1907 Wimbledon Championships

1907 Wimbledon Championships
Date:   June 24-July 5[1]
Edition:   31st
Champions
Men's Singles
Norman Brookes[2]
Women's Singles
May Sutton[3]
Men's Doubles
Norman Brookes / Tony Wilding[4]
Wimbledon Championships
 < 1906 1908 > 

The 1907 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on Outdoor grass courts which took place at the All England Club.[5] The Prince of Wales and his wife (the future King George V and Queen Mary) came as spectators.[5] The Centre Court was protected by a tarpaulin cover for the first time.[5]

Contents

Champions

Men's Singles

Main article: 1907 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Norman Brookes def. Arthur Gore, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2.[2]

Women's Singles

Main article: 1907 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

May Sutton def. Dorothea Lambert-Chambers, 6–1, 6–4.[3]

Men's Doubles

Norman Brookes / Tony Wilding def. Karl Behr / Beals Wright, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2.[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 2011-02-26. 
  3. ^ a b "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/ladiesroll.html. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
  4. ^ a b "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/mendoublesroll.html. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
  5. ^ a b c 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977)
Preceded by
1906 Wimbledon Championships		 Wimbledon Championships Succeeded by
1908 Wimbledon Championships
Preceded by
1907 Australasian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1907 U.S. National Championships