Sterry	6	6
	Colin Gregory Betty Dix	5	4								K Lester G Sterry	2	2
	Béla von Kehrling Lilí de Álvarez	6	6								B von Kehrling E de Álvarez	6	6
	Charles Kingsley Eileen Bennett	3	3			B von Kehrling E de Álvarez	3	6	6
	Pat Spence Evelyn Colyer	6	11			P Spence E Colyer	6	4	4
	Douglas Hodges Joan Fry	2	9												B von Kehrling E de Álvarez	8	4	2
	St John Evers Mabel Mavrogordato	6	0	4											H Kinsey M Browne	6	6	6
	Axel Petersen Hilary Stebbing	4	6	6		StJ Evers M Mavrogordato	9	5
	Cyril Eames Winifred Beamish					C Eames W Beamish	11	7
	Pan Papadopoulos Domini Crosfield	w/o									C Eames W Beamish	6	5
	Harold Aitken Beatrice Brown	3	0								H Kinsey M Browne	8	7
	Jean Borotra Suzanne Lenglen	6	6			J Borotra S Lenglen	w/o
	Francis Stowe Enid Broadbridge	1	1			H Kinsey M Browne
	Howard Kinsey Mary Browne	6	6

Section 4[edit]

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	GTC Watt Mrs WE Hudleston	1	4
	Arthur Berger Joan Strawson	6	6			A Berger J Strawson	2	7	6
	Julien Lezard Honor Woolrych	8	4	6		J Lezard H Woolrych	6	5	2
Q	John Pennycuick Eileen Morle	6	6	3							A Berger J Strawson	6	6
	Gerald Sherwell Claire Beckingham	9	5	4							R Knight N Middleton	4	4
	Fassett Burnett Cecily Marriott	7	7	6	Q	F Burnett C Marriott	3	2
	Bill Swinden Mrs Bruce-May	4	6			R Knight N Middleton	6	6
	Reginald Knight Norah Middleton	6	8													A Berger J Strawson	6	4	6
Q	Max Whitmore Mrs P Wilkin	0	3													P Hughes M Valantine	3	6	4
	Henry Standring E Phayre	6	6			H Standring E Phayre	3	2
	Ambrose Dudley JL Colegate	6	4	4		P Hughes M Valantine	6	6
	Pat Hughes Madge Valantine	2	6	6							P Hughes M Valantine	6	1	8
	Patrick Wheatley Dorothea Lambert Chambers	6	3	6							P Wheatley D Lambert Chambers	4	6	6
	Teddy Higgs Mary McIlquham	2	6	2		P Wheatley D Lambert Chambers	6	6
	Donald Greig Molla Mallory	6	5	6		D Greig M Mallory	4	2
	Jacques Brugnon Simonne Mathieu	2	7	1

The nationality of Mrs P Wilkin is unknown.

References[edit]

^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ Lynch, Steven. "Has a married couple ever won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon? Or a brother and sister?". www.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

External links[edit]

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[3] Lynch, Steven. "Has a married couple ever won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon? Or a brother and sister?". www.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

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