1936 Wimbledon Championships 1936 Wimbledon Championships The 1936 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1936. It was the 56th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1936. Fred Perry and Helen Jacobs won the singles titles. Fred Perry defeated Gottfried von Cramm, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 Helen Jacobs defeated Hilde Sperling, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 Pat Hughes / Raymond Tuckey defeated Charles Hare / Frank Wilde, 6–4, 3–6, 7–9, 6–1,
Harold Mahony in some tournaments not all. (**) denotes challenge round Harold Mahony Harold Segerson Mahony (13 February 1867 – 27 June 1905) was a Scottish-born tennis player who is best known for winning the singles title at the Wimbledon Championships in 1896. His career lasted from 1888 until his death in 1905. Mahony was born in Scotland but lived in Ireland for the majority of his life; his family were Irish including both of his parents, the family home was in County Kerry, Southwestern Ireland. He was the last Scottish born man to win Wimbledon until the victory of Andy Murray