1885 Wimbledon Championships

1885 Wimbledon Championships
Date	July 4–17^[1]
Edition	9th
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Location	Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
William Renshaw^[2]
Women's Singles
Maud Watson^[3]
Men's Doubles
Ernest Renshaw / William Renshaw^[4]

The 1885 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 4 July until 17 July. It was the 9th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1885.^[5] There was a change in the draw method, to use the Bagnall Wild system, in which all byes were restricted to the opening round, instead of being distributed through all the rounds until the final.^[5] There were 3500 spectators for the Challenge Round.^[5]

Champions

Gentlemen's Singles

William Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 ^[2]

Ladies' Singles

Maud Watson defeated Blanche Bingley, 6–1, 7–5 ^[3]

Gentlemen's Doubles

Ernest Renshaw / William Renshaw defeated Claude Farrer / Arthur Stanley, 6–3, 6–3, 10–8 ^[4]

References

↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
1 2 "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
1 2 "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
1 2 "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
1 2 3 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977)

External links

Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1884 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1885 U.S. National Championships

Wimbledon Championships
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