1899 Wimbledon Championships

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]

1899 Wimbledon Championships
Date19 – 27 June
Edition23rd
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Reginald Doherty
Women's Singles
Blanche Hillyard
Men's Doubles
Laurence Doherty / Reginald Doherty

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 1899 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

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

Women's Singles
Main article: 1899 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

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

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1899 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Laurence Doherty / Reginald Doherty defeated Clarence Hobart / 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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