1936 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1936 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Fred Perry
Runner-upGermany Gottfried von Cramm
Score6–1, 6–1, 6–0
Details
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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In the 1936 Wimbledon Championships men's singles competition, Fred Perry successfully defended his title, defeating Gottfried von Cramm in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 to win the gentlemen's singles title.[1] Perry's victory was the last Wimbledon singles title won by a British male until Andy Murray won in 2013.

Progress of the competition

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Perry was on the verge of turning professional, and his decision to compete in the Wimbledon singles first was a risky one because losing would have made him less attractive to the professional ranks, whilst winning would ensure financially beneficial offers. His semifinal against Don Budge was a much harder match than the final against second-seeded Gottfried von Cramm, who sustained an injury during the match but insisted on seeing it through to the conclusion.[2]

The second-best British player, number 7 seed Henry "Bunny" Austin, who was already thirty, was defeated by von Cramm in the semifinals, but two years later he would go on to be the last Briton to contest a Men's Singles final before Andy Murray did so in 2012[3]

Seeds

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01.   United Kingdom Fred Perry (champion)
02.   Germany Gottfried von Cramm (final)
03.   Australia Adrian Quist (quarterfinals)
04.   United States Wilmer Allison (quarterfinals)
05.   United States Don Budge (semifinals)
06.   Australia Jack Crawford (quarterfinals)
07.   United Kingdom Bunny Austin (semifinals)
08.   United States Bryan Grant (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United Kingdom Fred Perry 6 6 6
8 United States Bryan Grant 4 3 1
1 United Kingdom Fred Perry 5 6 6 6
5 United States Don Budge 7 4 3 4
3 Australia Adrian Quist 2 4 4
5 United States Don Budge 6 6 6
1 United Kingdom Fred Perry 6 6 6
2 Germany Gottfried von Cramm 1 1 0
7 United Kingdom Bunny Austin 6 6 7
4 United States Wilmer Allison 1 4 5
7 United Kingdom Bunny Austin 6 3 6 3
2 Germany Gottfried von Cramm 8 6 2 6
6 Australia Jack Crawford 1 5 4
2 Germany Gottfried von Cramm 6 7 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United Kingdom Fred Perry 6 6 6
United States Gerry Stratford 4 3 1 1 United Kingdom F Perry 6 6 6
United Kingdom Jimmy Reddall 8 10 5 3 Thailand K Chatikavanij 3 2 2
Thailand Kasom Chatikavanij 10 8 7 6 1 United Kingdom F Perry 6 6 6
Q United Kingdom Roland Morton 3 6 2 United States J Van Ryn 3 2 0
United States John Van Ryn 6 8 6 United States J Van Ryn 6 8 6
United Kingdom David Williams 2 0 2 Netherlands H Timmer 4 6 3
Netherlands Hendrik Timmer 6 6 6 1 United Kingdom F Perry 6 6 6
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Kukuljević 6 5 4 New Zealand C Malfroy 2 2 4
New Zealand Cam Malfroy 8 7 6 New Zealand C Malfroy 6 8 9 6
United Kingdom Jack Lysaght 6 6 6 United Kingdom J Lysaght 3 6 11 2
Q United Kingdom John Anderson 0 2 3 New Zealand C Malfroy 6 6 7
France Jacques Jamain France J Jamain 0 4 5
France Jean Borotra w/o France J Jamain 7 6 6
United Kingdom Bob Tinkler 6 6 3 2 2 Q United Kingdom C Lister 5 2 3
Q United Kingdom Claude Lister 2 3 6 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 United States Bryan Grant 5 3 7 6 6
Germany Henner Henkel 7 6 5 4 2 8 United States B Grant 4 6 6 6
United Kingdom Arnold England 4 4 1 United Kingdom M Deloford 6 2 2 1
United Kingdom Murray Deloford 6 6 6 8 United States B Grant 6 6 6
United Kingdom Ted Avory 5 1 6 6 6 United Kingdom E Avory 4 2 4
United Kingdom Henry Billington 7 6 4 1 3 United Kingdom E Avory 4 6 6 8
Switzerland Boris Maneff 7 9 1 6 Switzerland B Maneff 6 4 4 6
Q Republic of China (1912–1949) Ho Jin 5 7 6 1 8 United States B Grant 6 6 6
United Kingdom George Godsell 5 4 0r Australia V McGrath 3 4 0
France Pierre Henri Landry 7 6 0 France PH Landry 7 4 3 1
Australia Vivian McGrath 8 6 9 Australia V McGrath 5 6 6 6
Republic of Ireland Henry Purcell 6 0 7 Australia V McGrath 6 2 6 12
Belgium Léopold de Borman 2 2 6 6 6 Argentina L del Castillo 4 6 3 10
United States Bill Robertson 6 6 3 4 4 Belgium L de Borman 1 6 2 6 4
Republic of China (1912–1949) Choy Wai-Chuen 0 6 1 4 Argentina L del Castillo 6 4 6 4 6
Argentina Lucilo del Castillo 6 1 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Australia Adrian Quist 6 6 6
United Kingdom Norman Taylor 2 0 4 3 Australia A Quist 8 6 6
Republic of Ireland George Lyttleton-Rogers 3 6 1 1 Switzerland M Ellmer 6 3 3
Switzerland Max Ellmer 6 3 6 6 3 Australia A Quist 6 6 6
Netherlands Tod Hughan 1 2 3 Japan E Ito 0 0 3
Japan Eikishi Ito 6 6 6 Japan E Ito 6 6 6
Austria Adam Baworowski 3 6 6 2 3 Norway J Haanes 2 2 2
Norway Johan Haanes 6 3 4 6 6 3 Australia A Quist 6 7 9
France Yvon Petra 6 6 6 United Kingdom D Butler 3 5 7
United Kingdom Donald MacPhail 4 2 4 France Y Petra 6 6 6
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Josip Palada w/o India M-M Bhandari 3 3 2
India Man-Mohan Bhandari France Y Petra 6 6 0 6
United Kingdom Nigel Sharpe 6 6 6 United Kingdom D Butler 3 8 6 8
United States Hal Surface 4 2 1 United Kingdom N Sharpe 5 6 6 2 8
United Kingdom Don Butler 7 6 6 United Kingdom D Butler 7 3 4 6 10
Canada Laird Watt 5 2 3

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States Don Budge 6 6 6
United Kingdom Harold Hare 1 1 4 5 United States D Budge 6 6 6
United Kingdom Ian Collins 6 6 6 United Kingdom I Collins 2 2 1
Q United Kingdom Stanley Stewart 4 3 2 5 United States D Budge 6 6 6
United Kingdom Dickie Ritchie 7 6 6 0 0 France J Lesueur 1 1 1
France Jacques Brugnon 5 4 8 6 6 France J Brugnon 7 3 6 5 0r
United Kingdom Laddie Wheatcroft 1 8 6 1 France J Lesueur 5 6 4 7 1
France Jean Lesueur 6 10 4 6 5 United States D Budge 6 6 6
United Kingdom Pat Hughes 9 6 3 6 8 Czechoslovakia J Caska 3 0 4
Republic of China (1912–1949) Kho Sin-Kie 11 4 6 3 6 United Kingdom P Hughes 6 5 6 0r
Greece Georgios Nikolaides 5 2 5 United Kingdom G Cooper 3 7 2
United Kingdom Guy Cooper 7 6 7 United Kingdom G Cooper 1 1 6 3
Czechoslovakia Josef Caska 8 6 1 6 Czechoslovakia J Caska 6 6 2 6
United Kingdom Henry Burrows 6 2 6 1 Czechoslovakia J Caska 6 6 6
Q United Kingdom Leslie Newman 6 6 5 0 Q Australia A Coldham 2 1 1
Q Australia Alan Coldham 4 8 7 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann 1 1 2
New Zealand Buster Andrews 6 6 6 New Zealand E Andrews 6 3 4
France Paul Féret 6 8 8 France P Féret 3 6 6
United Kingdom John Olliff 4 6 6 France P Féret 1 6 6
France André Martin-Legeay 7 2 6 7 France A Martin-Legeay 6 8 8
United Kingdom Herman David 5 6 4 5 France A Martin-Legeay 3 6 6 6
Czechoslovakia Josef Šíba 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia J Šíba 6 4 4 1
Republic of China (1912–1949) Lum Pao-Hua 2 2 2 France A Martin-Legeay 4 1 2
France Bernard Destremau 3 4 6 6 6 7 United Kingdom H Austin 6 6 6
Q United Kingdom John Comery 6 6 1 0 3 France B Destremau 5 6 5 2
Austria Georg von Metaxa 10 2 3 4 United Kingdom R Tuckey 7 3 7 6
United Kingdom Raymond Tuckey 8 6 6 6 United Kingdom R Tuckey 2 1 3
Australia Cliff Sproule 6 6 4 6 7 United Kingdom H Austin 6 6 6
United Kingdom Colin Ritchie 4 4 6 3 Australia C Sproule 3 4 1
South Africa Pat Spence 7 0 3 1 7 United Kingdom H Austin 6 6 6
7 United Kingdom Bunny Austin 5 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United Kingdom Pat Sherwood 6 3 3 4
Germany Kay Lund 2 6 6 6 Germany K Lund 3 6 3 2
Denmark Helge Plougmann 4 4 2 United Kingdom C Jones 6 4 6 6
United Kingdom Jimmy Jones 6 6 6 United Kingdom C Jones 7 7 6
Greece Lazaros Stalios 2 2 2 France P Pellizza 5 5 2
France Pierre Pellizza 6 6 6 France P Pellizza 6 6 6
United Kingdom Walter Michelmore 6 2 6 6 United Kingdom W Michelmore 0 1 0
Monaco Vladimir Landau 4 6 4 3 United Kingdom C Jones 8