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1927 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1927 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Elizabeth Ryan
United States Helen Wills
Runners-upSouth Africa Bobbie Heine
South Africa Irene Peacock
Score6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw42 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Mary Browne and Elizabeth Ryan were the defending champions, but Browne did not participate. Ryan partnered with Helen Wills, and defeated Bobbie Heine and Irene Peacock in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1927 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Seeds

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1.   South Africa Bobbie Heine / South Africa Irene Peacock (final)
2.   United States Elizabeth Ryan / United States Helen Wills (champions)
3.   United Kingdom Kitty Godfree / United Kingdom Betty Nuthall (semifinals)
4.   United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey / United Kingdom Mary McIlquham (semifinals)

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 South Africa Bobbie Heine
South Africa Irene Peacock
6 6
United Kingdom Winifred Beamish
United Kingdom Enid Clarke
1 0
1 South Africa Bobbie Heine
South Africa Irene Peacock
5 6 6
4 United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
United Kingdom Mary McIlquham
7 2 1
4 United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
United Kingdom Mary McIlquham
6 6
France Marguerite Bordes
France Simonne Mathieu
3 2
1 South Africa Bobbie Heine
South Africa Irene Peacock
3 2
2 United States Elizabeth Ryan
United States Helen Wills
6 6
2 United States Elizabeth Ryan
United States Helen Wills
6 6
United Kingdom Elsie Goldsack
United Kingdom Phoebe Watson
2 2
2 United States Elizabeth Ryan
United States Helen Wills
6 6
3 United Kingdom Kitty Godfree
United Kingdom Betty Nuthall
2 2
3 United Kingdom Kitty Godfree
United Kingdom Betty Nuthall
3 6 6
United Kingdom Joan Fry
United Kingdom Peggy Saunders
6 2 1

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 South Africa Bobbie Heine
South Africa Irene Peacock
6 6
United Kingdom JL Colegate
United Kingdom CJ Tyrrell
3 3
1 South Africa E Heine
South Africa I Peacock
6 6
Netherlands K Bouman
United Kingdom P Satterthwaite
0 1
Q United Kingdom Mary Davies
United Kingdom Davinia Gordon
4 3
Netherlands Kea Bouman
United Kingdom Phyllis Satterthwaite
6 6
1 South Africa E Heine
South Africa I Peacock
6 6
United Kingdom W Beamish
United Kingdom E Clarke
1 0
United Kingdom Winifred Beamish
United Kingdom Enid Clarke
6 7
United Kingdom Cecily Marriott
United Kingdom Madge Slaney
1 5
United Kingdom W Beamish
United Kingdom E Clarke
6 7
Mrs DM Evans
Republic of Ireland Mrs RRW Jackson
0 5
United Kingdom Kate Anningson
United Kingdom GJ Gilder
3 6
Mrs DM Evans
Republic of Ireland Mrs RRW Jackson
6 8

The nationality of Mrs DM Evans is unknown.

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
United Kingdom Mary McIlquham
6 6
United Kingdom Eileen Bennett
United Kingdom Dorothy Hill
4 2
4 United Kingdom E Harvey
United Kingdom M McIlquham
6 10
Q United Kingdom S Johnson
United Kingdom E Rose
3 8
United Kingdom Peggy Pleydell-Bouverie
United Kingdom Joan Ridley
2 3
France Genevieve Cousin
United Kingdom Evelyn Dearman
6 3 Q United Kingdom S Johnson
United Kingdom E Rose
6 6
Q United Kingdom Sybil Johnson
United Kingdom Eleanor Rose
8 6 4 United Kingdom E Harvey
United Kingdom M McIlquham
6 6
France Marguerite Bordes
France Simonne Mathieu
6 4 6 France M Bordes
France S Mathieu
3 2
United Kingdom Cristobel Hardie
United Kingdom Dorothy Shaw
2 6 3 France M Bordes
France S Mathieu
7 6
United Kingdom Violet Chamberlain
United Kingdom Agnes Tuckey
6 6 United Kingdom V Chamberlain
United Kingdom A Tuckey
5 4
United Kingdom Joyce Brown
France Violette Gallay
3 0 France M Bordes
France S Mathieu
6 1 8
United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers
South Africa Billie Tapscott
6 6 United Kingdom E Broadbridge
United Kingdom I Maltby
1 6 6
Q United Kingdom Beatrice Brown
United Kingdom Doreen Busby
2 3 United Kingdom D Lambert Chambers
South Africa D Tapscott
6 4 1
United Kingdom Margaret Stocks
United Kingdom Vera Youle
3 6 3 United Kingdom E Broadbridge
United Kingdom I Maltby
0 6 6
United Kingdom Enid Broadbridge
United Kingdom Irene Maltby
6 2 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
2 United States Elizabeth Ryan
United States Helen Wills
6 6
United Kingdom Molly Welsh
United Kingdom Phyllis Whitley
3 2 2 United States E Ryan
United States H Wills
6 6
United Kingdom Phyllis Covell
United Kingdom Gwen Sterry
6 7 United Kingdom P Covell
United Kingdom G Sterry
2 3
United Kingdom Kathleen Bridge
United Kingdom Marie Hazel
1 5 2 United States E Ryan
United States H Wills
6 6
Q United Kingdom Mary Burgess-Smith
United Kingdom CI Kalber
United Kingdom P Dransfield
United Kingdom H Hogarth
2 1
United Kingdom Sylvia Lumley-Ellis
Germany Paula von Reznicek
w/o Q United Kingdom M Burgess-Smith
United Kingdom CI Kalber
0 6 5
United Kingdom Peggy Dransfield
United Kingdom Hazel Hogarth
6 6 United Kingdom P Dransfield
United Kingdom H Hogarth
6 1 7
United Kingdom E Phayre
United Kingdom MK Phayre
4 1 2 United States E Ryan
United States H Wills
6 6
United Kingdom Dorothy Alexander
United Kingdom Mabel Mavrogordato
6 6 United Kingdom E Goldsack
United Kingdom P Watson
2 2
United States Florence Ballin
South Africa Mrs MF Ellis
2 2 United Kingdom D Alexander
United Kingdom M Mavrogordato
8 5 6
United Kingdom Mrs Bruce-May
United Kingdom Madge Valantine
6 7 3
United Kingdom D Alexander
United Kingdom M Mavrogordato
3 3
United Kingdom E Goldsack
United Kingdom P Watson
6 6
United Kingdom CP Brocklesby
Mrs JH King
2 3
United Kingdom Elsie Goldsack
United Kingdom Phoebe Watson
6 6

The nationality of Mrs JH King is unknown.

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United Kingdom Kitty Godfree
United Kingdom Betty Nuthall
6 6
United Kingdom NQ Radcliffe-Platt
United Kingdom PM Radcliffe
3 0
3 United Kingdom K Godfree
United Kingdom B Nuthall
6 6
United Kingdom E Colyer
United Kingdom J Lycett
3 3
United Kingdom Evelyn Colyer
United Kingdom Joan Lycett
United Kingdom Aurea Edgington
United Kingdom Dorothy Holman
w/o
3 United Kingdom K Godfree
United Kingdom B Nuthall
3 6 6
United Kingdom J Fry
United Kingdom M Saunders
6 2 1
United Kingdom Claire Beckingham
France Elizabeth Macready
3 6 10
United Kingdom Betty Dix
United Kingdom R Watson
6 1 8
United Kingdom C Beckingham
France E Macready
3 3
United Kingdom J Fry
United Kingdom M Saunders
6 6
Germany Cilly Aussem
Germany Ilse Friedleben
0 1
United Kingdom Joan Fry
United Kingdom Peggy Saunders
6 6

References

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  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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