1897 Wimbledon Championships

1897 Wimbledon Championships
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
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty[2]
Women's Singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Blanche Bingley Hillyard[3]
Men's Doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Laurence Doherty[4]
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 was a tennis tournament that 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] No matches were played on the first Tuesday to mark Queen Victoria's jubilee.[6] Reginald Doherty defeated Harold Mahony in the Challenge Round, and successfully defended his title for the next three years.[5]

Champions

Men's Singles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Mahony, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3.[2][7]

Women's Singles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Blanche Bingley Hillyard defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Cooper, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2.[3]

Men's Doubles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Laurence Doherty defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Wilfred Baddeley / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Baddeley, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. 1 2 "Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association.
  3. 1 2 "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org.
  4. 1 2 "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org.
  5. 1 2 Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships, John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001 (the source of this draw)
  6. ↑ Little, Alan (2013). 2013 Wimbledon Compendium (23rd ed.). London: The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 57. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  7. ↑ "British Tennis Champion Defeated". The New York Times. July 1, 1897.

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Preceded by
1896 U.S. National Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1897 U.S. National Championships
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