1897 Wimbledon Championships
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| 1897 Wimbledon Championships | ||||
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| Date: | June 21–July 1[1] | |||
| Edition: | 21st | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam | |||
| Surface: | Grass / Outdoor | |||
| Location: | Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Reginald Doherty[2] | ||||
| Women's Singles | ||||
| Blanche Bingley Hillyard[3] | ||||
| Men's Doubles | ||||
| Reginald Doherty / Laurie Doherty[4] | ||||
Wimbledon Championships
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Gentlemen's Doubles final at the 1897 Wimbledon Championships. Players shown are, at the near side, Reginald Doherty (left) and Laurence Doherty (right) and at the far side Herbert Baddeley (left) and Wilfred Baddeley (right).
The 1897 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 21 June until 1 July. It was the 21st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1897.[5] Reginald Doherty defeated Harold Mahony in the Challenge Round, and successfully defended his title for the next three years.[5]
Champions
Men's Singles
Main article: 1897 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles
Reginald Doherty def. Harold Mahony, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3.[2][6]
Women's Singles
Main article: 1897 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles
Blanche Bingley Hillyard def. Charlotte Cooper, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2.[3]
Men's Doubles
Reginald Doherty / Laurie Doherty def. Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4.[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 Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships, John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001 (the source of this draw)
- ↑ "British Tennis Champion Defeated". The New York Times. July 1, 1897.
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| Preceded by 1896 Wimbledon Championships |
Wimbledon Championships | Succeeded by 1898 Wimbledon Championships |
| Preceded by 1896 U.S. National Championships |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1897 U.S. National Championships |
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