1913 Wimbledon Championships

1913 Wimbledon Championships
Date June 23 – July 4
Edition 37th
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 Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Men's Doubles
United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett / United Kingdom Charles Dixon
Women's Doubles
United Kingdom Dora Boothby / United Kingdom Winifred McNair
Mixed Doubles
United Kingdom Hope Crisp / United Kingdom Agnes Tuckey

The 1913 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 23 June until 4 July.[1] It was the 37th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1913.

The 1913 Wimbledon Championships for the first time included a Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles competition. The men's entry consisted of 116 competitors.[2]

Champions

Wimbledon finals 1913, Wilding (far side) vs McLoughlin (near side).

Men's Singles

New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated United States Maurice McLoughlin, 8–6, 6–3, 10–8 [3][4]

Women's Singles

United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated United Kingdom Winifred McNair, 6–0, 6–4 [5]

Men's Doubles

United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett / United Kingdom Charles Dixon defeated Germany Heinrich Kleinschroth / Germany Friedrich Rahe, 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 [6]

Women's Doubles

United Kingdom Dora Boothby / United Kingdom Winifred McNair defeated United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers / United Kingdom Charlotte Sterry, 4–6, 2–4 retired [7]

Mixed Doubles

United Kingdom Hope Crisp / United Kingdom Agnes Tuckey defeated United Kingdom James Cecil Parke / United Kingdom Ethel Larcombe, 3–6, 5–3 retired [8]

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. ↑ "GREAT TENNIS MATCH". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 July 1913. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
Preceded by
1913 Australasian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1913 U.S. National Championships
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