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1923 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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Bill Johnston defeated Frank Hunter 6–0, 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1923 Wimbledon Championships. The field consisted of 133 players and a preliminary round of five matches was held to bring the total down to a 128 men draw.[1] Gerald Patterson was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Men's singles
1923 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Bill Johnston
Runner-upUnited States Frank Hunter
Score6–0, 6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw133
Seeds–
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Cecil Campbell 1 7 2 2
  Bill Johnston 6 5 6 6
  Bill Johnston 6 6 6
  Brian Norton 4 2 4
  Brian Norton 7 6 6
  Max Woosnam 5 3 2
  Bill Johnston 6 6 6
  Frank Hunter 0 3 1
  DM Evans 2 6 5
  Gordon Lowe 6 8 7
  Gordon Lowe 3 5 4
  Frank Hunter 6 7 6
  Frank Hunter 3 4 6 6 6
  Manuel de Gomar 6 6 1 3 2

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  René Lacoste 6 6 6
  DS Menda 0 4 1   R Lacoste 6 6 6
  AH McCormick 4 0 2   R Dash 1 3 4
  Royden Dash 6 6 6   R Lacoste 6 6 6
  LF Davin 6 6 4 6   AW Davson 2 2 0
  FR Scovel 2 4 6 3   LF Davin 6 2 5
  AW Davson 6 6 3 2 9   AW Davson 8 6 7
  Hector Fisher 4 4 6 6 7   R Lacoste 6 6 3 2 3
  PC Chase 1 2 4   C Campbell 1 3 6 6 6
  Syed Mohammad Hadi 6 6 6   SM Hadi 1 6 6 3 5
  RH Hotham 3 0 2   A Macpherson 6 2 3 6 7
  Arthur Macpherson 6 6 6   A Macpherson 3 1 4
  Cecil Campbell   C Campbell 6 6 6
  TR Quill w/o   C Campbell 7 6 8
  Gerald Sherwell 7 6 6   G Sherwell 5 1 6
  RF Scovell 5 3 2

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Neville Willford 2 3 6 3
  George Stoddart 6 6 1 1r   N Willford 3 3 2
  Jacques Brugnon 6 6 6   J Brugnon 6 6 6
  BE Henty 4 4 3   J Brugnon 4 1 2
  Guillermo Robson 0 1 2   V Richards 6 6 6
  Sydney Jacob 6 6 6   S Jacob 2 3 6
  Jean Washer 1 3 2   V Richards 6 6 8
  Vincent Richards 6 6 6   V Richards 4 3 5
  M Fox 2 7 6 3 6   W Johnston 6 6 7
  William Radcliffe 6 5 0 6 4   M Fox 1 4 6
  Gerry Millard 5 6 4 5   P Spence 6 6 8
  Pat Spence 7 2 6 7   P Spence 0 1 4
  Douglas Watson 5 6 7 4   W Johnston 6 6 6
  Leighton Crawford 7 3 5 1r   D Watson 1 2 7
  Teddy Higgs 4 2 1   W Johnston 6 6 9
  Bill Johnston 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  N Latchford 1 3 1
  Patrick Wheatley 6 6 6   P Wheatley 6 9 6
  Humphrey Milford 6 7 6   H Milford 3 7 4
  JP Carleton 2 5 1   P Wheatley 6 6 1 1 2
  Major Ritchie 2 4 3   B Norton 3 8 6 6 6
  Brian Norton 6 6 6   B Norton 6 6 6
  Royden Wilkinson 3 2 6 2   V Penman 0 3 1
  Victor Penman 6 6 2 6   B Norton 6 7 6
  GW Grounsell 6 2 6 1 4   J Borotra 3 5 3
  Francis Stowe 3 6 4 6 6   F Stowe 2 3 2
  Scotter Owen 0 2 2   W Crawley 6 6 6
  Walter Crawley 6 6 6   W Crawley 6 2 6 5 0
  HR Fussell 6 6 6   J Borotra 3 6 3 7 6
  P Marsden 4 3 2   HR Fussell 3 5 6
  Jean Borotra 6 6 1 9   J Borotra 6 6 8
  James Legg 4 1 6 7

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Arthur Belgrave 3 4 4
  Henry Mayes 6 6 6   H Mayes 6 6 6
  EG Bisseker 2 5 4   F Fisher 2 2 0
  Frank Fisher 6 7 6   H Mayes 6 6 6
  Carlos Caminos   JT Baines 1 4 3
  John Van Ryn w/o   C Caminos 4 4 4
  Denis Browne 7 1 2 0   JT Baines 6 6 6
  JT Baines 5 6 6 6   H Mayes 4 6 1
  Theodore Mavrogordato 6 6 6   M Woosnam 6 8 6
  GP Sayers 3 3 1   T Mavrogordato 7 1 3 8
  Harold Price 0 2 3   M Woosnam 5 6 6 10
  Max Woosnam 6 6 6   M Woosnam 6 6 6
  WHM Aitken 6 6 6   J Hillyard 4 3 3
  Lionel Alderson [a] 2 3 0   WHM Aitken 5 5 2
  C Brierley [a] 1 2 4   J Hillyard 7 7 6
  Jack Hillyard [a] 6 6 6

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Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  JM Bell [a] 9 7 6
  JA Dean [a] 7 5 3   JM Bell 6 5 3 3
  T Moss 4 6 2   H Larsen 4 7 6 6
  Henning Larsen 6 8 6   H Larsen 4 4 1
  John Cecil Masterman 6 6 6   JC Masterman 6 6 6
  Henry Standring 2 0 1   JC Masterman 4 6 1 6 6
  JF Philpotts 1 0 0   C-E von Braun 6 4 6 0 3
  Carl-Erik von Braun 6 6 6   JC Masterman 7 0 1 7 7
  Alex Drew 6 2 4 4   DM Evans 5 6 6 5 9
  Charles Kingsley 4 6 6 6   C Kingsley 3 2 8 8 1
  Athar-Ali Fyzee 6 4 2 3   DM Evans 6 6 6 6 6
  DM Evans 2 6 6 6   DM Evans 7 6 4 6
  Donald Rutnam 7 6 3 6   A Dudley 5 3 6 4
  Lewis Deane 5 1 6 3   D Rutnam 4 7 4
  N Field 2 5 6 6 4   A Dudley 6 9 6
  Ambrose Dudley 6 7 2 4 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Arthur Yencken 6 0 3 5
  Roy Poland 1 6 6 7   R Poland 4 7 3
  Leslie Godfree 1 6 0 6 9   L Godfree 6 9 6
  Nicolae Mișu 6 4 6 2 7   L Godfree 4 5 1
  Victor Cazalet 3 6 1 6 3   A Berger 6 7 6
  Arthur Berger 6 3 6 1 6   A Berger 6 6 3 4 8
  Eric Portlock 5 3 6 6 1   U Kramet 1 2 6 6 6
  U Kramet 7 6 4 3 6   A Berger 4 6 1 6
  F Crosbie 0 7 2   G Lowe 6 3 6 8
  Brian Gilbert 6 9 6   B Gilbert 5 4 6
  Gordon Lowe 6 6 6   G Lowe 7 6 8
  Sydney Watts 3 2 0   G Lowe 6 8 3 6
  Monty Temple 6 6 6   R Lycett 1 6 6 3
  S Simons 3 0 3   M Temple 4 4 2
  Randolph Lycett 6 6 1 6   R Lycett 6 6 6
  Ulysses Williams 3 1 6 1

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Eliot Crawshay-Williams 6 3 12 1 4
  Vincent Burr 4 6 10 6 6   V Burr 7 0 1 3
  Eduardo Flaquer 5 4 1   F Hunter 5 6 6 6
  Frank Hunter 7 6 6   F Hunter 8 6 7
  Ronaldo Boyd 0 0 0   HA Fyzee 6 3 5
  Hassan Ali Fyzee 6 6 6   HA Fyzee 6 6 1 6
  Charles Dixon 3 2 0r   P Féret 3 3 6 4
  Paul Féret 6 6 0   F Hunter 9 6 8
  Antoine Gentien 8 4 0   N Dicks 7 4 6
  Norman Dicks 10 6 6   N Dicks 6 6 6 1 9
  Noel Heath 6 5 2 3   P Davson 8 3 2 6 7
  Percival Davson 1 7 6 6   N Dicks 7 6 7
  HA Carless 1 6 6 6   HA Carless 5 4 5
  Noel Turnbull 6 3 4 1   HA Carless 6 6 3 5 6
  Alex Blair 6 5 10 1 3   H Stoker 0 0 6 7 2
  Hew Stoker 2 7 8 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Cecil Tindell-Green 9 6 6
  Brian Helmore 7 1 3   C Tindell-Green 6 6 6
  Clinton McIlquham 3 4 4   W Swinden 4 0 4
  Bill Swinden 6 6 6   C Tindell-Green 6 4 2
  Manuel de Gomar 4 6 6 6   M de Gomar 8 6 6
  Thomas Bevan 6 2 2 3   M de Gomar 6 6 7
  Alfred Ingram 6 3 6 3 7   A Ingram 4 4 5
  George Golding 1 6 1 6 5   M de Gomar 4 6 6 6
  Donald Greig 6 6 6   D Greig 6 0 1 4
  George Thomas 4 4 2   D Greig 6 6 6
  EBN Taylor 6 2 6 6 6   EBN Taylor 4 2 4
  Clive Branfoot 3 6 8 1 4   D Greig 6 6 6
  Charles Roupell 6 7 6   CP Luck 1 4 3
  RG Bernard 0 5 2   C Roupell 6 2 6 4 3
  Mark Hick 3 4 5   CP Luck 3 6 4 6 6
  CP Luck 6 6 7

Preliminary round edit

Player 1 Winning Score Player 2
  Lionel Alderson Walkover   EO Anderson
  CJ Brierley 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 10–8   Keats Lester
  Jack Hillyard 6–3, 6–2, 7–5   Alfredo Villegas
  JM Bell 6–0, 6–2, 6–2   SM Lahey-Bean
  JA Dean Walkover   Leonard Lyle

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Played and won a preliminary round to qualify for the first round

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links edit

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