# 1932 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Ellsworth Vines defeated Bunny Austin 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 in the final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1932 Wimbledon Championships. Sidney Wood was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jiro Sato.

## Seeds

    01. Henri Cochet (second round)
    02. Ellsworth Vines (champion)
    03. Frank Shields (quarterfinals)
    04. Fred Perry (quarterfinals)
    05. Sidney Wood (quarterfinals)
    06. Bunny Austin (final)
    07. Jean Borotra (fourth round)
    08. Jack Crawford (semifinals)
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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Ellsworth Vines | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Enrique Maier | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Enrique Maier | 2 | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Ellsworth Vines | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Jack Crawford | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Fred Perry | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Jack Crawford | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 8 | Jack Crawford | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jack Crawford | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | 2 | Ellsworth Vines | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Bunny Austin | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Bunny Austin | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Bunny Austin | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Frank Shields | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Frank Shields | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | Bunny Austin | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Jiro Sato | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Sidney Wood | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | Jiro Sato | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Jiro Sato | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | Ellsworth Vines | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Emmanuel du Plaix | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | 2 | E Vines | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guy Van Zuylen | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | | H Burrows | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henry Burrows | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | E Vines | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Nuthall | 3 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | H Hopman | 5 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Harry Hopman | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | H Hopman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cam Malfroy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Malfroy | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Graves | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Vines | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Arnold England | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Aoki | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | Raymond Tuckey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Tuckey | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lysaght | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | | J Šíba | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josef Šíba | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Tuckey | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Harry Kinzl | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Aoki | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Walter Michelmore | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | H Kinzl | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Henri Landry | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | I Aoki | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Iwao Aoki | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Jean Borotra | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | André Merlin | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | J Borotra | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Ritchie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Ritchie | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josef Knottenbelt | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Borotra | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Max Callendar | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | H Lee | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Dickie Ritchie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Ritchie | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Lee | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | H Lee | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philip Glover | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Borotra | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | Enrique Maier | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Maier | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Béla von Kehrling | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | E Maier | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louis Haensch | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | A Della Porta | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freddie Della Porta | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Maier | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Magaloff | 8 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | F Wilde | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | George Lyttleton-Rogers | 10 | 9 | 6 | | | | G Lyttleton-Rogers | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Wilde | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | F Wilde | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoffrey de Ste. Croix | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Fred Perry | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oswald Jameson | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | 4 | F Perry | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Herman David | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | H David | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hira-Lal Soni | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Perry | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Cecil Betts | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | J Van Ryn | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Wheatley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | P Wheatley | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charles Kingsley | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | J Van Ryn | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Van Ryn | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Perry | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Q | Afzal Hyat | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Allison | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | Arthur Hill | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Hill | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arne Rasmussen | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | T Miki | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryuki Miki | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | T Miki | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Wilmer Allison | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | W Allison | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Gwyn Tuckett | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | W Allison | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | George Godsell | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | | I Tłoczyński | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Jack Crawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arthur Vinall | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | 8 | J Crawford | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimir Landau | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | C Gregory | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Gregory | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Crawford | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Athar-Ali Fyzee | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | C Boussus | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Gottfried von Cramm | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | G von Cramm | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Boussus | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | C Boussus | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Atri Madan Mohan | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Crawford | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Franz Matejka | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Olliff | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | William Powell | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | F-W Matejka | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Olliff | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | J Olliff | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billy Collins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | J Olliff | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | RG Bernard | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Grandguillot | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Q | John Shales | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | RG Bernard | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Grandguillot | | | | | | | J Grandguillot | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hector Fisher | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Edward Buzzard | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sergei Rodzianko | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | | | S Rodzianko | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Féret | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | P Féret | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | RC Wackett | 6 | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | P Féret | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Alan Brown | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | J Clemenger | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Hermann Artens | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | A Brown | 4 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keats Lester | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | J Clemenger | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Clemenger | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Féret | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| | Eric Peters | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | H Austin | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| | David Williams | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | E Peters | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Attewell | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | E Attewell | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Jones | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | E Peters | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Crossley | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | H Austin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kenneth Gandar-Dower | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | K Gandar-Dower | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Malcolm Young | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | 6 | H Austin | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bunny Austin | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Q | Hugh Mackinnon | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Finnigan | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | | | B Finnigan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Harold Price | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Q | J Cummins | 0 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | James Cummins | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Finnigan | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Takeo Kuwabara | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | R Menzel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Hughes | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | P Hughes | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Leader | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | R Menzel | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roderich Menzel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Menzel | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| | Jacques Brugnon | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Shields | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| | Buster Andrews | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | E Andrews | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Tinkler | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | R Tinkler | 8 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Reddall | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | E Andrews | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | Norman Taylor | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Shields | 4 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Noel Holmes | w/o | | | | | Q | N Taylor | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Grandguillot | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | 3 | F Shields | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Frank Shields | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Gregory Mangin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ladislav Hecht | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | G Mangin | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cliff Sproule | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Sproule | 2 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wilfred Freeman | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | G Mangin | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Janmeja Charanjiva | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | E Avory | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Teddy Higgs | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | E Higgs | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Sharpe | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | E Avory | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ted Avory | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Mangin | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| | Antoine Gentien | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Wood | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| | Stan Harris | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | A Gentien | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Henry Weatherall | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | | A Jacobsen | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anker Jacobsen | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | A Gentien | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Laddie Wheatcroft | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Wood | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jack Hillyard | w/o | | | | | | I Wheatcroft | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Wedd | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | 5 | S Wood | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sidney Wood | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Brian Gilbert | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giovanni Palmieri | w/o | | | | | | B Gilbert | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hendrik Timmer | | | | | | | H Timmer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Orson Wright | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | H Timmer | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Carlos Magrane | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | H Kleinschroth | 2 | 3$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Henry Purcell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | C Magrane | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | Douglas Freshwater | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | H Kleinschroth | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| | Heinrich Kleinschroth | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | H Timmer | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| | Leighton Crawford | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Sato | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Pat Sherwood | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | P Sherwood | 8 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Norman Latchford | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | J Sato | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jiro Sato | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Sato | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ian Collins | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | I Collins | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Wilfred Smith | 1 | 1 | 5 | | | | I Collins | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Paul Partridge | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | 1 | H Cochet | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Henri Cochet | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |