1931 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1931 Wimbledon Championships
Champion United States Sidney Wood[1]
Runner-up United States Frank Shields[1]
Final score w/o

Sidney Wood (USA) defeated Frank Shields (USA) w/o in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1931 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Sidney Wood is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. France Jean Borotra (Semifinalist)
  2. France Henri Cochet (First round)
  3. United States Frank Shields (Finalist)
  4. France Christian Boussus (Fourth round)
  5. United Kingdom Fred Perry (Semifinalist)
  6. United Kingdom Bunny Austin (Quarterfinalist)
  7. United States Sidney Wood (Champion)
  8. Japan Jiro Satoh (Quarterfinalist)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  6  United Kingdom Bunny Austin 3 6 7 5 1  
3  United States Frank Shields 6 2 5 7 6  
  3  United States Frank Shields 7 3 6 6    
  1  France Jean Borotra 5 6 4 4    
8  Japan Jiro Satoh 2 3 6 4  
  1  France Jean Borotra 6 6 4 6    
    3  United States Frank Shields          
  7  United States Sidney Wood w/o        
  5  United Kingdom Fred Perry 6 8 7      
 United States John Van Ryn 4 6 5      
5  United Kingdom Fred Perry 6 2 4 2  
  7  United States Sidney Wood 4 6 6 6    
7  United States Sidney Wood 4 6 6 6  
   United Kingdom Patrick Hughes 6 4 3 1    

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
 Germany Kleinschroth 3 2        
 United Kingdom Collins 6 6            United Kingdom Collins 7 5 3 6 6  
 United Kingdom Higgs 4 6 3          Republic of Ireland McGuire 5 7 6 2 3  
 Republic of Ireland McGuire 6 2 6            United Kingdom Collins 8 6 6      
 United Kingdom Buzzard 4 6 6 3 5        United Kingdom Tinkler 6 1 3      
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kukuljevic 6 0 3 6 7      Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kukuljevic 8 6 4 4  
 India Charanjiva 5 4 6          United Kingdom Tinkler 10 1 6 6    
 United Kingdom Tinkler 7 6 8            United Kingdom Collins 3 3 4    
 France Rodel w/o               6  United Kingdom Austin 6 6 6    
 United Kingdom Peters                United Kingdom Peters 3 6 2      
 United Kingdom Lester 9 4 6 5 3      France Brugnon 6 8 6      
 France Brugnon 7 6 4 7 6        France Brugnon 3 4 0    
 France Magaloff w/o               6  United Kingdom Austin 6 6 6      
 Japan Sato                Japan Sato 1 3 0    
 Czechoslovakia Malacek 3 1 4         6  United Kingdom Austin 6 6 6      
6  United Kingdom Austin 6 6 6      

Section 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
 United Kingdom Greig w/o          
 United Kingdom Tuckey                United Kingdom Tuckey 5 10 2 4    
 United Kingdom Ashton 6 6 0 0        United Kingdom Olliff 7 8 6 6    
 United Kingdom Olliff 8 1 6 6          United Kingdom Olliff 6 6 7      
 United Kingdom Pennycuick 6 6 3 1          France Le Sueur 2 4 5      
 France Le Sueur 8 3 6 6        France Le Sueur 6 4 6 6  
 Argentina Zappa 2 2 7 6 1      United Kingdom Gilbert 1 6 3 2    
 United Kingdom Gilbert 6 6 5 3 6        United Kingdom Olliff 2 0 2    
 Denmark Plougmann 2 1 4           3  United States Shields 6 6 6    
 Germany Nourney 6 6 6          Germany Nourney 10 2 6 11    
 Egypt Grandguillot 4 5 6 6 7      Netherlands Knottenbelt 8 6 0 9    
 Netherlands Knottenbelt 6 7 3 4 9        Germany Nourney 1 1 2    
 United Kingdom Reddall 4 3 4           3  United States Shields 6 6 6      
 United Kingdom David 6 6 6          United Kingdom David 6 0 3 4  
 South Africa Spence 1 1 2         3  United States Shields 2 6 6 6    
3  United States Shields 6 6 6      

Section 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
 United Kingdom Burrows 3 2 2      
 France Landry 6 6 6          France Landry 4 9 2      
 France Berthet 6 3 0 2        United States Lott 6 11 6      
 United States Lott 3 6 6 6          United States Lott 5 5 5      
Q  United Kingdom Callendar 2 6 2 6 1        United Kingdom Lee 7 7 7      
 United Kingdom Lee 6 3 6 4 6      United Kingdom Lee 7 6 6    
 United Kingdom De StE. Croix 3 9 4          United Kingdom Vinall 5 3 3      
 United Kingdom Vinall 6 11 6            United Kingdom Lee 6 4 3    
 United Kingdom Gandar-Dower 7 6 5 1         8  Japan Satoh 8 6 6    
 Argentina Boyd 9 2 7 6        Argentina Boyd 1 2 1      
 United Kingdom Latchford 1 0 2          India Mohan 6 6 6      
 India Mohan 6 6 6            India Mohan 3 2 3    
 United States Mangin 6 6 3 3         8  Japan Satoh 6 6 6      
 Republic of Ireland Rogers 0 8 6 6        Republic of Ireland Rogers 6 5 3 2  
 South Africa Kirby 3 2 4         8  Japan Satoh 4 7 6 6    
8  Japan Satoh 6 6 6      

Section 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
Q  United Kingdom Partridge 2 1 1      
 Poland Tłoczyński 6 6 6          Poland Tłoczyński 5 6 6 6    
 United Kingdom Collins 3 4 2          United Kingdom Jameson 7 4 4 4    
 United Kingdom Jameson 6 6 6            Poland Tłoczyński 3 2 6 4    
 Czechoslovakia Novotny 1 4 0            Austria Artens 6 6 4 6    
 United Kingdom Cooper 6 6 6          United Kingdom Cooper 7 2 3    
 United Kingdom Turnbull 6 2 6 3 3      Austria Artens 9 6 6      
 Austria Artens 2 6 4 6 6        Austria Artens 4 2 3    
 India Hadi 3 4 2           1  France Borotra 6 6 6    
 Japan Miki 6 6 6          Japan Miki 9 6 8      
  Van Giao w/o             Q  United Kingdom Legg 7 2 6      
Q  United Kingdom Legg                  Japan Miki 4 1 2    
Q  United States Law 5 5 5           1  France Borotra 6 6 6      
 United Kingdom Brown 7 7 7          United Kingdom Brown 6 4 1 6  
 United Kingdom Smith 6 6 6 1       1  France Borotra 1 6 6 8    
1  France Borotra 8 4 8 6    

Section 5

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
 Hungary Von Kehrling 8 1 2 2    
 Germany von Cramm 6 6 6 6        Germany von Cramm 6 2 7 6    
Q  United Kingdom Smith 3 1 6          Republic of Ireland Scroope 1 6 5 4    
 Republic of Ireland Scroope 6 6 8            Germany von Cramm 7 6 6      
 India Soni 2 6 4            United Kingdom Kingsley 5 4 2      
 United Kingdom Ritchie 6 8 6          United Kingdom Ritchie 6 6 3 4 4
  Van Chim w/o              United Kingdom Kingsley 4 4 6 6 6  
 United Kingdom Kingsley                  Germany von Cramm 5 2 4    
 United Kingdom Godsell 1 5 3           5  United Kingdom Perry 7 6 6    
 France Gentien 6 7 6          France Gentien 1 6 6 6    
 Czechoslovakia Marsalek 5 6 6 7 1      United Kingdom Avory 6 3 2 1    
 United Kingdom Avory 7 4 8 5 6        France Gentien 2 3 6    
 France Du Plaix 3 3 3           5  United Kingdom Perry 6 6 8      
 Japan Aoki 6 6 6          Japan Aoki 5 2 3    
Q  United Kingdom Cummins 1 3 3         5  United Kingdom Perry 7 6 6      
5  United Kingdom Perry 6 6 6      

Section 6

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Schaeffer 0 2 1      
 United States Van Ryn 6 6 6          United States Van Ryn 6 6 6      
 Monaco Landau 6 5 3 2        France Merlin 2 4 1      
 France Merlin 2 7 6 6          United States Van Ryn 6 3 6 6    
 United States Washburn 3 2 4            Austria Matejka 3 6 1 4    
 Austria Matejka 6 6 6          Austria Matejka 6 10 6    
 United Kingdom Lysaght 6 6 6 3 3      United Kingdom Williams 1 8 2      
 United Kingdom Williams 1 4 8 6 6        United States Van Ryn 6 1 6 6  
 India Fyzee 0 0 4           4  France Boussus 2 6 2 1  
 Japan Kawachi 6 6 6          Japan Kawachi 6 6 6      
Q  United Kingdom Freeman 7 4 4 7        Argentina Sissener 2 0 1      
 Argentina Sissener 5 6 6 9          Japan Kawachi 3 3 4    
 United Kingdom Poland 6 6 3 4 5       4  France Boussus 6 6 6      
 United Kingdom Lewis-Barclay 2 3 6 6 7      United Kingdom Lewis-Barclay 3 1 3    
 South Africa Raymond 5 0 6         4  France Boussus 6 6 6      
4  France Boussus 7 6 8      

Section 7

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
 Russia Rodzianko w/o          
 New Zealand Malfroy                New Zealand Malfroy 6 6 7      
 Republic of Ireland Holmes 2 6 1 4        United Kingdom Harris 4 1 5      
 United Kingdom Harris 6 4 6 6          New Zealand Malfroy 7 6 6      
 United Kingdom Flury 6 4 1 6 2        Netherlands Koopman 5 3 4      
 Netherlands Koopman 0 6 6 2 6      Netherlands Koopman 4 2 6 6 6
 United Kingdom Cazalet 3 7 1 4       Q  United Kingdom Ritchie 6 6 3 3 3  
Q  United Kingdom Ritchie 6 5 6 6          New Zealand Malfroy 3 12 8 4  
 Denmark Panker 3 4 3           7  United States Wood 6 10 10 6  
 United Kingdom Powell 6 6 6          United Kingdom Powell 4 7 2 6 6  
 South Africa Farquharson 7 3 7 6 4      Spain Maier 6 5 6 1 8  
 Spain Maier 9 6 5 4 6        Spain Maier 6 3 2    
 United Kingdom Frowen 6 6 4 5         7  United States Wood 8 6 6      
 United Kingdom Crossley 1 8 6 7        United Kingdom Crossley 3 1 2    
 India Singh 3 4 3         7  United States Wood 6 6 6      
7  United States Wood 6 6 6      

Section 8

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round
 United Kingdom Della Porta 3 4 3      
 Argentina Del Castillo 6 6 6          Argentina Del Castillo 7 6 5 2 6  
 United Kingdom Wright 5 8 3 5        Czechoslovakia Hecht 5 4 7 6 2  
 Czechoslovakia Hecht 7 6 6 7          Argentina Del Castillo 4 2 2      
 United Kingdom Glover 1 4 3            United Kingdom Hughes 6 6 6      
 United Kingdom Hughes 6 6 6          United Kingdom Hughes 3 1 6 6 6
 United Kingdom Wilde 3 3 6 2        United Kingdom Gregory 6 6 2 3 2  
 United Kingdom Gregory 6 6 2 6          United Kingdom Hughes 4 6 6 6  
 France Goldschmidt 8 3 6 12 3        United Kingdom Sharpe 6 2 4 3  
 United Kingdom Nuthall 6 6 2 14 6      United Kingdom Nuthall 7 5 2 2    
 United Kingdom Attewell 3 0 1          United Kingdom Wheatley 5 7 6 6    
 United Kingdom Wheatley 6 6 6            United Kingdom Wheatley 1 5 4    
Q  United Kingdom Whitehouse 2 1 7            United Kingdom Sharpe 6 7 6      
 Republic of Ireland Purcell 6 6 9          Republic of Ireland Purcell 0 3 2    
2  France Cochet 1 3 2          United Kingdom Sharpe 6 6 6      
 United Kingdom Sharpe 6 6 6      

References

  1. 1 2 Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. p. 306. ISBN 0007117078.

External links

Preceded by
1931 French Championships – Men's Singles
Grand Slams
Men's Singles
Succeeded by
1931 U.S. Championships – Men's Singles
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