1896 Wimbledon Championships

1896 Wimbledon Championships
Date:   July 13-21[1]
Edition:   20th
Champions
Men's Singles
Harold Mahoney[2]
Women's Singles
Charlotte Cooper[3]
Men's Doubles
Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley[4]
Wimbledon Championships
 < 1895 1897 > 

The 1896 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on Outdoor grass courts which took place at the All England Club.[5] The number of entries for the men's singles competition was 31, the highest since 1881.[5] The All England Plate was introduced for players who had lost in the first or second round of the singles.[5]

Contents

Champions

Gentlemen's Singles

Main article: 1896 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

Harold Mahony def. Wilfred Baddeley, 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3.[2]

Ladies' Singles

Main article: 1896 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles

Charlotte Cooper def. Alice Simpson Pickering, 6–2, 6–3.[3]

Gentlemen's Doubles

Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley def. Reginald Doherty / Harold Nisbet, 1–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1.[4]

References

  1. ^ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. ^ a b "Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. http://www.usta.com/presentations/USTAYearBook/25.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  3. ^ a b "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/ladiesroll.html. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  4. ^ a b "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/mendoublesroll.html. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  5. ^ a b c 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
Preceded by
1895 Wimbledon Championships		 Wimbledon Championships Succeeded by
1897 Wimbledon Championships
Preceded by
1895 U.S. National Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1896 U.S. National Championships