Suzanne Lenglen
Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (; 24 May 1899 – 4 July 1938) was a French tennis player. She was the inaugural world No. 1 from 1921 to 1926, winning eight Grand Slam titles in singles and twenty-one in total. She was also a four-time World ...
and
Elizabeth Ryan
Elizabeth Montague Ryan (February 5, 1892 – July 6, 1979) was an American tennis player who was born in Anaheim, California, but lived most of her adult life in the United Kingdom. Ryan won 26 Grand Slam titles, 19 in women's doubles and mix ...
were the defending champions, but Lenglen was forced to withdraw from their quarterfinal match due to health problems.
Hazel Wightman
Hazel Virginia Hotchkiss Wightman, CBE (née Hotchkiss; December 20, 1886 – December 5, 1974) was an American tennis player and founder of the Wightman Cup, an annual team competition for British and American women. She dominated American wome ...
and
Helen Wills
Helen Newington Wills (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998), also known by her married names Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She won 31 Grand Slam tournament titles (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) du ...
defeated
Phyllis Covell
Phyllis Lindrea Covell ( Howkins. 22 May 1895 – 28 October 1982) was a female tennis player from Great Britain.
She is best remembered for her silver medal at the Paris Olympics of 1924 in the women's doubles event partnering with Kitty McKa ...
and
Kitty McKane
Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree (née McKane; 7 May 1896 – 19 June 1992) was a British tennis and badminton player and the second most decorated female British Olympian, joint with Katherine Grainger
According to A. Wallis Myers of ''The Dail ...
in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1924 Wimbledon Championships.
[100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977]
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
The nationalities of Mrs van Praagh and Mrs Gregson are unknown.
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
The nationality of Mrs BL Bisgood is unknown.
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Women's Doubles
Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's doubles
Wimbledon Championships - Doubles
Wimbledon Championships - Doubles