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

Jean Borotra defeated Howard Kinsey 8–6, 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships. René Lacoste was the defending champion, but withdrew before his first round match.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jacques Brugnon | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Kingsley | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Kingsley | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Jacques Brugnon | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Howard Kinsey | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | |
| Howard Kinsey | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Howard Kinsey | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | |
| Pat Spence | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pat Spence | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | Howard Kinsey | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Jean Borotra | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Henri Cochet | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Jean Borotra | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Colin Gregory | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colin Gregory | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | Henri Cochet | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jean Borotra | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Jan Koželuh | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | Jean Borotra | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Jean Borotra | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ladislav Žemla | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Norman Latchford | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | L Žemla | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Norman Dicks | 6 | 6 | 6 | | N Dicks | 6 | 3 | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jack Weakley | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | L Žemla | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | Nicolae Mișu | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | J Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jacques Brugnon | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | J Brugnon | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Douglas Hodges | 6 | 6 | 6 | | D Hodges | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandford Bobb | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | J Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Franz Glanz | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | R Lycett | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| | Randolph Lycett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | R Lycett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JF Park | | | | | JF Park | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | William Foley | w/o | | | | | | | | | R Lycett | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | EL Jones | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | WHM Aitken | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | WHM Aitken | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | WHM Aitken | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | René Lacoste | w/o | | | | G Leembruggen | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerard Leembruggen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guillermo Robson | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Kingsley | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | C Kingsley | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hector Fisher | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | | H Fisher | 9 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Douglas Watson | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Kingsley | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Max Decugis | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | M Decugis | 2 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Leighton Crawford | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | M Decugis | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Russell Young | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | G Greville | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Greville | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Kingsley | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| JE Pogson-Smith | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Mayes | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Henry Mayes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | H Mayes | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Donald Stralem | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | H Timmer | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hendrik Timmer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | H Mayes | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| James Lowry | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | C Aeschlimann | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Charles Aeschlimann | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | C Aeschlimann | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fassett Burnett | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | F Burnett | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Crossley | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athar-Ali Fyzee | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| EL Sarkies | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | AA Fyzee | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Theodore Mavrogordato | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | E Peters | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eric Peters | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | AA Fyzee | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Cornelis Bryan | | | | | | | | | | | | C Bryan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten | w/o | | | | | C Bryan | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royden Dash | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | R Dash | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| CL Philcox | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Bryan | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Craig Campbell | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Kinsey | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Brian Gilbert | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | B Gilbert | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Dixon | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | H Kinsey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Howard Kinsey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | H Kinsey | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Eduardo Flaquer | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | E Flaquer | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| Jack Olmsted | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | E Flaquer | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Walter Crawley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | W Crawley | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maurice Summerson | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Major Ritchie | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Sharpe | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | N Sharpe | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Francisco Bryans | 1 | 2 | 1 | | G Cholmondeley | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Cholmondeley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Sharpe | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Edmond Mockler | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | P Spence | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Axel Petersen | 6 | 6 | 7 | | A Petersen | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RDN Pryce-Jones | 5 | 9 | 3 | | P Spence | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pat Spence | 7 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Spence | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Monty Temple | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Greig | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Donald Greig | 6 | 6 | 6 | | D Greig | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Enrique Obarrio | 1 | 4 | 4 | | B Helmore | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Helmore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Greig | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Gordon Crole-Rees | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Turnbull | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Noel Turnbull | 6 | 6 | 6 | | N Turnbull | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Béla von Kehrling | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | B von Kehrling | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Féret | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| First round | First round | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alex Blair | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | RG Bernard | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | RG Bernard | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Jarvis | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | M van der Feen | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marinus van der Feen | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | RG Bernard | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Arthur Yencken | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | H Cochet | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Vincent Richards | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | V Richards | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ambrose Dudley | 1 | 5 | 3 | | | H Cochet | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Henri Cochet | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Cochet | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Q | Clinton McIlquham | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | K Lester | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| | Keats Lester | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | K Lester | 6 | 6 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DJR Sumner | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | E Higgs | 3 | 3 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Teddy Higgs | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | K Lester | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gordon Lowe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Lowe | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Eliot Crawshay-Williams | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | G Lowe | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | William Powell | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | R Boyd | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronaldo Boyd | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 6**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Colin Gregory | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roy Poland | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | C Gregory | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brame Hillyard | | | | | | | B Hillyard | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sergei Rodzianko | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | C Gregory | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | György Dungyersky | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | G Sherwell | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Gerald Sherwell | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | G Sherwell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Lewis-Philipps | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | Q | F Crosbie | 4 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Crosbie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Gregory | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Q | David Williams | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Wheatley | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| | Percival Davson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | P Davson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Léonce Aslangul | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | L Aslangul | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alfred Ingram | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | P Davson | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Wheatley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | P Wheatley | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Cecil Tindell-Green | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | P Wheatley | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harvey Mackintosh | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | H Mackintosh | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Brick | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 7**

| First round | First round | 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 | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Douglas Powell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | André Gobert | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Gobert | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arthur Berger | 0 | 5 | 3 | | | C van Lennep | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christiaan van Lennep | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | C van Lennep | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | JCF Simpson | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | H Austin | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Cyril Eames | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Eames | 7 | 4 | 0 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Basil Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 5 | | | H Austin | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bunny Austin | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Austin | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| | Henry Standring | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Koželuh | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Neville Willford | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | H Standring | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Koželuh | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Koželuh | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | George Thomas | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Koželuh | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Lionel Alderson | | | | | | | | | | | J Pennycuick | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | John Pennycuick | w/o | | | | | J Pennycuick | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charles Roupell | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | C Roupell | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | WB Stott | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 8**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Jean Borotra | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leslie Godfree | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | J Borotra | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hassan Ali Fyzee | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | HA Fyzee | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Hughes | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Borotra | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Georges Watson | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | A Lowe | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Arthur Lowe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | A Lowe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | VS Erskine Lindop | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | VS Erskine Lindop | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rodrigo de Castro Pereira | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Borotra | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| | Pan Papadopoulos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Ulrich | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Q | LF Davin | w/o | | | | Q | LF Davin | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Morrice | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | | E Ulrich | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Einer Ulrich | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Ulrich | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Hector Cattaruzza | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | H Cattaruzza | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Frank Fisher | 2 | 0 | 7 | | | H Cattaruzza | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ignacio de la Borbolla | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | W Radcliffe | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | William Radcliffe | 8 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
