1931 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Cilly Aussem defeated Hilde Krahwinkel in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1931 Wimbledon Championships.

Women's singles
1931 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Cilly Aussem
Runner-up	Hilde Krahwinkel
Score	6–2, 7–5
Draw	96 (10 Q )
Seeds	8

Main article: 1931 Wimbledon Championships

Helen Moody was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Seeds

01.   Cilly Aussem (champion)

02.   Betty Nuthall (quarterfinals)

03.   Simonne Mathieu (semifinals)

04.   Hilde Krahwinkel (final)

05.   Lilí de Álvarez (third round)

06.   Helen Jacobs (semifinals)

07.   Phyllis Mudford (third round)

08.   Eileen Fearnley-Whittingstall (fourth round)

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	Cilly Aussem	2	6	6
		Lolette Payot	6	2	1
								1	Cilly Aussem	6	2	6
								3	Simonne Mathieu	0	6	3
	3	Simonne Mathieu	1	6	7
		Peggy Scriven	6	2	5
															1	Cilly Aussem	6	7
															4	Hilde Krahwinkel	2	5
	2	Betty Nuthall	2	3
	6	Helen Jacobs	6	6
								6	Helen Jacobs	8	6	4
								4	Hilde Krahwinkel	10	0	6
	4	Hilde Krahwinkel	7	6
		Dorothy Round	5	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	Cilly Aussem	6	6
									Jacqueline Goldschmidt	4	1
															1	C Aussem	6	6
																E Alexandroff	2	3
									Gladys Seel	4	4
									E Alexandroff	6	6
																						1	C Aussem	6	6
																							A Neufeld	0	2
									Arlette Neufeld	4	6	7
									Mrs P Thomas	6	3	5
																A Neufeld	6	6
																B Soames	1	4
									Betty Soames	6	6
									Joan Marshall	3	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	Eileen Fearnley-Whittingstall	6	6
								Q	Mrs HA Lewis	1	2
															8	E Fearnley-Whittingstall	6	6
																M Michell	4	1
									Kathleen Bridge	3	4
									Peggy Michell	6	6
																						8	E Fearnley-Whittingstall	2	2
																							L Payot	6	6
									Grace Vaughton	w/o
									Freda Scott
																F Scott	4	4
																L Payot	6	6
									Lolette Payot	6	6
									Margery Elton	4	2

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	Simonne Mathieu	6	7
		Winifred Beamish	3	5				3	S Mathieu	6	6
	Q	Mrs R Stephens	1	2					J Morfey	2	4
		Jeanette Morfey	6	6											3	S Mathieu	6	6
		Doris Eastley	4	6	4											H Nicolopoulos	3	0
		Edith Sander	6	4	6				E Sander	3	2
	Q	Helen Burr	0	6	2				H Nicolopoulos	6	6
		Helene Nicolopoulos	6	3	6																	3	S Mathieu	6	6
	Q	Edie Rudd	4	6	0																		M Van Ryn	4	3
		Elsa Haylock	6	4	6				E Haylock	2	6	6
		Enid Clarke	3	3					M Van Ryn	6	3	8
		Marjorie Van Ryn	6	6												M Van Ryn	7	6
		Freda James	6	7												N Trentham	5	2
		Mary McIlquham	1	5					W James	1	6
		Naomi Trentham	6	6					N Trentham	6	8
		Cristobel Wheatcroft	3	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	Phyllis Mudford	6	6
		Evelyn Dearman	0	2				7	P Mudford	6	6
		Nancy Lyle	6	6					N Lyle	3	1
		Dorothy Anderson	3	3											7	P Mudford	8	6	4
		Betty Uber	3	2												J Ridley	10	1	6
		Joan Ridley	6	6					J Ridley	6	6
		Betty Dix	6	6					B Dix	3	3
		Enid Broadbridge	3	3																			J Ridley	1	4
		Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	6	6																			M Scriven	6	6
	Q	Joan Couchman	3	2					D Shepherd-Barron	5	5
		Mary Heeley	6	6					M Heeley	7	7
	Q	Andree Lucas	2	4												M Heeley	4	6
		Vera Montgomery	4	2												M Scriven	6	8
		Ermyntrude Harvey	6	6					E Harvey	7	4
		Josane Sigart	5	6	2				M Scriven	9	6
		Peggy Scriven	7	0	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	2	Betty Nuthall	6	6
		Rosie Berthet	0	2				2	B Nuthall	6	6
		Beatrice Feltham	6	6					B Feltham	2	2
		Effie Hemmant	2	4											2	B Nuthall	4	6	6
		Anne Peitz	6	6												A Peitz	6	0	1
		Phyllis Satterthwaite	2	4					A Peitz	6	1	6
		HM Brooke	2	8	7				HM Brooke	3	6	0
		R Watson	6	6	5																	2	B Nuthall	6	6
		Vera Marshall	6	6																			A Harper	4	2
		Violette Gallay	4	2					V Marshall	3	2
		MA Thomas	3	4					A Harper	6	6
		Anna Harper	6	6												A Harper	6	6
		Evelyn Goldsworth	0	8												O Webb	0	4
		Mildred Nonweiler	6	10					M Nonweiler	3	13	5
		Olga Webb	2	6	6				O Webb	6	11	7
		Jacqueline Gallay	6	4	1

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	Helen Jacobs
		Bella Pons	w/o					6	H Jacobs	6	7
	Q	Sheila Hewitt	2	1					A Yorke	2	5
		Billie Yorke	6	6											6	H Jacobs	6	6
		Elsie Pittman	6	6												E Pittman	3	4
		Gethyn Harry	1	2					E Pittman	6	6
		J Lawson	4	6	6				J Lawson	0	4
		Margaret Stocks	6	3	2																	6	H Jacobs	6	6
		Mence Dros-Canters	3	4																			K Godfree	2	1
		Ruth Kirk	6	6					R Kirk	6	5	7
		Yvonne Law							Y Law	2	7	5
		Edith Belliard	w/o													R Kirk	2	0
		Kitty Godfree	2	6	6											K Godfree	6	6
		Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	6	4	3				K Godfree	6	6
	Q	Mrs AT Price	1	3					I Adamoff	3	4
		Ida Adamoff	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	Hilde Krahwinkel	6	6
									Madge Slaney	2	1
															4	H Krahwinkel	6	6
																D Jameson	3	4
									Davinia Townsend	5	5
									Dorothy Jameson	7	7
																						4	H Krahwinkel	8	6
																							G Sterry	6	0
									Madge List	2	8
									Doris Metaxa	6	10
																D Metaxa	5	6	3
																G Sterry	7	4	6
									Gwen Sterry	6	6
									Joan Strawson	2	4

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	Lilí de Álvarez	2	6	6
									Joan Lycett	6	1	2
															5	E de Álvarez	3	3
																D Round	6	6
								Q	Kay Stammers	0	4
									Dorothy Round	6	6
																							D Round	6	6
																							S Johnson	0	1
									Winifred Bower	0	6	3
									Sybil Johnson	6	3	6
																S Johnson	6	3	7
																M Sachs	2	6	5
									Marjorie Sachs	6	6
								Q	Evelyn Perry	2	4

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com