1910 Wimbledon Championships

1910 Wimbledon Championships
Date 20 – 30 June
Edition 34th
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
New Zealand Anthony Wilding
Women's Singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Men's Doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie / New Zealand Anthony Wilding

The 1910 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 20 June until 30 June.[1] It was the 34th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1910.

The All England Club laid asphalt pathways round the courts.[2] There was a field of 92 competitors for the men's singles.[2]

Champions

Wimbledon 1910, Men's doubles final

Men's Singles

New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Gore 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 [3]

Women's Singles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dora Boothby 6–2, 6–2 [4]

Men's Doubles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie / New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Gore, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 [5]

References

  1. ↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. 1 2 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977)
  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
1910 Australasian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1910 U.S. National Championships
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