[1] It was the 47th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1927.

Eight players were seeded in both the men's and women's singles and four pairs in the double.

[2] René Lacoste and Helen Wills were the first no.1 seeded singles players.

[5][6] Another innovation that year was the installation of a microphone and loudspeakers on Centre Court to broadcast the calls of the umpire.

Only matches on Centre Court were covered in the first year, with Teddy Wakelam providing commentary for the BBC.