1931 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1931 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	George Lott ; John Van Ryn
Runners-up	Jacques Brugnon ; Henri Cochet
Score	6–2, 10–8, 9–11, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	64 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn were the defending champions, but Allison did not compete. Van Ryn partnered with George Lott, and defeated John Doeg and George Lott in the final, 6–2, 10–8, 9–11, 3–6, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1931 Wimbledon Championship.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

1.

George Lott /

John Van Ryn (champions)

2.

Jacques Brugnon /

Henri Cochet (final)

3.

Pat Hughes /

Fred Perry (semifinals)

4.

Ian Collins /

Colin Gregory (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

2	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	4	6	8	6

	Minoru Kawachi Jiro Sato	6	2	6	4
							2	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	6	7	6

								Frank Shields Sidney Wood	4	5	2
4	Ian Collins Colin Gregory	6	3	6	4	3

	Frank Shields Sidney Wood	3	6	3	6	6
												2	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	2	8	11	6	3

												1	George Lott John Van Ryn	6	10	9	3	6
1	George Lott John Van Ryn	6	6	7

	Pierre Henri Landry Gregory Mangin	0	2	5
							1	George Lott John Van Ryn	6	11	8

							3	Pat Hughes Fred Perry	4	9	6
3	Pat Hughes Fred Perry	4	6	6	1	9

	Norman Farquharson Vernon Kirby	6	4	2	6	7

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

2	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	6	10	6
	Iwao Aoki Ryuki Miki	4	8	3			2	J Brugnon H Cochet	6	6	4	6
	Edward Flury Vladimir Landau							E Flury V Landau		3	6	2
	Giao Van Huynh Chim Van Nguyen	w/o											2	J Brugnon H Cochet	7	6	5	6
	GA Barber CH Watson	1	0	4										A Gentien J Lesueur	5	3	7	1
	Antoine Gentien Jean Lesueur	6	6	6				A Gentien J Lesueur	7	7	7
	Heinrich Kleinschroth Enrique Maier	4	2	2			Q	GR Ashton I Wheatcroft	5	5	5
Q	GR Ashton Laddie Wheatcroft	6	6	6															2	J Brugnon H Cochet	4	6	8	6
	Minoru Kawachi Jiro Sato	7	6	6																M Kawachi J Sato	6	2	6	4
	Alan Brown Lewis Michell	5	4	1				M Kawachi J Sato	6	6	6
Q	Harvey Hillier David Williams	4	6	4	6	5		H David N Latchford	0	3	1
	Herman David Norman Latchford	6	2	6	4	7								M Kawachi J Sato	6	6	6
	Frank Fisher Andrés Sissener	4	6	4										J Charanjiva SM Hadi	4	2	2
	Janmeja Charanjiva Syed Mohammad Hadi	6	8	6				J Charanjiva SM Hadi	6	6	6
	Edward Dearman Gerald Sherwell	0^r						G von Cramm E Nourney	4	1	3
	Gottfried von Cramm Eberhard Nourney	2

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round							Quarterfinals

4	Ian Collins Colin Gregory	9	6	4	6
	Ladislav Hecht Josef Maleček	7	2	6	3		4	I Collins C Gregory	8	6	3	6
	Bunny Austin Charles Kingsley	6	6	6				H Austin C Kingsley	6	4	6	2
	Bent Panker Helge Plougmann	4	0	2									4	I Collins C Gregory	6	9	8	4	7
	Pierre Goldschmidt Pierre Grandguillot	6	6	4	4	7								G Cooper D Greig	2	7	10	6	5
	Guy Cooper Donald Greig	4	2	6	6	9		G Cooper D Greig	4	6	6	6
	Kenneth Gandar-Dower William Powell	6	6	2	6			K Gandar-Dower W Powell	6	1	4	4
	Franjo Kukuljević Franjo Schaeffer	4	2	6	3															4	I Collins C Gregory	6	3	6	4	3
	Louis Raymond Pat Spence	5	4	6	8	6															F Shields S Wood	3	6	3	6	6
	Lucilo del Castillo Franz Matejka	7	6	1	6	3		L Raymond P Spence
	JH Frowen Jack Lysaght							JH Frowen J Lysaght	w/o
	Nicolas Magaloff Sergei Rodzianko	w/o												L Raymond P Spence	7	6	4	2	0
	Gordon Crole-Rees Cyril Eames	6	1	4	6	6								F Shields S Wood	5	1	6	6	6
	Teddy Higgs Frank Jarvis	3	6	6	4	2		G Crole-Rees C Eames	0	1	2
	Frank Shields Sidney Wood	6	6	3	6			F Shields S Wood	6	6	6
	Cyril Fletcher John Fletcher	3	3	6	2

Bottom half

Section 3

First round						Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

1	George Lott John Van Ryn
	Emmanuel du Plaix Raymond Rodel	w/o				1	G Lott J Van Ryn	6	6	10
	Jimmy Nuthall Raymond Tuckey	6	6	6			J Nuthall R Tuckey	4	4	8
	Philip Glover Dickie Ritchie	1	3	4								1	G Lott J Van Ryn	6	6	6	6
	Hermann Artens Béla von Kehrling	0	8	6	6								H Artens B von Kehrling	3	2	8	1
	Ronaldo Boyd Adriano Zappa	6	6	4	1		H Artens B von Kehrling	0	6	6	8
	Claude Metcalf Arthur Vinall	7	7	3	4		FRL Crawford G de Ste. Croix	6	1	1	6
	Leighton Crawford Geoffrey de Ste. Croix	9	5	6	6													1	G Lott J Van Ryn	6	6	7
	Victor Cazalet John Cecil Masterman	7	2	6															PH Landry G Mangin	0	2	5
Q	Freddie Della Porta Harold Gunn	9	6	8		Q	A Della Porta H Gunn	3	4	10
	Pierre Henri Landry Gregory Mangin						PH Landry G Mangin	6	6	12
	Jean Borotra Christian Boussus	w/o											PH Landry G Mangin	6	7	6
	Henry Burrows JD Burrows	3	6	6	7								B Gilbert N Turnbull	1	5	3
	Benny Berthet André Merlin	6	3	8	9		B Berthet A Merlin	2	6	1	4
	Brian Gilbert Noel Turnbull	6	6	8	6		B Gilbert N Turnbull	6	3	6	6
	Billy Collins FR Scovel	4	4	10	2

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

3	Pat Hughes Fred Perry	6	6	6
	Brian Helmore Douglas Hodges	2	4	4			3	P Hughes F Perry	6	6	6
	Nigel Sharpe Patrick Wheatley	7	7	6				N Sharpe P Wheatley	4	4	4
	Edward Buzzard Brian Finnigan	5	5	3										3	P Hughes F Perry	6	6	4	7
	Ferenc Maršálek Jiří Novotný	6	3	3	4										G Lyttleton-Rogers H Sato	3	4	6	5
	Josef Knottenbelt Ody Koopman	4	6	6	6			J Knottenbelt O Koopman	6	6	4	6	3
	Edward McGuire Charles Scroope	7	6	2	6	2		G Lyttleton-Rogers H Sato	8	3	6	1	6
	George Lyttleton-Rogers Hyotaro Sato	9	0	6	4	6															3	P Hughes F Perry	4	6	6	1	9
	Atri Madan Mohan Ranbir Singh	0	1	4																		N Farquharson V Kirby	6	4	2	6	7
	Harry Lee John Olliff	6	6	6				H Lee J Olliff	4	6	6	4	7
	Eric Peters Roy Poland	6	6	6				E Peters R Poland	6	2	0	6	5
Q	Lionel Alderson Graham Mathieson	1	3	2											H Lee J Olliff	5	6	4	6	4
	Ignacy Tłoczyński Watson Washburn	2	6	4	4										N Farquharson V Kirby	7	4	6	3	6
	Norman Farquharson Vernon Kirby	6	2	6	6			N Farquharson V Kirby	3	2	6	6	6
	Cam Malfroy Frank Wilde	5	6	12	4	6		C Malfroy F Wilde	6	6	3	4	2
	Ted Avory Keats Lester	7	3	10	6	4

References

^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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