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Gallery Package - Wimbledon 1921


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Bill Tilden,  American tennis player<br>Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, 1921<br><br>There has perhaps never been an era in tennis more dominated by a single player than Tilden in the 1920's. From 1920 through 1926 he led the United States team to 7 consecutive Davis Cup victories, a record that is still unequalled. <br>

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships<br>Honourable Lady Pollock and Miss Elizabeth Pollock.<br>1921<br>

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships <br>The Queen and Princess Mary with LT Colonel Hillyard<br>2 July 1921<br>

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships<br>Duchess of Sutherland.<br>1921<br>

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Society at Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships<br>Colonel Lindsay and Miss Gwendoline Brogden with Mrs Bersey.<br>29 June 1921<br>

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships<br>Lord and Lady Ludlow.<br>1921<br>

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Society at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships<br>Lady Mainwaring.<br>29 May 1921<br>

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Society at Wimbledon.<br>The Honourable Mrs Pollock and Miss Elizabeth Pollock.<br>29 June 1921<br>

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Society at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships<br>Lady Zia Wernher<br>29 June 1921<br>

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Society at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships<br>Mme Paravicini.<br>29 June 1921<br>

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Society at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships<br>Dame Clara Butt (contralto) and Kennerly Rumford (baritone)<br>29 June 1921<br><br>Dame Clara Ellen Butt DBE (1 February 1872-  January 1936), sometimes called Clara Butt-Rumford after marriage to Kennerly Rumford<br>

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Society at  the Wimbledon tennis championships<br>The Honorable Mrs Eric Chaplin.<br>29 June 1921<br>

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Society at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships<br>Duke and Duchess of Westminster.<br>1921<br>

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Society at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships<br>Duchess of Penaranda ( centre ) with Miss Buckmaster.<br>1921<br>

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Zenzo Shimidzu<br><br>Wimbledon Tennis Championships 1921<br>American player , Bill Tilden talking to the Japanese player , Zenzo Shimidzu<br><br> Zenzo Shimizu (b March 25, 1891 in Gunma Prefecture - d April 12, 1977 in Osaka) was a tennis player from Japan. He reached the &quotChallenge Round" final of the Wimbledon Championships in 1920, where he lost to Bill Tilden 4-6, 4-6, 11-13. He also was a member of Japan's Davis Cup team that finished second to the Americans in 1921. He established the earliest period of Japanese tennis <br>

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Suzanne Lenglen<br><br>Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships 1921<br>Lenglen winning in the final against the American Elizabeth Ryan<br><br>(24 May 1899 - 4 July 1938) Lenglen was a French tennis player who won 31 Grand Slam titles from 1914 through 1926. She was the first female tennis celebrity and one of the first international female sports stars

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Suzanne Lenglen<br><br>Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships  <br>The French tennis star, Mlle Lenglen, signs autographs.<br>1921<br>

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships 1921.<br>The French player and eventual winner of the Ladies singles Championship , Mlle Suzanne Lenglen<br>

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships , 1921<br>French tennis players , Mlle Suzanne Lenglen and Andre Gobert.<br>

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships , 1921<br>French player , Mlle Suzanne Lenglen , signs autographs.<br>24 June 1921<br>

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships  1921<br>French player , Mlle Suzanne Lenglen walks with Spanish player , Manuel Alonso.<br>1921<br>

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships , 1921.<br>French player , Mlle Suzanne Lenglen signs an autograph for little Peggy Gene , daughter of a one-time champion.<br><br>

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Mens Singles Tennis Finals at Wimbledon, 1921<br>American, Bill Tilden, and his opponent, South African, Brian  Norton <br><br>

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships , 1921.<br>Crowds waiting for the opening of the gates. <br>2 July 1921<br>

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The Wimbledon Tennis Tournament , 1921. <br>The Centre Courts and Crowds.<br>Lenglen playing (striding)

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships , 1921.<br>Suzanne retains her title by winning the Ladies Singles final<br>Lenglen and Elizabeth Ryan shake hands. <br>2 July 1921<br>

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The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Tournament  1921. <br>The Centre Courts and crowds.<br>Suzanne Lenglen V Andre Gobert doubles match<br><br>

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships , 1921<br>Miss Elizabeth Ryan - America<br>

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships , 1921.<br>A J  Gerbolt <br>25 June 1921

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships <br>Mlle Suzanne Lenglen , the eventual  winner of the Ladies singles<br>2 July 1921

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships<br>Japanese player ,  Zenzo Shimidzu.<br>1921

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships<br>South African player , B I C  ( Brian ) Norton - playing in his hat<br>29 May 1921

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Wimbledon Tennis Championships , 1921.<br>US player , Bill Tilden talks to Japanese player , <br>Zenzo Shimidzu.<br><br>

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Wimbledon Tennis Championships <br>Frank Hunter - American player<br>1921

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Wimbledon Tennis championships<br>Manuel Alonso of Spain.<br>1921<br>

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Wimbledon Tennis Championships<br>Manuel Alonso , Spain <br>29th June 1921 <br>

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Wimbledon Tennis Championships<br>Manuel Alonso , Spain <br>29th June 1921 <br>

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Mens singles tennis championship at Wimbledon.<br>B.I.C. Norton the South African player<br>1921<br>

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Wimbledon.<br>B.I.C. Norton.<br>1921

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Miss Elizabeth Ryan ,  American tennis player , taken for the Ladies Field.<br>13 August 1921

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Miss Ryan, taken for the Ladies Field.<br>13 August 1921<br>Elizabeth Montague &quotBunny" Ryan, a magnificent doubles player who long held the major tournament record for total championships--19 at Wimbledon between 1914 and 1934--dearly wished to win a major in singles. But she missed out in three finals.<br>© TopFoto

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Miss Ryan, taken for the Ladies Field.<br>My overhand service, in this picture the ball is thrown up high, no danger of the ball hitting the top of the net..<br>13 August 1921<br>Elizabeth Montague &quotBunny" Ryan, a magnificent doubles player who long held the major tournament record for total championships--19 at Wimbledon between 1914 and 1934--dearly wished to win a major in singles. But she missed out in three finals.

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Final Round Of The Men's Doubles at Wimbledon. R. Lycett and M. Woosnam in Play.<br>2 July 1921

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Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. <br><br>Algernon Robert Fitzhardinge Kingscote in play.<br>22 June 1921

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Molla Mallory in play<br><br>English Lawn Tennis Champion defeats American Champion At Wimbledon. <br><br>Anna Margarethe &quotMolla" Bjurstedt Mallory (March 6, 1884 in Oslo - November 22, 1959 in Stockholm) was a Norwegian-born American tennis player.<br><br>June 1921

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Lawn Tennis Championship Finals at Wimbledon. Z. Shimidzu (Japan) in play.<br>June 1921

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Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. Mrs Mallory in play.<br><br>Anna Margarethe &quotMolla" Bjurstedt Mallory (March 6, 1884 in Oslo - November 22, 1959 in Stockholm) was a Norwegian-born American tennis player.<br><br>June 1921

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Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. Shimidzu in play.<br>28 June 1921

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Miss Colyer in play at Lawn Tennis Champions at Wimbledon.<br>22 June 1921<br><br>Evelyn Lucy Colyer (August 16, 1902 - November 4, 1930)

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Anne, The Duchess of Westminster.  <br>She married the 2nd Duke of Westminster in 1947. She was his 4th Wife.  The Duke died in 1953.  <br><br>Shown here with the Duke at Wimbledon in 1921

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