1911 Wimbledon Championships

1911 Wimbledon Championships
Date June 26 – July 8 [1]
Edition 35th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Worple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
New Zealand Anthony Wilding [2]
Women's Singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Lambert Chambers [3]
Men's Doubles
France Andre Gobert / France Max Decugis [4]

The 1911 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 26 June until 8 July. It was the 35th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1911.

The men's singles entry reached three figures, when 104 players entered the Challenge Round.[5]

Champions

Men's Singles

New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2 retired

Women's Singles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Lambert-Chambers defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dora Boothby 6–0, 6–0

Men's Doubles

France Andre Gobert / France Max Decugis defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Josiah Ritchie / New Zealand Anthony Wilding 9–7, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 [4]

References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. "Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association.
  3. "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org.
  4. 1 2 "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org.
  5. 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977)

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Preceded by
1911 Australasian Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1911 U.S. National Championships
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