August
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| −1 August | Seabright Invitational Women's tournament New Jersey, United States |
Helen Wills Moody 6–0, 6–0 |
Helen Jacobs | ||||
| -1 August | Canadian National Championships Vancouver, Canada |
Jack Wright 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Gilbert Nunns | ||||
| Wright/Rainville | |||||||
| 2–9 August | German Championships Hamburg, Weimar Republic |
Roderich Menzel 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
Gustav Jaenecke | Cilly Aussem 6–1, 6–2 |
Imrgard Rost | ||
| Dessart/Nourney 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–0 |
Buzelet/Boussus | Godfree/Trentham 6–3, 6–2 |
James/Heeley | Payot/Fisher 8–6, 6–4 |
Dessart/Krahwinkel | ||
| August | Le Touquet Spa Championships Le Touquet, France |
Marcel Bernard 8–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Christian Boussus | Simone Mathieu 6–3, 6–4 |
Lucia Valerio | ||
| Bernard/Cochet 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 |
Rogers/del Castillo | N/A | Bernard/Mathieu 6–4, 8–6 |
Legeay/Ms. Lesueur | |||
| 30 July-8 August | Malayan Lawn Tennis Championships Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States |
Lim Bong Soo N/A |
N/A | Elizabeth Millicent Oldfield N/A |
N/A | ||
| Matsukawa/Kawajiri N/A |
N/A | Oldfield/Mrs. Drew | N/A | ||||
| 7–8 August | Wightman Cup Forest Hills, United States |
United States 5-2 | Great Britain | ||||
| 8–16 August | Spanish International Championships Santander, Spain |
Jean Lesueur 6–3, 6–3 6–4 |
Eduardo Flaquer | Bella Pons N/A |
N/A | ||
| Lesueur/Combemale N/A |
Flaquer/Sindreu | Pons/Estrada 7–5, 0–6, 7–5 |
Teresa/Guadalupa | Flaquer/Pons 7–5, 6–4 |
Lesueur/Acebo | ||
| 17–22 August | North England Championships Scarborough, Great Britain |
Vernon Kirby 6–3, 6–3 |
Chamberlain | Mary Heeley 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Freda James | ||
| Malfroy/Kirby 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
Avory/Nuthall | ||||||
| 24-30 August | Swedish Championships Stockholm, Sweden |
Harry Ramberg 1—6, 7—5, 6—3, 6—2 |
Curt Östberg | S. Fick 6—1, 6—2 |
E. Cederholm | ||
| Östberg/Ramberg 6—1, 6-2, 9—7 |
G. Lindgren/C. E. Pettersson | Fick/S. Wennerholm 6—2, 6—2 |
R. Ramberg/G. Roberg | Östberg/S. Fick 6—4, 6—0 |
Ramberg/Ramberg | ||
| August | Newport Casino Invitational Newport, United States |
Ellsworth Vines 6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 6–2 |
Fred Perry | ||||
| Gledhill/Vines 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 13–11, 6–4 |
Doeg/Lott | ||||||
| 15th ATA All-Black National Championships Alabama, United States |
Reginald Weir N/A |
N/A | Ora Washington N/A |
N/A | |||
| F. Jackson / N. Jackson N/A |
N/A | Winston / Washington N/A |
N/A | Thompson / Roberts N/A |
N/A | ||
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