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 Dorothea Lambert Chambers[3]
Men's Doubles
France Max Decugis / France André Gobert[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 Herbert Roper Barrett 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2 retired [2]

Women's Singles

United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated United Kingdom Dora Boothby 6–0, 6–0 [3]

Men's Doubles

France Max Decugis / France André Gobert defeated United Kingdom Major 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. 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.
  5. 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977)
Preceded by
1911 Australasian Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1911 U.S. National Championships
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