1926 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Kitty Godfree defeated Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Singles at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Women's Singles
1926 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Kitty Godfree
Runner-up	Lilí de Álvarez
Final score	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Draw	64 (8 Q )
Seeds	–

Suzanne Lenglen was the defending champion, but withdrew from her third round match against Claire Beckingham.

Draw

Lilí de Álvarez (left) and Kitty Godfree (right) at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships ladies singles final.

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Claire Beckingham	2	2
		Lilí de Álvarez	6	6
									Lilí de Álvarez	6	6
									Molla Mallory	2	2
		Molla Mallory	3	7	6
		Kea Bouman	6	5	3
																Lilí de Álvarez	2	6	3
																Kitty Godfree	6	4	6
		Julie Vlasto	6	6
		Helene Contostavlos	3	3
									Julie Vlasto	4	0
									Kitty Godfree	6	6
		CJ Tyrrell	2	0
		Kitty Godfree	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		Mary McIlquham	5	1
		Claire Beckingham	7	6					C Beckingham	6	6
		Elsa Haylock	6	6					E Haylock	4	2
		Doris Craddock	2	3												C Beckingham
		Suzanne Lenglen	6	6												S Lenglen	w/o
		Mary Browne	2	3					S Lenglen	6	6
	Q	Betty Dix	9	4					E Dewhurst	2	2
		Evelyn Dewhurst	11	6																			C Beckingham	2	2
		WM Haughton	2	0																			E de Alvarez	6	6
		Lilí de Alvarez	6	6					E de Alvarez	6	3	6
	Q	Dorothy Holman	6	6				Q	D Holman	4	6	2
		E Norman	3	2												E de Alvarez	6	6
		P Watson	6	8												P Watson	1	3
		R Watson	0	6					P Watson	6	6
		Betty Nuthall	6	5	6				B Nuthall	3	0
		M Elliott	4	7	2

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		Joan Fry	6	6
		Mrs M Marshall	1	0					J Fry	6	4	7
	Q	Weeta Crawshay-Williams	3	2					E Bennett	3	6	5
		Eileen Bennett	6	6												J Fry	6	4	5
		Phyllis Whitley	4	2												M Mallory	4	6	7
		Aurea Edgington	6	6					A Edgington	2	1
		Molla Mallory	6	6					M Mallory	6	6
		Anna Harper	1	2																			M Mallory	3	7	6
		GJ Gilder																					K Bouman	6	5	3
		Mrs HF Wright	w/o						GJ Gilder	6	1	2
		Dorothy Hill	6	7					D Hill	3	6	6
		Peggy Saunders	1	5												D Hill	3	2
		Elsie Goldsack	0	1												K Bouman	6	6
		Kea Bouman	6	6					K Bouman	6	6
		Domini Crosfield							D Crosfield	0	0
		Helen Wills	w/o

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		Evelyn Colyer	7	6
	Q	Violet Chamberlain	5	2					E Colyer	4	5
	Q	Peggy Dransfield	1	2					J Vlasto	6	7
		Julie Vlasto	6	6												J Vlasto	3	6	6
		Gwen Sterry	6	6												G Sterry	6	3	3
	Q	Mrs MB Reckitt	1	3					G Sterry	6	6
		Joan Strawson	6	3	5				Mrs RRW Jackson	4	2
		Mrs RRW Jackson	3	6	7																		J Vlasto	6	6
		Mabel Mavrogordato	2	4																			H Constostavlos	3	3
		Marion Jessup	6	6					M Jessup	6	4	4
	Q	Eileen Morle	4	1					H Contostavlos	2	6	6
		Helene Contostavlos	6	6												H Contostavlos	7	6
		Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	1	1												W Beamish	5	4
		Winifred Beamish	6	6					W Beamish	6	6
		Joan Ridley	7	5	2				REJ Stephens	0	3
		REJ Stephens	5	7	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		CJ Tyrrell	6	6
		Marjorie MacFarlane	4	4					CJ Tyrrell	4	6	6
		Cristobel Hardie	6	6					C Hardie	6	2	4
		Anna Harper	4	4												CJ Tyrrell	6	1	6
	Q	Enid Broadbridge	4	0												S Lumley-Ellis	2	6	0
		Eleanor Rose	6	6					E Rose	6	1	1
		Simonne Mathieu	8	4	2				S Lumley-Ellis	2	6	6
		Sylvia Lumley-Ellis	6	6	6																		CJ Tyrrell	2	0
		Ermyntrude Harvey	5	5																			K Godfree	6	6
		Enid Clarke	7	7					E Clarke	3	2
		JL Colegate	0	4					E Ryan	6	6
		Elizabeth Ryan	6	6												E Ryan	6	4	0
		Honor Woolrych														K Godfree	1	6	6
		Dorothy Rendall	w/o						H Woolrych	2	0
		Lilly von Ellissen	0	0					K Godfree	6	6
		Kitty Godfree	6	6

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com