1933 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Events calendar
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!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Status
!Winner/s
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| 11 January - 30 May
| Tennis
| / North American Tour
| International
| 1) Bill Tilden <br>2) Hans Nüsslein
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| 21–30 January
| Tennis
| Australian Championships
| International
| Men's Singles: Jack Crawford<br> Women's Singles: Joan Hartigan Bathurst<br> Men's Doubles: Keith Gledhill / Ellsworth Vines<br> Women's Doubles: Mall Molesworth / Emily Hood Westacott
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| 23 January
| Tennis
| New Courts Club Championships
| International
| George Lyttleton Rogers
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| 23 January
| Tennis
| German Covered Court Championships
| International
| Gottfried von Cramm
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| 23 January
| Tennis
| New Zealand Championships
| International
| Women's Singles: Dulcie Nichols<br> Women's Doubles: Mrs R. Adams / Mrs H. Dykes<br> Mixed Doubles: Marjorie Macfarlane / Camille Malfroy
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| 31 January - 5 February
| Table tennis
| World Table Tennis Championships
| International
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| 1 February
| Bobsleigh
| FIBT World Championships
| International
| (Alexandru Papana / Dumitru Hubert)
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| 2–5 February
| Multi-sport
| Maccabiah Winter Games
| International
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| 3–6 February
| Speed skating
| World Allround Speed Skating Championships
| International
| Women: Liselotte Landbeck
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| 4–5 February
| Speed skating
| European Speed Skating Championships
| Continental
| Men: Ivar Ballangrud
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| 6–10 February
| Alpine skiing
| FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
| International
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| 8–12 February
| Nordic skiing
| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
| International
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| 11–12 February
| Figure skating
| World Figure Skating Championships
| International
| Ladies' singles: Sonja Henie<br>Pair skating: Emília Rotter / László Szollás
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| 18–19 February
| Figure skating
| World Figure Skating Championships
| International
| Men's singles: Karl Schäfer
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| 18–19 February
| Speed skating
| World Allround Speed Skating Championships
| International
| Men's singles: Hans Engnestangen
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| rowspan=2|18-26 February
| Ice hockey
| World Ice Hockey Championships
| International
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| Ice hockey
| Ice Hockey European Championships
| Continental
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| 19 February
| Motor race
| II Pau Grand Prix
| International
| Marcel Lehoux
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| 26 February
| Motor race
| III Sveriges Vinter Grand Prix
| International
| Per-Viktor Widengren
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| 20 March
| Motor race
| VI Australian Grand Prix
| International
| Bill Thompson
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| rowspan=2|26 March
| Motor race
| V Grand Prix de Tunisie
| International
| Tazio Nuvolari
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| Motor race
| GP automobile de Tunis
| International
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| 23 April
| Motor race
| V Grand Prix de Monaco
| International
| Achille Varzi
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| 30 April
| Motor race
| IX Circuito di Alessandria<br>(Circuito Pietro Bordino)
| International
| Tazio Nuvolari
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| 7 May
| Motor race
| VII Gran Premio di Tripoli<br>(I Lotteria di Tripoli)
| International
| Achille Varzi
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| 7 May
| Motor race
| II Eläintarhanajot<br>(Djurgårdsloppet)
| International
| Karl Ebb
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| 21 May
| Motor race
| III Internationales Avusrennen
| International
| Achille Varzi
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| 21 May
| Motor race
| IX Grand Prix de Picardie
| International
| Philippe Étancelin
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| 25 May - 5 June
| Tennis
| French Championships
| International
| Men's Singles: Jack Crawford<br> Women's Singles: Margaret Scriven<br> Men's Doubles: Pat Hughes / Fred Perry<br> Women's Doubles: Simonne Mathieu / Elizabeth Ryan<br> Mixed Doubles: Margaret Scriven / Jack Crawford
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| 28 May
| Motor race
| VII Eifelrennen
| International
| Tazio Nuvolari
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| 28 May
| Motor race
| XXIV Targa Florio
| International
| Marchese Antonio Brivio
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| 30 May
| Motor race
| XXI International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
| International
| Louis Meyer
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| 3 June - 9 September
| Rugby
| Australia rugby union tour of South Africa
| International
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| 4 June
| Motor race
| II Trophée de Provence
| International
| Marcel Jacob
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| 4 June
| Motor race
| II Grand Prix de Nîmes
| International
| Tazio Nuvolari
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| 4 June
| Motor race
| VIII Grand Prix des Frontières
| International
| Willy Longueville
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| 11 June
| Motor race
| XXVII Grand Prix de l’ACF
| International
| Giuseppe Campari
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| 11 June
| Motor race
| III Grand Prix Lwowa<br>(Großer Preis von Lemberg)
| International
| Eugen Bjørnstad
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| 11 June
| Motor race
| Florence Circuit
| International
| Conde Carlo Felice Trossi
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| 25 June
| Motor race
| IV Gran Premio de Penya Rhin<br> (I Copa Barcelona)
| International
| Juan Zanelli
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| 26 June - 8 July
| Tennis
| Wimbledon Championships
| International
| Men's Singles: Jack Crawford<br> Women's Singles: Helen Moody<br> Men's Doubles: Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon<br> Women's Doubles: Simonne Mathieu / Elizabeth Ryan<br> Mixed Doubles: Gottfried von Cramm / Hilde Krahwinkel
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| 27 June - 23 July
| Cycling
| Tour de France
| International
| Georges Speicher
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| 1 July
| Motor race
| II British Empire Trophy
| International
| Stanislas Czaykowski
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| 2 July
| Motor race
| VIII Grand Prix de la Marne
| International
| Philippe Étancelin
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| 9 July
| Motor race
| IV Grand Prix de Belgique
| International
| Tazio Nuvolari
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| 12 July
| Motor race
| Mannin Beg
| International
| Freddie Dixon
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| 12–13 July
| Chess
| V Chess Olympiad
| International
| Isaac Kashdan, Frank Marshall, Reuben Fine, Arthur Dake, Albert Simonson
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| 12–23 July
| Chess
| IV Women's World Chess Championship
| International
| Vera Menchik
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| 14 July
| Motor race
| Mannin Moar
| International
| Brian Lewis, Baron Essendon
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| 16 July
| Motor race
| V Grand Prix de Dieppe
| International
| Marcel Lehoux
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| 30 July
| Motor race
| VII Coppa Ciano
| International
| Tazio Nuvolari
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| 31 July - 5 August
| Archery
| World Archery Championships
| International
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| 6 August
| Motor race
| II Grand Prix de Nice
| International
| Tazio Nuvolari
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| 6 August
| Motor race
| I Sveriges Sommer Grand Prix
| International
| Antonio Brivio
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| 11–15 August
| Cycling
| UCI Track Cycling World Championships
| International
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| 13 August
| Motor race
| IX Grand Prix de la Baule
| International
| William Grover-Williams
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| 14–15 August
| Cycling
| UCI Road World Championships
| International
| /
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| 15 August
| Motor race
| IX Coppa Acerbo
| International
| Luigi Fagioli
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| 14–19 August
| Tennis
| U.S. National Championships
| International
| Women's Singles: Helen Jacobs<br> Women's Doubles: Betty Nuthall / Freda James<br> Mixed Doubles: Elizabeth Ryan / Ellsworth Vines
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| 20 August
| Motor race
| IX Grand Prix du Comminges
| International
| Luigi Fagioli
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| 27 August
| Motor race
| II Grand Prix de Marseille
| International
| Louis Chiron
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| 27 August
| Motor race
| Grand Prix d’Albi
| International
| Louis Braillard
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| 2 September
| Motor race
| XII RAC Tourist Trophy
| International
| Tazio Nuvolari
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| 2–10 September
| Tennis
| U.S. National Championships
| International
| Men's Singles: Fred Perry<br> Men's Doubles: George Lott / Lester Stoefen
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| 10 September
| Motor race
| XI Gran Premio d’Italia
| International
| Luigi Fagioli
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| 10 September
| Motor race
| VI Gran Premio di Monza
| International
| Marcel Lehoux
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| 16–17 September
| Weightlifting
| European Weightlifting Championships
| International
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| 17 September
| Motor race
| IV Masarykuv Okruh
| International
| Louis Chiron
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| 17 September
| Motor race
| II Grand Prix de l'UMF
| International
| Raymond Sommer
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| 24 September
| Motor race
| VI Gran Premio de España
| International
| Louis Chiron
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| 1–8 October
| Athletics
| Balkan Games
| International
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| 7 October
| Motor race
| Donington Park Trophy
| International
| Earl Howe
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| 8 October
| Motor race
| Grande Prêmio da Cidade de<br> Rio de Janeiro
| International
| Baron Manuel de Teffé
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!Sport
!Venue/Event
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| Figure skating
| European Figure Skating Championships
| Men's singles: Karl Schäfer<br>Ladies' singles: Sonja Henie<br>Pair skating: Idi Papez / Karl Zwack
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| Golf
| IV Women's Western Open
| June Beebe
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| Shooting
| / XXIX ISSF World Shooting Championships
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Alpine skiing
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
3rd FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Innsbruck, Austria. The events are a downhill, a slalom and a combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are:
- Men's Downhill – Walter Prager (Switzerland)
- Men's Slalom – Anton Seelos (Austria)
- Men's Combined – Anton Seelos (Austria)
- Women's Downhill – Inge Wersin-Lantschner (Austria)
- Women's Slalom – Inge Wersin-Lantschner (Austria)
- Women's Combined – Inge Wersin-Lantschner (Austria)
Events
- Taft Slalom, the first racing trail in North America, is cut on Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire
American football
- NFL Championship: the Chicago Bears won 23–21 over the New York Giants at Wrigley Field
- Rose Bowl (1932 season):
- The USC Trojans won 35–0 over the Pittsburgh Panthers to share the college football national championship
- College football national championship – Michigan Wolverines
- Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers all founded
Association football
Chile
- Chilean Primera Division, officially founded on May 31, and a first officially game held on July 22.
England
- The Football League – Arsenal 58 points, Aston Villa 54, Sheffield Wednesday 51, West Bromwich Albion 49, Newcastle United 49, Huddersfield Town 47
- FA Cup final – Everton 3–0 Manchester City at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Germany
- National Championship – Fortuna Düsseldorf 3–0 F.C. Schalke 04 at Köln
Italy
- Serie A won by Juventus
France
- The inaugural season of French professional football is won by Olympique Lillois.
Australian rules football
VFL Premiership
- 30 September – South Melbourne wins the 37th VFL Premiership defeating Richmond 9.17 (71) to 4.5 (29) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 1933 VFL Grand Final
Brownlow Medal
- The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to “Chicken” Smallhorn (Fitzroy)
South Australian National Football League
- 14 October – West Torrens win their second SANFL premiership, defeating Norwood 13.10 (88) to 9.11 (65)
- Magarey Medal awarded to Keith Dunn (Sturt)
Western Australian National Football League
- 16 September – George Doig becomes the first player to score 100 goals in a WA(N)FL season, doing this in the season of his league debut. Doig would score 100 goals every season until 1941, after which World War II ended open-age football until 1945.
- 14 October – East Fremantle wins its seventeenth WANFL premiership, defeating Subiaco 10.13 (73) to 7.7 (49)
- Sandover Medal awarded to Sammy Clarke (Claremont-Cottesloe)
Bandy
Sweden
- Championship final – IFK Uppsala beats IF Göta 11-1
Baseball
World Series
- 3–7 October - New York Giants (NL) defeats Washington Senators (AL) to win the 1933 World Series by 4 games to 1
Basketball
- Northwestern University wins the Big Ten Conference Championship in men's College Basketball.
- A first year of professional basketball game in Spain, Copa del Rey de Baloncesto was held on October 15. (as predecessor of Liga ACB)
Boxing
Events
- 29 June – Primo Carnera defeats Jack Sharkey by a sixth-round knockout at Long Island City to win the World Heavyweight Championship
Lineal world champions
- World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Sharkey → Primo Carnera
- World Light Heavyweight Championship – Maxie Rosenbloom
- World Middleweight Championship – vacant
- World Welterweight Championship – Jackie Fields → Young Corbett III → Jimmy McLarnin
- World Lightweight Championship – Tony Canzoneri → Barney Ross
- World Featherweight Championship – vacant
- World Bantamweight Championship – Panama Al Brown
- World Flyweight Championship – vacant
Cricket
Events
- England, employing bodyline tactics, beat Australia 4–1 to regain The Ashes.
England
- County Championship – Yorkshire
- Minor Counties Championship – undecided
- Most runs – Wally Hammond 3323 @ 67.81 (HS 264)
- Most wickets – Tich Freeman 298 @ 15.26 (BB 8–22)
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Fred Bakewell, George Headley, Stan Nichols, Leslie Townsend, Cyril Walters
- The West Indies make a second tour of England, and lose the three Test series two games to nil
Australia
- Sheffield Shield – New South Wales
- Most runs – Herbert Sutcliffe 1,318 @ 73.22 (HS 194)
- Most wickets – Bill O‘Reilly 62 @ 19.95 (BB 6–36)
India
- Bombay Quadrangular – not contested
New Zealand
- Plunket Shield – Otago
South Africa
- Currie Cup – not contested
West Indies
- Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested
Cycling
- Georges Speicher won the 1933 Tour de France
- Alfredo Binda won the 1933 Giro d'Italia (5th win)
- Georges Speicher won the men's road race at the 1933 UCI Road World Championships
Field hockey
- September 1 – foundation of Oranje Zwart, a Dutch club located in Eindhoven
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships
- Men's singles – Karl Schäfer
- Ladies’ singles – Sonja Henie
- Pairs – Emília Rotter and László Szollás
Golf
Major tournaments
- British Open – Denny Shute
- U.S. Open – Johnny Goodman
- PGA Championship – Gene Sarazen
Other tournaments
- British Amateur – Michael Scott
- U.S. Amateur – George Dunlap
- Women's Western Open – June Beebe
Horse racing
England
- Champion Hurdle – Insurance (2nd successive win)
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – Golden Miller (2nd successive win)
- Grand National – Kellsboro Jack
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Brown Betty
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Rodosto
- The Derby – Hyperion
- The Oaks – Chatelaine
- St. Leger Stakes – Hyperion
Australia
- Melbourne Cup – Hall Mark
Canada
- King's Plate – King O'Connor
France
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Crapom
Ireland
- Irish Grand National – Red Park
- Irish Derby Stakes – Harinero
USA
- Kentucky Derby – Broker's Tip
- Preakness Stakes – Head Play
- Belmont Stakes – Hurryoff
Ice hockey
- 4 April - 13 April – New York Rangers defeat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 in a best of five series to win their second Stanley Cup.
Motorsport
- February 22 - Malcolm Campbell sets world land speed record speed of 272.46 mph driving his famous Blue Bird car at Daytona Beach, Florida
Nordic skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- 7th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1933 are held at Innsbruck, Austria
Radiosport
Events
- First ever ARRL Field Day contest held in July
Rowing
The Boat Race
- 1 April — Cambridge wins the 85th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Rugby league
- 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain
England
- Championship – Salford
- Challenge Cup final – at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
- Lancashire League Championship – Salford
- Yorkshire League Championship – Castleford
- Lancashire County Cup – Warrington
- Yorkshire County Cup – Leeds
Australia
- NSW Premiership – Newtown 18–4 St. George (grand final)
- An exhibition match between Great Britain and Australia at Paris' Stade Pershing in December 1933 inspired the beginnings of rugby league in France.
Rugby union
Home Nations Championship
- 46th Home Nations Championship series is won by Scotland
Snooker
World Championship
- 7th World Snooker Championship is won by Joe Davis who defeats Willie Smith 25–18
Speed skating
Speed Skating World Championships
- Men's All-round Champion – Hans Engnestangen (Norway)
Tennis
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship – Jack Crawford (Australia) defeats Keith Gledhill (USA) 2–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
- Australian Women's Singles Championship – Joan Hartigan Bathurst (Australia) defeats Coral Buttsworth (Australia) 6–4, 6–3
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Jack Crawford (Australia) defeats Ellsworth Vines (USA) 4–6, 11–9, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Dorothy Round Little (Great Britain) 6–4, 6–8, 6–3
France
- French Men's Singles Championship – Jack Crawford (Australia) defeats Henri Cochet (France) 8–6, 6–1, 6–3
- French Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Scriven Vivian (Great Britain) defeats Simonne Mathieu (France) 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Jack Crawford (Australia) 6–3, 11–13, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
- American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Jacobs (USA) defeats Helen Wills Moody (USA) 8–6, 3–6, 3–0, retired
Davis Cup
- 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – at 3–2 at Stade Roland Garros (clay) Paris, France
Awards
Associated Press Athlete of the Year
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Carl Hubbell (baseball)
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Helen Jacobs (tennis)
Notes
An error in calculating points caused Yorkshire Second Eleven to meet and defeat Norfolk in the Minor Counties Challenge Match when that honour should have gone to Wiltshire; by the time the error was discovered, it was October and the weather was unsuitable for cricket, so the Championship was ruled “undecided”