1922 Wimbledon Championships

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

The 42nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1922 on the new grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road instead.

For the first time the tournament without the Challenge Round - system has been discharged, the defending champion had to, like all other participants to fight through the entire field. This was decided by a vote by the players who spoke out with 91 to 27 votes for the abolition of the Challenge Round.

The tournament was marked by extremely bad weather. It rained every day, so that the last games could be played only on Wednesday of the third week.

The procession to the Church Road

In 1914, was recognized by those responsible that the system at the Worple Road, although their was expanded to center court last 3,200 spectator seats, would be no match for the growing audience interested long. The area, 1877 in the alignment of the first tournament nor pasture, had also now turned into a bustling neighborhood, and the residents complained about the noise and traffic congestion during the tournament. So the All England Club was formed in 1920 a committee to look for a new site. It was important primarily a flat terrain with a stream or lake near to it irrigate the courts can. Edwin Fuller, the chief groundskeeper, then found one in Wimbledon Park. There a plot size of approximately 13 acres was purchased for 7,870 pounds in September 1920. With the planning of the new facility the famous architect Stanley Peach was commissioned. In order to finance the total price of about 140,000 pounds, were from the All England Club and the Lawn Tennis Association, who also participated, issued bonds in denominations of £ 50, which should be repaid in 1947. As interest any buyer received a free ticket for the entire tournament annually.

The new center court with 13,500 spectators, was inaugurated on 26 June 1922 by King George V..

Men's Singles

In the absence of last year's winner, Bill Tilden, the Australian Gerald Patterson defeated in the final of the British Randolph Lycett.

Women's Singles

In the women's Suzanne Lenglen won their fourth title in a row. In the final, she defeated the US-American Molla Mallory 6-2 and 6-0.

Men's doubles

In the men's doubles James Anderson and Randolph Lycett were successful.

Women Doubles

Suzanne Lenglen and Elizabeth Ryan picked up their fourth doubles title at Wimbledon in a row.

Mixed

In mixed Suzanne Lenglen and Pat O'Hara Wood won.

Source

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