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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
Singles
Pat O'Hara Wood defeated
Ronald Thomas 6–3, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3[1]
Doubles
Pat O'Hara Wood /
Ronald Thomas defeated
Horace Rice /
Roy Taylor 6–1, 6–0, 7–5[2]
French Open
Not a Grand Slam event.
Wimbledon
Men's singles
Bill Tilden defeated
Gerald Patterson 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 [3][4]
Women's singles
Suzanne Lenglen defeated
Dorothea Lambert Chambers 6–3, 6–0 [5]
Men's doubles
Chuck Garland /
R. Norris Williams defeated
Algernon Kingscote /
James Cecil Parke 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 [6]
Women's doubles
Suzanne Lenglen /
Elizabeth Ryan defeated
Dorothea Lambert Chambers /
Ethel Larcombe 6–4, 6–0 [7]
Mixed doubles
Gerald Patterson /
Suzanne Lenglen defeated
Randolph Lycett /
Elizabeth Ryan 7–5, 6–3 [8]
US Open
Men's singles
Bill Tilden defeated
Bill Johnston 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 [9]
Women's singles
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory defeated
Marion Zinderstein 6–3, 6–1[10]
Men's doubles
Bill Johnston /
Clarence Griffin defeated
Roland Roberts /
Willis Davis 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Women's doubles
Marion Zinderstein /
Eleanor Goss defeated
Eleanor Tennant /
Helen Baker 13–11, 4–6, 6–3[10]
Mixed doubles
Hazel Wightman /
Wallace Johnson defeated
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory /
Craig Biddle 6–4, 6–3
Notes
References
- "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.
- "Women's Title Play". Indianapolis News. September 20, 1920. p. 18.
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