1928 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1928 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Helen Wills
Runner-up Lilí de Álvarez
Score6–2, 6–3
Draw80 (10Q)
Seeds8
Main article: 1928 Wimbledon Championships

Helen Wills successfully defended her title, defeating Lilí de Álvarez in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1928 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Seeds

1.   Helen Wills (champion)
2.   Lilí de Álvarez (final)
3.   Eileen Bennett (quarterfinals)
4.   Elizabeth Ryan (semifinals)
5.   Kea Bouman (third round)
6.   Phoebe Watson (quarterfinals)
7.   Cilly Aussem (quarterfinals)
8.   Helen Jacobs (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Helen Wills 6 6
6 Phoebe Watson 3 0
1 Helen Wills 6 6
4 Elizabeth Ryan 1 1
4 Elizabeth Ryan 6 4 6
Helene Nicolopoulos 1 6 2
1 Helen Wills 6 6
2 Lilí de Álvarez 2 3
2 Lilí de Álvarez 7 6
7 Cilly Aussem 5 2
2 Lilí de Álvarez 6 6
Daphne Akhurst 3 0
3 Eileen Bennett 6 3 2
Daphne Akhurst 2 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Helen Wills 6 6
Elsie Goldsack 2 1
1 H Wills 6 6
V Gallay 0 0
Inga Sperling 4 6 3
Violette Gallay 6 0 6
1 H Wills 6 6
E Harvey 2 3
Mrs HV Edwards 2 1
Ermyntrude Harvey 6 6
E Harvey 6 6
Q P Mudford 2 2
Q Phyllis Mudford 6 3 7
Elizabeth Macready 2 6 5

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Phoebe Watson 6 6
Q Beatrice Feltham 2 2
6 P Watson 6 6
M O'Hara Wood 0 1
Mence Canters 1 2
Meryl O'Hara Wood 6 6
6 P Watson 6 6
A Edgington 0 0
Dorothy Shaw 2 6 2
Aurea Edgington 6 1 6
A Edgington 7 6 8
E Hoffman 9 1 6
Madge Slaney 6 6 4
Ellen Hoffman 2 8 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Elizabeth Ryan 6 6
Kathleen Bridge 1 4
4 E Ryan 6 6
J Gallay 4 1
Betty Dix 2 6 4
Jacqueline Gallay 6 4 6
4 E Ryan 6 6
E Boyd 0 2
Esna Boyd 6 10
Gwen Sterry 3 8
E Boyd 6 6
Q H Evelyn-Jones 0 1
Madge List 4 2
Q H Evelyn-Jones 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Kea Bouman 6 7
Claire Beckingham 2 5 5 K Bouman 6 6
Paula von Reznicek 6 6 P von Reznicek 3 2
Q Dorothy Anderson 1 4 5 K Bouman 10 6
Effie Hemmant 6 3 3 H Nicolopoulos 12 8
Sylvia Lumley-Ellis 4 6 6 S Lumley-Ellis 2 1
Marguerite Bordes 4 4 H Nicolopoulos 6 6
Helene Nicolopoulos 6 6 H Nicolopoulos 5 6 6
Cristobel Hardie 4 4 Q N Trentham 7 2 1
Penelope Anderson 6 6 P Anderson 6 6
Mary Davies M Davies 2 4
Josefine von Lobkowitz w/o P Anderson 6 4 4
Q Naomi Trentham 6 6 8 Q N Trentham 3 6 6
Q Dorothy Round 2 8 6 Q N Trentham 6 4 6
Betty Nuthall w/o P Whitley 2 6 4
Phyllis Whitley

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 Lilí de Álvarez 6 6
Joan Lycett 2 2 2 E de Álvarez 4 6 7
Mabel Mavrogordato 3 0 P Covell 6 3 5
Phyllis Covell 6 6 2 E de Álvarez 6 6
Peggy Saunders 5 4 E Colyer 4 4
Evelyn Colyer 7 6 E Colyer 4 6 6
Q Doreen Busby w/o J Fry 6 3 4
Joan Fry 2 E de Álvarez 9 6
CJ Tyrrell 8 3 0 L Bickerton 7 4
Madzy Couquerque 6 6 6 M Couquerque 4 2
Mary Cambridge 2 0 E Rose 6 6
Eleanor Rose 6 6 E Rose 3 1
Molla Mallory 3 6 4 L Bickerton 6 6
Louie Bickerton 6 4 6 L Bickerton 6 6
Josane Sigart 9 4 D Gordon 1 4
Davinia Gordon 11 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Cilly Aussem 6 6
Violet Chamberlain 2 4
7 C Aussem 6 7
P Satterthwaite 4 5
R Watson 6 5 3
Phyllis Satterthwaite 4 7 6
7 C Aussem 6 4 6
J Strawson 1 6 1
Q Kate Anningson 0 2
Winifred Beamish 6 6
W Beamish 6 1 1
J Strawson 4 6 6
Q Vera Marshall 2 3
Joan Strawson 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Eileen Bennett 6 9
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron 3 7
3 E Bennett 6 6
M McIlquham 3 3
Irmgard Rost 2 4
Mary McIlquham 6 6
3 E Bennett 6 6
JL Colegate 3 2
Agnes Tuckey 2 1
JL Colegate 6 6
JL Colegate 6 7
L Valerio 2 5
Lucia Valerio 6 6
Mrs Bruce-May 3 0

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Helen Jacobs 6 6
Joan Ridley 0 2
8 H Jacobs 8 1 6
D Akhurst 6 6 8
Helen Bourne 4 2
Daphne Akhurst 6 6
D Akhurst 6 8 6
E Haylock 4 10 0
Yvonne Bourgeois 4 6 4
Elsa Haylock 6 4 6
E Haylock 10 6
E Clarke 8 0
Enid Clarke 6 6
Q Beatrice Brown 0 1

References

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ Helen Wills - Still Supreme 1928. Wimbledon, London.: British Pathé. 12 July 1928. Film id 732.26.
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