1926 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
# 1926 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Kitty Godfree defeated Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to win the Ladies' Singles at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships.

Suzanne Lenglen was the defending champion, but withdrew from her third round match against Claire Beckingham.

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Claire Beckingham | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Lilí de Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Lilí de Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | Lilí de Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Molla Mallory | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Molla Mallory | 3 | 7 | 6 | Molla Mallory | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Kea Bouman | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Kea Bouman | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | Lilí de Álvarez | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | Kitty Godfree | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Julie Vlasto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Kitty Godfree | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Hélène Contostavlos | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Hélène Contostavlos | 3 | 3 | | Julie Vlasto | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Kitty Godfree | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| CJ Tyrrell | 2 | 0 | | Kitty Godfree | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Kitty Godfree | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Mary McIlquham | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Claire Beckingham | 7 | 6 | | | C Beckingham | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Elsa Haylock | 6 | 6 | | | E Haylock | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Doris Craddock | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | C Beckingham | | | | | |
| | Suzanne Lenglen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Lenglen | w/o | | | | |
| | Mary Browne | 2 | 3 | | | S Lenglen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Betty Dix | 9 | 4 | | | E Dewhurst | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Evelyn Dewhurst | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | C Beckingham | 2 | 2 |
| | WM Haughton | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | E de Alvarez | 6 | 6 |
| | Lilí de Alvarez | 6 | 6 | | | E de Alvarez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | Dorothy Holman | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Holman | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | E Norman | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | E de Alvarez | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | P Watson | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | P Watson | 1 | 3 | | | |
| | R Watson | 0 | 6 | | | P Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Betty Nuthall | 6 | 5 | 6 | | B Nuthall | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | M Elliott | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Joan Fry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mrs M Marshall | 1 | 0 | J Fry | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Weeta Crawshay-Williams | 3 | 2 | E Bennett | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Eileen Bennett | 6 | 6 | | | | | J Fry | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | Phyllis Whitley | 4 | 2 | | | | | M Mallory | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Aurea Edgington | 6 | 6 | A Edgington | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Molla Mallory | 6 | 6 | M Mallory | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Harper | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | M Mallory | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | GJ Gilder | | | | | | | | | | | K Bouman | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | Mrs HF Wright | w/o | | GJ Gilder | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dorothy Hill | 6 | 7 | D Hill | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Peggy Saunders | 1 | 5 | | | | | D Hill | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Elsie Goldsack | 0 | 1 | | | | | K Bouman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kea Bouman | 6 | 6 | K Bouman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Domini Crosfield | | | D Crosfield | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Helen Wills | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Evelyn Colyer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Violet Chamberlain | 5 | 2 | | E Colyer | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Peggy Dransfield | 1 | 2 | | J Vlasto | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Julie Vlasto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Vlasto | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Gwen Sterry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | G Sterry | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| Q | Mrs MB Reckitt | 1 | 3 | | G Sterry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Strawson | 6 | 3 | 5 | Mrs RRW Jackson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mrs RRW Jackson | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | J Vlasto | 6 | 6 |
| | Mabel Mavrogordato | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | H Constostavlos | 3 | 3 |
| | Marion Jessup | 6 | 6 | | M Jessup | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Eileen Morle | 4 | 1 | | H Contostavlos | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Hélène Contostavlos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | H Contostavlos | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | 1 | 1 | | | | | | W Beamish | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Winifred Beamish | 6 | 6 | | W Beamish | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joan Ridley | 7 | 5 | 2 | REJ Stephens | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | REJ Stephens | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CJ Tyrrell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marjorie MacFarlane | 4 | 4 | | CJ Tyrrell | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Cristobel Hardie | 6 | 6 | | C Hardie | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Harper | 4 | 4 | | | | | | CJ Tyrrell | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| Q | Enid Broadbridge | 4 | 0 | | | | | | S Lumley-Ellis | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | |
| | Eleanor Rose | 6 | 6 | | E Rose | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Simonne Mathieu | 8 | 4 | 2 | S Lumley-Ellis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Sylvia Lumley-Ellis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | CJ Tyrrell | 2 | 0 |
| | Ermyntrude Harvey | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | K Godfree | 6 | 6 |
| | Enid Clarke | 7 | 7 | | E Clarke | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | JL Colegate | 0 | 4 | | E Ryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Ryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | E Ryan | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | |
| | Honor Woolrych | | | | | | | | K Godfree | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Dorothy Rendall | w/o | | | H Woolrych | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lilly von Ellissen | 0 | 0 | | K Godfree | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kitty Godfree | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
