1920 in tennis
| Years in tennis |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1920. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and women's ILTF tennis circuits.
Australian Open
[edit]Singles
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Pat O'Hara Wood defeated Ronald Thomas 6–3, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3[1]
Doubles
[edit] Pat O'Hara Wood / Ronald Thomas defeated Horace Rice / Roy Taylor 6–1, 6–0, 7–5[2]
French Open
[edit]Not a Grand Slam event.
Wimbledon
[edit]Men's singles
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Bill Tilden defeated Gerald Patterson 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 [3][4]
Women's singles
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Suzanne Lenglen defeated 
Dorothea Lambert Chambers 6–3, 6–0 [5]
Men's doubles
[edit] Chuck Garland / R. Norris Williams defeated Algernon Kingscote / James Cecil Parke 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 [6]
Women's doubles
[edit] Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Dorothea Lambert Chambers / Ethel Larcombe 6–4, 6–0 [7]
Mixed doubles
[edit] Gerald Patterson / Suzanne Lenglen defeated Randolph Lycett / Elizabeth Ryan 7–5, 6–3 [8]
US Open
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Bill Tilden defeated Bill Johnston 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 [9]
Women's singles
[edit] Molla Bjurstedt Mallory defeated Marion Zinderstein 6–3, 6–1[10]
Men's doubles
[edit] Bill Johnston / Clarence Griffin defeated Roland Roberts / Willis Davis 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Women's doubles
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Marion Zinderstein / Eleanor Goss defeated Eleanor Tennant / Helen Baker 13–11, 4–6, 6–3[10]
Mixed doubles
[edit] Hazel Wightman / Wallace Johnson defeated Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / Craig Biddle 6–4, 6–3
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "1920 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1920 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ↑ "British Tennis Champion Defeated" (PDF). The New York Times. July 1, 1897.
- ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Tilden Crowned King of Courts" (PDF). The New York Times. September 7, 1920.
- 1 2 "Women's Title Play". Indianapolis News. September 20, 1920. p. 18.
External links
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- 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
