The 1890 Wimbledon Championships was a combined men's and women's

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tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in

Wimbledon, London Wimbledon () is a suburb of southwest London, England, southwest of Charing Cross; it is the main commercial centre of the London Borough of Merton. Wimbledon had a population of 68,189 in 2011 which includes the electoral wards of Abbey, Wimb ...

, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 30 June until 7 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London) It was the 14th staging of the

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, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1890. Bonham Carter Evelegh took over as referee from

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.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977) The rule for change-overs was altered to after every odd game. There were 30 competitors for the men's singles and only four competitors for the women's singles, the smallest entry ever for any competition at Wimbledon. The final of the women's singles competition, which started on 2 July, was played on 5 July, while the men's singles final was played on 7 July and the men's doubles were played on 21–23 July.

Finals

Men's singles

Willoughby Hamilton defeated

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, 6–8, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1

Women's singles

Lena Rice defeated

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, 6–4, 6–1

Men's doubles

Joshua Pim / Frank Stoker defeated George Hillyard / Ernest Lewis, 6–0, 7–5, 6–4

References

External links

Official Wimbledon Championships website
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July 1890