1899 Wimbledon Championships

1899 Wimbledon Championships
Date 19 – 27 June
Edition 23rd
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Worple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
United Kingdom Reginald Doherty
Women's Singles
United Kingdom Blanche Hillyard
Men's Doubles
United Kingdom Laurence Doherty / United Kingdom Reginald Doherty

The 1899 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 19 June until 27 June.[1] It was the 23rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1899.[2]

Champions

Men's Singles

United Kingdom Reginald Doherty defeated United Kingdom Arthur Gore, 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 [3]

Women's Singles

United Kingdom Blanche Hillyard defeated United Kingdom Charlotte Cooper, 6–2, 6–3 [4]

Men's Doubles

United Kingdom Laurence Doherty / United Kingdom Reginald Doherty defeated United States Clarence Hobart / United Kingdom Harold Nisbet, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 [5]

References

  1. ↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. ↑ Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships, John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001 (the source of this draw)
  3. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
Preceded by
1898 U.S. National Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1899 U.S. National Championships
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