1897 Wimbledon Championships
1897 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 21 June – 1 July |
Edition | 21st |
Category | Grand Slam |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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The 1897 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 21 June until 1 July.[1] It was the 21st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1897.[2] No matches were played on the first Tuesday to mark Queen Victoria's jubilee.[3] Reginald Doherty defeated Harold Mahony in the Challenge Round, and successfully defended his title for the next three years.[2]
Champions
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Reginald Doherty defeated
Harold Mahony, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 [4][5]
Women's singles
[edit] Blanche Hillyard defeated
Charlotte Cooper, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 [6]
Men's doubles
[edit] Laurence Doherty /
Reginald Doherty defeated
Herbert Baddeley /
Wilfred Baddeley, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4 [7]
References
[edit]- ^ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
- ^ a b Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships, John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001 (the source of this draw)
- ^ Little, Alan (2013). 2013 Wimbledon Compendium (23rd ed.). London: The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 57. ISBN 978-1899039401.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "British Tennis Champion Defeated" (PDF). The New York Times. 1 July 1897.
- ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.