Wills got better winning the French, Wimbledon and US Championships again without losing a set and in more commanding fashion. Phoebe Holcroft Watson is a finalist at the US Championships defeating Jacobs in the semi-finals (she also defeated Jacobs in the Wightman Cup the week before), while Jacobs was a finalist at Wimbledon. Von Reznicek emerged during the year as a contender winning the German Championships.
Daphne Akhurst wins her fourth Australian title but doesnt tour Europe. The USA defeats Great Britain 4-3 at Forest Hills therefore going ahead in the series 4-3 (since 1923). Also Simone Mathieu (nee Passamard) reaches her first French final (she won play 7 more, winning 2).
World Rankings by A Wallis Myers
01 Helen Wills Moody (US) 02 Phoebe Holcroft Watson (England) 03 Helen Jacobs (US) 04 Betty Nuthall (England) 05 Bobbie Heine (South Africa) 06 Simone Passemand Mathieu (France) 07 Eileen Bennett (England) 08 Paula von Reznicek (Germany) 09 Peggy Saunders Michell (England) 10 Elsie Goldsack (England)
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Andrew Tas provided many of the initial results from Ayres Almanack
AustinRunner made several detailed contributions to results.
GeeTee has provided hard to find Aussie results.
Nomarch has provided results for the Swiss Indoors
From 1929 to 1938 the Swiss International Covered Court Championships were held alternately in Geneva and Zurich, as definitely attested by the below honour roll of Swiss Federation ("off" for all years), that I have already posted in the past.
Therefore the above Mark's tournament is only Saint Moritz Indoor Tournament.
From 1929 to 1938 the Swiss International Covered Court Championships were held alternately in Geneva and Zurich, as definitely attested by the below honour roll of Swiss Federation ("off" for all years), that I have already posted in the past.
Therefore the above Mark's tournament is only Saint Moritz Indoor Tournament.
Maybe the tournament from February was considered as the 1929 edition, because that one played in Nov/Dec is listed on the honour roll as the Swiss International Covered Court Championships '1930. The history of Swiss CCC didn't start in 1929, it was already played in the 1910s.
Wimbledon results edited per wimbledon.com. Mostly first names and nationalities, also changed Jackson to Jameson in the women's doubles and added the teams who defaulted in the first round.