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1927 Wightman Cup

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1927 Wightman Cup
Details
Edition5th
Champion
Winning nation United States
1926
1928

The 1927 Wightman Cup was the fifth edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City, NY in the United States.[1][2][3]


United States
5
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City, United States
Aug 1927
Grass

Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1 United States
United Kingdom
Helen Wills
Joan Fry
6
2
6
0
   
2 United States
United Kingdom
Molla Mallory
Kathleen McKane Godfree
6
4
6
2
   
3 United States
United Kingdom
Helen Jacobs
Betty Nuthall
3
6
6
2
1
6
 
4 United States
United Kingdom
Helen Wills
Kathleen McKane Godfree
6
1
6
1
   
5 United States
United Kingdom
Molla Mallory
Joan Fry
6
2
11
9
   
6 United States
United Kingdom
Eleanor Goss / Charlotte Hosmer Chapin
Gwendolyn Sterry / Betty Hill
7
5
5
7
5
7
 
7 United States
United Kingdom
Helen Wills / Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Kathleen McKane Godfree / Ermyntrude Harvey
6
4
4
6
6
3
 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
  2. ^ USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 363. ISBN 0060144785.
  3. ^ Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 388. ISBN 0047960426.