1926 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1926 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Mary Browne ; Elizabeth Ryan
Runners-up	Evelyn Colyer ; Kitty Godfree
Score	6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw	41 (4 Q )
Seeds	–
Events

Suzanne Lenglen and Elizabeth Ryan were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Lenglen partnered with Julie Vlasto, but lost in the second round to Ryan and her partner Mary Browne.

Browne and Ryan defeated Evelyn Colyer and Kitty Godfree in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

	Dorothea Lambert Chambers Ermyntrude Harvey	6	2	5

	Mary Browne Elizabeth Ryan	3	6	7
						Mary Browne Elizabeth Ryan	6	6

						Winifred Beamish Enid Clarke	2	3
	JL Colegate CJ Tyrrell	6	3

	Winifred Beamish Enid Clarke	8	6
										Mary Browne Elizabeth Ryan	6	6

										Evelyn Colyer Kitty Godfree	1	1
	Joan Fry Marie Hazel	3	4

Q	Naomi Jackson-Feilden Molly Welsh	6	6
					Q	Naomi Jackson-Feilden Molly Welsh	2	3

						Evelyn Colyer Kitty Godfree	6	6
	NQ Radcliffe-Platt PM Radcliffe	2	3

	Evelyn Colyer Kitty Godfree	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

		Joyce Brown Phoebe Watson	3	4
		Dorothea Lambert Chambers Ermyntrude Harvey	6	6
							D Lambert Chambers E Harvey	6	6
							E Macready A Tuckey	4	2
		Dorothy Alexander D Lee Mumford	1	3
		Elizabeth Macready Agnes Tuckey	6	6
												D Lambert Chambers E Harvey	6	2	5
												M Browne E Ryan	3	6	7
		Mary Browne Elizabeth Ryan	3	9	6
		Suzanne Lenglen Julie Vlasto	6	7	2
							M Browne E Ryan	6	2	6
							E Broadbridge I Maltby	1	6	3
		Enid Broadbridge Irene Maltby	13	6
		EC Mogg Hilary Stebbing	11	0

The nationality of EC Mogg is unknown.

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

						Evelyn Dewhurst Gladys Seel	6	5	6
						Mabel Mavrogordato MA Thomas	3	7	1
											E Dewhurst G Seel	6	2	4
											JL Colegate CJ Tyrrell	2	6	6
						JL Colegate CJ Tyrrell	6	6
Q	E Norman Mrs MB Reckitt	4	7	6	Q	E Norman Mrs MB Reckitt	1	1
Q	Mary Cambridge Doris Craddock	6	5	1												JL Colegate CJ Tyrrell	6	3
	WM Haughton Mrs RRW Jackson	3	4													W Beamish E Clarke	8	6
	Winifred Beamish Enid Clarke	6	6			W Beamish E Clarke	6	6
	Violet Chamberlain Aurea Edgington	6	6			V Chamberlain A Edgington	2	1
Q	Louise Bull Ariadne Rodocanachi	3	4								W Beamish E Clarke	6	6
	Dorothy Hill Joan Ridley	6	4	6							D Hill J Ridley	2	2
	Madge Valantine Honor Woolrych	4	6	4		D Hill J Ridley	8	5	6
	Eileen Bennett Gwen Sterry	1	4			E Goldsack D Holman	6	7	2
	Elsie Goldsack Dorothy Holman	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round				Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

	Mrs Herriot Mrs WE Hudleston	1	3
	Marjorie MacFarlane Mrs M Marshall	6	6		M MacFarlane Mrs M Marshall	3	0
	Betty Dix Cristobel Hardie	1	4		M McIlquham D Shepherd-Barron	6	6
	Mary McIlquham Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	6	6						M McIlquham D Shepherd-Barron	3	6	3
	Mrs Bruce-May Mrs van Praagh	1	4						J Fry M Hazel	6	3	6
	Marion Jessup Molla Mallory	6	6		M Jessup M Mallory	3	2
	Joan Fry Marie Hazel	6	6		J Fry M Hazel	6	6
	Claire Beckingham EM Beckingham	4	4											J Fry M Hazel	3	4
													Q	N Jackson-Feilden M Welsh	6	6
					Betty Nuthall Peggy Saunders	5	4
					Anna Harper LV McCune	7	6
									A Harper LV McCune	5	3
								Q	N Jackson-Feilden M Welsh	7	6
					Kea Bouman Simonne Mathieu	3	5
				Q	Naomi Jackson-Feilden Molly Welsh	6	7

The nationalities of Mrs Herriot and Mrs van Praagh are unknown.

Section 4

First round	Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

		NQ Radcliffe-Platt PM Radcliffe	6	6
		Mrs O Bevir R Watson	3	1
						NQ Radcliffe-Platt PM Radcliffe	6	6	7
						H Contostavlos D Crosfield	8	2	5
		Peggy Dransfield Hazel Hogarth	0	1
		Hélène Contostavlos Domini Crosfield	6	6
											NQ Radcliffe-Platt PM Radcliffe	2	3
											E Colyer K Godfree	6	6
		Evelyn Colyer Kitty Godfree	7	6
		M Elliott REJ Stephens	5	1
						E Colyer K Godfree	6	7
						S Lumley-Ellis E Rose	2	5
		Sylvia Lumley-Ellis Eleanor Rose	6	8
		Peggy Pleydell-Bouverie Joan Strawson	1	6

References

^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
^ 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

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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