1931 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1931 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Sidney Wood
Runner-up	Frank Shields
Score	walkover
Details
Draw	128 (10Q)
Seeds	8
Events
	â 1930 Â· Wimbledon Championships Â· 1932 â

Sidney Wood was declared winner of the title by default over Frank Shields in capturing the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1931 Wimbledon Championships. Shields withdrew due to a knee injury sustained during his semi-final match against Jean Borotra.^[1] This made Wood the only player in the title's history to win without having to compete in the final.^[2] Bill Tilden was the defending champion, but did not compete.

Champion

Sidney Wood

Runner-up

Frank Shields

Scorewalkover

Draw128 (10)

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Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

	Pat Hughes	6	4	3	1

7	Sidney Wood	4	6	6	6
							7	Sidney Wood	4	6	6	6

							5	Fred Perry	6	2	4	2
	John Van Ryn	4	6	5

5	Fred Perry	6	8	7
													7	Sidney Wood

													3	Frank Shields	w/o
1	Jean Borotra	6	6	4	6

8	Jiro Sato	2	3	6	4
							1	Jean Borotra	5	6	4	4

							3	Frank Shields	7	3	6	6
3	Frank Shields	6	2	5	7	6

6	Bunny Austin	3	6	7	5	1

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

2	Henri Cochet	1	3	2
	Nigel Sharpe	6	6	6				N Sharpe	6	6	6
	Henry Purcell	6	6	9				H Purcell	0	3	2
Q	Errol Whitehouse	2	1	7											N Sharpe	6	7	6
Q	Eric Attewell	3	0	1											P Wheatley	1	5	4
	Patrick Wheatley	6	6	6				P Wheatley	5	7	6	6
	Pierre Goldschmidt	8	3	6	12	3		J Nuthall	7	5	2	2
	Jimmy Nuthall	6	6	2	14	6														N Sharpe	6	2	4	3
	Frank Wilde	6	6	2	6															P Hughes	4	6	6	6
	Colin Gregory	3	3	6	2			C Gregory	6	6	2	3	2
	Pat Hughes	6	6	6				P Hughes	3	1	6	6	6
	Philip Glover	1	4	3											P Hughes	6	6	6
	Ladislav Hecht	7	6	6	7										L del Castillo	4	2	2
	Orson Wright	5	8	3	5			L Hecht	5	4	7	6	2
	Lucilo del Castillo	6	6	6				L del Castillo	7	6	5	2	6
	Freddie Della Porta	3	4	3

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

7	Sidney Wood	6	6	6
	Ranbir Singh	3	4	3			7	S Wood	6	6	6
	JH Frowen	6	6	4	5			A Crossley	3	1	2
	Tony Crossley	1	8	6	7									7	S Wood	8	6	6
	Enrique Maier	9	6	5	4	6									E Maier	6	3	2
	Norman Farquharson	7	3	7	6	4		E Maier	6	5	6	1	8
	William Powell	6	6	6				W Powell	4	7	2	6	6
	Bent Panker	3	4	3															7	S Wood	6	10	10	6
	Victor Cazalet	3	7	1	4															C Malfroy	3	12	8	4
Q	Colin Ritchie	6	5	6	6		Q	C Ritchie	6	6	3	3	3
	Edward Flury	6	4	1	6	2		O Koopman	4	2	6	6	6
	Ody Koopman	0	6	6	2	6									O Koopman	5	3	4
	Noel Holmes	2	6	1	4										C Malfroy	7	6	6
	Stan Harris	6	4	6	6			S Harris	4	1	5
	Cam Malfroy							C Malfroy	6	6	7
	Sergei Rodzianko	w/o

First round							Second round					Third round						Fourth round

4	Christian Boussus	7	6	8
	Louis Raymond	5	0	6			4	C Boussus	6	6	6
	Harry Lewis-Barclay	2	3	6	6	7		H Lewis-Barclay	3	1	3
	Roy Poland	6	6	3	4	5						4	C Boussus	6	6	6
Q	Wilfred Freeman	7	4	4	7								M Kawachi	3	3	4
	AndrÃ©s Sissener	5	6	6	9			A Sissener	2	0	1
	Athar-Ali Fyzee	0	0	4				M Kawachi	6	6	6
	Minoru Kawachi	6	6	6														4	C Boussus	2	6	2	1
	Jack Lysaght	6	6	6	3	3													J Van Ryn	6	1	6	6
	David Williams	1	4	8	6	6		D Williams	1	8	2
	Watson Washburn	3	2	4				F-W Matejka	6	10	6
	Franz Matejka	6	6	6									F-W Matejka	3	6	1	4
	AndrÃ© Merlin	2	7	6	6								J Van Ryn	6	3	6	6
	Vladimir Landau	6	5	3	2			A Merlin	2	4	1
	John Van Ryn	6	6	6				J Van Ryn	6	6	6
	Franjo Schaeffer	0	2	1

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

5	Fred Perry	6	6	6
Q	James Cummins	1	3	3			5	F Perry	7	6	6
	Iwao Aoki	6	6	6				I Aoki	5	2	3
	Emmanuel du Plaix	3	3	3										5	F Perry	6	6	8
	Ted Avory	7	4	8	5	6									A Gentien	2	3	6
	Ferenc MarÅ¡Ã¡lek	5	6	6	7	1		E Avory	6	3	2	1
	George Godsell	1	5	3				A Gentien	1	6	6	6
	Antoine Gentien	6	7	6															5	F Perry	7	6	6
	Nguyen Van Chim	w/o																		G von Cramm	5	2	4
	Charles Kingsley							C Kingsley	4	4	6	6	6
	Dickie Ritchie	6	8	6				R Ritchie	6	6	3	4	4
	Hira-Lal Soni	2	6	4											C Kingsley	5	4	2
	Charles Scroope	6	6	8											G von Cramm	7	6	6
Q	Wilfred Smith	3	1	6				C Scroope	1	6	5	4
	BÃ©la von Kehrling	8	1	2	2			G von Cramm	6	2	7	6
	Gottfried von Cramm	6	6	6	6

1931 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

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First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

1	Jean Borotra	8	4	8	6
	Arthur Smith	6	6	6	1		1	J Borotra	1	6	6	8
Q	Bernard Law	5	5	5				A Brown	6	4	1	6
	Alan Brown	7	7	7									1	J Borotra	6	6	6
Q	Will Legg													T Miki	4	1	2
	Huynh Van Giao	w/o					Q	W Legg	7	2	6
	Ryuki Miki	6	6	6				T Miki	9	6	8
	Syed Mohammad Hadi	3	4	2															1	J Borotra	6	6	6
	Noel Turnbull	6	2	6	3	3														H Artens	4	2	3
	Hermann Artens	2	6	4	6	6		H Artens	9	6	6
	JiÅÃ NovotnÃ½	1	4	0				G Cooper	7	2	3
	Guy Cooper	6	6	6										H Artens	6	6	4	6
	Oswald Jameson	6	6	6										I TÅoczyÅski	3	2	6	4
	Billy Collins	3	4	2				O Jameson	7	4	4	4
	Ignacy TÅoczyÅski	6	6	6				I TÅoczyÅski	5	6	6	6
Q	Paul Partridge	2	1	1

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

8	Jiro Sato	6	6	6
	Vernon Kirby	3	2	4			8	J Sato	4	7	6	6
	George Lyttleton-Rogers	0	8	6	6			G Lyttleton-Rogers	6	5	3	2
	Gregory Mangin	6	6	3	3								8	J Sato	6	6	6
	Norman Latchford	1	0	2										AM Mohan	3	2	3
	Atri Madan Mohan	6	6	6				AM Mohan	6	6	6
	Kenneth Gandar-Dower	7	6	5	1			R Boyd	1	2	1
	Ronaldo Boyd	9	2	7	6													8	J Sato	8	6	6
	Arthur Vinall	6	11	6															H Lee	6	4	3
	Geoffrey de Ste. Croix	3	9	4				A Vinall	5	3	3
Q	Max Callendar	2	6	2	6	1		H Lee	7	6	6
	Harry Lee	6	3	6	4	6								H Lee	7	7	7
	George Lott	3	6	6	6									G Lott	5	5	5
	Benny Berthet	6	3	0	2			G Lott	6	11	6
	Henry Burrows	3	2	2				PH Landry	4	9	2
	Pierre Henri Landry	6	6	6

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

3	Frank Shields	6	6	6
	Pat Spence	1	1	2			3	F Shields	2	6	6	6
	Jimmy Reddall	4	3	4				H David	6	0	3	4
	Herman David	6	6	6									3	F Shields	6	6	6
	Jacques Grandguillot	4	5	6	6	7								E Nourney	1	1	2
	Josef Knottenbelt	6	7	3	4	9		J Knottenbelt	8	6	0	9
	Eberhard Nourney	6	6	6				E Nourney	10	2	6	11
	Helge Plougmann	2	1	4														3	F Shields	6	6	6
	Adriano Zappa	2	2	7	6	1													J Olliff	2	0	2
	Brian Gilbert	6	6	5	3	6		B Gilbert	1	6	3	2
	John Pennycuick	6	6	3	1			J Lesueur	6	4	6	6
	Jean Lesueur	8	3	6	6									J Lesueur	2	4	5
	GR Ashton	6	6	0	0									J Olliff	6	6	7
	John Olliff	8	1	6	6			J Olliff	7	8	6	6
	Raymond Tuckey							R Tuckey	5	10	2	4
	Donald Greig	w/o

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

6	Bunny Austin	6	6	6
	Josef MaleÄek	3	1	4			6	H Austin	6	6	6
	Hyotaro Sato							H Sato	1	3	0
	Nicolas Magaloff	w/o												6	H Austin	6	6	6
	Keats Lester	9	4	6	5	3									J Brugnon	3	4	0
	Jacques Brugnon	7	6	4	7	6		J Brugnon	6	8	6
	Eric Peters							E Peters	3	6	2
	Raymond Rodel	w/o																	6	H Austin	6	6	6
	Bob Tinkler	7	6	8																I Collins	3	3	4
	Janmeja Charanjiva	5	4	6				R Tinkler	10	1	6	6
	Franjo KukuljeviÄ	6	0	3	6	7		F KukuljeviÄ	8	6	4	4
	Edward Buzzard	4	6	6	3	5									R Tinkler	6	1	3
	Edward McGuire	6	2	6	0										I Collins	8	6	6
	Teddy Higgs	4	6	3	0^r			E McGuire	5	7	6	2	3
	Heinrich Kleinschroth	3	2	0^r				I Collins	7	5	3	6	6
	Ian Collins	6	6	0