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1923 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
James Anderson and Randolph Lycett were the defending champions, but Anderson did not participate. Lycett partnered with Leslie Godfree and defeated Eduardo Flaquer and Manuel de Gomar Manuel de Gomar (; 21 September 1897 – January 1935) was a Spanish tennis player active mainly at the beginning of the 1920s. Biography Count de Gomar, a member of Atlético Madrid, won the Spanish tennis championships from 1916 to 1918. In ... in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1923 Wimbledon Championships.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977 Draw Finals Top half Section 1 The nationality of NB Deane is unknown. Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1923 Wimbledon Championships - Gentlemen's Doubles Men's Doubles Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Godfree
Leslie Allison Godfree (27 April 1885 – 17 November 1971) was a British male tennis player who was especially successful in doubles and mixed doubles. Biography Educated at Brighton College, Godfree played at the Wimbledon Championships from 1920 to 1930. While in singles he dropped out of the competition after the first or second round each year, he won the doubles title partnering Randolph Lycett in 1923. In January 1926, he married Kathleen McKane, a two time Wimbledon singles champion. In the same year, the newly married couple took the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon, being the only married couple ever to win this championship. Leslie had already reached the mixed doubles final two years earlier in 1924 where he was beaten by his future wife Kitty, and the couple would again in 1927. Apart from Wimbledon, the Godfrees played at the French Championships in 1926 where they could advance to the semifinals in mixed doubles. In 1930, Godfree took part at the U.S. Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |