1896 Wimbledon Championships
| 1896 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 13–21[1] |
| Edition | 20th |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location |
Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Harold Mahony[2] | |
| Women's Singles | |
|
Charlotte Cooper[3] | |
| Men's Doubles | |
|
Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley[4] | |
The 1896 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 13 July until 21 July. It was the 20th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1896.[5] The number of entries for the men's singles competition was 31, the highest since 1881.[5] Harold Mahony and Charlotte Cooper won the singles titles.[6] The All England Plate was introduced for players who had lost in the first or second round of the singles.[5]
Champions
Gentlemen's Singles
Harold Mahony defeated Wilfred Baddeley, 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3
Ladies' Singles
Charlotte Cooper defeated Alice Simpson Pickering, 6–2, 6–3
Gentlemen's Doubles
Wilfred Baddeley / Herbert Baddeley defeated Reginald Doherty / Harold Nisbet, 1–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
References
- ↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
- ↑ "Grand Slam Tournaments – Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association.
- ↑ "Wimbledon draws archive - 1896 Ladies' Singles". wimbledon.org.
- ↑ "Wimbledon draws archive - 1896 Gentlemen's Doubles". wimbledon.org.
- 1 2 3 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
- ↑ "Harold Mahony: until Sunday 7 July 2013, the last Scot to win a Wimbledon men's singles title (July 1896)". The British Newspaper Archive.
External links
| Preceded by 1895 U.S. National Championships |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1896 U.S. National Championships |