1885 Wimbledon Championships

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1885 Wimbledon Championships
Date4 – 17 July
Edition9th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Renshaw
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maud Watson
Men's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Renshaw / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Renshaw
  1884  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1886  

The 1885 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 4 July until 17 July. [1] It was the 9th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1885. [2] There was a change in the draw method, to use the Bagnall Wild system, in which all byes were restricted to the opening round, instead of being distributed through all the rounds until the final. [2] There were 3500 spectators for the Challenge Round. [2]

Contents

Champions

Men's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Renshaw defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Lawford, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 [3]

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maud Watson defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blanche Bingley, 6–1, 7–5 [4]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Renshaw / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Renshaw defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Claude Farrer / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Stanley, 6–3, 6–3, 10–8 [5]

References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. 1 2 3 100 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. "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.
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