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1923 Wightman Cup

Annual women's team tennis competition

Summary

Annual women's team tennis competition

The 1923 Wightman Cup, named after the founder Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, was the first edition of the Wightman Cup, the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City in New York in the United States.

The competition was scheduled to start on Friday, 10 August but was postponed until Saturday in observance of a day of mourning for U.S. President Warren G. Harding. As there was no play on Sunday the event was concluded on Monday, 13 August. The United States team won the inaugural cup by winning all seven matches.

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References

References

  1. (Aug 4, 1923). "Women Selected for Tennis Team". The New York Times.
  2. (August 11, 1923). "Lady Tennis Starts in International Contest". The Morning Leader.
  3. USTA, United States Tennis Association. (1979). "Official Encyclopedia of Tennis". Harper & Row.
  4. (1974). "The Encyclopedia of Tennis". George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
  5. (August 15, 1923). "American Tennis Starts Win Wightman Trophy". [[The Evening Independent]].
  6. Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book". New Chapter Press.
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