 Suzanne Lenglen vs.  Helen Wills | ||||||||||
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| Lenglen (left) and Wills (right) at the Match of the Century | ||||||||||
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| Date | Tuesday, 16 February 1926 | |||||||||
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| Tournament | Carlton Club (February edition) | |||||||||
| Location | Cannes, France | |||||||||
| Chair umpire | George Hillyard | |||||||||
The Match of the Century was a tennis match in February 1926 known for being the only career meeting between Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills, the two preeminent female tennis players of the 1920s. The meeting took place in the final of the February edition of the Carlton Club tournament in Cannes on the French Riviera. Lenglen won the match in straight sets by a score of 6–3, 8–6.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Engelmann 1988, pp. 154–186.
- ^ King & Starr 1988, pp. 36–38.
- ^ Little 1988, pp. 68–73.
- ^ "Two Queens at Cannes". New York Times. 16 February 1926. Retrieved 9 November 2019.