The 1902 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, also known as the All England Club, based at Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members' club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam ...

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. The tournament ran from 23 June until 2 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London) It was the 26th staging of the

Wimbledon Championships The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is pla ...

, and the first

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tennis event of 1902. The Women's final (challenge round) is the only match in the history of Wimbledon that was played twice over.

Charlotte Cooper Sterry Charlotte "Chattie" Cooper Sterry (née Charlotte Reinagle Cooper; 22 September 1870 – 10 October 1966) was an English female tennis player who won five singles titles at the Wimbledon Championships and in 1900 became Olympic champion. In wi ...

played

Muriel Robb Muriel Evelyn Robb (13 May 1878 – 12 February 1907) was an English female tennis player. She is best remembered for her ladies' singles title at the 1902 Wimbledon Championships. She also won the Irish and Scottish singles titles in 1901 and ...

in miserable weather conditions, and the match was abandoned with the score at 6–4, 11–13. The match was restarted afresh the next day, and

won the rematch 7–5, 6–1.100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977) It was also the Wimbledon’s 25th anniversary of the staging of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

Finals

Men's singles

Laurence Doherty Hugh Laurence "Laurie" Doherty (8 October 1875 – 21 August 1919) was a British tennis player and the younger brother of tennis player Reginald Doherty. He was a six-time Grand Slam champion and a double Olympic Gold medalist at the 1900 Sum ...

defeated Arthur Gore 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0

Women's singles

defeated Charlotte Sterry 7–5, 6–1

Men's doubles

Frank Riseley /

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defeated

Reginald Doherty Reginald "Reggie" or "R. F." Frank Doherty (14 October 1872 – 29 December 1910) was a British tennis player and the older brother of tennis player Laurence Doherty. He was known in the tennis world as "R.F." rather than "Reggie".

4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 4–6, 11–9

References

External links

Official Wimbledon Championships website
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