Helen Wills Moody in 1929 This is a list of the main career statistics of American tennis player Helen Wills . During her career, which ran from 1919 through 1938, she won 19 singles titles at Grand Slam tournaments as well as 9 doubles and 3 mixed doubles titles. She won the Olympic gold medal in singles and doubles in 1924. Wills was unbeaten in 180 singles matches.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score Loss 1922 U.S. Championships Grass Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 3–6, 1–6 Win 1923 U.S. Championships Grass 6–2, 6–1 Loss 1924 Wimbledon Grass Kitty McKane 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 Win 1924 U.S. Championships (2) Grass 6–1, 6–3 Win 1925 U.S. Championships (3) Grass 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 Win 1927 Wimbledon Grass Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 6–4 Win 1927 U.S. Championships (4) Grass Betty Nuthall 6–1, 6–4 Win 1928 French Championships Clay Eileen Bennett 6–1, 6–2 Win 1928 Wimbledon (2) Grass 6–2, 6–3 Win 1928 U.S. Championships (5) Grass Helen Jacobs 6–2, 6–1 Win 1929 French Championships (2) Clay Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–4 Win 1929 Wimbledon (3) Grass 6–1, 6–2 Win 1929 U.S. Championships (6) Grass Phoebe Holcroft Watson 6–4, 6–2 Win 1930 French Championships (3) Clay 6–2, 6–1 Win 1930 Wimbledon (4) Grass Elizabeth Ryan 6–2, 6–2 Win 1931 U.S. Championships (7) Grass Eileen Bennett Whittingstall 6–4, 6–1 Win 1932 French Championships (4) Clay 7–5, 6–1 Win 1932 Wimbledon (5) Grass 6–3, 6–1 Win 1933 Wimbledon (6) Grass Dorothy Round 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 Loss 1933 U.S. Championships Grass Helen Jacobs 6–8, 6–3, 0–3, ret. Win 1935 Wimbledon (7) Grass 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 Win 1938 Wimbledon (8) Grass 6–4, 6–0
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1922 U.S. Championships Grass Marion Zinderstein Jessup Molla Bjurstedt Mallory Edith Sigourney 6–4, 7–9, 6–3 Win 1924 Wimbledon Grass Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Phyllis Howkins Covell Kitty McKane 6–4, 6–4 Win 1924 U.S. Championships (2) Grass Eleanor Goss Marion Zinderstein Jessup 6–4, 6–3 Win 1925 U.S. Championships (3) Grass Mary Browne May Sutton Bundy Elizabeth Ryan 6–4, 6–3 Win 1927 Wimbledon (2) Grass Elizabeth Ryan Bobbie Heine Irene Peacock 6–3, 6–2 Win 1928 U.S. Championships (4) Grass Edith Cross Anna McCune Harper 6–2, 6–2 Win 1930 French Championships Clay Elizabeth Ryan Simone Barbier Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–1 Win 1930 Wimbledon (3) Grass Edith Cross Sarah Palfrey 6–2, 9–7 Win 1932 French Championships (2) Clay Eileen Bennett Whittingstall Betty Nuthall 6–1, 6–3 Loss 1933 U.S. Championships Grass Freda James Betty Nuthall default
Olympic finals
Career finals
Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (19–3) Summer Olympics (1–0) State Championships (6–2) Other tournaments (31–5)
Titles by surface Hard (12–0) Grass (30–9) Clay (15–1)
Result Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score Win Sep 1921 California State Championships Berkeley, CA, US Hard Helen Baker 3–6, 9–7, 6–0 Win May1922 Pacific Coast Championships Berkeley, CA, US Hard 6–1, 6–0 Loss Jul 1922 Rhode Island State Championships Providence, RI, US Grass Leslie Bancroft 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 Loss Jul 1922 Newport Invitational Newport, RI, US Grass Leslie Bancroft 4–6, 3–6 Loss Aug 1922 U.S. National Championships New York, NY, US Grass Molla Mallory 3–6, 1–6 Loss Sep 1922 Rockaway Hunting Club Invitation Cedarhurst, NY, US Grass Molla Mallory 6–3, 1–6, 3–6 Win Jul 1923 Pacific Coast Championships Berkeley, CA, US Hard Charlotte Hosmer 6–2, 6–0 Win Jul 1923 Illinois State Championships Chicago, IL, US Clay Marian Leighton 6–0, 6–0 Loss Jul 1923 New York State Championships Rye, NY, US Grass Molla Mallory 6–4, 0–6, 1–6 Win Aug 1923 U.S. National Championships New York, NY, US Grass Molla Mallory 6–2, 6–1 Win Sep 1923 California State Championships Berkeley, CA, US Hard Charlotte Hosmer 6–3, 6–1 Loss Jul 1924 Wimbledon London, UK Grass Kitty McKane 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 Win Jul 1924 Summer Olympics Paris, France Clay Diddie Vlasto 6–2, 6–2 Win Aug 1924 U.S. National Championships New York, NY, US Grass Molla Mallory 6–1, 6–3 Win Sep 1924 California State Championships Berkeley, CA, US Hard May Sutton 6–3, 6–4 Win May 1925 Central California Championships Sacramento, CA, US Hard Charlotte Hosmer 6–2, 6–2 Win Jun 1925 Pacific Coast Championships Berkeley, CA, US Hard Charlotte Hosmer 6–4, 6–0 Win Jul 1925 Longwood Invitational Chestnut Hill, MA, US Grass Marion Jessup 7–5, 6–2 Win Jul 1925 Essex Country Club Invitational Manchester, MA, US Grass Mary Browne 6–2, 6–1 Loss Aug 1925 Seabright Invitational Tournament Rumson, NJ, US Grass Elizabeth Ryan 3–6, 3–6 Win Aug 1925 New York State Championships Rye, NY, US Grass Molla Mallory 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 Win Aug 1925 U.S. National Championships New York, NY, US Grass Kitty McKane 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 Win Sep 1925 California State Championships Berkeley, CA, US Hard 6–0, 6–0 Win Jan 1926 Metropole Hotel Cannes, France Clay Diddie Vlasto 6–3, 7–5 Win Jan 1926 Gallia Club Cannes, France Clay Hélène Contostavlos 6–3, 6–2 Loss Feb 1926 Carlton Club Cannes, France Clay Suzanne Lenglen 3–6, 6–8 Win Feb 1926 Bristol Hotel Beaulieu, France Clay Phyllis Satterthwaite 6–1, 6–1 Win Mar 1926 Monte Carlo Championships Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 6–3 Win Mar 1926 Riviera Championships Mentone, France Clay Lilí de Álvarez 6–4, 6–4 Win Mar 1926 South of France Championships Nice, France Clay 6–0, 6–1 Win Mar 1926 Côte d'Azur Championships Cannes, France Clay Joan Ridley default Win Aug 1926 Maidstone Women's Invitational East Hampton, NY, US Grass Mary Browne 6–3, 6–2 Loss Aug 1926 Seabright Invitational Tournament Rumson, NJ, US Grass Elizabeth Ryan 4–6, 1–6 Win Mar 1927 Hotel Huntington Invitation Pasadena, CA, US Hard Marion Williams 6–2, 6–1 Win Jun 1927 North London Championships Stamford Hill, London, UK Grass Elizabeth Ryan 6–2, 6–2 Win Jun 1927 Kent Championships Beckenham, Kent, UK Grass Kitty McKane 6–2, 6–4 Win Jul 1927 Wimbledon London, UK Grass Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 6–4 Win Jul 1927 Essex Country Club Invitational Manchester, MA, US Grass Helen Jacobs 6–1, 6–2 Win Aug 1927 U.S. National Championships New York, NY, US Grass Betty Nuthall 6–1, 6–4 Win Jun 1928 French Championships Paris, France Clay Eileen Bennett 6–1, 6–2 Win Jul 1928 Wimbledon London, UK Grass Lilí de Álvarez 6–2, 6–3 Win Jul 1928 Essex Country Club Invitational Manchester, MA, US Grass Edith Cross 6–1, 6–3 Win Aug 1928 Maidstone Women's Invitational East Hampton, NY, US Grass Helen Jacobs 6–2, 6–1 Win Aug 1928 U.S. National Championships New York, NY, US Grass Helen Jacobs 6–2, 6–1 Win Jun 1929 French Championships Paris, France Clay Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–4 Win Jul 1929 Wimbledon London, UK Grass Helen Jacobs 6–1, 6–2 Win Aug 1929 U.S. National Championships New York, NY, US Grass Phoebe Holcroft Watson 6–4, 6–2 Win Mar 1930 Hotel Huntington Invitational Pasadena, CA, US Hard Edith Cross 6–1, 6–3[ 1] Win Jun 1930 French Championships Paris, France Clay Helen Jacobs 6–2, 6–1 Win Jul 1930 Wimbledon London, UK Grass Elizabeth Ryan 6–2, 6–2 Win Oct 1930 Pacific Coast Championships Berkeley, CA, US Hard Anna McCune Harper 6–3, 6–1 Win Jul 1931 Essex Country Club Invitation Manchester, MA, US Grass Anna McCune Harper 6–0, 6–1 Win Aug 1931 Seabright Invitational Tournament Rumson, NJ, US Grass Helen Jacobs 6–0, 6–0 Win Aug 1931 U.S. National Championships New York, NY, US Grass Eileen Whittingstall 6–4, 6–1 Win Jun 1932 French Championships Paris, France Clay Simonne Mathieu 7–5, 6–1 Win Jul 1932 Wimbledon London, UK Grass Helen Jacobs 6–3, 6–1 Win Jul 1932 Dutch Championships Noordwijk, Netherlands Clay Madzy Rollin Couquerque 6–1, 6–1 Win Jul 1932 Strasbourg Strasbourg, Germany Clay Ilse Friedleben 6–0, 8–6 Win Jun 1933 London Championships , Queens London, UK Grass Elsie Pittman co-winners, rain Win Jul 1933 Wimbledon London, UK Grass Dorothy Round 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 Loss Aug 1933 U.S. National Championships New York, NY, US Grass Helen Jacobs 6–8, 6–3, 0–3 ret. Win Jun 1935 St George's Hill Open Weybridge, Surrey, UK Grass Elsie Pittman 6–0, 6–4 Win Jul 1935 Wimbledon London, UK Grass Helen Jacobs 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 Win May 1938 North London Hard Courts Championships Highbury, UK Hard 6–2, 7–5 Win May 1938 Surrey Grass Court Championships Surbiton, UK Grass Margot Lumb 6–3, 6–4 Win Jul 1938 Wimbledon London, UK Grass Helen Jacobs 6–4, 6–0 Win Jul 1938 Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass Thelma Jarvis 6–4, 6–2
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Team competitions
Wightman Cup Result Opponent Date Location Surface Score Players Opponents W/L Score Win Great Britain Aug 11–13, 1923 New York, US Grass 7–0 Helen Wills Kathleen McKane W 6–2, 7–5 Helen Wills W 6–2, 6–1 Molla Mallory Helen Wills Geraldine Beamish W 6–2, 6–2 Loss Great Britain Jun 18–19, 1924 London, UK Grass 1–6 Helen Wills Phyllis Covell L 2–6, 4–6 Helen Wills Kathleen McKane L 2–6, 2–6 Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Helen Wills Evelyn Colyer Kathleen McKane W 6–0, 6–3 Loss Great Britain Aug 14–15, 1925 New York, US Grass 3–4 Helen Wills Joan Fry W 6–0, 7–5 Helen Wills Kathleen McKane W 6–1, 1–6, 9–7 Mary Browne Helen Wills Evelyn Colyer Kathleen McKane L 0–6, 3–6 Win Great Britain Aug 12–13, 1927 New York, US Grass 5–2 Helen Wills Joan Fry W 6–2, 6–0 Helen Wills Kathleen McKane W 6–1, 6–1 Mary Browne Helen Wills Evelyn Colyer Kathleen McKane W 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 Loss Great Britain Jun 15–16, 1928 London, UK Grass 3–4 Helen Wills Phoebe Holcroft Watson W 6–1, 6–2 Helen Wills Eileen Bennett W 6–3, 6–2 Helen Wills Eileen Bennett Phoebe Holcroft Watson L 2–6, 1–6 Win Great Britain Aug 8–9, 1929 New York, US Grass 4–3 Helen Wills Phoebe Holcroft Watson W 6–1, 6–4 Helen Wills Betty Nuthall W 8–6, 8–6 Edith Cross Helen Wills Phoebe Holcroft Watson Peggy Michell L 4–6, 1–6 Loss Great Britain Jun 13–14, 1930 London, UK Grass 3–4 Helen Wills Moody Joan Fry W 6–1, 6–1 Helen Wills Moody Phoebe Holcroft Watson W 7–5, 6–1 Helen Jacobs Helen Wills Moody Phoebe Holcroft Watson Kathleen McKane Godfree L 5–7, 6–1, 4–6 Win Great Britain Aug 7–8, 1931 New York, US Grass 5–2 Helen Wills Moody Phyllis Mudford W 6–1, 6–4 Helen Wills Moody Betty Nuthall W 6–4, 6–2 Anna Harper Helen Wills Moody Phoebe Holcroft Watson Peggy Michell L 6–8, 7–5, 3–6 Win Great Britain Jun 10–11, 1932 London, UK Grass 4–3 Helen Wills Moody Eileen Bennett Whittingstall W 6–2, 6–4 Helen Wills Moody Dorothy Round W 6–2, 6–3 Sarah Palfrey Helen Wills Moody Eileen Bennett Whittingstall Betty Nuthall L 3–6, 6–1, 8–10 Win Great Britain Jun 10–11, 1938 London, UK Grass 5–2 Helen Wills Moody Margaret Scriven W 6–0, 7–5 Helen Wills Moody Kay Stammers W 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Dorothy Bundy Helen Wills Moody Eileen Bennett Whittingstall Betty Nuthall L 2–6, 5–7
Wightman Cup reference [ 4]
International matches Result Opponent Date Location Surface Score Players Opponents W/L Score Win France [ 5] May 28–30, 1926 Paris, France Clay 8–3 Helen Wills Simonne Mathieu W 6–3, 6–4 Loss Netherlands [ 6] [ 7] May 10–12, 1928 Scheveningen, Netherlands Grass 2–3 Helen Wills Madzy Rollin Couquerque W 6–2, 6–2 Helen Wills Kea Bouman W 6–1, 6–2 Helen Wills Kea Bouman Madzy Rollin Couquerque L 7–9, 6–4, 3–6 Win Netherlands [ 8] May 10–13, 1929 Scheveningen, Netherlands Grass 7–2 Helen Wills Madzy Rollin Couquerque W 6–1, 6–1 Helen Wills Kea Bouman W 6–1, 6–1 Edith Cross Helen Wills Kea Bouman Madzy Rollin Couquerque W 6–4, 2–6, 8–6
Win France [ 9] [ 10] May 17–19, 1929 Paris, France Clay 4–3 Helen Wills Sylvie Lafaurie W 6–1, 6–2 Helen Wills Simonne Mathieu W 8–6, 6–0 Edith Cross Helen Wills Sylvie Lafaurie Simonne Mathieu W 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 Loss Germany [ 11] June 8–10, 1929 Berlin, Germany Clay 3–4 Helen Wills Paula von Reznicek W 6–3, 6–2 Helen Wills Cilly Aussem W 6–0, 6–1 Edith Cross Helen Wills Cilly Aussem Irmgard Rost W 6–3, 6–2
Double bagel match victories During her career Wills defeated opponents 50 times without the loss of a game, i.e. via a double bagel (6–0, 6–0).
No. Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Round 1. Aug 1922 Seabright Invitational Seabright, NJ, US Grass 1R 2. Aug 1922 Metropolitan Championships Glen Cove, NY, US Grass 2R 3. Sep 1922 Rockaway Hunting Club Cedarhurst, NY, US Grass 2R 4. Sep 1922 Rockaway Hunting Club Cedarhurst, NY, US Grass SF 5. Sep 1922 Middle States Championship Philadelphia, PA, US Grass 2R 6. Jul 1923 Illinois State Championships Glencoe, IL, US Clay SF 7. Jul 1923 Illinois State Championships Glencoe, IL, US Clay Marian Leighton F 8. Jul 1923 New York State Championships Rye, NY, US Grass 1R 9. Jul 1923 Seabright Invitational Seabright, NJ, US Grass 2R 10. Oct 1923 California State Championships Berkeley, CA, US Hard 2R 11. Oct 1923 California State Championships Berkeley, CA, US Hard SF 12. Aug 1924 U.S. Championships Forest Hills, NY, US Grass 1R 13. Aug 1924 U.S. Championships Forest Hills, NY, US Grass 2R 14. Jun 1925 Pacific Coast Championships Berkeley, CA, US Hard 2R 15. Aug 1925 New York State Championships Rye, NY, US Grass 2R 16. Sep 1925 California State Championships Berkeley, CA, US Hard F 17. Oct 1925 Australia vs California Berkeley, CA, US Hard Sylvia Harper – 18. Jan 1926 Metropole Hotel Cannes, France Clay 2R 19. Jan 1926 Gallia Club Cannes, France Clay Peggy Saunders SF 20. Feb 1926 Carlton Club Cannes, France Clay 1R 21. Feb 1926 Carlton Club Cannes, France Clay 2R 22. Feb 1926 Carlton Club Cannes, France Clay 3R 23. Feb 1926 Beaulieu LTC Beaulieu, France Clay 1R 24. Feb 1926 Beaulieu LTC Beaulieu, France Clay 2R 25. Feb 1926 Monte Carlo Championships Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 3R 26. Mar 1926 Riviera Championships Mentone, France Clay 1R 27. Mar 1926 South of France Championships Nice, France Clay 2R 28. Mar 1926 Côte d'Azur Championships Cannes, France Clay 2R 29. Mar 1926 Côte d'Azur Championships Cannes, France Clay QF 30. Aug 1926 New York State Championships Rye, NY, US Grass 2R 31. Aug 1926 New York State Championships Rye, NY, US Grass 3R 32. Jun 1927 Kent Championships Beckenham, UK Grass Billie Tapscott QF 33. Jun 1928 Wimbledon London, UK Grass 3R 34. Jul 1928 Essex Country Club Invitational Manchester, MA, USA Grass 2R 35. Aug 1928 Maidstone Women's Invitational East Hampton, NY, US Grass 2R 36. Aug 1928 Maidstone Women's Invitational East Hampton, NY, US Grass Dorothy Andrus 3R 37. Aug 1928 Maidstone Women's Invitational East Hampton, NY, US Grass QF 38. Jun 1929 Wimbledon London, UK Grass 2R 39. Jun 1929 Wimbledon London, UK Grass 3R 40. Aug 1929 U.S. Championships New York, NY, US Grass 1R 41. Aug 1929 U.S. Championships New York, NY, US Grass 2R 42. Aug 1929 U.S. Championships New York, NY, US Grass Molla Mallory SF 43. May 1930 French Championships Paris, France Clay Arlette Neufeld 2R 44. Aug 1931 Seabright Invitational Seabright, NJ, US Grass Helen Jacobs F 45. Aug 1931 U.S. Championships New York, NY, US Grass Edith Sigourney 1R 46. Jul 1932 Strasbourg LTC International Strasbourg, France Clay SF 47. Jun 1933 Wimbledon London, UK Grass 2R 48. Jun 1935 Kent Championships Beckenham, UK Grass 1R 49. Jun 1938 London Championships (Queen's) London, UK Grass 3R 50. Jul 1938 Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass QF
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Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles Note 1: Wills withdrew from both the French Championships and Wimbledon Championships in 1926 after having an appendectomy . The French walkover is not counted as a loss. One week prior to Wimbledon, the tournament was informed that she would not play. She was given a default from her opening round match, which Wimbledon does not consider to be a "loss".
Note 2: Prior to 1925, the French Championships was not open to international players.
Doubles
Mixed doubles
Longest winning streaks and records 180 match win streak from 1927–1933.[ 13] [ 14] Did not lose a set from 1927–1933.[ 13] Wills was ranked world No. 1 for eight years.[ 13]
See also
References ^ "Santa Cruz Evening News: March 17, 1930" . Retrieved 6 July 2015 .^ Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide . Wright and Ditson. 1920–1938.^ Cherry, Jeanne (2018). Helen Wills: Tennis, Art, Life . London: Tennis Gallery Wimbledon. pp. 179– 201. ISBN 978-1-9999531-1-9 . ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis: 100 Years of Great Players and Events ^ "American net stars defeat French, 8 to 3" Chicago Daily Tribune . May 31, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Helen Wills defeats Kea Bouman in fast and thrilling match" The San Bernardino Daily Sun . May 13, 1928. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com. The Dutch won the series of matches, 3 to 2, Miss Wills defeating both Miss Couquerque and Miss Bouman, while Miss Anderson lost both her matches and the Dutch team won the doubles. ^ "Helen Wills is loser in doubles tilt" Honolulu star-Bulletin . May 17, 1928. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. The sore was 9-7, 4-6, 6-3 ^ "U.S. champion drops only four games in taking singles events" St. Louis Post-Dispatch . May 13, 1929. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Helen Wills evens match with France" Lancaster New Era . May 18, 1929. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.^ "U.S. net team beats France" St. Petersburg Times . May 20, 1929. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.^ William Hillman (June 10, 1929). "German women stars sweep to unexpected victory over U.S." Allentown Morning Call . p. 17 – via Newspapers.com. ^ Cherry, Jeanne (2018). Helen Wills: Tennis, Art, Life . London: Tennis Gallery Wimbledon. pp. 179– 201. ISBN 978-1-9999531-1-9 . ^ a b c Robin Finn (January 3, 1998). "Helen Wills Moody, dominant champion who won 8 Wimbledon titles, dies at 92" . New York Times . Retrieved 30 March 2021 . ^ Buckley, James. Scholastic Year in Sports 2012 
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