1931 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Elizabeth Ryan and Helen Wills Moody were the defending champions, but did not participate.

Women's doubles
1931 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Phyllis Mudford Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
Runners-up	Doris Metaxa Josane Sigart
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	48 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Main article: 1931 Wimbledon Championships

Phyllis Mudford and Dorothy Shepherd-Barron defeated Doris Metaxa and Josane Sigart in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1931 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Seeds

01.     Eileen Fearnley-Whittingstall /   Betty Nuthall (semifinals)

02.     Cilly Aussem /   Hilde Krahwinkel (second round)

03.     Peggy Michell /   Phoebe Watson (third round)

04.     Doris Metaxa /   Josane Sigart (final)

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

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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Eileen Fearnley-Whittingstall   Betty Nuthall	3	7	6
		Anna Harper   Marjorie Van Ryn	6	5	3
								1	Eileen Fearnley-Whittingstall   Betty Nuthall	6	6	4
								4	Doris Metaxa   Josane Sigart	4	8	6
	4	Doris Metaxa   Josane Sigart	7	6
		Joan Strawson   Billie Yorke	5	0
															4	Doris Metaxa   Josane Sigart	6	3	4
																Phyllis Mudford   Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	3	6	6
		Evelyn Dearman   Olga Webb	1	2
		Phyllis Mudford   Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	6	6
									Phyllis Mudford   Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	7	3	6
									Kitty Godfree   Dorothy Round	5	6	3
		Kitty Godfree   Dorothy Round	6	6
		Elsie Pittman   Joan Ridley	2	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Eileen Fearnley-Whittingstall   Betty Nuthall	6	6
									Janet Dudley-Cox   Gladys Seel	3	1
															1	E Fearnley-Whittingstall   B Nuthall	6	7
																P Satterthwaite   MA Thomas	4	5
									Phyllis Satterthwaite   MA Thomas	7	6
									Mence Dros-Canters   Simonne Mathieu	5	0
																						1	E Fearnley-Whittingstall   B Nuthall	3	7	6
																							A Harper   M Van Ryn	6	5	3
									Nancy Lyle   Margaret Stocks	7	6
									Mrs JC Bell   Kathleen Bridge	5	2
																N Lyle   M Stocks	6	1	3
																A Harper   M Van Ryn	3	6	6
									Dorothy Alexander   R Watson	4	3
									Anna Harper   Marjorie Van Ryn	6	6

The nationality of Mrs JC Bell is unknown.

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	Doris Metaxa   Josane Sigart	5	8	6
		Ermyntrude Harvey   Mary McIlquham	7	6	0			4	D Metaxa   J Sigart	8	6
		Betty Dix   Elsa Haylock	6	6					M Dix   E Haylock	6	2
	Q	J Lawson   Mrs R Stephens	4	2											4	D Metaxa   J Sigart	8	3	6
		Ida Adamoff   Arlette Neufeld	2	1												M Heeley   W James	6	6	3
		Mary Heeley   Freda James	6	6					M Heeley   W James	6	6
		Freda Scott   Mrs P Thomas	6	6					F Scott   Mrs P Thomas	3	0
		Jacqueline Gallay   Violette Gallay	3	3																		4	D Metaxa   J Sigart	7	6
		JL Colegate   CJ Tyrrell	4	4																			J Strawson   A Yorke	5	0
		Cecily Marriott   Madge Slaney	6	6					C Marriott   M Slaney	1	6
		Mrs Bruce-May   Enid Clarke	6	6					Mrs Bruce-May   E Clarke	6	8
		Dorothy Anderson   Jeanette Morfey	4	2												Mrs Bruce-May   E Clarke	0	10
		KEC Lewis   Betty Uber	7	6												J Strawson   A Yorke	6	12
		E Alexandroff   Anne Peitz	5	4					KEC Lewis   E Uber	2	6	5
		Effie Hemmant   Madge List	4	4					J Strawson   A Yorke	6	4	7
		Joan Strawson   Billie Yorke	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	2	Cilly Aussem   Hilde Krahwinkel
		Rosie Berthet   Bella Pons	w/o					2	C Aussem   H Krahwinkel	6	4	4
		Helene Nicolopoulos   Lolette Payot	6	6					H Nicolopoulos   L Payot	3	6	6
	Q	Doris Eastley   Andree Lucas	3	4												H Nicolopoulos   L Payot	6	3	7
		Evelyn Dearman   Olga Webb	7	4	6											E Dearman   O Webb	3	6	9
		Enid Broadbridge   Davinia Townsend	5	6	0				E Dearman   O Webb	6	6
		Gwen Sterry   Naomi Trentham	1	8	6				G Sterry   N Trentham	2	4
		Winifred Beamish   Dorothy Jameson	6	6	3																		E Dearman   O Webb	1	2
	Q	Mary Hardwick   Sheila Hewitt	1	4																			P Mudford   D Shepherd-Barron	6	6
		Helen Burr   Helen Dyson	6	6					H Burr   H Dyson	3	7
		Phyllis Mudford   Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	6	9					P Mudford   D Shepherd-Barron	6	9
	LL	Joan Ingram   Peggy Pleydell-Bouverie	0	7												P Mudford   D Shepherd-Barron	6	6
	Q	Margery Elton   Mildred Nonweiler	3	6	6											D Hill   J Lycett	4	3
		Mie Johnstone   Lucy Pennycuick	6	3	4			Q	M Elton   M Nonweiler	5	4
		Dorothy Hill   Joan Lycett	6	3	6				D Hill   J Lycett	7	6
		Beatrice Feltham   Sybil Johnson	3	6	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	Peggy Michell   Phoebe Watson	6	6
									Gethyn Harry   JF Harry	3	4
															3	M Michell   P Watson	4	4
																K Godfree   D Round	6	6
									Kitty Godfree   Dorothy Round	6	6
									Jacqueline Goldschmidt   Agnes Tuckey	0	1
																							K Godfree   D Round	6	6
																							E Pittman   J Ridley	2	1
									Elsie Pittman   Joan Ridley	6	6
									Jadwiga Jędrzejowska   Marjorie Sachs	2	3
																E Pittman   J Ridley	6	6
															Q	E Macready   C Wheatcroft	3	2
								Q	Elizabeth Macready   Cristobel Wheatcroft	4	6	6
									Vera Montgomery   Mrs WT Tucker	6	2	1

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com