1907 Wimbledon Championships
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| 1907 Wimbledon Championships | ||||
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| Date: | June 24 – July 5 [1] | |||
| Edition: | 31st | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam | |||
| Surface: | Grass | |||
| Location: | Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Norman Brookes [2] | ||||
| Women's Singles | ||||
 May Sutton [3] | ||||
| Men's Doubles | ||||
Norman Brookes /  Tony Wilding [4] | ||||
Wimbledon Championships
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The 1907 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 24 June until 5 July. It was the 31st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1907.
The Prince and Princess of Wales (the future George V and Queen Mary) came as spectators.[5] The Centre Court was protected by a tarpaulin cover for the first time.[5]
Champions
Wimbledon 1907 Men's doubles final
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
- ↑ 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 2011-02-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977)
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| 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 |
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