1923 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1923 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Bill Johnston
Runner-up	Frank Hunter
Score	6â0, 6â3, 6â1
Details
Draw	133
Seeds	â
Events
	â 1922 Â· Wimbledon Championships Â· 1924 â

Bill Johnston defeated Frank Hunter 6â0, 6â3, 6â1 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.

Champion

Bill Johnston

Runner-up

Frank Hunter

Score6â0, 6â3, 6â1

Draw133

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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

First round						Second round						Third round				Fourth round

RenÃ© 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

First round						Second round				Third round				Fourth round

Neville Willford	2	3	6	3
George Stoddart	6	6	1	1^r		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	1^r		D Watson	1	2	7
Teddy Higgs	4	2	1			W Johnston	6	6	9
Bill Johnston	6	6	6

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

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

1923 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Preliminary round

Notes

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Player 1	Winning score	Player 2
Lionel Alderson	Walkover	EO Anderson
CJ Brierley	6â1, 6â2, 3â6, 10â8	Keats Lester
Jack Hillyard	6â3, 6â2, 7â5	Alfredo Villegas
JM Bell	6â0, 6â2, 6â2	SM Lahey-Bean
JA Dean	Walkover	Leonard Lyle

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

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 MiÈu	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

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	0^r			P FÃ©ret	3	3	6	4
Paul FÃ©ret	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

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