title: 1922 Wimbledon Championships
text: # 1922 Wimbledon Championships
  
  The 1922 Wimbledon Championships were the 42nd edition of the prestigious tennis tournament, held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London. The tournament ran from 26 June until 10 July. It was the 42nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1922.
  
  This edition of Wimbledon was historically important as being the first in which all defending champions were required to play in the main draw. Previously, the Gentlemen's Singles, Ladies' Singles, and Gentlemen's Doubles used a system known as the Challenge Round, in which the reigning champions were granted an automatic bye into the final while all other competitors played in a tournament to determine the final opponent.
  
  It was also the first Championships played at the present site in Church Road.
  
  ## Champions
  
  ### Men's singles
  
  Gerald Patterson defeated Randolph Lycett, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
  
  ### Women's singles
  
  Suzanne Lenglen defeated Molla Mallory, 6–2, 6–0
  
  ### Men's doubles
  
  James Anderson / Randolph Lycett defeated Gerald Patterson / Pat O'Hara Wood, 3–6, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3, 11–9
  
  ### Women's doubles
  
  Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Kitty McKane / Margaret Stocks, 6–0, 6–4
  
  ### Mixed doubles
  
  Pat O'Hara Wood / Suzanne Lenglen defeated Randolph Lycett / Elizabeth Ryan, 6–4, 6–3
  
  