1908 Wimbledon Championships

1908 Wimbledon Championships
Date June 22 – July 3[1]
Edition 32nd
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Worple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
United Kingdom Arthur Gore[2]
Women's Singles
United Kingdom Charlotte Cooper Sterry[3]
Men's Doubles
United Kingdom Major Ritchie / New Zealand Anthony Wilding[4]

The 1908 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 22 June until 3 July. It was the 32nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1908.

Champions

Wimbledon final 1908, Gore vs Roper Barret

Men's Singles

United Kingdom Arthur Gore defeated United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–4 [2]

Women's Singles

United Kingdom Charlotte Cooper Sterry defeated United Kingdom Agnes Morton 6–4, 6–4 [3]

Men's Doubles

United Kingdom Major Ritchie / New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett / United Kingdom Arthur Gore, 6–1, 6–2, 1–6, 9–7 [4]

References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. 1 2 "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
Preceded by
1908 Australasian Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1908 U.S. National Championships
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