1921 Wimbledon Championships

  • Australasian Championships
  • French tennis championships
  • Wimbledon Championships
  • U.S. National Championships

The 41st edition of the Wimbledon Championships in 1921 for the last time on the old grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Worple Road instead.

In addition, it was the last time that the Challenge Round - tournament system was used. From the following year the defending champion, just like any other players had to fight through through the entire field of competitors. In 1912, the multiple Wimbledon champion Anthony Wilding had argued for the abolition of the Challenge Round.

Men's Singles

In the last Challenge Round at Wimbledon met Bill Tilden and his challenger, the South African Brian Norton, each other. Norton had previously beaten the Spaniard Manuel Alonso in the All- Comers final. Tilden lost the first two sets, and started the third with a series of drop shots, prompting him ausbuhte the audience. Norton came in the wake completely out of the concept, and gave the following two sentences from 1:6 and 0:6, although the crowd was on his side. In the decisive fifth set Norton had two match points at a score of 5:4 and 40:15. In the first match to Tilden was supposed to after a long putt on its way to the net for the handshake, the ball was still on the line and Norton then missed a Passierschlag. The second match point with an ace from Tilden defended. Tilden won the set 7-5, and thus the match and tournament.

Women's Singles

In the women's Suzanne Lenglen won their third consecutive title. She beat Elizabeth Ryan in the Challenge Round clearly with 6:2 and 6:0.

Men's doubles

In men's doubles, the British Randolph Lycett and Max Woosnam were successful.

Women Doubles

Suzanne Lenglen and Elizabeth Ryan brought her third doubles title at Wimbledon in a row.

Mixed

In mixed Elizabeth Ryan and Randolph Lycett won.

Source

  • Barrett, J.: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. Harper Collins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 978-0007117079
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