1914 Wimbledon Championships

1914 Wimbledon Championships
Date June 22 – July 4
Edition 38th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Worple Road
SW20, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Norman Brookes
Women's Singles
United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Men's Doubles
Australia Norman Brookes / New Zealand Anthony Wilding
Women's Doubles
United Kingdom Agnes Morton / United States Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed Doubles
United Kingdom James Cecil Parke / United Kingdom Ethel Larcombe

The 1914 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 22 June until 4 July.[1] It was the 38th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1914. It was the last championship before a four-year hiatus due to World War I.

Champions

Men's Singles

Australia Norman Brookes defeated New Zealand Anthony Wilding 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 [2]

Women's Singles

United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated United Kingdom Ethel Thomson Larcombe 7–5, 6–4 [3]

Men's Doubles

Australia Norman Brookes / New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett / United Kingdom Charles Dixon 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 8–6 [4]

Women's Doubles

United Kingdom Agnes Morton / United States Elizabeth Ryan defeated United Kingdom Edith Hannam / United Kingdom Ethel Larcombe 6–1, 6–3 [5]

Mixed Doubles

United Kingdom James Cecil Parke / United Kingdom Ethel Larcombe defeated New Zealand Anthony Wilding / France Marguerite Broquedis 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 [6]

References

  1. ↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
Preceded by
1913 Australasian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1914 U.S. National Championships
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