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Wimbledon Champions
The following is a list of Wimbledon champions in tennis: Champions Senior Wheelchair Junior ‡ = a player who won both the junior and senior title.†= a player who won the junior title and reached the senior final. Junior 14&U See also ;Lists of champions of specific events *List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions *List of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions * List of Wimbledon gentlemen's doubles champions *List of Wimbledon ladies' doubles champions *List of Wimbledon mixed doubles champions ;Other Grand Slam tournament champions *List of Australian Open champions *List of French Open champions *List of US Open champions The following is a list of US Open champions in tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubl ... References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wimbledon Champions * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Championships, Wimbledon
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1883 Wimbledon Championship
The 1883 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan .... The tournament ran from 7 July until 16 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London) It was the 7th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1883. William Renshaw won for the third year running, and so won the original Field championship cup outright.100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977) The players changed ends at the end of each set, or (if the umpire so ruled) at the end of each game. Singles Final William Renshaw defeated Ernest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 Wimbledon Championships
The 1889 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 1 July until 13 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London) It was the 13th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1889. William Renshaw won his seventh singles title, which as late as 1977 was thought to be a feat unlikely to ever be surpassed.100 years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977) However, in 2000 Pete Sampras equaled this total, and in 2012 Roger Federer also won a seventh title. Ultimately the record was broken by Federer in 2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Wimbledon Championships
The 1888 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan .... The tournament ran from 9 July until 16 July.100 years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977) It was the 12th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1888. Champions Men's singles Ernest Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford, 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 Women's singles Lottie Dod defeated Blanche Hillyard, 6–3, 6–3 Men's doubles Ernest Renshaw / William Renshaw defeated Patrick Bowes-Lyon / Herbert Wilberforce, 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 References External links Official Wimbledon Championships w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Wilberforce
Sir Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce (8 February 1864 – 28 March 1941) was a British male tennis player and later vice-president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club from 1911 to 1921, and served as its president from 1921 to 1936. His biggest singles title success was in 1883, when he won the Northern Championships. In 1887, he and Patrick Bowes-Lyon won the doubles in Wimbledon. In 1888, they were unable to defend their title when they were beaten in the Challenge Round by Ernest and William Renshaw. His best singles performance at Wimbledon came in 1886, when he reached the semifinal of the All Comers tournament in which he lost in five sets to compatriot Ernest Lewis. He also reached the quarter-finals of the singles in 1882, 1883, and 1888. Herbert was a brother of physicist Lionel, son of judge Edward, grandson of archdeacon Robert and great-grandson of abolitionist William Wilberforce. He later served as president and chairman of the All Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Bowes-Lyon
Patrick Bowes-Lyon (5 March 1863 – 5 October 1946) was a British tennis player, barrister and uncle of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, mother of Queen Elizabeth II. Career He won the Scottish Championships in 1885, 1886 and 1888, he won the doubles at Wimbledon alongside Herbert Wilberforce. As a younger brother of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, who was Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's father, he was a great-uncle of Queen Elizabeth II and Herbert Bowes-Lyon who also played tennis. He stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Barnard Castle. Personal life The fifth of seven sons and one of the eleven children of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and of Frances Dora Smith, he married Alice Wiltshire, daughter of George Wiltshire, on 9 August 1893. He and his wife Alice had four children: # Lt. Gavin Patrick (13 December 1895 – 27 November 1917) – killed in action in World War I World War I or the First World War (28 Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lottie Dod
Charlotte Dod (24 September 1871 – 27 June 1960) was an English multi-sport athlete, best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only 15 in the summer of 1887. She remains the youngest ladies' singles champion. In addition to tennis, Dod competed in many other sports, including golf, field hockey, and archery. She also won the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship, played twice for the England women's national field hockey team (which she helped to found), and won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in archery. The ''Guinness Book of Records'' has named her as the most versatile female athlete of all time, together with track and field athlete and fellow golf player Babe Zaharias. Early life Dod was born on 24 September 1871 in Bebington, Cheshire, the youngest of four children to Joseph and Margaret Dod. Joseph, from Liverpool, had made a fortune in the cotton trade. The family was w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Lawford
Herbert Fortescue Lawford (15 May 1851 – 20 April 1925) was a former World number 1 male tennis player rankings, world No. 1 tennis player from Scotland who won the Men's Singles championship at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon in 1887 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's singles, 1887, and was runner-up a record five times (shared with Arthur Gore (tennis), Arthur Gore). Career In the 1887 final, the native of Bayswater defeated Ernest Renshaw (also of Great Britain) in five sets: 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4. He reached the finals of Wimbledon in 1880, 1884–86, and 1888. Lawford won the first major men's doubles tennis tournament, the Oxford University Men's Doubles Championship, in 1879 partnering Lestocq Robert Erskine. This event was a precursor to the Wimbledon men's doubles championship, introduced in 1884, and it was played over the best of seven sets ending in a score of 4–6, 6–4, 6–5, 6–2, 3–6, 5–6, 7–5. In 1885 he won the singles tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887 Wimbledon Championships
The 1887 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 2 July until 7 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London) It was the 11th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis event of 1887. From 1880 to 1887 the men's singles draw fell from 60 to 16, this was attributed to the superior expertise of the Renshaw brothers and Herbert Lawford.100 years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977) Lawford won the gentleman's singles title after defeating Ernest Renshaw in the All Comers final. Defending champions William Renshaw was unable to play the Challenge Round due to a tennis elbow. The Ladies singles competition was won by Lottie Dod who won the title at an age of 15 years and 285 days and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanche Bingley
Blanche Bingley Hillyard (née Bingley; 3 November 1863 – 6 August 1946) was an English tennis player. She won six singles Wimbledon championships (1886, 1889, 1894, 1897, 1898, 1900) and was runner up seven times, having also competed in the first ever Wimbledon championships for women in 1884. She also won the Irish Championships three times (1888, 1894, 1897); the German International Championships twice (1897, 1900); and the South of England Championships at Eastbourne, 11 times between 1885 and 1905. Early life Bingley was born in Greenford, Middlesex, the daughter of a wealthy tailoring business proprietor. She was a member of the Ealing Lawn Tennis & Archery Club. Biography Wimbledon Her career at Wimbledon spanned almost 30 years, longer than any other woman to date. In 1884, she competed in the first ever Wimbledon championships for women, and two years later, she captured the first of her six singles titles. Also a seven-time losing finalist, Bingley's 13 fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886 Wimbledon Championships
The 1886 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 3 July until 17 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London) It was the 10th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1886. Henry Jones retired as referee after nine years, and was replaced by Julian Marshall.100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977) Champions Men's singles William Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford, 6–0, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 Women's singles Blanche Bingley defeated Maud Watson, 6–3, 6–3 Men's doubles Ernest Renshaw / William Renshaw defeated Claude Farrer / Arthur Stanley, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website {{Wimbledon championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Wimbledon Championships
The 1885 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 4 July until 17 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London) It was the 9th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1885. 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.100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977) There were 3500 spectators for the Challenge Round. Champions Men's singles William Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 Women's singles Maud Watson defeated Blanche Bingley, 6–1, 7–5 Men's doubles Ernest Renshaw / William Renshaw defeated Claude Farrer / Arthur Stanley, 6†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
