1926 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

April 2022 1926 Wimbledon Championships s GBR Leslie Godfree GBR Kitty Godfree USA 1912 Howard Kinsey USA 1912 Mary Browne 6–3, 6–4 64 (4 Q Qualifiers) – Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles grand slam 1926 Wimbledon Championships 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.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th They remain the only married couple to ever win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon.Lynch Steven Has a married couple ever won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon? Or a brother and sister? http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/story/47462.html www.espn.co.uk 25 June 2012 Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 GBR Leslie GodfreeGBR Kitty Godfree 6 6 GBR RDN Pryce-JonesGBR Irene Maltby 4 0 USA 1912 Vincent RichardsUSA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan 8 6 GBR Brian GilbertGBR Ermyntrude Harvey 6 3 HUN 1920 Béla von KehrlingESP 1873 Lilí de Álvarez 8 4 2 USA 1912 Howard KinseyUSA 1912 Mary Browne 6 6 6 GBR Arthur BergerGBR Joan Strawson 6 4 6 GBR Pat HughesGBR Madge Valantine 3 6 4 GBR Leslie GodfreeGBR Kitty Godfree 7 6 USA 1912 Vincent RichardsUSA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan 5 4 USA 1912 Howard KinseyUSA 1912 Mary Browne 5 6 6 GBR Arthur BergerGBR Joan Strawson 7 4 0 GBR Leslie GodfreeGBR Kitty Godfree 6 6 USA 1912 Howard KinseyUSA 1912 Mary Browne 3 4 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals DEN Einer UlrichGBR Marie Hazel 9 6 6 GBR Ulysses WilliamsBritish Ceylon Evelyn Dewhurst 11 1 3 USA 1912 Donald StralemGBR Dorothy Hill 1 0 GBR Leslie GodfreeGBR Kitty Godfree 6 6 URS 1924 Sergei RodziankoGBR Sylvia Lumley-Ellis w/o GBR Royden DashGBR CJ Tyrrell TCH Jan KoželuhAUT Lilly von Ellissen 4 6 6 SUI Charles AeschlimannGBR E Petchell 6 2 8 GBR Douglas WatsonGBR R Watson 6 6 MEX 1916 Ignacio de la BorbollaGBR D Lee Mumford 0 4 GBR RDN Pryce-JonesGBR Irene Maltby 6 6 GBR Alfred IngramGBR Peggy Pleydell-Bouverie 4 3 GBR William RadcliffeGBR Eleanor Rose 6 6 GBR Laddie WheatcroftGBR Christabel Wheatcroft 4 1 GBR Frank JarvisGBR Joan Ridley 1 3 CAN 1921 Henry MayesGRE old Hélène Contostavlos 6 6 DEN E UlrichGBR M Hazel 2 3 GBR L GodfreeGBR K Godfree 6 6 GBR R DashGBR CJ Tyrrell 3 6 3 SUI C AeschlimannGBR E Petchell 6 1 6 GBR D WatsonGBR R Watson 4 6 3 GBR RDN Pryce-JonesGBR I Maltby 6 3 6 GBR W RadcliffeGBR E Rose 5 6 6 CAN 1921 H MayesGRE old H Contostavlos 7 1 3 GBR L GodfreeGBR K Godfree 6 6 SUI C AeschlimannGBR E Petchell 1 3 GBR RDN Pryce-JonesGBR I Maltby 6 4 7 GBR W RadcliffeGBR E Rose 1 6 5 GBR L GodfreeGBR K Godfree 6 6 GBR RDN Pryce-JonesGBR I Maltby 4 0 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Basil LawrenceGBR Elsa Haylock 7 7 TCH Ladislav ŽemlaIRL Mrs RRW Jackson 9 9 GBR WB StottGBR Dorothy Alexander 8 2 GBR Gordon Crole-ReesUSA 1912 Marion Jessup 10 6 USA 1912 Vincent RichardsUSA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan 6 6 GBR Ernest LambGBR Enid Clarke 2 4 NED Cornelis BryanGBR Mrs A Clayton 2 1 IND British Bertie MeyerGBR Dorothy Shepherd-Barron 6 6 NED Hendrik TimmerNED Kea Bouman 6 6 AUS DJR SumnerGBR Elsie Goldsack 0 2 AUS EL JonesAUS M Elliott 1 1 FRA Henri CochetFRA Julie Vlasto 6 6 GBR Brian GilbertGBR Ermyntrude Harvey 5 6 6 GBR Bunny AustinGBR Betty Nuthall 7 2 3 Q GBR Vincent BurrGBR Agnes Tuckey 3 6 GBR Maurice SummersonGBR Phoebe Watson 6 8 TCH L ŽemlaIRL Mrs RRW Jackson 2 6 GBR G Crole-ReesUSA 1912 M Jessup 6 8 USA 1912 V RichardsUSA 1912 E Ryan 6 6 IND British B MeyerGBR D Shepherd-Barron 4 3 NED H TimmerNED K Bouman 3 3 FRA H CochetFRA J Vlasto 6 6 GBR B GilbertGBR E Harvey 6 6 GBR M SummersonGBR P Holcroft Watson 4 0 GBR G Crole-ReesUSA 1912 M Jessup 3 4 USA 1912 V RichardsUSA 1912 E Ryan 6 6 FRA H CochetFRA J Vlasto 3 7 4 GBR B GilbertGBR E Harvey 6 5 6 USA 1912 V RichardsUSA 1912 E Ryan 8 6 GBR B GilbertGBR E Harvey 6 3 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR George ThomasGBR Hazel Hogarth 3 2 GBR Lewis MichellGBR Peggy Saunders 6 6 GBR Keats LesterGBR Gwen Sterry 7 6 GBR Colin GregoryGBR Betty Dix 5 4 HUN 1920 Béla von KehrlingESP 1873 Lilí de Álvarez 6 6 GBR Charles KingsleyGBR Eileen Bennett 3 3 SAF 1912 Pat SpenceGBR Evelyn Colyer 6 11 GBR Douglas HodgesGBR Joan Fry 2 9 GBR St John EversGBR Mabel Mavrogordato 6 0 4 DEN Axel PetersenGBR Hilary Stebbing 4 6 6 GBR Cyril EamesGBR Winifred Beamish GRE old Pan PapadopoulosGBR Domini Crosfield w/o GBR Harold AitkenGBR Beatrice Brown 3 0 FRA Jean BorotraFRA Suzanne Lenglen 6 6 GBR Francis StoweGBR Enid Broadbridge 1 1 USA 1912 Howard KinseyUSA 1912 Mary Browne 6 6 GBR L MichellGBR M Saunders 1 3 GBR K LesterGBR G Sterry 6 6 HUN 1920 B von KehrlingESP 1873 E de Álvarez 3 6 6 SAF 1912 P SpenceGBR E Colyer 6 4 4 GBR StJ EversGBR M Mavrogordato 9 5 GBR C EamesGBR W Beamish 11 7 FRA J BorotraFRA S Lenglen w/o USA 1912 H KinseyUSA 1912 M Browne GBR K LesterGBR G Sterry 2 2 HUN 1920 B von KehrlingESP 1873 E de Álvarez 6 6 GBR C EamesGBR W Beamish 6 5 USA 1912 H KinseyUSA 1912 M Browne 8 7 HUN 1920 B von KehrlingESP 1873 E de Álvarez 8 4 2 USA 1912 H KinseyUSA 1912 M Browne 6 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR GTC WattGBR Mrs WE Hudleston 1 4 GBR Arthur BergerGBR Joan Strawson 6 6 SAF 1912 Julien LezardGBR Honor Woolrych 8 4 6 Q GBR John PennycuickGBR Eileen Morle 6 6 3 SAF 1912 Gerald SherwellGBR Claire Beckingham 9 5 4 GBR Fassett BurnettGBR Cecily Marriott 7 7 6 GBR Bill SwindenGBR Mrs Bruce-May 4 6 GBR Reginald KnightGBR Norah Middleton 6 8 Q GBR Max Whitmore Mrs P Wilkin 0 3 GBR Henry StandringGBR E Phayre 6 6 GBR Ambrose DudleyGBR JL Colegate 6 4 4 GBR Pat HughesGBR Madge Valantine 2 6 6 GBR Patrick WheatleyGBR Dorothea Lambert Chambers 6 3 6 GBR Teddy HiggsGBR Mary McIlquham 2 6 2 GBR Donald GreigUSA 1912 Molla Mallory 6 5 6 FRA Jacques BrugnonFRA Simonne Mathieu 2 7 1 GBR A BergerGBR J Strawson 2 7 6 SAF 1912 J LezardGBR H Woolrych 6 5 2 Q GBR F BurnettGBR C Marriott 3 2 GBR R KnightGBR N Middleton 6 6 GBR H StandringGBR E Phayre 3 2 GBR P HughesGBR M Valantine 6 6 GBR P WheatleyGBR D Lambert Chambers 6 6 GBR D GreigUSA 1912 M Mallory 4 2 GBR A BergerGBR J Strawson 6 6 GBR R KnightGBR N Middleton 4 4 GBR P HughesGBR M Valantine 6 1 8 GBR P WheatleyGBR D Lambert Chambers 4 6 6 GBR A BergerGBR J Strawson 6 4 6 GBR P HughesGBR M Valantine 3 6 4 The nationality of Mrs P Wilkin is unknown. References External links 1926 MX X=Mixed Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Mixed doubles