1896 Wimbledon Championships
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| 1896 Wimbledon Championships | ||||
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| Date: | July 13–21[1] | |||
| Edition: | 20th | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam | |||
| Surface: | Grass | |||
| Location: | Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Harold Mahoney[2] | ||||
| Women's Singles | ||||
| Charlotte Cooper[3] | ||||
| Men's Doubles | ||||
| Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley[4] | ||||
Wimbledon Championships
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The 1896 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 13 July until 21 July. It was the 20th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1896.[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]
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
- ↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
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| 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 |
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