1907 Wimbledon Championships

1907 Wimbledon Championships
Date June 24 – July 5 [1]
Edition 31st
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Worple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Norman Brookes [2]
Women's Singles
United States May Sutton [3]
Men's Doubles
Australia Norman Brookes / New Zealand Tony Wilding [4]

The 1907 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 24 June until 5 July. It was the 31st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1907.

The Prince and Princess of Wales (the future George V and Queen Mary) came as spectators.[5] The Centre Court was protected by a tarpaulin cover for the first time.[5]

Champions

Wimbledon 1907 Men's doubles final

Men's Singles

Australia Norman Brookes defeated United Kingdom Arthur Gore, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 [2]

Women's Singles

United States May Sutton defeated United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers, 6–1, 6–4 [3]

Men's Doubles

Australia Norman Brookes / New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated United States Karl Behr / United States Beals Wright, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 [4]

References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. 1 2 "Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association.
  3. 1 2 "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org.
  4. 1 2 "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org.
  5. 1 2 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977)

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Preceded by
1907 Australasian Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1907 U.S. National Championships
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