1907 Wimbledon Championships
1907 Wimbledon Championships | |
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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 | |
Norman Brookes [2] | |
Women's Singles | |
May Sutton [3] | |
Men's Doubles | |
Norman Brookes / 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
Men's Singles
Main article: 1907 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Norman Brookes defeated Arthur Gore, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 [2]
Women's Singles
Main article: 1907 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
May Sutton defeated Dorothea Lambert Chambers, 6–1, 6–4 [3]
Men's Doubles
Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding defeated Karl Behr / Beals Wright, 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.
- 1 2 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977)
External links
Preceded by 1907 Australasian Championships |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1907 U.S. National Championships |
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