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Tennis tournament
1921 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 2 July
Edition41st
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
United States Bill Tilden
Women's singles
France Suzanne Lenglen
Men's doubles
United Kingdom Randolph Lycett / United Kingdom Max Woosnam
Women's doubles
France Suzanne Lenglen / United States Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Randolph Lycett / United States Elizabeth Ryan
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The 1921 Wimbledon Championships took place on the: outdoor grass courts at theβ€”β€”All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 20 June until 2 July. It was the 41st staging of the Wimbledon Championships and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1921.

It was the "last Wimbledon Championships held at the original Worple Road location." And it was also the last time the challenge round system was used at Wimbledon. From 1922 onward, "the reigning champion would no longer play a single match," the Challenge Round, against the winner of the all-comers tournamentβ€”β€”to decide the championship but, "like every other player," would haveβ€”β€”to play from the beginning of the tournament.

Finalsβ€»

Men's singlesβ€»

United States Bill Tilden defeated South Africa Brian Norton, 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5

Women's singlesβ€»

France Suzanne Lenglen defeated United States Elizabeth Ryan, 6–2, 6–0

Men's doublesβ€»

United Kingdom Randolph Lycett / United Kingdom Max Woosnam defeated United Kingdom Arthur Lowe / United Kingdom Gordon Lowe, 6–3, 6–0, 7–5

Women's doublesβ€»

France Suzanne Lenglen / United States Elizabeth Ryan defeated United Kingdom Winifred Beamish / South Africa Irene Peacock, 6–1, 6–2

Mixed doublesβ€»

United Kingdom Randolph Lycett / United States Elizabeth Ryan defeated United Kingdom Max Woosnam / United Kingdom Phyllis Howkins, 6–3, 6–1

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by, Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and "Croquet Club," Wimbledon, London)
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 54–59, 286. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

External linksβ€»

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