The 1931 Wightman Cup was the ninth edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City in the United States.[1][2][3][4][5]

1931 Wightman Cup
Details
Edition9th
Champion
Winning Nation United States
1930
1932

United States
5
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City, United States
7–8 August 1931
Grass

Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1 United States
United Kingdom
Helen Wills Moody
Phyllis Mudford
6
1
6
4
   
2 United States
United Kingdom
Helen Jacobs
Betty Nuthall
8
6
6
4
   
3 United States
United Kingdom
Anna Harper
Dorothy Round
6
3
4
6
9
7
 
4 United States
United Kingdom
Helen Jacobs
Phyllis Mudford
6
4
6
2
   
5 United States
United Kingdom
Helen Wills Moody
Betty Nuthall
6
4
6
2
   
6 United States
United Kingdom
Sarah Palfrey / Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Phyllis Mudford / Dorothy Shepherd Barron
4
6
8
10
   
7 United States
United Kingdom
Helen Wills Moody / Anna Harper
Betty Nuthall / Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
6
8
7
5
3
6
 

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References edit

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
  2. ^ USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 364. ISBN 0060144785.
  3. ^ Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 388. ISBN 0047960426.
  4. ^ "Wightman Cup". The Canberra Times. Vol. 5, no. 1185. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 August 1931. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 29, 203. New South Wales, Australia. 10 August 1931. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.