1927 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1927 Wimbledon Championships grand slam USA 1912 Helen Wills ESP 1873 Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 6–4 80 (10 Q Qualifiers) 8 1927 Wimbledon Championships First-seeded Helen Wills defeated Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1927 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4thDavid Darrah Helen Wills wins women's tennis throne http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1927/07/03/page/1/article/helen-wills-wins-womens-tennis-throne/index.html Chicago Sunday Tribune 3 July 1927 1 Kitty Godfree was the defending champion, but lost to Elizabeth Ryan in the quarterfinals. Seeds 1 5 USA 1912 Helen Wills (champion) 2 1 GBR Kitty Godfree (quarterfinals) 3 7 NED Kea Bouman (fourth round) 4 3 ESP 1873 Lili de Álvarez (final) 5 2 USA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan (semifinals) 6 8 USA 1912 Molla Mallory (third round) 7 4 SAF 1912 Bobbie Heine (third round) 8 6 SAF 1912 Irene Peacock (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 2 GBR Kitty Godfree 6 4 4 5 USA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan 3 6 6 4 ESP 1873 Lilí de Álvarez 6 3 8 GBR Phoebe Watson 3 6 6 1 USA 1912 Helen Wills 6 6 8 SAF 1912 Irene Peacock 3 1 GBR Joan Fry 1 6 6 GBR Betty Nuthall 6 3 4 5 USA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan 6 0 4 4 ESP 1873 Lilí de Álvarez 2 6 6 1 USA 1912 Helen Wills 6 6 GBR Joan Fry 3 1 4 ESP 1873 Lilí de Álvarez 2 4 1 USA 1912 Helen Wills 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 2 GBR Kitty Godfree 6 6 Q GBR Naomi Trentham 2 2 SAF 1912 Billie Tapscott 7 6 FRA G Cousin 5 4 GBR Evelyn Colyer 6 6 7 GBR Phyllis Satterthwaite 8 2 5 FRA Marguerite Bordes 0 5 GBR Joan Ridley 6 7 2 GBR K Godfree 6 10 SAF 1912 D Tapscott 2 8 GBR E Colyer 6 6 GBR J Ridley 4 3 2 GBR K Godfree 6 6 GBR E Colyer 2 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan 6 6 Q GBR Eileen Connell 2 4 NZL Marjorie MacFarlane 3 4 GBR Enid Broadbridge 6 6 GBR Ermyntrude Harvey 6 8 GER Wiemar Ilse Friedleben 4 6 Greece old Hélène Contostavlos 6 6 GBR Dorothy Alexander 1 1 USA 1912 E Ryan 6 6 GBR E Broadbridge 2 3 GBR E Harvey 6 6 Greece old H Contostavlos 4 4 5 USA 1912 E Ryan 7 6 GBR E Harvey 5 1 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 ESP 1873 Lilí de Álvarez 6 6 GBR Mrs MB Reckitt 2 3 GBR Peggy Dransfield 6 6 FRA Violette Gallay 4 1 GBR E Norman 4 4 GBR Mabel Mavrogordato 6 6 GBR JL Colegate 4 3 GBR Madge Valantine 6 6 4 ESP 1873 E de Álvarez 6 6 GBR P Dransfield 0 4 GBR M Mavrogordato 9 6 6 GBR M Valantine 11 4 4 4 ESP 1873 E de Álvarez 6 6 GBR M Mavrogordato 3 0 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 SAF 1912 Bobbie Heine 6 3 6 GBR Eleanor Rose 4 6 4 Q GBR Winifred Bower 7 2 0 Q GBR Effie Hemmant 5 6 6 IRL Mrs RRW Jackson 6 6 GBR Doris Craddock 3 1 GER Wiemar Paula von Reznicek GBR Phoebe Watson w/o GBR GJ Gilder 3 2 GBR Violet Chamberlain 6 6 GBR Madge Slaney 9 3 1 FRA Elizabeth Macready 7 6 6 GBR Mrs Bruce-May 6 3 1 GBR CJ Tyrrell 2 6 6 Q GBR Sybil Johnson 2 6 3 GBR Kathleen Bridge 6 0 6 7 SAF 1912 E Heine 6 6 Q GBR E Hemmant 3 2 IRL Mrs RRW Jackson 0 2 GBR P Watson 6 6 GBR V Chamberlain 6 6 FRA E Macready 3 2 GBR CJ Tyrrell 6 6 GBR K Bridge 2 1 7 SAF 1912 E Heine 6 3 5 GBR P Watson 4 6 7 GBR V Chamberlain 6 1 6 GBR CJ Tyrrell 2 6 4 GBR P Watson 6 7 GBR V Chamberlain 1 5 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA 1912 Helen Wills 6 3 6 GBR Gwen Sterry 3 6 3 GBR Sylvia Lumley-Ellis 6 6 GBR Cecily Marriott 3 2 GBR Margaret Stocks 3 2 GBR Christabel Hardie 6 6 GBR Eileen Bennett 7 6 GBR Agnes Tuckey 5 4 GBR Davinia Gordon 6 6 GBR Joyce Brown 3 2 GBR R Watson 3 0 GBR Elsie Goldsack 6 6 GBR Mary McIlquham 6 0 4 GBR Joan Lycett 1 6 6 GBR DE Munro 1 1 GBR Winifred Beamish 6 6 1 USA 1912 H Wills 6 6 GBR S Lumley-Ellis 3 2 GBR C Hardie 4 6 2 GBR E Bennett 6 3 6 GBR D Gordon 3 4 GBR E Goldsack 6 6 GBR J Lycett 6 6 GBR W Beamish 4 3 1 USA 1912 H Wills 7 6 GBR E Bennett 5 3 GBR E Goldsack 6 8 6 GBR J Lycett 8 6 3 1 USA 1912 H Wills 6 6 GBR E Goldsack 1 3 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 SAF 1912 Irene Peacock 6 6 Q GBR Beatrice Feltham 0 1 GBR Enid Clarke 6 6 Q GBR Mary Davies 2 3 GBR Irene Maltby 6 2 6 GBR Elsa Haylock 1 6 3 GBR Aurea Edgington 7 3 6 GBR Claire Beckingham 5 6 4 8 SAF 1912 I Peacock 6 6 GBR E Clarke 3 1 GBR I Maltby 3 6 6 GBR A Edgington 6 4 4 8 SAF 1912 I Peacock 6 6 GBR I Maltby 3 2 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 NED Kea Bouman 6 6 Q GBR Doreen Busby 0 3 GBR Dorothy Shaw 3 3 GBR Phyllis Covell 6 6 GBR Joan Fry 6 6 FRA Simonne Mathieu 3 2 GBR Marie Hazel 4 4 GBR Mrs ML Morrison 6 6 3 NED K Bouman 7 6 GBR P Covell 5 3 GBR J Fry 6 6 Q GBR Mrs ML Morrison 2 2 3 NED K Bouman 6 4 7 GBR J Fry 2 6 9 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 USA 1912 Molla Mallory 6 6 GBR Betty Boas 3 2 GER Wiemar Cilly Aussem 3 2 GBR Betty Nuthall 6 6 GBR Dorothy Hill 6 6 Q GBR HL Eddis 1 2 GBR Betty Dix 4 3 GBR Peggy Saunders 6 6 6 USA 1912 M Mallory 6 2 0 GBR B Nuthall 2 6 6 GBR D Hill 6 6 GBR M Saunders 2 4 GBR B Nuthall 6 6 GBR D Hill 3 3 References External links 1927 LS 1927 French Championships Grand SlamsWomen's Singles 1927 U.S. National Championships Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships - singles Wimbledon Championships - singles