1898 Wimbledon Championships
1898 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | June 20–28[1] |
Edition | 22nd |
Category | Grand Slam |
Surface | Grass |
Location |
Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Reginald Doherty[2] | |
Women's Singles | |
Charlotte Cooper[3] | |
Men's Doubles | |
Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty[4] |
The 1898 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that 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 20 June until 28 June. It was the 22nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1898.[5][6]
Champions
Men's Singles
Main article: 1898 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles
Reginald Doherty defeated Laurence Doherty, 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1.[2]
Women's Singles
Main article: 1898 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles
Charlotte Cooper defeated Louisa Martin, 6–4, 6–4.[3]
Men's Doubles
Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty defeated Harold Nisbet / Clarence Hobart, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2.[4]
References
- ↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
- 1 2 "Grand Slam Tournaments – Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association.
- 1 2 "Roll of Honour – Women's Singles". wimbledon.org.
- 1 2 "Roll of Honour – Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org.
- ↑ Wimbledon – The Official History of the Championships, John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001 (the source of this draw)
- ↑ "LAWN TENNIS.". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 10 August 1898. p. 9.
External links
Preceded by 1897 U.S. National Championships |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1898 U.S. National Championships |
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