1926 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1926 Wimbledon Championships GBR Kitty Godfree ESP 1873 Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 64 (8 Q Qualifiers) – grand slam 1926 Wimbledon Championships Kitty Godfree defeated Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Singles at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Suzanne Lenglen was the defending champion, but withdrew from her third round match against Claire Beckingham. Draw thumb|right|250px|Lilí de Álvarez (left) and Kitty Godfree (right) at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships ladies singles final. Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 170 GBR Claire Beckingham 2 2 ESP 1873 Lilí de Álvarez 6 6 USA 1912 Molla Mallory 3 7 6 NED Kea Bouman 6 5 3 FRA Julie Vlasto 6 6 GRE old Hélène Contostavlos 3 3 GBR CJ Tyrrell 2 0 GBR Kitty Godfree 6 6 ESP 1873 Lilí de Álvarez 6 6 USA 1912 Molla Mallory 2 2 FRA Julie Vlasto 4 0 GBR Kitty Godfree 6 6 ESP 1873 Lilí de Álvarez 2 6 3 GBR Kitty Godfree 6 4 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Mary McIlquham 5 1 GBR Claire Beckingham 7 6 GBR Elsa Haylock 6 6 GBR Doris Craddock 2 3 FRA Suzanne Lenglen 6 6 USA 1912 Mary Browne 2 3 Q GBR Betty Dix 9 4 British Ceylon Evelyn Dewhurst 11 6 IRL WM Haughton 2 0 ESP 1873 Lilí de Alvarez 6 6 Q GBR Dorothy Holman 6 6 GBR E Norman 3 2 GBR P Watson 6 8 GBR R Watson 0 6 GBR Betty Nuthall 6 5 6 AUS M Elliott 4 7 2 GBR C Beckingham 6 6 GBR E Haylock 4 2 FRA S Lenglen 6 6 British Ceylon E Dewhurst 2 2 ESP 1873 E de Alvarez 6 3 6 Q GBR D Holman 4 6 2 GBR P Watson 6 6 GBR B Nuthall 3 0 GBR C Beckingham FRA S Lenglen w/o ESP 1873 E de Alvarez 6 6 GBR P Watson 1 3 GBR C Beckingham 2 2 ESP 1873 E de Alvarez 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Joan Fry 6 6 GBR Mrs M Marshall 1 0 Q GBR Weeta Crawshay-Williams 3 2 GBR Eileen Bennett 6 6 GBR Phyllis Whitley 4 2 GBR Aurea Edgington 6 6 USA 1912 Molla Mallory 6 6 USA 1912 Anna Harper 1 2 GBR GJ Gilder CAN 1921 Mrs HF Wright w/o GBR Dorothy Hill 6 7 GBR Peggy Saunders 1 5 GBR Elsie Goldsack 0 1 NED Kea Bouman 6 6 GBR Domini Crosfield USA 1912 Helen Wills w/o GBR J Fry 6 4 7 GBR E Bennett 3 6 5 GBR A Edgington 2 1 USA 1912 M Mallory 6 6 GBR GJ Gilder 6 1 2 GBR D Hill 3 6 6 NED K Bouman 6 6 GBR D Crosfield 0 0 GBR J Fry 6 4 5 USA 1912 M Mallory 4 6 7 GBR D Hill 3 2 NED K Bouman 6 6 USA 1912 M Mallory 3 7 6 NED K Bouman 6 5 3 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Evelyn Colyer 7 6 Q GBR Violet Chamberlain 5 2 Q GBR Peggy Dransfield 1 2 FRA Julie Vlasto 6 6 GBR Gwen Sterry 6 6 Q GBR Mrs MB Reckitt 1 3 GBR Joan Strawson 6 3 5 IRL Mrs RRW Jackson 3 6 7 GBR Mabel Mavrogordato 2 4 USA 1912 Marion Jessup 6 6 Q GBR Eileen Morle 4 1 GRE old Hélène Contostavlos 6 6 GBR Dorothy Shepherd-Barron 1 1 GBR Winifred Beamish 6 6 GBR Joan Ridley 7 5 2 AUS REJ Stephens 5 7 6 GBR E Colyer 4 5 FRA J Vlasto 6 7 GBR G Sterry 6 6 IRL Mrs RRW Jackson 4 2 USA 1912 M Jessup 6 4 4 GRE old H Contostavlos 2 6 6 GBR W Beamish 6 6 AUS REJ Stephens 0 3 FRA J Vlasto 3 6 6 GBR G Sterry 6 3 3 GRE old H Contostavlos 7 6 GBR W Beamish 5 4 FRA J Vlasto 6 6 GRE old H Constostavlos 3 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR CJ Tyrrell 6 6 NZL Marjorie MacFarlane 4 4 GBR Christabel Hardie 6 6 USA 1912 Anna Harper 4 4 Q GBR Enid Broadbridge 4 0 GBR Eleanor Rose 6 6 FRA Simonne Mathieu 8 4 2 GBR Sylvia Lumley-Ellis 6 6 6 GBR Ermyntrude Harvey 5 5 GBR Enid Clarke 7 7 GBR JL Colegate 0 4 USA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan 6 6 GBR Honor Woolrych AUS Dorothy Rendall w/o AUT Lilly von Ellissen 0 0 GBR Kitty Godfree 6 6 GBR CJ Tyrrell 4 6 6 GBR C Hardie 6 2 4 GBR E Rose 6 1 1 GBR S Lumley-Ellis 2 6 6 GBR E Clarke 3 2 USA 1912 E Ryan 6 6 GBR H Woolrych 2 0 GBR K Godfree 6 6 GBR CJ Tyrrell 6 1 6 GBR S Lumley-Ellis 2 6 0 USA 1912 E Ryan 6 4 0 GBR K Godfree 1 6 6 GBR CJ Tyrrell 2 0 GBR K Godfree 6 6 References External links 1926 LS 1926 French Championships Grand SlamsWomen's Singles 1926 U.S. National Championships Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships - singles Wimbledon Championships - singles