1924 Wimbledon Championships

April 2022 1924 Wimbledon Championships 23 June – 5 July 44th Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Grass Grand Slam FRA Jean Borotra GBR Kitty McKane USA 1912 Frank Hunter / USA 1912 Vincent Richards USA 1912 Hazel Wightman / USA 1912 Helen Wills GBR John Gilbert / GBR Kitty McKane The 1924 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 5 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London) It was the 44th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1924. This edition saw the introduction of a draw that made use of a seeding list. The seeding was based on nationality and aimed at preventing nominated players from the same nationality meeting before the later rounds. A maximum of four players could be nominated by a country and these would be seeded into four different quarters of the draw.Seeding the Draw https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uXVDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZVkMAAAAIBAJ&dq=wimbledon%20seeding%20nationality&pg=2079%2C5163048 The Glasgow Herald Jun 14, 1955http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31204505 SPORTING CABLES. The West Australian Perth 12 December 1923 9 National Library of Australia In 1927 the system of seeding by nationality was extended with a merit–based seeding based on the ranking of players.'Seed' Drawings for Tennis Meet https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=759FAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vLwMAAAAIBAJ&dq=wimbledon%20seeding%20nationality&pg=4903%2C5753018 The Telegraph–Herald and Times-Journal Jun 15, 1927 Finals Men's singles 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles FRA Jean Borotra defeated FRA René Lacoste, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Women's singles 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles GBR Kitty McKane defeated USA 1912 Helen Wills, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Men's doubles 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles USA 1912 Frank Hunter / USA 1912 Vincent Richards defeated USA 1912 Watson Washburn / USA 1912 R. Norris Williams, 6–3, 3–6, 8–10, 8–6, 6–3 Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Women's doubles 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles USA 1912 Hazel Wightman / USA 1912 Helen Wills defeated GBR Phyllis Covell / GBR Kitty McKane, 6–4, 6–4 Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 Mixed doubles 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles GBR John Gilbert / GBR Kitty McKane defeated GBR Leslie Godfree / GBR Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1924 Australasian Championships Grand Slams 1924 U.S. National Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships