1911 Wimbledon Championships

1911 Wimbledon Championships
Date 26 June – 8 July
Edition 35th
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
France Max Decugis / France André Gobert

The 1911 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 26 June until 8 July.[1] It was the 35th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1911.

The men's singles entry reached three figures, when 104 players entered the Challenge Round.[2]

Champions

Men's Singles

New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2 retired [3]

Women's Singles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dora Boothby 6–0, 6–0 [4]

Men's Doubles

France Max Decugis / France André Gobert defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie / New Zealand Anthony Wilding 9–7, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 [5]

References

  1. ↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  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
1911 Australasian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1911 U.S. National Championships
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