1926 in tennis
| Years in tennis |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1926. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and women's ILTF tennis circuits.
Australian Open
Men's singles
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Jack Hawkes defeated Jim Willard 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
Women's singles
Daphne Akhurst defeated Esna Boyd 6–1, 6–3
Men's doubles
Jack Hawkes / Gerald Patterson defeated James Anderson / Pat O'Hara Wood 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Women's doubles
Esna Boyd / Meryl O'Hara Wood defeated Daphne Akhurst / Marjorie Cox 6–3, 6–8, 8–6
Mixed doubles
Esna Boyd / Jack Hawkes defeated Daphne Akhurst / Jim Willard 6–2, 6–4
French Open
Men's singles
Henri Cochet defeated René Lacoste, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Women's singles
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Mary Browne, 6–1, 6–0
Men's doubles
Vincent Richards / Howard Kinsey defeated Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon, 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Women's doubles
Suzanne Lenglen / Julie Vlasto defeated 
Evelyn Colyer / Kitty McKane, 6–1, 6–1
Mixed doubles
Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon defeated Nanette le Besnerais / Jean Borotra, 6–4, 6–3
Wimbledon
Men's singles
Jean Borotra defeated Howard Kinsey, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3 [1]
Women's singles
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Lilí de Álvarez, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 [2]
Men's doubles
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet defeated Howard Kinsey / Vincent Richards, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 [3]
Women's doubles
Mary Browne / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Kitty Godfree / Evelyn Colyer, 6–1, 6–1 [4]
Mixed doubles
Leslie Godfree[a] / Kitty Godfree[a] defeated Howard Kinsey / Mary Browne, 6–3, 6–4 [6]
US Open
Men's singles
René Lacoste defeated Jean Borotra 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
Women's singles
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory defeated Elizabeth Ryan 4–6, 6–4, 9–7
Men's doubles
Richard Norris Williams / Vincent Richards defeated Bill Tilden / Alfred Chapin 6–4, 6–8, 11–9, 6–3
Women's doubles
Elizabeth Ryan / Eleanor Goss defeated Mary K. Browne / Charlotte Chapin 3–6, 6–4, 12–10
Mixed doubles
Elizabeth Ryan / Jean Borotra defeated Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / René Lacoste 6–4, 7–5
Notes
References
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ Lynch, Steven (September 27, 2010). "Has a married couple ever won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon? Or a brother and sister?". www.espn.co.uk. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
External links
- Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
- Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
- Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) Archived June 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine