1926 Wimbledon Championships

1926 Wimbledon Championships
1926 Wimbledon Championships
Date	21 June – 3 July
Edition	46th
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road; SW19, Wimbledon,; London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
	Jean Borotra
Women's singles
	Kitty Godfree
Men's doubles
	Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet
Women's doubles
	Mary Browne / Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed doubles
	Leslie Godfree / Kitty Godfree

The 1926 Wimbledon Championships, also known as the Jubilee 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 21 June until 3 July.^[1] It was the 46th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1926.

This championship is notable for having The Duke of York, the future King George VI competing with his mentor and advisor Louis Greig in the men's doubles. The pair were eliminated in the first round by former champions Herbert Roper Barrett and Arthur Gore.^[2]

Finals

Jean Borotra defeated Howard Kinsey, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3 ^[3]

^ ^a ^b The Godfrees are the only married couple to have won the mixed doubles title.^[7]

^ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
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^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ Lynch, Steven. "Has a married couple ever won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon? Or a brother and sister?". www.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

Preceded by 1926 French Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1926 U.S. National Championships

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