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1924 Wimbledon Championships

Field	Value
date	23 June – 5 July
edition	44th
location	Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
surface	Grass
category	Grand Slam
champms	FRA Jean Borotra
champws	GBR Kitty McKane
champmd	USA Frank Hunter / USA Vincent Richards
champwd	USA Hazel Wightman / USA Helen Wills
champxd	GBR John Gilbert / GBR Kitty McKane

SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

The 1924 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 23 June until 5 July. It was the 44th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1924.

This edition saw the introduction of a draw that made use of a seeding list. The seeding was based on nationality and aimed at preventing nominated players from the same nationality meeting before the later rounds. A maximum of four players could be nominated by a country and these would be seeded into four different quarters of the draw. In 1927 the system of seeding by nationality was extended with a merit–based seeding based on the ranking of players.

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

FRA Jean Borotra defeated FRA René Lacoste, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4

Women's singles

Main article: 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

GBR Kitty McKane defeated USA Helen Wills, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Men's doubles

Main article: 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

USA Frank Hunter / USA Vincent Richards defeated USA Watson Washburn / USA R. Norris Williams, 6–3, 3–6, 8–10, 8–6, 6–3

Women's doubles

Main article: 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

USA Hazel Wightman / USA Helen Wills defeated GBR Phyllis Covell / GBR Kitty McKane, 6–4, 6–4

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

GBR John Gilbert / GBR Kitty McKane defeated GBR Leslie Godfree / GBR Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

References

2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
(Jun 14, 1955). "Seeding the Draw". The Glasgow Herald.
(12 December 1923). "SPORTING CABLES.". National Library of Australia.
(Jun 15, 1927). "'Seed' Drawings for Tennis Meet". The Telegraph–Herald and Times-Journal.
"Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.

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