1913 Wimbledon Championships

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.

1913 Wimbledon Championships
DateJune 23 – July 4
Edition37th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Anthony Wilding
Women's Singles
Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Men's Doubles
Herbert Roper Barrett / Charles Dixon
Women's Doubles
Dora Boothby / Winifred McNair
Mixed Doubles
Hope Crisp / Agnes Tuckey

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
Main article: 1913 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Anthony Wilding defeated Maurice McLoughlin, 8–6, 6–3, 10–8 [3][4]

Women's Singles
Main article: 1913 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

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

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1913 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

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

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1913 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

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

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1913 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Hope Crisp / Agnes Tuckey defeated James Cecil Parke / 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
1912 Australasian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1913 U.S. National Championships
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